BSc in Human Resource Management
Course Overview
The BSc in Human Resource Management at the London School of Commerce and Technology (LSCT) is a three-year undergraduate degree for students preparing to work in the UK people function — recruitment, employee relations, learning and development, reward, and HR analytics. The degree is shaped by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) profession map and ACAS guidance, and is taught from our central London base with online and distance routes.
You will study HR as a discipline (psychology, law, economics) and as a craft (interviewing, casework, policy writing). Assessment includes a structured placement, a workplace HR project and a final-year dissertation supervised by a CIPD-aligned academic.
You will move through the syllabus in a small cohort where tutorial groups stay together across the programme, building the professional network that early-career UK business professionals lean on for the next ten years. Sessions are scheduled in evenings and weekends so working professionals are not forced to choose between career progression and current role, and the central London location keeps every classroom within easy reach of the City, Canary Wharf and the West End.
Key Features
- UK honours degree aligned with the CIPD profession map.
- Three study modes — central London seminars, online with live HR clinics, or distance learning with structured placement supervision.
- UK employment-law module built around current ACAS Code of Practice.
- People-analytics module using R and Power BI.
- Structured placement with a UK HR function in year two.
- Final-year dissertation supervised by a CIPD-aligned academic.
The business programme is structured so working professionals can complete assignments against their own organisation data where possible, turning the diploma into a CV asset rather than a parallel obligation. Sessions are recorded for review, and the placement team works around senior-track schedules.
What You Will Learn
The degree builds the four capabilities the UK people function recruits graduates for — employee-relations literacy, policy writing, recruitment craft and analytical decision-making.
- Strategic HRM and the CIPD profession map.
- UK employment law and ACAS practice.
- Recruitment, selection and onboarding.
- Reward, pay structures and benefits.
- Learning, development and capability building.
- Employee relations, grievance and disciplinary practice.
- Diversity, equity and inclusion as a discipline.
- People analytics, R and dashboard literacy.
Each module sits in front of a tutor who has practised the discipline at senior level — strategy is taught by a strategist, finance by a serving finance lead, marketing by a working performance marketer. That practitioner orientation runs across the entire programme, which is why employer feedback consistently flags LSCT graduates as commercially fluent rather than theoretically reliant.
Who This Course Is For
- School leavers preparing for HR or people-operations careers.
- Career changers entering UK HR functions from operations or admin.
- International students aiming at a UK-recognised HRM degree.
- Working HR coordinators formalising their academic credentials.
Founders building their own ventures are explicitly welcome and the business department supports project work that doubles as venture-development output. International applicants targeting UK practice are given dedicated tutorial support on the post-Brexit regulatory and commercial landscape.
Career Pathways
Graduates feed into the UK people-function workforce. Typical destinations include:
- HR Officer
- People Operations Coordinator
- Recruitment Coordinator
- Learning & Development Officer
- Reward Analyst (junior)
- HR Business Partner (post-experience)
Recent LSCT graduates have moved into roles across UK SMEs, professional-services firms, listed-company functions and high-growth startups, with several joining graduate-track schemes and others stepping straight into mid-level positions on the strength of their workplace project. The careers service offers structured CV review, mock interviews and direct introductions where appropriate.
The BSc is a credible foundation for CIPD chartership pathways and an MA in HRM or business-and-people specialisms.
The business and commerce department maintains an active alumni network across UK firms, and former students regularly return as guest tutors and direct referrers — keeping a continuous loop between live industry recruitment and the cohort currently in study.
Entry Requirements
- Three A-levels at grades BBC or above, or an equivalent UK / international qualification (IB 28+, BTEC DMM, Foundation Year pass).
- GCSE English Language at grade 5/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
- IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
- A personal statement; mature applicants (21+) may apply with a portfolio of HR-adjacent work and a short interview.
Mature applicants with significant commercial experience are welcomed; the business department weights professional achievement alongside formal qualifications and will consider CV-based applications from senior practitioners. International applicants receive structured support on UK business-context norms, and tutorial groups are deliberately mixed across nationalities to reflect the global character of London commerce.
Why Study at LSCT
The London School of Commerce and Technology (LSCT) is a specialist higher-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. We teach in small cohorts so every student is visible to their tutor, run a single intake schedule that students can rely on, and partner with UK professional bodies so qualifications carry weight with employers. London puts Whitehall, the City, Silicon Roundabout, the Royal Courts of Justice, the West End and the NHS estate within a short tube ride of every classroom — and our students use that proximity in their projects, placements and graduate job hunts. The business faculty includes serving CIPD practitioners from London HR functions, so casework simulations interpret ACAS guidance with the same nuance UK tribunals apply.
The business and commerce department invests heavily in keeping its case-study bank current — the cases discussed this term were live in UK boardrooms within the last twelve months, not the last decade. Guest practitioners join most weeks, and students are introduced into the wider LSCT alumni network on day one rather than at graduation.
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