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Final award |
BA (Hons) |
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Intermediate awards available |
Cert HE, Dip HE, BA |
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UCAS code |
N600 |
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Details of professional body accreditation |
CIPD-Intermediate Diploma in HRM (pending) |
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Relevant QAA Benchmark statements |
Business and Management |
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Date specification last up-dated |
July 2012 |
Do you want a career in Human Resource Management?
In addition to the above, we require GCSE Maths grade C and English grade C or equivalents, unless competency is part of the qualification gained.
We also welcome mature student applicants and those with relevant professional and vocational qualifications, and these will be dealt with on an individual basis and may require an interview.
Students that apply to enter Year 2 or 3 of the programme may be admitted through normal Accreditation of Prior Learning (AEL) or Accreditation of Certificated Learning (ACL) processes, or through an approved articulation agreement.
In the case of applicants whose first language is not English, then IELTS 5.5 (or equivalent) in all components is required. International qualifications will be checked for appropriate matriculation to UK Higher Education undergraduate programmes.
The BA (Hons) Human Resource Management allows you to focus your studies on the ‘people’ dimension of business and management. It is well established that in the competitive environment of 21st century business, people represent the most potent opportunities for achieving competitive advantage. As such the HRM role in organizations has become increasingly important as organizations seek to deploy, develop and engage their people. Concepts and techniques covered in the course are relevant to four areas vital to any business. They are:
Human Resource Management is therefore multi-disciplinary in nature and can lead to many possible careers although it is an ideal preparation for a career in people management and development in particular. The UEL BA(Hons) degree is seeking accreditation by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the recognised institute for the profession at Intermediate Diploma Level.
The specialist HRM content of the BA (Hons.) Human Resource Management is delivered by a highly qualified and experienced teaching team that offers a potent blend of scholarly expertise and experience of working and managing in a diverse range of organizational settings. At present the team are engaging in an extensive range of scholarly activity, research and consultancy that enriches the quality of our teaching output. Specifically, recent published work has made contributions to the development of knowledge in the following areas: strategy and HRM; gender; public sector management; leadership; international and comparative employment relations.
Furthermore, we call on the services of a network of visiting and guest speakers and HR professionals (practitioners) who contribute further to the varied and multi-disciplinary learning experience. The Royal Docks Business School and UEL enjoys close links with employers in the local economy, nationally and internationally. We are therefore highly sensitised to their needs in terms of the skills and knowledge that they require.
The BA (Hons.) Human Resource Management at UEL has five distinctive attributes:
The first is that it provides the opportunity to study Human Resource Management in some depth while also gaining a broad understanding of a range of business functions, processes and environmental influences.
The second is that the programme contains a lot of flexibility. The course structure allows you to switch between full-time and part-time modes of study.
The third is that at each stage of the degree you will receive support in developing a personal development plan. This will consolidate learning, provide evidence of development to potential employers and also help you plan your future after graduating.
The fourth is that within the Human Resource Management degree scheme we have an optional year of work placement between years 2 and 3 as well as the option of studying a semester at a partner institution in Europe. If you choose the work placement option you can gain several advantages which should help your career development:
The fifth is that, pending approval from the CIPD, the students will have achieved professional accreditation in the HR field. The new degree will thus offer a seamless transition for students from the undergraduate to a postgraduate degree in HRM; the latter already having achieved professional accreditation at Masters level (MA in HRM). Students will therefore be able to achieve academic and professional qualifications at both levels.
The BA (Hons) Human Resource Management is offered as single honours, major, joint or minor award. The degree is normally studied over three years in the full-time mode and four to five in the part-time mode. It is possible to switch between modes, subject to timetabling constraints.
The Human Resource Management programme comprises eighteen 20 credit modules. In line with all business related programmes, the BA Human Resource Management shares a number of modules with other business degree awards at UEL. This allows you to specialise in areas of interest and facilitates transfer at any point up to half way through the programme.
Completing level 1 successfully qualifies the student for the award of the Certificate in Higher Education, Completing level 1 and 2 qualifies for the award of Diploma in Higher Education in Human Resource Management.
Human Resource Management (Single honours): Modular Structure
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Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
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Marketing, Principles and Practice |
Accounting and its Regulatory Framework |
Managing a Global and Diverse Workforce |
Developing People |
Managing Talent to Achieve High Performance |
Leadership in Organisations |
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Developing as a Manager |
People, Organisations and Management |
Resource and Talent Planning |
Contemporary Developments in Employment Relations |
Employment Law |
Strategic Issues the Management of People |
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Global Business Environment |
Introduction to Economics |
Research in Business Management |
Option* |
The Business Professional |
Option*/Project |
A one year sandwich placement is available between Level 2 and 3 to all students
*Options may include (subject to demand and availability) Customer Service and Relationship Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship and Business Event Management.Whilst studying with us you will use our Network facilities and we will teach you how to maximise the benefit you can develop from this powerful resource. In addition, student learning is supported via Web CT, our virtual learning environment to develop skills for life.
Additionally you will develop proficiency in information researching using our extensive, subject specific, online databases and CD-ROM facilities.
