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2016/17 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Human Resource Management

Programme code:BA-HRMUCAS code:N611
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:

LUBS1015Enterprise in Action10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS1025Leadership in Business10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS1080Personal Tutorials for HRM10 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 Behaviour
Pre-requisite for: LUBS2895, LUBS3855
20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS1940Economics for Management
Pre-requisite for: LUBS2050, LUBS2420, LUBS2590, LUBS2850, LUBS3150, LUBS3795, LUBS3805
20 creditsSemesters 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:

LUBS2000Management, Work and Organisations10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2060Contemporary Industrial Relations10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2580Contemporary Human Resource Management20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2590Labour Economics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2810Business and the Legal Environment20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS2885HRM Research Practice and personal tutorials20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 10 credits from the following optional modules:

LUBS2020From Study to Work10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2050Industrial Economics10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2850Marketing
Pre-requisite for: LUBS3070
20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS2970Corporate Social Responsibility10 creditsSemester 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:

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 optional modules:

LUBS3001Gender and Equality at Work in Comparative Perspective20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3002Diversity Management20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3003Business Ethics20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3050Information Management in Organisations10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3070Strategic Management20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3095Global Perspectives on HRM and Employment Relations20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3805International Business Management20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3810Managing Across Cultures20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3850Contemporary Management Consulting20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3885Management Decision Making20 creditsSemesters 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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