If you work in administrative/clerical roles, in team lead/management/supervisory/HR roles across any industry, in sales/customer service roles, own or run a business, are involved in a union role, work in a recruitment consultancy, or want to develop skills in people management, then this course may be perfect for you. Students who successfully complete the programme are eligible to undertake the part-time BA in HRM and the Future of Work.

 

This is a unique course that aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills required to operate as effective HR and people management practitioners within an increasingly digitalised working environment. The programme was developed with input from employer representatives from large and small companies.  The course is delivered by lecturers who are leaders in the study of people management and digitalisation, and they have been commissioned by government bodies, companies, charitable organisations, unions, and the HR professional body, the HR professional body (CIPD), to undertake workplace and national level studies.

 

On successful completion of this programme, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the key processes of human resource management and employment relations.
• Explore the role of digitalisation in the processes of human resource management.
• Explore fundamental professional and interpersonal skills required for the people management function.
• Appreciate the value of evidence-based approaches to decision making in people management.
• Develop the ability to exercise substantial personal autonomy to work in a people management capacity.
• Understand the role and importance of reflection on learning and competence development.
• Formulate a view of the role of HR in a business context based on evidence and theory.