Bachelor Of Human Resources Management – Muteesa I Royal University

The primary purpose of the Degree in HRM is to equip students as potential HR practitioners with the fundamental knowledge, competencies and values associated with the HR profession. This includes competencies related to employment relations, employee development, Personnel Management functions, workforce planning, learning, performance, reward, wellness, employment relationship management and organisational change to provide an effective efficient service in line with business strategy.

This programme opens up a wide variety of career options in the business world and includes fields such as business law, organizational behavior, theoretical knowledge of human resources practice, Labour and staffing combined with hands on practical skills. Occupational Health & Safety at Work is core.

Upon completion of the Bachelor of Human Resource Management degree, students will be able to:

Evaluate internal and external organizational environments and the impact of their interrelationships on human resource functions
Analyze the process of job analysis, staffing, appraisal and compensation, training, career planning, and organizational development
Examine the interaction among management, labour, and labour law
Develop and apply HR planning, recruitment, and selection practices that conform to commonly accepted professional standards and are legally sustainable.
Develop and apply training needs analysis, instructional objectives, training program design that fully utilizes multimedia capabilities, and training evaluation practices so that training has a positive return on investment (ROI) for the business.
Develop and apply performance appraisal forms and corrective performance management actions including feedback and disciplinary measures so that they are effective and legally sustainable.
Develop and apply compensation, benefit, and reward systems that facilitate the attraction, development, and retention of a high-performance workforce and are legally sustainable.
Develop and apply labor-management practices that foster a productive work environment and that are legally sustainable.
Develop and apply HR information systems (HRIS) that support effective decision-making in all HR areas (i.e., staffing, training, performance management, compensation and reward systems, and labor-management practices).

Period of Registration	Continue Studies	Conditional Re-admission	No re-admission
After 1 year	38 Credits	20- 18 Credits	Less than 18 credits
After 2 years	74 Credits	34 – 20 credits	Less than 20 Credits
Total Graduation Credits	(115 credits)

*Key: Credit Hour/ Credit Value (CU), Lecture Hour (LH), Practical Hour (PH) and Contact Hour (CH)* Bachelor of Human Resources Management (BHRM)		Presented Semester or Year	CU/ Credit Value	LH	PH	CH
Unit Code	Name/Description
Year 1 – Semester 1
MGT 1101 B	Principles of Business Management	Semester 1	3	45	0	45
FIN 1102 B	Micro Economics	Semester 1	3	45	0	45
FND 1101 B	Communication Skills	Semester 1	3	45	0	45
ICT 1108 B	Computer Literacy	Semester 1	3	45	15	45
FIN 1103 B	Principles of Accounting	Semester 1	3	45	0	45
MGT 1102 B	Introduction to Human Resource	Semester 1	4	60	0	60
Total credits for the semester 1 load			22

Year 1 – Semester 2
FND 1205 B	History and Cultural Heritage of Uganda	Semester 2	3	45	0	45
FIN 1202 B	Macro Economics	Semester 2	3	45	0	45
MGT 1201 B	Entrepreneurship Skills Development	Semester 2	3	45	0	45
FIN 1201 B	Financial Management	Semester 2	3	45	0	45
ADM 1202 B	Business Law	Semester 2	3	45	0	45
MGT1202 B	Human Resource Planning	Semester 2	4	60	0	60
Total credits for the semester 2 load			19

Year 2 - Semester 1
MGT 2104 B	Employee Guidance and Counselling	Semester 1	3	45	0	45
MGT 2103 B	Project Planning and Management	Semester 1	3	45	0	45
MGT 2101 B	Research Methods	Semester 1	3	45	0	45
MGT 2105 B	Performance Management	Semester 1	3	45	0	45
MGT 2106 B	Human Resource Procurement	Semester 1	4	60	0	60
MGT 2107 B	Organisational Behaviour	Semester 1	3	45	0	45
Total credits for the semester 1 load			19

Year 2	Semester 2
FIN 2201 B	Taxation Management	Semester 2	3	45	0	45
MGT 2203 B	Production and Operations Management	Semester 2	3	45	0	45
MGT 2206 B	Management Information Systems	Semester 2	3	45	0	45
MGT 2204B	Occupational Health & Safety at Work	Semester 2	4	60	0	60
MGT 2205 B	Employee Compensation & Management	Semester 2	3	45	0	45
MGT 2202 B	Ethics	Semester 2	4	0	120	0
Total credits for the semester 2 load			20

Year 3 - Semester 1
MGT 3103 B	Employee Training & Development	Semester 1	3	45	0	45
FIN 3102 B	Managerial Economics	Semester 1	3	45	0	45
MGT 3102 B	Customer Care	Semester 1	3	45	0	45
FIN 3101 B	Labour Economics	Semester 1	4	60	0	60
ADM 3104 B	Labour Law	Semester 1	3	45	0	45
MGT 2102 B	Industrial Relations	Semester 1	3	45	0	45
Total credits for the semester 1 load			19

Year 3 - Semester 2
MGT 3207 B	Management Skills Development	Semester 2	3	45	0	45
MGT 3204 B	Career Planning & Management	Semester 2	3	45	0	45
MGT 3206 B	Strategic Human Resource Management	Semester 2	3	45	0	45
MGT 3205 B	Public Human Resource Practice	Semester 2	3	45	0	45
MGT 3201 B	Internship (Core)	Semester 2	5	0	120	0
MGT 3202 B	Research Project (Core)	Semester 2	5	0	120	0
Total credits for the semester 2 load			22

Total Graduation Load (Credits)			115/121

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