Increasingly, human resource professionals find they need to have a good understanding of the law as it relates to HRM, particularly in areas such as employment, contracts and immigration. This course teaches you to manage people effectively while working within relevant legal frameworks - a skill set that will enhance your future employment choices.
Models of work are constantly evolving but one thing does not change: people still need to be recruited, trained, motivated and paid to meet an organisation’s requirements. On this course, you gain a thorough grounding in business practice before exploring aspects of human resource management (HRM) such as professional practice; employee relations; people development; innovative practice; management and leadership; and HR in the digital age.
In addition, throughout the course, you undertake units dedicated to particular areas of the law relevant to HRM including contract law; employment law; immigration and asylum law; company law; and international human rights law.
Why choose this course?
- Develop the skills and expertise needed to engage employees and contribute to organisational success
- Gain a detailed knowledge of work, employment and HRM regulations and practice
- Learn from expert tutors, active within the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), and in both consultancy and research
- Explore a range of human resource theory then apply what you have learnt to real-life situations that have occurred in companies and organisations globally
- Build your understanding of how HRM works across different types of business, enabling you to fit into numerous organisations in the future - private, public or not-for-profit
- If you need a step-up into higher education, start with a Foundation Year (see below), which guarantees your place on the degree course
Units
- Academic Skills For Business (SHR008-1) Compulsory
- Business Practice Explored (BSS005-1) Compulsory
- Contract Law (LAW007-1) Compulsory
- Human Resource Management Foundations (SHR007-1) Compulsory
- The Role Of Hr In The Digital Age (SHR009-1) Compulsory
- Employment Law (LAW012-2) Compulsory
- Employment Relations (SHR020-2) Compulsory
- Immigration And Asylum Law (LAW020-2) Compulsory
- Innovative Practice In Hrm And Hrd (SHR015-2) Compulsory
- People Resourcing And Development (SHR016-2) Compulsory
- Planning Careers And Employability (BSS030-2) Compulsory
- The Strategic Context Of Human Resource Management (SHR017-2) Compulsory
- Company Law (LAW009-3) Compulsory
- Developing Professional Human Resource Management Practice (SHR011-3) Compulsory
- Dissertation In Human Resource Management (SHR012-3) Compulsory
- Hr Analytics And Data (SHR019-3) Compulsory
- International Human Rights Law (LAW005-3) Compulsory
- Management And Leadership (SHR017-3) Compulsory

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