Human Resource Management and Law

Human resource management and law is a combination that addresses two of the most fundamental dimensions of professional organisational life: how people are recruited, developed, managed, and motivated, and how the legal frameworks that govern employment, contracts, and workplace relations operate. Human resource management draws on organisational psychology, business strategy, and people management theory to address questions about talent, culture, performance, and wellbeing at work. Employment law, and the broader legal knowledge that a law component provides, ensures that practitioners understand the regulatory context within which every HR decision is made.

At the University of Stirling, this four-year full-time programme develops your understanding of HR strategy and practice alongside a thorough grounding in law, giving you the combination of skills that employers in HR, legal, and business roles value. You will study organisational behaviour, recruitment and selection, reward management, employment relations, and HR strategy alongside contract law, employment law, and related legal topics. A year abroad is built into the programme, giving you international experience and exposure to different legal and employment systems.

Entry typically requires around 200 UCAS tariff points.

Graduates work in human resource management, employment law, occupational health and wellbeing, industrial relations, and a wide range of business and professional services roles. The combination of HR knowledge with legal understanding is particularly valuable in large organisations, law firms, consultancies, and public sector bodies where employment law advice and people management expertise are both in demand. Many graduates also continue to postgraduate study in HRM, employment law, or business, or pursue professional qualifications through the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.