Most undergraduate degree programmes require IELTS 6.0 or equivalent with no subtest score below 5.5.
Entry Requirements for the International Year
Students may apply to the 4-year programme during Level 5. Admission to the International Year is subject to successful application, interview and references from appropriate staff.
The criteria to be applied are:
Academic Performance (an average of 60% across all modules in Semester 1 at Level 5 is normally required. Places on the International Yearare then conditional on achieving an average mark of 54% across all Level 5 modules with no module fails. Where no Semester 1 marks have been awarded performance in 1st year marks and ongoing 2nd yearassessments are taken into account)
General Aptitude (to be demonstrated by application for study abroad, interview during the 2nd semester of year 2 (Level 5), and by recommendation of the student's personal tutor, 1st and 2nd year tutors and programme director)
Students may not register for both an International Yearand a Placement Year.
Business and Human Resource Management at Keele offers a superb insight into the multi-faceted relationship between the employee and the organisation, exploring concepts and debates in business, human resource management and organisational behaviour.
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YEAR 1 (LEVEL 4)
Compulsory modules
Semester one
Management in Context
The British and Global Economy
Semester two
Foundations of Human Resource Management
Managing in a Changing Society
Optional modules
Semester one
Choose a minimum of one of the following:
Introductory Microeconomics
Quantitative Methods 1
Marketing Principles
Accounting Principles
Business Law
Global Business Environments
Academic English for Business Students (Part 1)
Semester two
Choose a minimum of one of the following:
Quantitative Methods 2
Financial Accounting
Introduction to International Business
Multinational Enterprise Business Perspectives
YEAR 2 (LEVEL 5)
Compulsory modules
Semester one
Organisational Behaviour
Employee Resourcing
Developing Professional Practice (sem 1&2)
Semester two
Managing Human Resources
Employment Relations
Optional modules
Semester one
Business Ethics
Managing in the Multinational Corporation
Academic English for Business Students (Part 1)
Academic English for Business Students (Part 2)
Semester two
Choose a minimum of one of the following:
Operations and Quality Management
Operations and Quality Management
Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
International Supply Chain Management
Social Enterprise and Alternative Organising
YEAR 3 (LEVEL 6)
Compulsory modules
Semester one
Business Strategy
Pay and Performance Management
Semester two
Researching Contemporary Issues in HRM ISP
Optional modules
Semester one
Choose a minimum of one of the following:
What’s Wrong with Entrepreneurship
Identity, Culture & Organisation
Comparative Business Cultures
SME Live Project
Employee Development
Academic English for Business Students
Advanced Business English Communication
Semester two
Choose a minimum of one of the following:
Discrimination and Equal Opportunities
International Human Resource Management
Choose a minimum of one of the following:
Managing International Projects
Enterprise Business Plan
96% of Keele graduates were in a job or further study within six months of graduating (DLHE, 2017)
By studying Business and Human Resource Management you will acquire a broad range of knowledge and skills which will equip you to choose a career in the commercial, public or charitable sectors. Your skills and in-depth understanding of employment will prepare you for a variety of specialist human resource management roles such as training and development, equality and diversity, recruitment or occupational psychology. Equally the skills will be suited to management functions, management consultancy or other business related functions. You might also choose to go on to study for a postgraduate degree in these subjects. This programme is approved by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) against the CIPD Intermediate Level Diploma in Human Resource Management.
Recent employers
Avecto
B&Q
Capita
Lloyds Bank
Santander
Nationwide Building Society
Jaguar Landrover
Mercedes Benz
NHS
Price Waterhouse Cooper
BMP Parabus
Dimension Data
Pets At Home
Marks and Spencer
Matalan
Muller
National Crimfe Agency
New Look
Marriot Group
Merlin Entertainments
Jobs that a graduate of this course could go on to do:
Management Consultant
Chartered Management Accountant
IT Consultant
Sales Executive
Logistics Manager
Banker
Investment Analyst
Operational Researcher
Regardless of which career you pursue after Keele, employers will want evidence of the range of skills and personal qualities you possess and which are required for the job. Your degree is clearly important in this respect but don’t forget the extra-curricular activities, positions of responsibility, jobs and voluntary work you may have been engaged in while studying at Keele. These activities allow you to demonstrate the skills and personal qualities required by employers and will be vital in your attempts to secure graduate employment.
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