BA (Honours) in Human Resource Management

Program Overview

This three-year program provides a comprehensive understanding of human resource management, integrating it with business principles. Students develop skills in teamwork, communication, and research, preparing them for careers in HR, recruitment, industrial relations, and training. Graduates have been employed by leading organizations such as Google, PwC, and IBM.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Year 1
• HR in a Corporate Framework
• Organisational Behaviour
• Academic Management Skills
• Business Law
• Management Theory and Practice
• Resourcing and Talent Planning
• Ethics and Corporate Governance
• Employee Relations
• Year 2
• Finance and Accounting for the HR Professional
• Performance and Reward Management
• Employment Law 1
• Professional Development Skills
• HR Analytics and Quantitative Methods
• Learning and Development
• Employment Law 2
• Career Management Skills
• Year 3
• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management
• Sustainability
• Change and Organisation Development
• Contemporary Issues in Industrial Relations
• Additional HRM elective modules
• Plus, two electives

Careers:

• Graduates of this course have a thorough understanding of human resource management, understand the world of business and how HRM integrates with other areas, and boast personal skills in teamwork, communication and research.
• Graduates are employed in human resources, recruitment, industrial relations and training roles in organisations including Google, Comfort Keepers, IBEC, Hertz, PwC, IBM, Arvato, Ergo, Ryanair, NTMA and CPL.