2-Term Pathway - International Year One in Business - Transfer to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Business Management - Human Resource Management

Program Description

Build a future by studying in the UK, with a pathway course at Kaplan International College (KIC) London. Situated in the world’s top academic city (QS Best Student Cities 2019), the College will prepare students for a university degree, and for a successful career.

Study at one of the most respected international colleges in London, and progress to one of 8 universities, including the University of Westminster.

The commercially well-connected University of Westminster is hugely international. Students can study alongside students from nearly 170 countries.

Career-focused, the degree incorporates general business management as well as the tools, techniques and specialist knowledge to manage human resources (HR) effectively.  Students will put theory into practice coaching other students, designing assessments, conducting interviews and more. This provides valuable experience and a genuine appreciation of how HR fits within the broader business landscape, preparing students to make a positive impact for their employer from the get-go.

How an organisation manages its people has a direct impact on both their mindset and productivity, making HR Management (HRM) a core function in every business. This course will equip students with the breadth of knowledge, skills and capabilities to develop positive working cultures and respond proactively and creatively to contemporary business issues and challenges, such as change management.

The emphasis is very much on experiential learning. Students will be taught by staff who are or have been HR professionals, bringing their real-life case work into the classroom, showing them how the HR theories, tools and techniques can be put into practice. Students will also hear direct from industry practitioners, such as experienced HR Directors, Heads of HR and HR Consultants. 

Student learning is fully informed by current professional practice and they will be encouraged to act as an HR professional from day one. Students will be introduced contemporary tools and techniques and give students the chance to gain the practical experience students would in work – sometimes several years into a career – while they study. For example, students will experiment with psychometric tests such as Myers Briggs Type Indicator, participate in mock disciplinary hearings, interview panels, act as a mentor and receive mentoring. In doing so, students also develop valuable transferable skills, such as communicating effectively, team-working and problem-solving skills, thereby enhancing employability.

Past graduates have found successful employment as an HR advisor, HR operations assistant, career consultant, professional development and training advisor and employee service advisor. They work for major employers including Accenture, Hilton Hotels and Resorts, Trainline, The Body Shop, Waitrose, the Metropolitan Police and the NHS.