Top-up your existing qualification to an honour’s degree, whilst benefiting from all that Northumbria University has to offer. 
Achieve a well-rounded understanding of business and enhance your specialised knowledge in contemporary business management models, learning to evaluate the operations of businesses worldwide in an increasingly competitive environment, with a focus on human resources in an industry-focused curriculum.
With a human resources specialism as part of your degree award, you’ll build your professional and practice capabilities through problem-based and experiential learning. This approach will equip you with the skills and qualities sought by employers across the private, public, and not-for-profit (NFP) sectors that underpin successful enterprise.
The relevance, rigour, and internationalisation of this course are set to meet some of the highest accreditation levels; there is ample support for you to develop the required academic study skills. Whatever your background, we will assist you in adopting the more critical and research-informed approach needed for an honours degree at a UK university.
Why choose Northumbria to study Global Business Management (Human Resources)?
Business Studies at Northumbria is ranked 6th in the UK (Daily Mail University Guide 2025).
Business and Management is ranked 9th in the UK for research power (REF 2021). This is a rise of 51 places, the largest rise in the sector.
The course is covered by the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation for Newcastle Business School.
According to AACSB, “Approximately 6% of the world's schools offering business degree education have achieved AACSB accreditation, demonstrating a commitment to high-quality, rigorous standards, innovation, and continuous process improvement”. Read more about our 'double' AACSB Accreditation.