Bachelor of Arts in Human Resource Management

This programme trains students to become managers who are able to contribute to the achievement of organisational goals through gained skills and knowledge and participate in practical problem solving. The aspirations of the programme are linked to the university mission on the provision of quality and innovative higher education that contributes to the development of society. The programme is also anchored on the country’s vision in which there is aspiration to attain economic transformation, Job creation and Human and Social Development. The programme structure covers the theory and practical part including the contemporary issues in the field. This enables the department to achieve the programme objectives of training students who will be relevant to society.

a) Human Resource gaps

The human resource programme will contribute to addressing the gaps or challenges in human resource capital that is required for the development of the country. The country requires competent human resource for the achievement of the economic transformation agenda stipulated in the 8th National Development Plan. Specifically, the human resource programme will make a contribution to this vision through its ability to train human resource managers who will be able to possess the state-of-the-art competency in recruitment and selection processes and required skills for creating appropriate work cultures and environments. This ability will enable the programme address the gap in the industry of requiring professional human resource that contributes to organisational achievements.

b) Relevance

The programme offers both the theory and practical part to enable students acquire knowledge and good understanding of contemporary intellectual and practice of human resource management. The programme offers local and international range of topics that include strategic human resource management, international dimension of human resource management and equal opportunities and diversity. The programme is designed for students who intend to specialise in Human Resource Management with a relevance both for the public and private sector.

c) Acceptability

A stakeholder engagement workshop was held on 10th July, 2024 at which various stakeholders underscored the need for a degree programme in local government administration as a critical step to fostering effective performance of local authorities which would improve service delivery and contribute to national development. The Table below provides a list of stakeholders who attended the workshop.

The aim of this programme is to provide students with required skills and competencies in the practice of human resource management. Students undertaking this programme will have the ability of creating appropriate work environments and cultures that contribute to achievement of organisational goals.

Upon the completion of the Human Resource Management programme, the student is expected to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of key themes, theories, concepts and challenges associated with managing human resource.
2. Acquire knowledge in key areas of human resource management, organizational behaviour and labour law.
3. Explain and apply theory and terminology used in the discipline.
4. Gain expertise that enables them to conduct recruitment processes in the human resource management practice and have the ability of establishing private human resource consulting firms.
5. Qualify for admission to graduate programs within the field.