The battery module according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a battery cell stack, in which a plurality of battery cells comprising electrode leads, are stacked; busbars connecting the electrode leads; and a temperature control unit that makes contact with the electrode leads. The temperature control unit comprises a heat transfer member that makes contact with the electrode leads and a thermoelectric element capable of being heated and cooled, wherein the heat transfer member comprises a metal layer and a metal oxide layer, the metal oxide layer being located between the metal layer and the electrode leads.