Human Resources and Business Management

About this course

Human resources and business management together prepare you for a career at the intersection of two of the most important functions in any organisation: the management of people and the management of the business as a whole. Human resources is concerned with how organisations attract, develop, motivate, and retain their people, drawing on psychology, employment law, organisational behaviour, and management theory. Business management provides the broader commercial context, covering strategy, finance, marketing, and operations, ensuring that you understand the whole organisation within which HR decisions are made. At Aston University this four-year full-time degree gives you the opportunity to develop specialised knowledge of the factors that drive human behaviour at work, including motivation, commitment, emotions, engagement, and leadership, and to apply that knowledge to wider busin

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 75% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 45% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 38 / 100Quality and Regulatory Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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