2016/17 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Human Resource Management
Programme code: | BA-HRM | UCAS code: | N611 |
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Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Hugh Cook | Contact address: | h.s.t.cook@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
- GCSE English Language, minimum grade B or higher.
- GCSE Mathematics, minimum grade C or higher.
- Typically grades AAB at A Level, excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking.
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:
Our graduates will:
1. Be able to analyse complex HRM issues to articulate how cultural, legal, political and global influences impact upon HRM policies and practice
2. Have an understanding of the economic and social consequences of HRM policies and practices.
3. Be able to account for the impact of different employer strategies on HRM policy and practice
4. Be able to identify key legal issues raised by a scenario and to analyse the position of specific actors from a legal perspective.
5. Be able to identify, describe and critically appraise important theories, models and prescriptions within the field of HRM
6. Have the intellectual and ethical skills required to comprehend and analyse Human Resource Management issues
7. Have an understanding of the range of methods and analytical techniques available to HRM researchers and practitioners and the intellectual, ethical and research skills to apply these techniques to address applied research issues
8. Have the skills, knowledge and competences to build a career as a HR professional, through achievement of Associate level membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Our students will be able to:
i. Engage critically with current issues, research and scholarship in the field of HRM (PA 1-8)
ii. Demonstrate the analytical, critical thinking and intellectual skills required to solve human resource management problems. (PA 1-8)
iii. Execute and present a piece of high-quality independent research on a Human Resource Management topic.(PA 7)
iv. Manipulate and interpret data using both quantitative and qualitative methods (PA 7)
v. Articulate how global and cultural influences impact on local employment practices.(PA 1, 2, 3, 4)
vi. Deliver professional quality presentations on HRM issues using appropriate technologies (PA 8)
vii. Produce professional-quality business reports and documents. (PA 8)
viii. Work effectively as part of a team. (PA 8)
ix. 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:
LUBS1015 | Enterprise in Action | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS1025 | Leadership in Business | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS1080 | Personal Tutorials for HRM | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS1125 | Economic Institutions (Labour) | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS1585 | Economic Institutions (Industry) | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS1755 | Business and Society (Combined) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS1850 | Organisational Behaviour Pre-requisite for: LUBS2895, LUBS3855 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS1940 | Economics for Management Pre-requisite for: LUBS2050, LUBS2420, LUBS2590, LUBS2850, LUBS3150, LUBS3795, LUBS3805 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates will be required to study 10 credits of discovery modules:
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
LUBS2000 | Management, Work and Organisations | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2060 | Contemporary Industrial Relations | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2580 | Contemporary Human Resource Management | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2590 | Labour Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2810 | Business and the Legal Environment | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS2885 | HRM Research Practice and personal tutorials | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 10 credits from the following optional modules:
LUBS2020 | From Study to Work | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2050 | Industrial Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2850 | Marketing Pre-requisite for: LUBS3070 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS2970 | Corporate Social Responsibility | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates will be required to pass 10 credits from this list of optional modules (in addition to the 90 credits of compulsory modules) in order to be able to progress/ be eligible for the award of the Diploma.
Discovery modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules, which may include further choices from the optional modules for this programme.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
LUBS3311 | Human Resource Management Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3855 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3915 | Employment Law | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:
LUBS3001 | Gender and Equality at Work in Comparative Perspective | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3002 | Diversity Management | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3003 | Business Ethics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3050 | Information Management in Organisations | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3070 | Strategic Management | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3095 | Global Perspectives on HRM and Employment Relations | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3805 | International Business Management | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3810 | Managing Across Cultures | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3850 | Contemporary Management Consulting | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3885 | Management Decision Making | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to pass 20 credits from this list of optional modules (in addition to the 80 credits of compulsory modules) in order to be eligible for the award of an Honours Degree.
Discovery modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules, which may include further choices from the optional
modules for this programme.
Last updated: 10/04/2017
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