Business & Human Resource Management BA (Hons)
University of Worcester
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**Why this course?**Start your successful career with us. In your first year, you will gain knowledge and skills in business fundamentals; marketing, digital business, and finance, as well as gaining insights into your own personal effectiveness and emotional intelligence. In your second year, you will learn about high performance workforces and developing employee talent, whilst developing your own employability skills. In your third year, you will learn about business strategy and strategic ...Read more


Why this course?

Start your successful career with us. In your first year, you will gain knowledge and skills in business fundamentals; marketing, digital business, and finance, as well as gaining insights into your own personal effectiveness and emotional intelligence. In your second year, you will learn about high performance workforces and developing employee talent, whilst developing your own employability skills. In your third year, you will learn about business strategy and strategic challenges in HRM. In Year 2 and 3, you can also choose from a vast range of specialist business modules to make your course your own. Our diverse mix of specialist modules enables us to offer a choice in assessment methods including presentations, digital artefacts, portfolios and business reports ensuring a real-world insight into the workplace. Throughout your time with us, you will be supported by our close-knit community of experienced and enthusiastic academics and practitioners, as well as a Personal Academic Tutor who will stay with you throughout your studies to provide help and guidance.


Sustainability promise

We are proud to ensure sustainability is at the heart of what we teach - all our modules are mapped against the Sustainable Development Goals. We are in the Top 10 for embedding sustainability into our teaching (SDG Teach In Leaderboard, SOS-UK, 2023).


Future employment

Your business career is supported by our dedicated colleagues who will work closely with you to ensure your success. You can optimise your employability through various types/lengths of paid placements and other opportunities to work with the vast range of local SMEs or large national enterprises. We have excellent employment prospects - 2nd in the country (excluding specialist institutions) for sustained employment, further study or both, 5 years after graduation (Longitudinal Educational Outcomes Survey, 2023).


Added benefits:

- Opportunities to win funding to start your own business through our renowned BOSS Competition- Experience international cultures through options to work and study abroad- Additional award of CMI Level 5 Certificate in Management and Leadership through dual accreditation with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), plus free Associate Membership to the CMI inclusive of access to additional library resources and digital tools.- Eligibility for a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) certificate and access to CIPD tools via a student membership.


Why the University of Worcester?

The University of Worcester is a campus university, meaning everything you need is on site. We’re based in a vibrant cathedral city just 40 mins south of Birmingham and an hour north of Bristol, and our beautiful green campuses have plenty of parking and quality on-site accommodation.At Worcester small class sizes, supportive tutors and professionally focussed courses mean you’ll be prepared for your dream career. These are just some of the reasons why we’re first in the UK for both graduate employment and quality education.-


First in the UK for sustained employment

and/or further study (excluding specialist institutions), 5 years after graduation – Longitudinal Education Outcomes data 2024.-


First in the UK for quality education

– Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2024.-


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WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
52/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
77th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
88th
Business Studies
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 88 = 12% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
12%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
96%
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Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Business Studies graduate salary at this uni
£18,000
UK Business Studies graduate salary
£20,000
Human Resource Management
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 85 = 15% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
15%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
95%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Human Resource Management graduate salary at this uni
£18,000
UK Human Resource Management graduate salary
£20,000
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112 Grades / Points required

GCSE English Language & Mathematics at Grade C/4 or higher required.

Popular A-level subjects

Business Studies

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Business Studies
52%
Psychology
18%
Economics
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History
15%
Mathematics
14%
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University of Worcester
University of Worcester , Worcester

Established in 1946, the University of Worcester is a forward-thinking and inclusive institution that champions the transformative power...

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University of Worcester
Henwick Grove Worcester Worcestershire WR2 6AJ United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Worcester Shrub Hill  0.9 miles away

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