The most important aspect for any business is its people. So the human resource management (HRM) expertise you’ll gain here will be valued anywhere in the world.
We’ll train you how to employ, engage and lead people – preparing for your own career in management.
And you’ll do it all on a course that’s CIPD accredited, so you can be confident you’ll have everything you need to reach your potential.
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About this course
Choose a career-driven degree and do real business from day one at Hull University Business School.
Here, we focus on applying what you learn to real business situations – through projects, case studies and industry collaborations. In fact, you’ll work on projects with local companies right from your first year.
We’ve also got specialist HRM modules covering subjects like employee relations, learning and development, and the organisational context of HRM to give you a solid foundation for a career in management.
Your degree will be independently accredited by the AACSB and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), giving you the foundation to be a qualified business professional.
In fact, thanks to the quality of the accreditations our courses hold, you’ll have significant exemptions from essential exams, meaning a faster route to professional qualifications, because you graduate already part-qualified – and you could start on a higher salary.
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Module options
Each year, you’ll study modules worth a certain number of credits, and you need 120 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits – so you’ll study six modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more. In these cases, you’ll study fewer modules - but the number of credits will always add up to 120. Some modules are compulsory, some are optional, so you can build a course that’s right for you.
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Accounting and Finance
Delve into topics such as financing decisions, cost behaviour, cost-volume-profit analysis, absorption costing, variance analysis and budgeting.
compulsory
20 credits
Developing Self and Others
Assessing your human skills and developing good habits is central to your professional development. This module allows you to gain a better understanding of what is needed from the wider business perspective and apply theories of positive habit development in practice.
compulsory
20 credits
Business Ecosystems and Environmental Analysis
Advance your analytical skills and understanding of macro- and micro-influencing shapers of business environments and ecosystems, and apply them to real-world business challenges.
compulsory
20 credits
Marketing
Ready to shape brands and influence consumer decisions? This module introduces the dynamic and creative world of marketing and the role it plays in business success.
You’ll explore key marketing activities while developing practical skills to understand customers, shape brand messages, and create effective strategies.
Through an Authentic Business Learning (ABL) project, you’ll work with a real organisation to tackle a live marketing challenge. Applying your insights to develop research-informed, creative solutions in a real business context.
Experience marketing in action and start building the skills to shape brands and influence markets.
compulsory
20 credits
Operations, Supply Chain and Business Practices
Explore how businesses develop their operations management and supply chain practice. You'll learn the techniques to understand, analyse and evaluate the complexities in today's organisations.
compulsory
20 credits
World Economy
Study the changing world economy, developing insights into issues related to international trade, international finance, regional groupings and climate change.
compulsory
20 credits
Organisational Management
Explore approaches to organisational management and integrate theory and practice. You'll consider the knowledge, interest, and abilities of different groups, some having a need (customers), others having an answer (product/service creators), or having the resources (investors and suppliers) that can be used to provide a solution to the customers' needs.
compulsory
20 credits
Procurement and Supply Management
Learn how procurement ensures the effective supply of the materials that businesses need. Addressing negotiation, contracts, expediting, receiving goods and managing capacity, you'll learn core skills that are essential to a broad variety of organisations.
compulsory
20 credits
Responsible Business in Society
The influence large organisations have to both positively contribute to, or potentially harm society, can be greater than the power of states. You'll reflect on challenges to business practice looking at issues such as corporate social responsibility, globalisation, sustainable development and climate change, and human rights and exploitation.
compulsory
20 credits
What’s the secret to success? It’s personnel.
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Ready to think beyond HR policies and become a strategic people professional? This module is your gateway to mastering the critical concepts that shape modern HRM.
You’ll develop a deep, analytical understanding of the theories, philosophies, and models that underpin HR practice – essential for careers in HR management, consultancy, or HR development.
You’ll learn how to question assumptions, evaluate competing perspectives, and understand how theory directly influences real-world organisational decisions.
Prepare for a career where insight drives impact, and where you can confidently connect people strategy with business performance. Don’t just apply HR practices – understand them, challenge them, and improve them.
Join us and build the critical expertise that sets outstanding HR professionals apart.
Develop a critical appreciation of the core theoretical ideas and assumptions underpinning human resource management (HRM) policy and the pursuit of best practice within organisations.
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Our Business School is a vibrant community of extremely talented staff, with our lecturers boasting international knowledge and experience from all over the world.
Our human resource management experts bring a wealth of knowledge from the public and private sector – so you know your education is in good hands.
Dr Bridget Freer
Lecturer
Bridget joined Hull University Business School in 2006 after a learning and development career in both public and private sector organisations. As a lecturer, her academic interests centre on Human Resource Management.
Dr Chris Priestnall
Lecturer
After a successful management career in London, Chris relocated to East Yorkshire to continue his postgraduate study at the University of Hull before becoming one of our lecturers.
Entry Requirements
What do I need?
This course is currently available through Clearing, which means our entry requirements are a bit different to what they would normally be.
At Hull, you're a name not a number. During Clearing, we look at all of your qualifications and experience, not just your academic grades. We may be able to offer you a place whatever your situation. Get started by completing our eligibility checker, and find out immediately if you could study at the University of Hull.
Have questions? Our admissions team will be happy to help.
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Future prospects
A vast range of employment possibilities are open to our graduates, from exciting opportunities with global organisations – particularly in the field of human resources – to starting your own business.
As well as in HR, positions secured include working as advertising managers, events coordinators, financial administrators and retail managers.
You’ll be supported in sourcing relevant placements and employer projects and you’ll also get access to our global alumni community, which can help you identify potential mentors and develop your professional networks.
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Like what you've seen? Then it's time to apply.
The standard way is to apply through UCAS. This will give you the chance to showcase your skills qualities and passion for the subject, as well as providing us with your academic qualifications.
Not ready to apply yet?
Visit our next Open Day, and see all that the University of Hull has to offer. Talk to our lecturers about your subject, find out what university is really like from our current students, and take a tour of our beautiful campus and amazing facilities.
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