Optional 48-week placement:
Applied Professional Practice (120 credits)
Gain a strong understanding of a business including the identification and examination of an organisational issue, initiative or process. Examine areas of value to the host organisation. Develop the relevant practical knowledge and skills under the guidance and supervision of an academic mentor and host business.
Year 3 (national level 6):
Developing the Reflexive Practitioner (20 credits)
Consider, diagnose, and express your professional behaviours and values as an aspiring manager and leader in finance, marketing, human resources, or management. Examine the module leader’s research which includes the ‘Developing the Reflexive Practitioner’ toolkit, a web-based guide for developing as professionals in the increasingly complex world of management. Present your reflections as podcasts or vlogs, or as digital reflections.
Managing and Leading Change (20 credits)
Develop the ability to analyse an organisation with particular emphasis on understanding contemporary issues in organisational change. Learn about managing and leading the process and human resource factors associated with identifying, planning, and implementing organisational change. Cover content shaped by challenges currently faced by organisations operating in a range of local, national, and international contexts, as well as relevant practitioner-based and academic literature.
Applied HR Project (20 credits)
Undertake field research in the human resource management field. Research and conduct a mini project which addresses a past, present, or future human resource issue. Base your project in an organisation which can be located within the UK or based overseas.
Exploring Equality and Diversity (20 credits)
Explore contemporary issues in terms of the protected characteristics of the 2010 Equality Act. Gain an introduction to the causes, consequences, and debates around discrimination and harassment in the workplace due to religious and faith identity, trans identity, gender identity, sexual orientation identity, invisible disabilities, and how these interact with racial, nationality, and national identity. Learn how to deal with the diverse nature of managing and leading people in a multicultural workplace. Present your research using a range of options including podcasts, vlogs, websites, and games.
Contemporary Employee Relations (20 credits)
Understand the ‘real’ world of employment relations and how it’s influenced by both the internal and external environments. Explore the differing stakeholders, economic climate, demographics, practices, and availability of talented and skilled workers. Achieve an insight into the complexities of how the contemporary employment relationship is managed and maintained today.
International Human Resource Management (20 credits)
Gain a rich understanding of human resource management within an international context, for example, what HRM is, what the key differences are between domestic and international HRM, what the role of national culture is, and the industry and management of philosophy. Learn about the fascinating impact on the organisational context to consider standardization or local practices, the driving forces that determine the adopted approach, international staffing approaches, and what control mechanisms can be used. Compare and contrast theories and approaches for delivering and managing the human resource management function within a global context.
