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Helderberg College of Higher Education

Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management

The Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management in Humanities and Social Sciences is offered by Helderberg College of Higher Education.

Program Length: 4 YEARS.

Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management offered by the Helderberg College of Higher Education at the Faculty of Business

If you are passionate to work in a dynamic business environment and working with people thrills you, Human Resources Management is where you are meant to be!

Programme Purpose

• To impart specialized knowledge in human resource management, industrial psychology, and labour law
• To make you competent in the area of recruitment, selection, induction, training and development, motivation, employee wellness, performance management and retaining the best employees
• To educate you about employee productivity and industrial relations
• To prepare you for advanced studies in the area of HR Management

Qualification Outcomes

• The ability to manage human resources within an organization with an emphasis on workforce planning, labour relations, employee compensation, training and development, industrial psychology, employee assessment, strategic management, legislation, regulations and policies and diversity in the workplace

• Advanced communication skills
• Management of business operations relevant to a Human Resources Manager
• The ability to identify problems in human resource management and practices, select appropriate methods of investigation enquiry and interventions, create and evaluate solutions and new knowledge
• The ability to make ethical business decisions

Curriculum: core modules

ACC 130 Introduction to Accounts IA (12 credits) NQF 5

ACC 131 Introduction to Accounts IB (12 credits) NQF 5

ACC 330 Information Management Systems for Business (12 Credits) NQF 7

ACC 395 Work Integrated Learning: HRM (12 credits) NQF 7

ECN 221 Micro Economics (12 credits) NQF 6

ECN 222 Macro Economics (12 credits) NQF 6

LAW 115 Business Law I (12 credits) NQF 6

LAW 216 Business Law II (8 credits) NQF 7

LAW 326 Business Law III: Company Law (12 credits) NQF 7

MGT 105 Industrial Psychology (12 credits) NQF 6

MGT 141 Principles of Management (12 credits) NQF 6

MGT 145 Human Resource Management I: Fundamentals of HRM (12 credits) NQF 6

MGT 221 Human Resource Management IIA: Personnel Administration & VIP (12 credits) NQF Level 6

MGT 222 Human Resource Management IIB: Organizational Behaviour (12 credits) NQF 7

MGT 231 Industrial Psychology IIA: Labour History & Policy Studies (12 credits) NQF 7

MGT 232 Industrial Psychology IIB: Diversity Management (12 credits) NQF 7

MGT 250 Business Ethics (12 credits) NQF 7

MGT 311 Human Resource Management IIIA: Performance Management (12 credits) NQF 7

MGT 312 Human Resource Management IIIB: Human Resource Development (16 credits) NQF 7

MGT 338 Industrial Psychology IIIA: Negotiation, Mediation, & Bargaining (12 credits) NQF 7

MGT 339 Industrial Psychology IIIB: Psychometrics (12 credits) NQF 7

MGT 345 Business Research Methods (12 credits) NQF 7

MGT 380 Business Research Project (8 credits) NQF 7

MGT 393 Strategic Management (12 credits) NQF 7

MTH 106 Commercial & Financial Maths (12 credits) NQF 5

MTH 225 Business Statistics (12 credits) NQF 6

Foundational Modules

BHS 151 Philosophy of Education & Service (8 credits)

COM 102 Communication Theory (8 Credits) NQF 6

CPT 118 End User Computing I (8 credits) NQF 5

CPT 125 End User Computing II (12 credits) NQF 5

ENG 111 Principles of English I (16 credits) NQF 5

ENG 112 Principles of English II (16 credits) NQF 6

OR ENG 142 Academic Writing (16 credits) NQF 6 [Based on National Benchmark Test score]

HLD 125 HIV/AIDS in the Workplace (4 credits) NQF 5

HLD 226 Personal Health & Safety (8 credits) NQF 5

REB 117 Values, Character, & Personal Enrichment I (8 credits) NQF 5

REB 217 Values, Character, & Personal Enrichment II (8 credits) NQF 5

REB 317 Values, Character, & Personal Enrichment III (8 credits) NQF 5