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Introduction

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Location

Institution code: D26

Course Length

UCAS course code: N600
Duration: Three years full-time, four years with a placement.

Why choose this course?

Key features

 DMU is one of the few prestigious Chartered Institute Personnel and Development (CIPD) Approved Centres, the leading HR professional body in the UK and worldwide, where CIPD is recognised as a mark of quality used by employers as a standard for human resource practice.
 Enhancing our students' employability is at the core of our modules. Our graduates have successful careers in globally renowned organisations, including Telegraph Media Group, Jaguar Land Rover, PwC and Mondelez.
 Many of our academics draw on years of industry experience, bringing real-world techniques into the classroom.
 Benefit from Education 2030, where a simplified ‘block learning’ timetable means you will study one subject at a time and have more time to engage with your learning, receive faster feedback and enjoy a better study-life balance.

Overview

Studying Human Resource Management at DMU allows you to explore various issues raised by contemporary management, work, and employment developments. Our degree focusses on the purpose, values, specialist knowledge and core behaviours of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD).

You will have two pathways to choose from: People Management Pathway and Business Management Pathway. Depending on the pathway you choose, your modules after year one will focus on your selected area of expertise, which will allow you to gain valuable and in-depth knowledge in these subjects.

The course offers you a diverse career path where you will be able to gain expert knowledge in managing employee relations, managing equality, diversity and inclusion, learning and development, organisational development and consultancy and critical issues in human resource management. To prepare for your future career, you will also acquire critical attributes that employers value, based on CIPD core knowledge. These include commercial acumen, self-reflection and emotional intelligence, research and project management, people practice, culture and behaviour, evidence-based practice, change management, and HRM and technology.

Modules

Year 1

 Block one: Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
 Block two: Professional Development for Human Resource Management
 Block three: Organisational Behaviour
 Block four: Human Resource Management in a Global Business Context

Year 2

 Block one: Human Resource Management in the Workplace
 Block two: Learning and Organisation Development
 Block three: Choose one pathway from the below:
 People Management: Managing Employee Relations
 Business Management: Leading Change in Organisations
 Block four: Choose one pathway from the below:
 People Management: Reward and Performance Management
 Business Management: Business Ethics, Sustainability and Social Responsibility

Year 3

 Block one: Choose one pathway from the below:
 People Management: Employment Law
 Business Management: Ethical Leadership and Management
 Block two: Managing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
 Block three: Choose one pathway from the below:
 People Management: Critical Issues in Human Resource Management
 Business Management: Business Strategy in Action
 Block four: Choose one pathway from the below:
 Organisational Development and Consulting
 Business Management Project

Entry Criteria

ENTRY REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Home Office Share Code
For EU students only.

IF no Qualification
Please provide CV with at least 2 years of work experience, and employee reference letter.
Entry criteria

GCSEs

 Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English and Maths

Plus one of the following:

A levels

 A typical offer is 112 UCAS points. You need to study at least two subjects at A Level or equivalent (e.g. BTEC)

T Levels

 Merit

BTEC

 BTEC National Diploma - Distinction/Distinction/Merit
 BTEC Extended Diploma - Distinction/Distinction/Merit

Alternative qualifications include:

 Pass in the QAA accredited Access to HE overall 112 UCAS tariff with at least 30 L3 credits at Merit.
 English and Maths GCSE required as separate qualification. Equivalency not accepted within the Access qualification. We will normally require students to have had a break from full-time education before undertaking the Access course.
 International Baccalaureate: 26+ points.

Mature students

We welcome applications from mature students with non-standard qualifications and recognise all other equivalent and international qualifications.

English language

If English is not your first language, an IELTS core of 6.0 (including a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent is normally required.

Contextual offer

To make sure you get fair and equal access to higher education, when looking at your application, we consider more than just your grades. So if you are eligible, you may receive a contextual offer. Find our more about contextual offers.

Assessment

ASSESSMENT METHODS

1. INTERNAL ENGLISH TEST if you don't have an English accredited certificate
2. Academic Interview

Career Opportunities

Placements

Previous students have taken up placements in HR in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, including some international posts, with leading companies and organisations such as Airbus, Ametek, IBM, Marks and Spencer, DHL and the NHS.

Our award-winning Careers Team can help to hone your professional skills with mock interviews and practice aptitude tests, and an assigned personal tutor will support you throughout your placement.

Our graduates have successful careers in globally renowned organisations, including Telegraph Media Group, Jaguar Land Rover, PwC and Mondelez.

DMU Global
Our innovative international experience programme DMU Global aims to enrich studies, broaden cultural horizons and develop key skills valued by employers.

Through DMU Global, we offer an exciting mix of overseas, on-campus and online international experiences, including the opportunity to study or work abroad for up to a year.

On previous DMU Global trips students have travelled to Paris, where they were able to explore the differences in the way issues around gender, diversity and disability are handled compared to the UK.

Graduate careers

A degree in Human Resource Management is an excellent starting point for a career in human resource services, training and development, industrial relations or other areas of management and professional administration. By studying this course, you will also benefit from our strong links with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, which will help you build your career and enhance your professionalism through the opportunity to attend CIPD conferences where you can build strong links with employers.

Graduates from this course have progressed to careers such as HR assistant at PwC, HR consultant at Jaguar Land Rover, HR manager at Royal Mail, and senior HR analyst at Ford.

Business Management and Human Resource Management graduates and sisters Natalia and Izabela Valjaskova have since started jobs as recruitment consultants after studying at DMU.


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