About Management And Human Resources Bsc Hons in Lancaster University

If you want to understand the role of management in creating a happy, socially responsible, and efficient workforce, this is the degree for you.

The programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the professional body for HR and people development, allowing you to become a student member and enjoy the benefits and resources CIPD provides. On graduation you can become an Associate Member of CIPD, enhancing your employability in the HR field.

What are the key management ideas and practices that shape contemporary work and human resource management? What is the role of technology? How are societal dimensions implicated in management practices? Can the interests of employees and of organisations co-exist? How do developments such as the ‘gig economy’ impact employee relations? What are the drivers behind communication, change and motivation? So much can be uncovered by delving into management ideas, people’s behaviours and their interactions with organisations and society.

Studying Management and Human Resources at Lancaster helps you understand many current and critical questions about the changing nature of organisations, work and people management practices. You will be taught by academics who are tackling the big questions of the day, such as employment relations, wellbeing and managing diversity, business ethics, sustainability, artificial intelligence, and the implications of technology in society.

Management and Human Resources is crucial to an organisation’s success, and such knowledge provides a solid basis for skilled professionals to design and implement meaningful and appropriate management interventions.

This degree focuses on understanding people – the way we work and how our behaviour can be influenced through management practices – primarily through social and psychological perspectives (rather than mathematical and statistical understandings).

Our teaching approach blends academic material with practical insight and exercises. We place a strong emphasis on collaborative working that supports your personal development as well as your academic skills.

In your first year, you study Management and Organisational Behaviour, selecting two more subjects from either Social Sciences or the Management School. In your second year, you study Human Resources Management and deepen your understanding by choosing from topics such as Organisational Psychology or  Business Ethics. The final year sees you selecting from options such as International Human Resource Management, Work and Employment Relations, and Organisational Change

Throughout your studies, you will have support from our careers team, which includes a dedicated departmental careers coach working with you from day one to help with internships, placements and graduate employment. We will supply training in CV writing, interview assessment centres, and telephone interviews, helping you with your future career ambitions. Students following the new CIPD accredited route also benefit from three new ‘professional development modules’ that will enhance your HR skills.

This degree gives you a critical understanding of the complex world of work and organisations. It can put you on the path to a career in human resource management or management more broadly, with graduates having gone on to work as business consultants and for NGOs.

Entry Requirements

• A Level ABB

  GCSE English Language grade C or 4

English language requirements

• IELTS:6.5 overall, minimum of 5.5 in each element
• ToEFL IBT:87 overall, minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 17 in speaking and 20 in writing
• PTE:58 overall, minimum of 42 in each of the four skills

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