This programme is aimed at students seeking career growth in strategic human resource management, including job design and analysis, performance and reward systems, labour relations strategy, employee development and talent management. It also addresses the big picture of people management by exploring high-level trends such as globalisation, human capital planning and the impact of technology at the workplace.
Type: undergraduate degree
Duration: 3 years part time
Compulsory Subjects
First year subjects:
- Introduction to the economic and management environment
- Business management
- Economics
- Accounting concepts, principles and procedures
- Accounting reporting
- Psychological processes in work context
- Personality in work context
Second year subjects:
- General management
- Human resources management
- Labour relations management (macro)
- Financial management
- Organisational psychology
- Ergonomics
- Workforce diversity
- Labour economics
Third year subjects:
- Contemporary issues in human resource management
- Training and development
- Labour relations management: micro
- Compensation management
- Human resources planning and the measurement of HR effectiveness
- Career psychology
- Individual differences and work performances
- Performance development
Careers: human resource strategist, labour relations manager, labour economist, compensation manager, career development manager.
Source: www.unisa.ac.za