The level 4 & 5 diploma in

Human Resource Management

120 Credits / per level
Progress onto university final year

Provide learners with the skills needed to succeed in management, focusing on human resources within medium to large businesses.
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About the course

The level 4 diploma in human resource management and the level 5 diploma in business management are a 240 credit course designed to provide learners with the skills needed to succeed in management, focusing on human resources within medium to large businesses. These are valuable skills to have and can be used to open up opportunities at a huge variety of employers – from healthcare to hospitality, banking to broadcasting. This course can be your way of preparing for a career at any number of organisations.

The level 4 and 5 human resource management course is equivalent to the first two years of an undergraduate course, allowing learners to progress onto the final year of an undergraduate degree programme at a university.

This course is made up of 10 level 4 modules and 10 level 5 modules, each of which will be assessed by one multiple choice exam and written assignments (10 assignments at level 4 and 8 assignments at level 5). Our team of expert academics have designed a series of exclusive, comprehensive lessons for online study to help you study for these assessments. This material will cover everything you need to know and can be accessed anytime and anywhere.

Each module of the course consists of approximately 40 guided learning hours of material with an additional 30-50 hours of optional learning material. These materials are comprised of interactive exercises, further readings and internet resources.

Level 4 module listing

  • Culture and the organisation
  • Developing interpersonal skills
  • Managing and rewarding performance
  • Managing ethically
  • Managing people in organisations
  • Motivating and influencing people
  • Organisation structures
  • Recruitment and CPD
  • Strategic human resource development
  • Working in teams

Level 5 module listing

  • The entrepreneurial manager
  • Organisation structures
  • Practical accounting analysis
  • Business planning and goal setting
  • Politics and business
  • Business law
  • Managing in today’s world
  • Performance management
  • Marketing and sales planning
  • Quantitative skills

Assignment listing

The level 4/5 diploma in Human Resource Management has 10 written assignments at level 4 and 6 written assignments at level 5. Students are provided support on the modules and assignments via the ‘Tutor’ section of the learning platform.
The assignment unit titles for the level 4 course are:
  • Strategic HRM
  • Managing ethically
  • Culture and the organisation
  • Working in teams
  • Organisational structure
  • Recruitment and CPD
  • Measuring and rewarding performance
  • Managing people in organisations
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Motivating and influencing people
The assignment unit titles for the level 5 course are:
  • Business development
  • Business models and growing organisations
  • Customer management
  • Responding to the changing business environment
  • Risk management and organisations
  • Effective decision making

Course Details

Am I eligible for this programme?

  • To enrol onto the level 4 course, you must be at least 18 and have a full secondary education.
  • Before enrolling onto the level 5 course, you must have attained a level 4 or equivalent.

What is included in the cost of my course?

  • All course material, including online modules and written assignments
  • Personal tutor support with 1-2-1 Zoom sessions
  • Dedicated student support
  • Access to an online social learning forum
  • Assignment marking and feedback
  • FREE TOTUM student discount card
  • FREE student membership to the Institute of Directors (IoD)
  • FREE access to Our Hubs

University top-up

If you decide to top up to a full undergraduate degree through an accredited UK university, the examples of University Progression are listed below:
  • Coventry University - Business Management and Leadership BA (Hons) (online available)
  • Northampton University - BSc (Hons) in International Accounting
  • Anglia Ruskin University - BSc (Hons) Management (Top-Up)
  • University of Derby - BSc (Hons) Business and Management
  • University of Hertfordshire - BA (Hons) Business Administration (online available)
  • Westcliff University - Business Administration (online available)
  • University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) - BA (Hons) Business Management
  • University of Sunderland - BA (Hons) Business and Management
  • University of Bolton - BA (Hons) Top-up
  • University of Nicosia, Cyprus - Undergraduate Top up to BA
  • Edinburgh Napier University
    • BA in Business Management 
    • BA in Business and Enterprise 
    • BA in Sales Management 
  • University of Cumbria
    • BA (Hons) Global Business Management
    • BA (Hons) International Business Management

Career path

Successful completion of the undergraduate level 4 (diploma in human resource management) and level 5 (diploma in business management) and the final year of an accredited undergraduate degree programme, students will have attained the right credentials to go on and apply for a job in management, HR, strategic business management or business consultancy.

Course Fees Payment Options

Full payment of all applicable fees is required to confirm registration with Online Alathena College.

Students can make payment using one of the following methods: 

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