BSc (Hons) Business Management (People Management) top-up
Program start date | Application deadline |
2023-09-25 | - |
Program Overview
Course Details
Business management qualifications open doors and are considered essential whether you're looking to pursue a career in business or achieve higher levels of responsibility in your current work. We'll support you to enhance your existing foundation degree or HND-level knowledge and skills, ready to achieve the status of BSc (Hons) Business Management (People Management) top-up graduate. You can study advanced aspects of business, management and leadership, enhance your professional skills, and boost your employability.
Building on your prior studies, we'll guide you as you explore advanced topics such as international human resource management, learning and development, and the employment relationship. This honours-level programme will also support you in gaining knowledge of strategic management and developing critical inquiry and research skills to improve your work and enhance its quality. As a graduate, you'll also receive the CMI Level 5 Award in Leadership and Management, helping you stand out to employers.
Developing your employability is a key focus of this dynamic and flexible programme. Real-life case studies, guest speakers and industry visits are designed to help you to understand the business environment and the needs of employers in local, national and international contexts. We'll support you in developing sought-after skills such as communication, data analysis, time management, teamwork, and problem-solving.
We also aim to help you develop lifelong learning skills, empowering you to take ownership of your professional development for the future and maximise your potential for success.
Highlights
Key Features
Program Outline
Our dual award BSc (Hons) Business Management (People Management) top-up course is designed to consolidate and extend your understanding of business functions in the business and commercial world to the honours level, and develop your knowledge in the specific areas of human resources and personnel management.
The course offers you a route into general management and the specialist area of people management. As a graduate, areas such as business accounting and finance, enterprise, marketing, law, retail and supply chain management will also be open to you. The dual qualification gained on successfully completing this course is designed to enhance your employability in your preferred management field.
In addition to nurturing academic and sector-specific knowledge, the programme supports your development of key employability skills, such as critical thinking, problem-solving and data analysis. Overall, the course aims to give you an essential appreciation of the skills needed to thrive and adapt in the changing world of work.
Completing your honours-level studies should prove valuable in helping you achieve your career goals.
What can I do with this qualification?
Graduates with specialist human resources knowledge underpinned by a broader understanding of how businesses and managers operate have a competitive advantage when entering employment or self-employment. As a graduate of this course, you'll be equipped to enter a wide range of business and management roles in the public, private and voluntary sectors.
Knowledge of employment relations legislation, policy and practice is particularly valuable for management roles in the recruitment sector. Alternatively, you'll be well placed to embark on careers in areas such as retail management, enterprise, marketing, customer service management, advertising, merchandising, logistics and supply chain management and accountancy.
You may choose to undertake further study to develop your expertise in a particular area. A wide range of postgraduate and professional development courses are available in human resource management and areas such as marketing, finance, law, computing and international business management. Studying for an MBA is also another option.
Alternative career options
Graduates can also use the qualification as a stepping stone into a range of other careers, bearing in mind that some of these roles may require relevant experience and/or postgraduate study. Some possibilities include: