Bachelor of Human Resource Management

The Bachelor’s in Human Resource Management program is intended to prepare 21st century graduates with exceptional, knowledge, skills and competencies in human resource management. The graduates will be equipped with the ability to identify, analyze, and solve complex human resource and management issues for changing organizations. It is designed within the context of the National Development plan of Uganda (launched in April 2010) and Vision 2040 Launched in 2013.

This course shall take an interdisciplinary approach to prepare students for positions in human resource department leadership, to establish and advance organizational policies and guidelines, to utilize the tools and techniques for developing transformational work environments.

Career Prospects

Graduates are ideally placed to enter a wide range of positions in human resource management, career counseling, training and development. The careers that await the graduate of Human Resources management professional are as follows: -

  1. Human resources officers
  2. Human resources management expert
  3. Personnel selection and evaluation expert
  4. Human resources department personnel
  5. Vocational training expert
  6. Performance analysis and evaluation expert
  7. Organizational communication expert
  8. Industrial and labor relations expert
  9. Project manager
  10. Employment consultant
Programme Objectives

This programme aims to provide the instruments for appropriate management of human capital that can meet the requirements of the current market and, at the same time, enhance the managed resources. This degree offers the opportunity to acquire in-depth comprehension of the most important factors that influence the behavior of people in organizations in order to create new generations of well-rounded and skillful professionals, especially in the field of individual and group motivation management, evaluation and development of human resources, remuneration policies management, incentive systems management, participatory tools management, and business cooperation and communication, for both the public and private sector.

Learning Outcomes

By end of the programme, students will be able to: -

  1. Identify the trends affecting Human Resource Management.
  2. Analyze human resource activities.
  3. Outline how the strategic human resource planning process is utilized to meet employee and company goals.
  4. Justify to enable performance management.
  5. Write a job description and the job specifications for it based on a job analysis.
  6. Describe monetary and non-monetary compensation plans.
  7. Justify the need for training and development.
  8. Summarize basic previsions of legislation affecting Human Resource Management.
  9. Research a selected topic in Human Resource Management.
Admission Requirements

Students will be admitted to the Bachelor of Human Resource management through three avenues: Direct Entry, Mature Entry and Diploma Entry.

Direct Entry Scheme

Candidates seeking admission through the direct entry shall require the following:

  1. At least two principal passes at same sitting in Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE)
  2. At least five passes at the same seating in Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE)

Diploma Holders Scheme

  1. Applicants should possess at least a lower division in related fields
  2. At least one principal pass and two subsidiary passes at same sitting in Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE)
  3. At least five passes at the same seating in Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE)

Mature Age Entry Scheme

For admission under mature age, a candidate must have sat and passed the university mature age entry examinations from a recognized centre. To sit for university mature age, the candidate must have age of at least 25 years.

Program Duration

The program will extend over a period of three academic years. An academic year shall consist of two semesters and one recess term. A semester shall consist of 15 weeks of lectures. A recess term shall consist of 10 weeks.

Program Options

Year 1 Semester 1 (6 Cores)

Code

Name

LH

TH

PH

CH

CU

BHR 1100

Principles of Human Resource Management

45

-

30

60

4

CSC 1101

Computer Applications & Systems

30

15

15

45

3

BBA 1103

Introduction to Business Administration

30

-

30

45

3

BEC 1103

Business Economics

30

-

30

45

3

BBA 1104

Principles and Practices of Management

30

30

30

60

4

BBA 1106

Communication Skills

30

-

30

45

3

Semester Load

 

 

 

 

20

Year 1 Semester 2 (6 Cores)

BHR 1200

Human Resource Leadership & Team Dynamics

30

30

30

60

4

BBA 1200

Organizational Behaviour

30

-

30

45

3

BBA 2201

Entrepreneurship Development 

45

-

30

60

4

BHR 1201

Human Resource Planning

30

15

15

45

3

BHR 1202

Human Resources Information System

30

 

30

45

3

BHR 2203

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

30

15

15

45

3

Semester Load

 

 

 

 

21

Year 1 Recess Term

COE 1300

Community Engagement I

  

150

75

5

Recess Term Load

 

 

 

 

5

Semester Load

 

Year 2 Semester 1 (5 Cores)

BHR 2102

Occupational Health and Safety

30

-

30

45

3

BBA 2103

Financial Management 

30

15

15

45

3

BBA 2104

Business Statistics

30

30

30

60

4

BHR 2101

Organizational Change & Development

45

-

30

60

4

LWS 2100

Company Law

30

-

30

45

3

Semester Load

17

Year 2 Semester 2 (5 Cores)

BHR 2201

Human Resource Training & Development

30

-

30

45

3

RMS 2201

Research Methods

30

-

30

45

3

BHR 2202

HR Diversity Management

30

-

30

45

3

BHR 2203

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

30

-

30

45

3

BBA 2205

Performance Management

45

-

30

60

4

Semester Load

 

 

 

 

16

Year 2 Recess Term

COE 2300

Community Engagement II

-

-

150

75

5

Recess Term Load

 

 

 

 

5

Semester Load

 

Year 3 Semester 1 (6 Cores)

BHR 3100

Employment Relations

45

-

30

60

4

HPP 2102

Project Planning & Management

30

-

30

45

3

BBA 3101

Strategic Management

30

-

30

45

3

BHR 3102

Human Resource Professional Ethics

30

-

30

45

3

LWS 3110

Labor and Employment Law

30

-

30

45

3

LWS 2107

Business Law

30

30

30

60

4

Semester Load

   

 

20

Year 3 Semester 2 (5 Cores)

BHR 3201

Human Resource Policy 

30

-

30

45

3

RPR 3201

Project

-

120

-

60

4

BHR 3202

International Human Resource Management

30

30

30

60

4

BHR 3203

Salaries and Benefits Management

45

-

30

60

4

BHR 3204

Career Guidance and Counseling

30

-

30

45

3

Semester Load

   

 

18

Year 3 Recess Term

COE 3300

Community Engagement III

-

-

150

75

5

Recess Term Load

 

 

 

 

5

Minimum Graduation Load = 121
Fees per semester

Local Students (East African Community)

Fees per semester (UGX)Functional Fees (UGX)Application Fees (UGX)
1,100,000250,00050,000

International Students

International students pay international student tuition fees which is rated in dollars and this specifically covers only the cost of teaching and many student support services. This tuition below is per academic session and includes both the tuition and functional fees.

Category of ProgrammeFees per academic session (USD)Application / Admission Fee
Bachelor’s Degree$700$30
Undergraduate Diploma$500$30
Undergraduate Certificate$250$30
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