Human Resource Management & Business

Human resource management and business is the study of how organisations manage their most important resource: the people who work in them. HRM encompasses the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment and selection through learning and development, performance management, reward, and employee relations, to the management of change and organisational culture. Studied alongside broader business management, it develops both the specialist expertise of an HR professional and the wider commercial understanding that makes HR genuinely strategic.

At Leeds Beckett University, this part-time degree is designed to develop graduates with both the knowledge and the professional standing to work effectively in people management roles. The programme enables you to gain Associate Membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, which is one of the most valued professional credentials in the HRM field, demonstrating competence and commitment to the profession. You will study HR practice and theory across talent management, employment law, organisational behaviour, and business strategy, alongside the broader business subjects that give HRM its context.

The programme includes a sandwich year, a year abroad option, and work placements, all of which add professional and international dimensions to your learning. The part-time structure makes it accessible to those already working in HR or business roles.

Graduates of HRM and business programmes find careers as HR managers, talent acquisition specialists, learning and development professionals, employee relations advisers, organisational development consultants, and HR business partners. The CIPD qualification that the degree enables opens doors at every level of the HR profession, and Leeds Beckett's direct pathways to postgraduate programmes in HRM and corporate governance offer natural next steps for those who want to develop their expertise further.