Business Management with Human Resource Management

Business management combined with human resource management is a pairing that reflects how people have become central to competitive advantage in most organisations. Business management provides the analytical and strategic frameworks to understand how organisations operate, make decisions, and create value. Human resource management focuses specifically on the people dimension, examining how individuals are recruited, developed, motivated, and managed, and how HR strategy connects to organisational performance.

Together they develop graduates with both the broad commercial understanding and the specific people-management expertise that many roles require.

At the University of Surrey this three-year full-time programme prepares you for a future where digital skills matter as much as traditional management capabilities. Surrey has integrated AI into its courses deliberately, building the digital literacy and creative confidence that employers increasingly value alongside the core competencies of business and HR practice. You will study the major areas of business management including strategy, operations, marketing, and finance, alongside HR theory and practice covering workforce planning, employment law, learning and development, performance management, and organisational design.

The typical entry tariff of 120 points gives a sense of the academic standard expected.

You will develop strong communication, analytical, and interpersonal skills alongside a thorough grounding in the legal and strategic frameworks that govern employment relationships. These capabilities are relevant across virtually every type of organisation.

Graduates go on to work as HR managers, talent development specialists, business analysts, recruitment consultants, operations managers, and in a wide range of general management roles. The combination of business and HR expertise is valued by employers who want graduates who understand both the commercial context and the people challenges of organisational life. Postgraduate study in HR, organisational behaviour, or business is a common next step.