We will encourage you to use presentation techniques such as Powerpoint or videos.
By using these Information Technology resources you will enhance your learning and increase your Information Technology skills. Therefore when you enter employment you will have a very wide range of skills which will enable you to effectively demonstrate and apply what you have studied on your degree.
Work placement:
Between your second and final year you can gain valuable work experience by working full time in an organisation. You should note that
There are several other major advantages of this placement.
It is the policy of the Royal Docks Business School to include information on assessment criteria in Module handbooks
Your marks in level two and three modules will determine your final degree classification, level one marks are not used for this purpose.
You may undertake a project at level three on a Human Resource Management related topic of your choosing. You will receive specific guidance on its preparation in modules taught in the proceeding semester, and at level two, so you will be well prepared!
You will also find that mini projects or group work exercises feature in some of the modules taught in the degree, throughout each of the three years.
Studying for a degree is not just about acquiring knowledge but is also about developing a range of skills and confidence which are valued by employers. The programme is designed to help you develop knowledge, skills and experience. We will help you to reflect upon this and recognise how you have developed and what the evidence for this is. This will help you to present yourself in the best possible light to employers.
The Human Resource Management programme has been designed to be combined with other programmes that run across UEL. As stated above, Business can be combined as either a Major, Joint or Minor award when taken in conjunction with other awards. Typical combinations might include:
For details on possible combinations see the Combined Honours web pages at http://www.uel.ac.uk/combined/programmes/index.htm
Studying Human Resource Management with another subject may increase the range of career choices open to you.
The range of potential careers is probably limitless, there are so many that they cannot be listed here.
As well as going on to run their own business our Human Resource Management graduates have the potential of working in many different organisations. To give you an idea of the organisations which employ our graduates, from a range of Human Resource Management degrees, we show below some of the employers of our most recent graduates:
Please click on the organisations name to be taken to their web-site.
Abbey National plchttp://www.abbeynational.co.uk/
Austin Reed http://www.austinreed.co.uk
Cancer Research Fund http://science.cancerresearchuk.org/
Clarins (UK) Ltd. http://uk.clarins.com/
College of Law
Credit Suisse First Boston Bankhttp://www.csfb.com/
Department for Education and Skillshttp://www.dfes-uk.co.uk/
Direct Computer Training Ltd
Hamleys of London Ltdhttp://www.hamleys.com/
HM Customs and Excisehttp://hmce.gov.uk/
HSBC Bank plc.http://hsbc.co.uk/
Intec Telecom Systems Plchttp://www.intec-systems.com/
Lloyds TSB Group http://lloydstsb.com/
London Borough of Redbridge http://www.redbridge.gov.uk/
London Borough of Waltham Forest. http://www.lbwf.gov.uk/
London School of Economics and Political Science http://www.lse.ac.uk/
Marks & Spencer plc. http://www.marksandspencer.com/
Merrill Lynch Inc. http://www.ml.com/
J.Sainsbury plc http://sainsburys.co.uk/
The Financial Services Authority http://www.fsa.gov.uk/
The Home Office http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/
The National Health Service http://www.doh.gov.uk/nhs.htm
United Dairies plc
Graduates have also progressed to study Masters Degrees in HRM already accedited at Advance Level by the CIPD.
As you can see, our graduates work in many different sectors of the economy, and in a wide variety of HR roles ranging from HR Director, HR executive, HR Adviser and Business Partner in all HR areas eg Talent Management, Reward, Recruitment and Selection, Employee Relations, People Development and Strategic HR.
Introducing you to degree level study:
Academic and administrative support :
This programme is designed to give you the opportunity to:
Knowledge and understanding
'Thinking' skills
Subject-Based Practical skills
Skills for life and work
All programmes are credit-rated to help you to understand the amount and level of study that is needed.
One credit is equal to 10 hours of directed study time (this includes everything you do e.g. lecture, seminar and private study).
Credits are assigned to one of 5 levels:
The overall credit-rating of this programme is 360 credits.
The expected duration of this programme is three years when attended in full-time mode or four and one half - five years in part-time mode. It is possible to move from a full-time mode of study to a part-time mode of study and vice-versa, to accommodate any external factors such as financial constraints or domestic commitments. Many of our students make use of this flexibility and this may impact on the overall duration of their study period.
The teaching year begins in September and ends in June. A student, normally registering for 6 modules in one year (3 modules in each Semester) would do so in a full-time attendance mode of study and a student registering for up to 4 modules in one year (2 modules in each Semester) would do so in part-time attendance mode of study.
This programme is part of a modular degree scheme. A student registered in a full-time attendance mode will take six 20 credit modules per year. An honours degree student will complete six modules at level one, six at level 2 and six at level 3.
It is possible to bring together modules from one field with modules from another to produce a combined programme. Subjects are offered in a variety of combinations:
Single 120 credits at levels one, two and three with minimum of 40 credits drawn from university wide option
Major 80 credits at levels one, two and three with a minimum of 20 credits drawn from university wide option
Joint 60 credits at levels one, two and three with a minimum of 20 credits drawn from university wide option
Minor 40 credits at levels one, two and three.
