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If you are passionate about people in business and want a degree award with a HRM focus this degree is for you. Here is a quote from graduate Stephanie Hooker:
"The campus has a real community feel to it. What made the course, was the great team of staff who could offer advice and support on a personal level and encouraged students
to perform to their best ability.“
As a Chester Business Management (HRM) graduate, you will be competent in exercising judgement and skill in decision making across a range of contemporary contexts. With a firm understanding of diverse management practices and skills, you will be able to operate in regional, national and international markets across all strategic areas, and have a firm understanding of the role of business and human resources management in society.
Our specialist teaching team are respected experts in the field of HRM and business and this degree is accreditied by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) the UKs top leadership and management qualifications specialist. This means that all students can achieve the ILM level 5 Award alongside their degree.
Our award winning business school Business School of the Year has excellent links to global employers and is both state of the art and welcoming. This is a special and unique place that will enable you to flourish and grow from undergraduate student to confident business professional.
You are a name here. We value your uniqueness. Throughout your degree course, you will be mentored and supported by a Personal Tutor. These are people who will support you through life’s challenges. You will also benefit from our Student Academic Representatives (StARs). These are students who make sure that your voice is heard.
It’s a really competitive world in business today. We will equip you with much more than business and HRM knowledge. Your future employers are seeking skills that we develop with you. This means you leave us with experiences that should give you an edge at interview and in the workplace. We offer exceptional student satisfaction in the National Student Survey and are proud of the fact that 95% of our students progress to employment and or further study.
Students from countries outside the UK are expected to have entry qualifications roughly equivalent to UK A Level for undergraduate study and British Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) for postgraduate study. To help you to interpret these equivalents, please click on your country of residence to see the corresponding entry qualifications, along with information about your local representatives, events, information and contacts.
We accept a wide range of qualifications and consider all applications individually on merit. We may also take into account appropriate work experience.
English Language Requirements
- IELTS Academic: Undergraduate: 6.0 (no less than 5.5 in any band)
- Postgraduate: 6.5 (no less than 5.5 in any band)
- All applicants wanting to join the Business, Life Science and Engineering Foundation Pathways must have Maths GCSE equivalent at grade C or above.
For those who do not have IELTS or an acceptable in-country English language qualification, the University of Chester has developed its own online English language test which applicants can take for free as part of their application.

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