University of Bedfordshire
Human Resource Management (with Foundation Year) (Accredited) BSc (Hons)
University of Bedfordshire

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Key Course Facts

Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews for 20 graduates of Human Resource Management (with Foundation Year) (Accredited) BSc (Hons) at University of Bedfordshire for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Human Resource Management.

Overall student satisfaction
67 /100
20 total respondents
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Business and Management

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Human Resource Management at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £23500 £21000 £25500
25-75 percentile range £22000 - £26000 £16000 - £25500 £19500 - £32000


Salary of all UK Graduates of Business and Management

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £26936 £25004 £28642
25-75 percentile range £23235 - £30863 £19406 - £30999 £21600 - £37048

Course Description

The University of Bedfordshire Business School has a special, distinctive way to bring together real business practice, academic research and innovative approaches to learning. At the heart of your learning experience here is a rigorous approach to practice. That means that you will experience how academic learning informs and improves a managers business performance, and how practical experience informs and develops an understanding of theory. You will have numerous contacts with real business and HRM projects and real HR managers, making the links all the time between your studies and practice. Our innovative approaches to learning start with the Business Pods, which have established a reputation for excellent first year undergraduate education. In your second year and final year your studies will centre on gaining the knowledge underpinning Human Resource Management. You will be introduced to practical techniques and tools and encouraged to develop professional behaviours which will enable you to become an HR professional. In your final year, you will also bring together and extend your experience in real world projects for real companies. Employers value people who can think rigorously and creatively about problems. They value people who can get things done. On this course, you will bring the thinking and the doing together.

Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

Current jobs

Required skill level of job after 15 months

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Human Resource Management (with Foundation Year) (Accredited) BSc (Hons) at University of Bedfordshire

45% Finance Professionals
40% Administrative occupations
10% Elementary occupations
10% Business and public service associate professionals

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Business and Management

Requirements for international students / English requirements

IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)

    • 5.0
    • Foundation / Pathway Courses
    • 6.0
    • Graduate Degrees
    • 6.0
    • Undergraduate Degrees
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Human Resource Management (with Foundation Year) (Accredited), BSc (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Tuition Fees Human Resource Management (with Foundation Year) (Accredited) BSc (Hons)

England UK £9250 year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 year 1
Scotland £9250 year 1
Wales £9250 year 1
Channel Islands £9250 year 1
Ireland £9250 year 1

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent £518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) £50
Supermarket shopping £81
Clothing £35
Eating out £33
Alcohol £27
Takeaways / food deliveries £30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) £24
Holidays and weekend trips £78
Transport within city £17
Self-care / sports £20
Stationary / books £13
Mobile phone / internet £13
Cable TV / streaming £7
Insurance £51
Other £95
  
Average student cost of living £1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2025

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Possible Entry Points:

  • Foundation

University Rankings

Positions of University of Bedfordshire in top UK and global rankings.

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About University of Bedfordshire

The University of Bedfordshire is a publicly funded university located in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England. One of the main campuses, in Luton, is home to the university’s Business, Media, Art & Design, Science, Computing, Law, Psychology, and Social Sciences schools. The Bedford campus is just a twenty minute walk from the town centre, and is home to the Primary Education, Secondary Education, Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences, and Tourism schools.

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Student composition of University of Bedfordshire

undergraduates:
10090
postgraduates:
3170
Total:
13260
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Where is this programme taught

Luton Campus
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