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2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Business Management and The Human Resource

Programme code:BA-BMNGT/HRMUCAS code:8H67
Duration:3 Years Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Andrew Kozhevnikov Contact address:a.kozhevnikov@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

- GCSE English Language: minimum grade B/6.
- GCSE Mathematics: minimum grade B/5.
- A Level: typically AAB (excluding General Studies, Critical Thinking and Extended Project Qualification).

When English is not the first language, students will need to provide evidence of English language ability through qualifications such as TOEFL (score of 92 overall, with no less than 21 in listening, 21 in reading, 23 in speaking and 22 in writing) and IELTS (score of 6.5 overall, with no less than 6 in listening, speaking, reading or writing), all in accordance with standard Business School entry requirements and policy.

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

Leeds University Business School

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Leeds University Business School

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

General Business and Management.

Programme specification:

Programme Aims (PA)

Our graduates will be able to:

1. Analyse complex Management and HRM issues to articulate how cultural, legal, political and global influences impact upon policies and practice.
2. Have an understanding of the economic and social consequences of HRM policies and practices.
3. Account for the impact of different employer strategies on HRM policy and Management practice.
4. Identify key legal issues raised by a scenario and to analyse the position of specific actors from a legal perspective.
5. Identify, describe and critically appraise important theories, models and prescriptions within the field of Management and HRM research and practice.
6. Have the intellectual and ethical skills required to comprehend and analyse strategic Management activity and its implications.
7. Have an understanding of the range of methods and analytical techniques available to Management researchers and HRM practitioners, and the intellectual, ethical and research skills to apply these techniques to address applied research issues.
8. Have the skills, knowledge and competencies to build a career in the management of people, through achievement of the knowledge requirements for Associate level membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
9. Have broad capabilities in the key business functions of marketing and finance and an applied understanding of their role in the strategic management of organisations.

Learning Outcomes

Our students will be able to:

1. Engage critically with current issues, research and scholarship in the field of Management and HRM (PA 1-9)
2. Demonstrate the analytical, critical thinking and intellectual skills required to solve Management and HRM (PA 1-9)
3. Execute and present a piece of high-quality independent research on an HRM or general Management topic (PA 7)
4. Manipulate and interpret data using both quantitative and qualitative methods (PA 7)
5. Articulate how global and cultural influences impact on local employment practices (PA 1, 2, 3, 4)
6. Deliver professional quality presentations on HRM issues using appropriate technologies (PA 8)
7. Produce professional-quality business reports and documents (PA 8)
8. Work effectively as part of a team (PA 8)
9. Be a reflective and ethical practitioner in HRM, continuously and critically developing their HR skills (PA 8)


Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following 100 credits of compulsory modules:

LUBS1036Introduction to Finance20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS1081Personal Tutorials for HRM20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS1125Economic Institutions (Labour)10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS1585Economic Institutions (Industry)10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS1755Business and Society (Combined)20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS1850Organisational Behaviour20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Students will be required to select 10 credits of optional modules. In addition, students can select a maximum of 10 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 10 credits can be selected from optional modules.

LUBS1225Accounting for Managers10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS1890Starting Your Own Business10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS1940Economics for Management20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Discovery modules:

Students may study 0-10 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 10 credits can be selected from Optional Modules instead, to make up a total of 120 credits for the year.

Students will be required to pass 100 Year 1 credits in order to progress to Year 2.


Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following 80 credits of compulsory modules:

LUBS2060Contemporary Industrial Relations10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2580Contemporary Human Resource Management20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2810Business and the Legal Environment20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS2885HRM Research Practice and personal tutorials20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2895Organisational Behaviour in Practice10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Optional modules:

Students will be required to select 20 credits of optional modules which can be taken from the Optional modules list and/or from up to TWO of the Pathways. In addition, students can select a maximum of 20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 20 credits can be selected from Optional modules and/or up to TWO of the Pathways instead.

Optional

LUBS2000Management, Work and Organisations10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2020From Study to Work10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2022Experiencing the World of Work10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2590Labour Economics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2850Marketing20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Ethics and Sustainability Pathway

LUBS2970Corporate Social Responsibility10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Finance Pathway

LUBS2206Corporate Financial Management20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Enterprise & Innovation Pathway 

LUBS2028Leading and Managing Small Businesses10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2045Entrepreneurship in Theory and Practice10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2065Managing Innovation in Business10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Discovery modules:

Students may study 0-20 credits of discovery modules. If students do NOT want to select discovery modules, a further 20 credits can be selected from Optional modules and/or from up to TWO of the pathways instead, to make up a total of 120 credits for the year.

Students will be required to pass 100 Year 2 credits including all Pass for Progression (PFP) modules in order to progress to Year 3.


Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following 100 credits of compulsory modules:

LUBS3070Strategic Management20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3311Human Resource Management Dissertation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3855Strategic Human Resource Management20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3915Employment Law20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following list of optional modules, in order to make up a total of 120 credits for the year:

LUBS3001Gender and Equality at Work in Comparative Perspective20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3002Diversity Management20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3053Managing Social Media and Digital Work20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3097Global Perspectives on Work20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3185People Analytics: Strategy and Practice20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3850Contemporary Management Consulting20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3950Current Issues in Decision Making20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3955Leadership in Organisations10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3975Managing Innovation and Technology20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Candidates will be required to pass 100 level 3 credits including all Pass for Progression (PFP) modules in order to be eligible for the award of an Honours Degree.

Last updated: 07/06/2024 15:57:21

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