Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Human Resource Management
The Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Human Resource Management could, after approved practical work, lead to registration with the South African Board for People Practices (SABPP) as Chartered Human Resource Practitioner. Detailed information is available on the SABPP’s website at www.sabpp.co.za.
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Please note that selection for postgraduate programmes is highly competitive. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the programme.
Minimum admission requirements
Admission requirements
A recognised bachelor’s degree with Industrial Psychology as major;
An average of 65% for Industrial Psychology 314, 324 and 348
A pass mark for the following Industrial Psychology modules:
o 114 and 144,
o 214, 224, 252 and 262,
o 314, 324 and 348
Further requirements
In addition to the requirements above, the following applies:
• If you have a bachelor’s degree without Industrial Psychology as major, you must first pass all the required undergraduate Industrial Psychology modules (listed above) as an occasional student before you can be considered for selection. If you have passed comparable modules elsewhere, you must first obtain exemption from the required modules.
• If you are selected, you must do compulsory job shadowing in an approved organisation for five working days before classes start. You must write a draft report about this work experience (in English) before the programme starts.
Selection
The number of students selected will be influenced by, among other things, staff capacity and the availability of resources within the Department, as well as academic merit and University transformation objectives. As staff capacity and resources may fluctuate from year to year, the number of students selected can also differ from year to year.
Selection decisions are made by a selection committee that considers the following:
• Selection is primarily based on academic performance.
• Over and above admission requirements, a minimum mark of 60% for third year Industrial Psychology or Human Resource Management modules are considered.
• Academic records are reviewed holistically (e.g., marks, study duration, modules repeated).
Programme structure
Programme structure
This programme consists of nine compulsory modules, one of which is a research assignment.
Programme content
You must earn a total of at least 120 credits for this programme.
Compulsory modules (120 credits)
10388 Industrial Relations Theory & Practice (Perspectives and Parties) 781 (12)
10389 Industrial Relations Theory & Practice (Processes) 782 (12)
51829 Labour Law 783 (12)
12942 Organisational Psychology: Contemporary Challenges 775 (12)
12943 Research Assignment: Human Resource
Management 773 (30)
51764 Research Methodology 776 (12)
10716 Strategic Human Resource Development 784 (12)
11915 Strategic Human Resources Management I 785 (12)
11917 Strategic Human Resources Management II 786 (6)