• Industrial and Organisational Psychology: Using knowledge of the psychology of human behaviour to ensure that people work “better” in the workplace.
• Human Resource Management: Managing people using workplace policies and procedures to ensure that they are effective and productive.
• Labour Relations Management: Implementing Labour Relations programmes and acting as mediators through advising and counselling in the workplace.

A great benefit of this programme is that in addition to learning about the core human resource content, students also gain a wider knowledge of business by studying BCom modules, which will make graduates marketable for any number of business job opportunities. The undergraduate degree provides the necessary foundation for students to later specialise in Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Human Resource Management and Labour Relations Management at the postgraduate level.

Accreditation

The BCom (Human Resource Management) degree is accredited at the South African Board for People Practitioners (SABPP).

Characteristics of students who excel in this programme are:

• Effective communication
• Problem-solving
• Comfortable making hard decisions
• Multi-tasker
• Kindness and understanding
• Strong ethics

Most companies have a human resource (HR) division and opportunities exist for a graduate with experience to start their own company providing services based on their specialisation.

Human resources practitioners, human resources consultants, mediators, labour relations specialists, human resources managers, personnel managers, training officers, liaison officers, psychometrists and industrial psychologists. In their capacity as human resources practitioners, graduates will be responsible for matters such as developing human resource strategies and policies, human resource planning, recruitment and selection of employees, training and development of staff, labour relations and personnel administration.

All modules will only be presented in English, which is the University's official language of tuition, communication and correspondence.

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences aspires to be at the cutting edge of economic, financial and management education, as well as research and community engagement within the national, African and global context. Our mission is to advance relevant knowledge and develop employable, innovative and diverse graduates to co-create value for society.

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