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BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management with Integrated Foundation Year

he BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management course focuses on the practical skills outlined in the CIPD Professional Map. Compared to our core Business and Management course, there's a greater focus on how to inspire and develop people effectively.

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UCAS codeN100
Duration4 years
Fee (UK)£5,760
LocationOn campus

Course summary

This course focuses on the practical skills outlined in the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)(opens in new tab) Professional Map.

Compared to our core BA (Hons) Business and Management course, there's a greater focus on how to inspire and develop people in an effective way. You'll gain the necessary skills to manage the evolving function of HR (including modern, individualised contractual employment relationships that are often managed remotely and digitally) in an authentic, transparent, and ethical manner.

We prioritise employability across all years of the course. This helps you strengthen six key essential attributes needed by the world today, being:

  • Capable
  • Enquiring
  • Creative
  • Enterprising
  • Ethical
  • Global in outlook.

You'll understand how businesses create success, how to manage business operations, how to make informed decisions, and how to lead change in organisations. CIPD-accredited qualifications can also enhance your career opportunities in a significant way.

Why Sunderland for Business and Management

Integrated Foundation Year

This course is available with an Integrated Foundation Year, an extra year of your degree. This route offers a supportive way of transitioning into university study. It may be suitable for you if you:

  • Have valuable work or life experience but no formal qualifications
  • Are returning to education after a break
  • Want to change direction or explore a new career path
  • Have just missed the entry requirements for the three-year course.

We’re enhancing our Integrated Foundation Year to give you an even stronger start to your degree. The updated modules will align more with your chosen subject area. This will help you build the knowledge, confidence, and skills you need for your studies. We'll share full details soon and can't wait to tell you more.

Please note, this route isn’t available to international students.

Accreditations and approvals

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Lauren Scott

The best aspect of the course is the 48-week paid industrial placement. I learnt more than I could ever have imagined and it set me up for the rest of my career as I was offered a graduate role as Recruitment Specialist back at Caterpillar.

Lauren Scott

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What you'll study

Many of our courses include a range of modules you can choose from. Some options may only be available if you’ve already studied specific modules. If you’re not sure what you need before picking a module, your course leader can help.

Undergraduate module credits should total 120 credits per academic year. If optional modules are available, choose an amount that totals 120 credits.

How you'll learn

You'll have opportunities for real-world creative, reflexive, and entrepreneurial skills development. For example, you'll undertake live projects, placement opportunities, workplace shadowing, and panel presentations.

You'll learn through a combination of lectures, seminars, debates, tutorials, and workshops.

Assessment methods include:

  • Narrative reports
  • E-portfolios
  • Live employer-based consultancy projects
  • Negotiated assessments
  • Case studies
  • Reflective statements
  • Audio journals
  • Posters
  • Digital storyboards
  • Blogs
  • Podcasts
  • YouTube videos.

Entry requirements

Fees and finance support

UK£5,760

Undergraduate fees are set according to rules from Government in line with forecast inflation. If you're a Home fee-paying student, the fee for your first year of study for 2026/27 will be £9,790. You'll pay tuition fees for every year of study. Fees may increase every year based on the Retail Price Index.

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Study Centre fees

If you're studying at a study centre, please contact the centre directly for information on fees.

Full-time UK/Irish/EU settled/EU pre-settled students may be eligible for financial support. This would cover your fees for the full four years. UK and EU settled students may also be eligible to receive a maintenance loan.

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Disclaimer

We want to make sure you have clear and accurate information about our courses. Our website always shows the latest updates. If you’ve applied and you're offered a place, we’ll contact you in writing if anything important changes.

For more information, view our programme specifications. These include course content, learning outcomes, and the skills you'll gain.