Description
This programme is designed to provide students with a deepened, comprehensive, and systematic understanding of human resource management skills and practices needed to make complex and strategic decisions in the workplace. The Bachelor of Human Resource Management Honours Degree is aimed at catapulting students into the specialist field of human resource practitioners and experts by equipping them with strategic thinking skills and deepened knowledge of the discipline. Additionally, through this programme, students will be equipped with the knowledge and skills required to portray and project a critical understanding of the guiding principles, theories, methodologies and best practices of human Resource Management and strategic thinking. In the same vein, on completion of this programme, graduates are expected to be able to plan, design and develop, implement, manage, monitor, strategies that sustain creativity, innovation, and high performance in an organization.
The programme is dedicated to developing existing and new human resource management practitioners by offering expanded comprehensive professional and academic diverse knowledge to solving challenging but strategically based human resource management problems and issues.
General Admissions
In order to be admitted to this programme, candidates must have a Bachelor of Human Resources Management degree at NQF level 7, worth at least 360 credits, or an equivalent qualification from a recognised institution.
Candidates holding a Diploma in Human Resource Management from NUST (then the Polytechnic of Namibia), may be considered for admission into this programme. Candidates may be admitted on advanced standing and be required to take requisite undergraduate courses based on individual candidate’s academic profile.
Career Opportunities
General higher level positions in purchasing, logistics, operations, finance etc.