BA in Human Resource Management
This three-year programme prepares you for a career in managing human resources in organisations – a competency of which South Africa has a particular need. You will learn to:
understand people's behaviour, in particular in a working environment;
improve the working and living conditions of people;
understand the South African working environment and to identify career opportunities;
communicate clearly and meaningfully with people;
undertake planning, recruitment and selection of human resources professionally; and
deal with problems in labour relations.
Contact information
Programme overview
Duration
Three years
Campus
Stellenbosch
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Career opportunities
Development manager, human resource manager, psychometrician, management consultant and labour relations practitioner. Leads to postgraduate studies in Human Resource Management or Industrial Psychology.
Occupations:
Manager
Consultant
Psychologist
Minimum admission requirements – NSC/ IEB
- An NSC aggregate of at least 63% (excluding Life Orientation)
- Home Language 50%
- First Additional Language 40%
- Mathematics 50% OR Mathematical Literacy 70%
- Home Language 50%
- First Additional Language 40%
- Mathematics 50% OR Mathematical Literacy 70%
Minimum admission requirements – International curricula
IEB-ISC
IEB-ISC (NBTs compulsory) IEB-ISC aggregate of at least 65% (excluding Active Citizenry)
- Home Language 50%
- First Additional Language 40% Mathematics 50% OR Mathematical Literacy 70%
German Abitur
University Exemption with 65% average
Language requirements will be satisfied by
meeting the exemption requirements
Maths 4 (Nam 6)
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Diploma)
University Exemption with 65% average
Language requirements will be satisfied by meeting the exemption requirements
Maths 4 on HL or 5 on SL
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel AS-level , IGCSE/O-level
University Exemption with
65% average
Language requirements will be satisfied by meeting the exemption requirements
Maths D on AS-Level or C on GCSE/O-Level
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel A-level , IGCSE/O-level
University Exemption with
65% average
Language requirements will be satisfied by meeting the exemption requirements
Maths E on A-Level or C on GCSE/O-Level
IEB-ISC (NBTs compulsory) IEB-ISC aggregate of at least 65% (excluding Active Citizenry)
- Home Language 50%
- First Additional Language 40% Mathematics 50% OR Mathematical Literacy 70%
German Abitur
University Exemption with 65% average
Language requirements will be satisfied by
meeting the exemption requirements
Maths 4 (Nam 6)
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Diploma)
University Exemption with 65% average
Language requirements will be satisfied by meeting the exemption requirements
Maths 4 on HL or 5 on SL
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel AS-level , IGCSE/O-level
University Exemption with
65% average
Language requirements will be satisfied by meeting the exemption requirements
Maths D on AS-Level or C on GCSE/O-Level
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel A-level , IGCSE/O-level
University Exemption with
65% average
Language requirements will be satisfied by meeting the exemption requirements
Maths E on A-Level or C on GCSE/O-Level
Programme structure
Full-time
Last updated
01 April 2026
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