BSc Human Resource Management
About this course
The BSc (Hons) in Human Resource Management is an undergraduate degree focused on business and people management practices. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Accounting, Marketing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Entrepreneurship, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The programme holds accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development alongside AACSB recognition, entitling graduates to Associate Membership upon completion. Students can also undertake an optional professional placement year between the second and final years. The first year introduces foundational business concepts through International Business Environment, Introduction to Accounting and Financial Management, Introduction to Management Enquiry, Digital Technology and AI for Business and Management, Organisational Behaviour and Analysis, and Principles and Practice of Marketing. Year 2 advances into specialised topics via Change, Leadership and Creativity, Critical Perspectives in Management, Diversity Management in Organisations, Employment Relations and Engagement, Human Resource Management and its International Dimensions, and Research Methods in Business and Management. The final year explores advanced professional practice through compulsory modules including HRM in Context: Resourcing, Performance and Assessment and HR Services and Analytics. Students can further tailor their studies by choosing from optional modules such as Contemporary Issues of Entrepreneurship, Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Ethics, Sustainability and the Future of Business, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Ventures, Innovation and Knowledge Management, International Business Strategy, Issues and Controversies in Business and Management Project, Thinking Strategically, Strategic Human Resource Management, and Strategic Management.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma 31 points. GCSE English equivalent SL 5 or HL 4 and Mathematics SL 2 or HL 2
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 89%: 39 offers from 44 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 102 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 83%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 88%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 89%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 86%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 185 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 87%
- Left higher education: 9%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 4%
What graduates do next
Based on about 58 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 62%
- Working and studying: 14%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 9%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 31%
- Administrative occupations: 9%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 9%
- Elementary occupations: 6%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 400 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 70%
- South East: 16%
- South West: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 155 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 82%
- Baccalaureate: 4%
- Access course: 1%
- Foundation course: 7%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Bronze for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- International Business Environment
- Introduction to Accounting and Financial Management
- Introduction to Management Enquiry
- Digital Technology and AI for Business and Management
- Organisational Behaviour and Analysis
- Principles and Practice of Marketing
- Change, Leadership and Creativity
- Critical Perspectives in Management
- Diversity Management in Organisations
- Employment Relations and Engagement
- Human Resource Management and its International Dimensions
- Research Methods in Business and Management
- HRM in Context: Resourcing, Performance and Assessment
- HR Services and Analytics
- Contemporary Issues of Entrepreneurship
- Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Ethics, Sustainability and the Future of Business
- Entrepreneurship and Small Business Ventures
- Innovation and Knowledge Management
- International Business Strategy
- Issues and Controversies in Business and Management Project
- Thinking Strategically
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Strategic Management
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Human Resource Management at Brunel University of London earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £26,500 after 3 years, £33,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,500 and £45,000. The £33,000 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for Business studies.
What do graduates of BSc Human Resource Management at Brunel University of London do next?
82% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Human Resource Management at Brunel University of London?
83% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Human Resource Management at Brunel University of London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 31 points in the IB. The average entrant had 120 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Human Resource Management at Brunel University of London?
89% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 39 offers from 44 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BSc Human Resource Management at Brunel University of London?
87% of students continued into their second year, and 9% left higher education.