Economics and Human Resource Management
Economics and human resource management is a combination that reflects the two most important analytical dimensions of how organisations succeed: understanding the economic environment they operate in, and managing the people who do the actual work. Economics provides the theoretical tools for analysing how markets function, how resources are allocated, and how policy decisions at the national and international level shape the conditions in which organisations compete. Human resource management examines the strategies and practices through which organisations attract, develop, motivate, and retain their workforce, from recruitment and pay to training, performance management, and employment law.
At the University of Strathclyde, housed within Scotland's largest business school, you will study both disciplines in depth over four years full-time. The economics strand gives you grounding in both microeconomics and macroeconomics, developing your capacity to analyse market behaviour, evaluate policy, and work with economic evidence. The HRM strand covers the full range of people management practice alongside the strategic and organisational dimensions of how HR contributes to business performance.
The programme includes a year abroad, giving you the opportunity to study at a partner business school in a different country and develop an international perspective on economic systems and employment practices. The typical entry tariff is 200 UCAS points.
Graduates from this combination are particularly well placed for careers that require both analytical rigour and people-management expertise. HR management, talent strategy, organisational development, economic consultancy, policy analysis, and people analytics are all natural paths. Many organisations are increasingly looking for HR professionals who can work with economic data and quantitative evidence, and this degree positions you well for that emerging space.
Postgraduate study in economics, HR, or business is also a common progression.