How long is the BSc in Employee Relations?

Three years full-time, with part-time and accelerated online routes. The BSc in Employee Relations schedules cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones.

Can the BSc in Employee Relations be studied online?

Yes. The BSc in Employee Relations runs fully online, on-campus in London and by distance learning against the same placement year and dissertation.

Is the BSc in Employee Relations recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The BSc in Employee Relations is a UK honours degree reviewed against the CIPD Advanced Diploma, ACAS Code of Practice and CIArb practitioner material.

What are the entry requirements for the BSc in Employee Relations?

BBC at A-level (or IB 28, BTEC DMM), GCSE English at grade 5 and Maths at grade 4, plus IELTS 6.5 for international applicants.

What does the BSc in Employee Relations cost?

Tuition varies by route and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current schedule and bursary eligibility for the BSc in Employee Relations.

BSc in Employee Relations | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The BSc in Employee Relations at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a three-year UK honours degree inside the Human Resources & Leadership faculty, written for students targeting employee-relations, HR business-partner and union-liaison careers at UK PLC, mid-market and public-sector employers. It combines the core business curriculum with a full employee-relations specialism — grievance and disciplinary at complex level, tribunal preparation, collective bargaining, restructure and settlement work.

You will complete an HR / ER placement in year two, work on a live UK employer ER case in year three, and produce a dissertation defended in front of a working head of ER. The BSc in Employee Relations is available on-campus in central London, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls, and by distance learning from 2026.

Key Features

Curriculum reviewed against the CIPD Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management, the ACAS Code of Practice and CIArb practitioner material.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK / APAC calls, or distance learning.
Year-two placement at a UK HR / ER function.
Final-year dissertation defended in front of a working head of ER.
Collective-consultation workshop using UK trade-union recognition and TUPE cases.
Tribunal-preparation module using published UK ET decisions.

What You Will Learn

The degree is structured around what a working ER adviser or HR business partner actually delivers — a defensible casework file, a clean collective consultation, a settlement strategy that lands, a tribunal-facing chronology that survives challenge.

Complex grievance and disciplinary casework.
Collective bargaining and trade-union recognition.
Collective consultation — S188 TULRCA and ACAS Code interaction.
Restructure and redundancy at working level.
TUPE at working level for UK employers.
Employment tribunal preparation.
Settlement strategy — protected conversations, agreements.
Whistleblowing and PIDA.
Mediation practice.
Dissertation methods and ER-practitioner writing.

Who This Course Is For

A-level leavers targeting graduate HR / ER schemes at UK PLC employers.
International students seeking a UK honours degree in employee relations.
Working HR admins and line managers moving into full ER-adviser roles.
Union-facing employer staff and career switchers into UK HR.
Mature applicants moving into UK HR with a portfolio.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically move into ER-adviser, case-manager, HR-business-partner and union-liaison roles across UK PLC, mid-market and public-sector employers. The degree supports applications but does not by itself guarantee job offers or visa outcomes. Typical destinations include:

Employee Relations Adviser
ER Case Manager
HR Business Partner (ER remit)
Trade Union Liaison Officer
Head of Employee Relations (small employer)
Tribunal Preparation Analyst

The BSc in Employee Relations is the natural step onto the MSc-level HR programmes and CIPD Chartered membership.

Entry Requirements

Three A-levels at BBC or above, or equivalent UK / international qualification (IB 28+, BTEC DMM, Access to HE, Foundation Year pass, or a relevant Higher Diploma with confirmed credit transfer).
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 showing genuine curiosity about UK workplaces. Mature applicants (21+) may enter with a portfolio and a short interview.

Why Study at LSIBM

The London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a specialist business-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. Undergraduate cohorts sit in small groups so every student is visible to their tutor, run a single intake schedule students can rely on, and every degree route is reviewed against UK professional-body competencies — ACCA, CIMA, CIM, CIPD, CMI, CIPS, CFA UK and IOE&IT — so graduates carry a credential that City recruiters engage with.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England and the West End within a short tube ride of every classroom. Undergraduate students access a fortnightly practitioner clinic, at least one industry-careers day per academic year, a structured placement route and one-to-one application coaching in the final year.

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