BSc Business and Management (Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour)
About this course
BSc in Innovation, focusing on human resources and organisational behaviour within business management. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Accounting, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. After the first year, students may transfer to other specialist pathways within the programme. A placement year or year abroad option extends the degree to four years.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points overall including 4 in Maths and English at standard level
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What students say
Based on about 146 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 84%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 79%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 89%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 82%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 450 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 86%
- Left higher education: 14%
What graduates do next
Based on about 56 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 76%
- Working and studying: 11%
- Further study: 3%
- Unemployed: 3%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 37%
- Administrative occupations: 11%
- Finance Professionals: 8%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 7%
- Sales occupations: 4%
- Find their work meaningful: 68%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 68%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 530 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 32%
- South East: 31%
- South West: 9%
- Wales: 5%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 420 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 87%
- Baccalaureate: 1%
- Access course: 1%
- Foundation course: 10%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
- Accredited by the EFMD Quality Improvement System.
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Management Debates: Ways of thinking about business
- Developing Professional Excellence
- Business in Practice: Accounting for Managers
- Business in Practice: Data Analytics
- Building Competitive Advantage: Business Strategy and Operations
- Managing Work and People: Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources Management
- Social Responsibility in Action
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Understanding Leadership
- Marketing Essentials
- Firms in the Global Economy
- Practice of Entrepreneurship
- Introduction to Machine Learning
- Business Ethics 1
- Optional Language Modules
- International Human Resource Management
- Developing Personal Leadership
- Advanced Data Analytics for Business
- Introduction to Supply Chain Analytics
- Our Relationship with Technology
- Business and Management Consultancy Skills
- Management in Media Industries
- Communication and Persuasion in Business
- Contemporary Topics in Leading People and Organisations
- Contemporary Issues and Trends
- Luxury Brand Management
- Digital Marketing
- Strategy and International Business
- Institutions and Emerging Firms
- Managing Service Operations
- New Directions in Business and Corporate Social Responsibility
- International Marketing
- Marketing Communications
- Cross Cultural Marketing
- Optimising Marketing Performance
- Financing Entrepreneurship
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Private Equity and Venture Capital
- The Dark Side of Marketing
- Global Ethics for International Management
- Social Enterprise
- Corporate Strategy
- Project Management
- Advances in Digital Marketing
- Intellectual property law
- Commercial Law
- Optional Language Modules
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Business and Management (Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour) at University of Reading earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £35,500 after 3 years, £48,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £36,000 and £62,500.
What do graduates of BSc Business and Management (Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour) at University of Reading do next?
91% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Business and Management (Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour) at University of Reading?
84% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Business and Management (Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour) at University of Reading?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 124 UCAS points.
Is BSc Business and Management (Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour) at University of Reading accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Accredited by the EFMD Quality Improvement System.
Does BSc Business and Management (Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour) at University of Reading include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Business and Management (Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour) at University of Reading?
86% of students continued into their second year, and 14% left higher education.