Modules are defined as:
Core Must be taken
Option Select from a range of identified module within the field
University Wide Option Select from a wide range of university wide options
The following are the core and optional requirements for the single, major, joint and minor routes for this programme
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LEVEL |
TITLE |
CREDITS |
STATUS |
STATUS |
STATUS |
STATUS |
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1 |
Marketing, Principles and Practice |
20 |
Core |
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1 |
Introduction to Economics |
20 |
Core |
Core |
Option (if skills module not taken) |
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1 |
Accounting and its Regulatory Framework |
20 |
Core |
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1 |
Developing as a Manager |
20 |
Core |
Core |
Skills option |
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1 |
Global Business Environment |
20 |
Core |
Core |
Core |
Core |
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1 |
People Organisation and Management in Context |
20 |
Core |
Core |
Core |
Core |
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2 |
Resource and Talent Management |
20 |
Core |
Core |
Core |
Core |
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2 |
Managing a Global and Diverse Workforce |
20 |
Core |
Option |
Option |
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Research in Business and Management |
20 |
Core |
Core |
Option (if skills module not taken) |
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2 |
Developing People |
20 | Core |
Core |
Core |
Core |
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2 |
Contemporary Developments in Employment Relations | 20 |
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Core |
Option (if skills module not taken) |
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2 |
Option module |
20 |
Option |
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3 |
Managing Talent to Achieve High Performance |
20 |
Core |
Core |
Core |
Core |
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3 |
Strategic Issues in the Management of People |
20 |
Core |
Core |
Core |
Core |
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3 |
The Business Professional |
20 |
Core |
Core |
Option (if skills module not taken) |
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3 |
Option module/ Project |
20 |
Core |
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3 |
Leadership in Organisations |
20 |
Core |
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3 |
Employment Law |
20 |
Core |
Core |
Option (if skills module not taken) |
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*Options may include (subject to demand and availability) Customer Service and Relationship Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship and Business Event Management.
In order to gain an honours degree you will need to obtain 360 credits including:
In order to gain an ordinary degree you will need to obtain a minimum of 300 credits including:
In order to gain a Diploma of Higher Education you will need to obtain at least 240 credits including a minimum of 120 credits at level one or higher and 120 credits at level two or higher
In order to gain a Certificate of Higher Education you will need to obtain 120 credits at level one or higher
In order to gain an Associate Certificate you will need to obtain a minimum if 20 credits at level one or higher
Where a student is eligible for an Honours degree, and has gained a minimum of 240 UEL credits at level 2 or level 3 on the programme, including a minimum of 120 UEL credits at level 3, the award classification is determined by calculating:
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The arithmetic mean of the best 100 credits at level 3 |
× |
2/3 |
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The arithmetic mean of the next best 100 credits at levels 2 and/or 3 |
× |
1/3 |
and applying the mark obtained as a percentage, with all decimals points rounded up to the nearest whole number, to the following classification
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70% - 100% |
First Class Honours |
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60% - 69% |
Second Class Honours, First Division |
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50% - 59% |
Second Class Honours, Second Division |
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40% - 49% |
Third Class Honours |
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0% - 39% |
Not passed |
Knowledge and understanding is developed through
'Thinking' skills are developed through
Practical skills are developed through
General skills are developed through
As outlined above the Human Resource Management degree is multi-disciplinary. Therefore it is appropriate that we use many different assessment techniques as different disciplines use different forms of assessment.
It is the policy of the Royal Docks Business School to include information on assessment criteria in Module handbooks
Therefore during your studies and dependant upon the Module you choose, you will be assessed by many different techniques which may include, either conducted either individually or in groups
As appropriate knowledge, thinking skills, practical skills and skills for like and work will be assessed as follows:
Knowledge and understanding is assessed by
'Thinking' skills are assessed by
Practical skills are assessed by
General skills are assessed by
Before this programme started, the following was checked:
This is done through a process of programme approval which involves consulting academic experts including some subject specialists from other institutions.
The quality of this programme is monitored each year through evaluating:
Drawing on this and other information, programme teams undertake the annual Review and Enhancement Process which is co-ordinated at School level and includes student participation. The process is monitored by our Quality and Standards Committee.
Once every six years an in-depth review of the whole field is undertaken by a panel that includes at least two external subject specialists. The panel considers documents, looks at student work, speaks to current and former students and speaks to staff before drawing its conclusions. The result is a report highlighting good practice and identifying areas where action is needed.
This programme has a programme committee comprising all relevant teaching staff, student representatives and others who make a contribution towards the effective operation of the programme (e.g. library/technician staff). The committee has responsibilities for the quality of the programme. It provides input into the operation of the Review and Enhancement Process and proposes changes to improve quality. The programme committee plays a critical role in the quality assurance procedures.
The standard of this programme is monitored by at least one external examiner. External examiners have two primary responsibilities:
External examiners fulfil these responsibilities in a variety of ways including:
The following methods for gaining student feedback are used on this programme:
Students are notified of the action taken through:
The following methods are used for gaining the views of other interested parties:
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