Study a CIPD accredited course highly relevant to modern workplaces. Undertake a year-long placement and put your learning into practice. Gain sought-after skills and knowledge for a rewarding career in Human Resource Management.
Overview
This course focuses on the practical skills outlined in the CIPD Professional Map.
Compared to our core Business and Management course, there is a greater focus on how inspire and develop people effectively. Concentrated upon the acquisition of skills required to manage the changing HR function including modern individualised contractual employment relationships, often remotely and digitally managed in an authentic, transparent and ethical manner.
Sunderland Business School prioritises employability across all years of undergraduate degree. These help you strengthen the six key essential attributes of being capable, enquiring, creative, enterprising, ethical and global in outlook necessitated by the world today.
Why us?
- This course has 91% Overall Satisfaction according to the National Student Survey 2021
- Our Business and Management courses are ranked best in the North East for course satisfaction, teaching satisfaction and feedback satisfaction in the Guardian University Guide (2023)
- Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD)
- Every module has a link to industry so that you can apply your learning in authentic business scenarios
- Places HRM in a business and management context to allow better understanding of the role of HRM within the organisation
- Course content has been carefully designed with students and employers to enhance your employability
- Cutting-edge topics are covered such as issues around Sustainability in Business and Digital aspects of Business in the 21st century workplace
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Course structure
With an innovative mix of experiential learning and knowledge development in terms of the role, function and influence of managers and leaders in a changing business world, the course provides you with opportunities for creative, reflexive, innovative and entrepreneurial skills development in live work environments.
Examples of experiential learning methods include live projects, placement opportunities, workplace shadowing and panel presentations.
The course features innovative teaching methods and learning by doing and reflecting. This includes problem-based learning, where you’ll work within a small team to explore issues or decide how to manage a situation. This helps you to dissect, challenge and debate issues.
Other learning techniques include company visits, guest speakers and cutting-edge e-learning technologies. These are in addition to a combination of lectures, seminars, debates, tutorials and workshops.
Assessment methods include: Narrative reports, e-portfolios, live employer based consultancy projects, negotiated assessments, case studies, reflective statements, audio journals, posters, digital storyboards, blogs, podcasts and YouTube videos.
Facilities
You'll be based at The Reg Vardy Centre, on the Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter’s. It’s a modern building with great views of the River Wear, and just a few minutes’ walk from the coast.
Career ready
Our students graduate with current and sought-after skills and knowledge across all areas of human resource management. You'll understand how businesses create success, how to manage business operations, how to make informed decisions, and how to lead change in organisations. In addition, CIPD-accredited qualifications can significantly enhance your career opportunities.
The employability focussed curriculum of the course has been designed in collaboration with a range of employers including: CDC Wealth Management, Caterpillar, Nissan, Network Rail, NCC, NHS, Enterprise Rent a Car, Uplift LP, Sedgefield SSP CIC, Castle Howard and NRL.
Guest speakers
Our regular programme of guest speakers from industry allows you to listen to people who are already in the type of management position that you may one day hold. Recent speakers include Maurice Duffy, CEO of Global Blackswan, Mike Johnson, CEO of Castrol and Executive Vice President of BP, Uday K. Dholakia, Senior Partner of Global Consulting, Neil Stephenson, CEO of ONYX, James Ramsbotham, CEO of the North East Chamber of Commerce, as well as other representatives from a number of our region’s largest employers.
Paid placements
The faculty-based employability team will support you in securing an optional paid work placement to further enhance your employability between your second and final year. It effectively becomes a third year of a four-year course, and you’ll earn an average salary of £14,000-£18,000 a year depending on your location.
Placements are an excellent opportunity to put your learning into practice and understand the context for your new knowledge. The contacts made during placements can also be valuable for future job offers.
Student Business Society
The University supports student-led initiatives that help you gain practical experience of human resource management. Recently the business school has launched an HR Society, meeting monthly, comprising staff, students of all levels, (undergraduate to doctoral) local employers and the local CIPD branch. A perfect opportunity for Networking and building relationships with her other HR professionals, benefits include HR Business Mentors, shadowing, attending North East Employer Network meetings.
There is also a general Student Business Society organises events and guest speakers, as well as attending tours of various companies. With its professional approach, it’s a great way to put into practice the lessons about how to make organisations function effectively. There is something for every student who is studying a subject related to business.
Top-up route
A top-up entry option is available to those who have already successfully completed a Higher National Diploma (HND) or Foundation Degree and wish to progress onto the final year of the honours degree course. Topping up your existing HND or Foundation Degree will take one year of full-time study and may open up future career options to you depending on your chosen career path.
Contact us to find out how you can get credit for your previous learning and top-up your qualification to a range of degrees.
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