Human Resource Management (Joint Honours)
When can you start this course? | UCAS code | Fees | Course length | Entry requirements
What is joint honours?
With joint honours, you can study for an honours degree in two or even three subjects. Find out more about joint honours, including what subjects you can combine with this one.
Why choose this course?
- Not sure which subject to study? Keep your options open and combine HR with another subject such as Marketing or Media Studies.
- With a choice of over 80 subjects, a joint honours degree could be just what you're looking for.You'll be fully equipped with the knowledge and skills for working in HR or people management.
- You'll benefit from guest lectures from our contacts with local industry, so you're learning about the most up to date and current issues in HR.
- We'll develop your business skills, such as giving presentations, and report writing, which enhances your employability.
- Our team members are active in research and consultancy in both HRM and organisational psychology.
About the course
If you don't want to specialise in just one area, want to impress employers with your CV, want a mix of skills to move your career on and enjoy two of you're a level subjects equally, a joint honours degree could be just for you.
You can combine HR with another subject and study it as a major, joint or minor pathway, which means that you can choose the amount of accounting modules you want to take in your degree.
The first stage will introduce you to business and HR. The second stage develops an understanding of the policies, procedures and practices of HR. You can choose to take a placement year as your third year, or move straight to the final stage where you'll be looking at HR strategies and how these link in to the overall organisation and business strategies.
We'll introduce you to recent developments in the management of people at work, developing your critical abilities and teaching you to consider managing people from a social, cultural and political point of view. We'll also develop your personal skills throughout the course. From group working and time management through to report writing and presentation skills, we'll equip you not only with the subject knowledge, but also with the personal, transferable skills that are vital to your career and which you need to be successful in the graduate job market.
Our team members are active in research and consultancy in both HRM and organisational psychology, all of which informs your studies, so you're up to date with the latest HR issues.
Find out more about what subjects and modules you'll be studying...Your career
- We'll prepare you for a range of careers in HRM in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Your first role will be a junior HR role, from which you can develop through progression and professional accreditation in your field.
- Your career progression can be enhanced even further by supplementing your degree with CIPD professional qualifications or you can choose to study for a masters qualification here in Derby Business School.
- Take advantage of the reduction in fees you'll qualify for as a Derby alumni.
What our students say
"My studies at Derby have given me the skills, knowledge and confidence I need for my current role as an HR Co-ordinator. The course was very challenging and rewarding and the staff were always very supportive."
Nick Davies
How you'll learn
All modules involve the discussion and application of underlying concepts. You will produce your ideas in a variety of formats and as you advance through your studies you will be able to introduce more analytical tools and techniques to analyse and interpret information. In stage two and three there's an increasing emphasis on independent learning with more student led seminars and directed study aided by self-directed learning.
How you're assessed
Assessment is by a combination of case studies, learning logs and reflective portfolios, computer assessments, group projects, individual assignments.The variety of assessment methods allows you plenty of opportunity to demonstrate the development of your technical skills.
Work placements
Optional but recommended. See www.derby.ac.uk/bcl/placements
Anything else?
Guest lectures and case study scenarios are used to supplement tutor support in various modules.
You'll develop your practical business and study skills by an interactive seminar programme.
Start dates
If you're from the UK or EU you can apply to study this course in:
- September 2012
If you're from a country outside the EU you can apply to study this course full time in:
- September 2012
UCAS code
Y002
Popular courses that can be combined with Human Resource Management include:
- Business Management
- History
- Marketing
- Psychology
- Accounting
- Sociology
- American Studies
Fees
This is a classroom based subject.
UK/EU students
Full time:
- If you combine this subject with another classroom based subject or a resource intensive subject it will cost £6,995 per year.
- If you combine this subject with a specialist subject it will cost £7,495 per year.
Part time:
You usually take 18 of these modules in total for your course
- Modules from classroom based subjects will cost £875 per module.
- Modules from resource intensive subjects will cost £935 per module.
- Modules from specialist subjects will cost £1,000 per module.
International students
Full time:
- If you combine this subject with another classroom based subject or a resource intensive subject it will cost £9,700 per year.
- If you combine this subject with a specialist subject it will cost £9,975 per year.
*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2012 and August 2013. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.
More information about our fees for September 2012 and the support available
Course length
Three years, or four with placement year.Entry requirements
Our entry requirements are usually 260-300 UCAS points from A levels or equivalent ...
