Overview

For a business to thrive it's vital to have a motivated workforce that feels valued, so the effective management of human resources (HR) is key. The Human Resource Management with Foundation Year course from Canterbury Christ Church University includes the opportunity to undertake professional work placements meaning you can gain experience and develop new skills that will help your CV stand out from the crowd.

All about the course

You'll be able to immerse yourself in many aspects of human resource management (HRM) using a combination of economic, political, psychological and sociological methods.This will give you a deeper understanding of contemporary business and people management issues and can help you decide which career path to follow when you graduate.

You’ll explore areas including:

managing people in organisations
employee development and employee relations
employee reward and resourcing
strategic human resource management

You'll be able to take a work-based learning module in Year 2 and will have the opportunity for a placement year between Years 2 and 3, where you'll gain valuable work experience.

Your future career

The skills and knowledge you gain on your degree will equip you to enter a range of professional and business roles, such as: learning and development, HR business partner, recruitment consultant, and HR outsourcing consultant.

You can also go on to study professional Human Resource Management qualifications with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) or pursue a postgraduate Master’s degree, both of which are study options available at Christ Church Business School.

Programme Structure

Modules include:

Business Information and Analysis
Employee Development and Employee Relations
Human Resources Management
Business and Sustainability
Strategic Human Resource Management
Strategic Management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Canterbury, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

A typical offer would be 88-112 UCAS Tariff points.
a minimum of two A Levels or
a BTEC National Diploma or
a combination of BTEC and A Level qualifications equivalent to two A Levels, such as a BTEC subsidiary certificate and one A Level or
an Access to Higher Education Diploma or
an International or Welsh Baccalaureate or
a Higher National Diploma/Higher National Certificate or
a minimum of two Advanced Highers from Scotland or
the Irish Leaving Certificate or
the European Baccalaureate Diploma or
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Tuition Fees

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17000 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

5760 GBP / year

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Living costs

Canterbury

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Delivered

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Academic requirements

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Living costs

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