BA in Human Resource Management

   About the programme

This three-year programme prepares you for a career in managing human resources in organisations – a competency of which South Africa has a particular need. You will learn to:

• understand people's behaviour, in particular in a working environment;
• improve the working and living conditions of people;
• understand the South African working environment and to identify career opportunities;
• communicate clearly and meaningfully with people;
• undertake planning, recruitment and selection of human resources professionally; and
• deal with problems in labour relations.

   Programme content

First year:  Industrial Psychology, Informational Skills, Psychology, Political Science and Sociology. Also, choose one of the following language subjects: Afrikaans en Nederlands, Afrikaans Language Acquisition, Basic Xhosa, English Studies (if an African language is your home language or a matric subject, choose one of the Afrikaans modules or the English one, otherwise take the Basic Xhosa module).

Second year: Industrial Psychology and Psychology, plus continued study in two of the following subjects: Political Science, Sociology, Social Anthropology.

Third year: Industrial Psychology, plus continued study in two of the following subjects: Psychology, Political Science, Sociology, Social Anthropology.

For further information, see our Calendar entry.

Note:

As a BA student, suppose you are selected for postgraduate studies in the Department of Industrial Psychology. In that case you may migrate to BCom Honours (Human Resource Management) or BCom Honours (Industrial Psychology).

   Admission requirements

• For the NSC an aggregate of at least 63% (excluding Life Orientation)
• Home Language 50%
• First Additional Language 40%
• Mathematics 50% or Mathematical Literacy 70% 

   About the programme

This three-year programme prepares you for a career in managing human resources in organisations – a competency of which South Africa has a particular need. You will learn to:

• understand people's behaviour, in particular in a working environment;
• improve the working and living conditions of people;
• understand the South African working environment and to identify career opportunities;
• communicate clearly and meaningfully with people;
• undertake planning, recruitment and selection of human resources professionally; and
• deal with problems in labour relations.

   Programme content

First year:  Industrial Psychology, Informational Skills, Psychology, Political Science and Sociology. Also, choose one of the following language subjects: Afrikaans en Nederlands, Afrikaans Language Acquisition, Basic Xhosa, English Studies (if an African language is your home language or a matric subject, choose one of the Afrikaans modules or the English one, otherwise take the Basic Xhosa module).

Second year: Industrial Psychology and Psychology, plus continued study in two of the following subjects: Political Science, Sociology, Social Anthropology.

Third year: Industrial Psychology, plus continued study in two of the following subjects: Psychology, Political Science, Sociology, Social Anthropology.

For further information, see our Calendar entry.

Note:

As a BA student, suppose you are selected for postgraduate studies in the Department of Industrial Psychology. In that case you may migrate to BCom Honours (Human Resource Management) or BCom Honours (Industrial Psychology).

   Admission requirements

• For the NSC an aggregate of at least 63% (excluding Life Orientation)
• Home Language 50%
• First Additional Language 40%
• Mathematics 50% or Mathematical Literacy 70%