B.Sc Human Resource Management

 

The Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management has a strong theoretical base but uses hands-on techniques and applications to operationalize the conceptual framework and build the competencies of the HR practitioner.

 

The Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resource Management is a part-time programme delivered over a five year period. However, students may complete in two-and- a quarter years if they qualify to join the programme in year three.  Years 1 & 2 of the programme is the Associate Degree in Business Administration.

 

Course Summaries

Bachelor of Science

Human Resource Management

 

HRM407 Compensation and Benefits

Enables students to design and develop compensation systems linked to the strategy of an organization. Some of the specific topics covered are: connection between pay and motivation, legislation governing compensation in Jamaica, international compensation, employee benefits and issues in wage and salary administration.

 

ENG300 Critical Thinking

Enables students to develop skills in reasoning, analysis and presentation of logical arguments.

 

HRM401 Human Resource Counseling

Equips students with necessary counseling techniques to make a meaningful resolution of negative situations at the workplace. Among topics covered are ethical and legal issues arising in the counseling process, alcoholism and substance abuse, employee assistance programmes (EAP’s) and confidentiality and counseling.

 

HRM405 HR Information Systems and Application Technology

Creates awareness of the competitive advantages that organizations can derive from HRIS applications and familiarizes the students with different HRIS systems and issues to consider before implementing one in an organization.

 

RSH300 HRD Research Skills & Methodology

Equips students with basic concepts and techniques of statistics and research so that they can be applied to HR functions within an organization.  Topics covered are research methods, designing and conducting surveys, interviewing, data collection and analysis interpreting and forecasting and writing the report.

 

HRM306 Human Relations in Organizations

With the aid of case studies it explores individual, interpersonal and group behaviour in the context of organizational structure and processes and examines approaches for developing leadership and managing conflict.

 

HRM404 Industrial and Employee Relations

Provides labour/management relations techniques for the amicable resolution of difficult situations.  Topics include Unionization, theories of Industrial relations, collective bargaining, employers’ associations and labour laws in Jamaica.

 

HRM300 Introduction to Human Resource Management

Provides an overview of the various functions that are required of the HRD department in an organization and assists the student in differentiating between the varieties of functions in this portfolio.  Topics include job analysis and design, recruitment and selection, performance management and ethical and legal issues.

 

 

HRM403 Introduction to Labour Economics

Introduces students to basic principles and concepts of  labour  economics. Topics include individual and national labour supply, wages and wage determination, human capital, unemployment and migration and mobility of labour.

 

HRM301 Introduction to Training and Development

Provides an overall understanding of the training process, factors which affect training and selected methods of instruction.  Students will learn how to apply the major theories of learning in designing training programmes and use a simple Myers-Briggs type indicator to conduct psychological testing for employee deployment.

 

HRM303  Job Analysis and Design

Systematically analyzes the tasks, duties responsibilities of jobs within an organization as well as examining the key issues and  approaches in job design.

 

HRM409 Occupational Health and Safety

Provides an in-depth understanding of organizational health and safety issues, as well as training in formulating and implementing health and safety programmes.  Some of the topics covered are: hazardous substance, stress, HIV/AIDS at the workplace, the Factories Act and labour code.

 

HRM402 Organization Design, Development and Dynamics

Examines the nature of organizations and the factors influencing birth, growth, and decline of organizations.  More specifically, organization theorists, analytical framework, pitfalls of project implementation are identified as well as strategies to avoid them.  The skill of using Microsoft Project software in project management is also included.  Additionally the HR practitioner as change agent and the resistance to change are among the topics examined in some detail.

 

HRM410 Organizational Environment and Strategic HRM

Identifies and analyses how internal and external environmental factors affect an organization and the strategic role that the HR practitioner/department can play in addressing this by recommending the strategy best suited to the organization.

 

HRM406 Performance Management

Gives the reasons for performance management and sets out performance management criteria. Students learn to evaluate performance measurement instruments in order to select appropriately and view ways of improving performance feedback.  They also are exposed to the ethical and legal issues surrounding performance appraisal.

 

PRC 400 Practicum

Students are given an opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and competencies gained from the programme in the practicum. The assignment involves teamwork, collection, analysis, interpretation of data and report writing.

 

 

 

PRO400 Project Management Skills

Introduces students to project management techniques and appropriate application to meet the objectives, budgetary targets and specifications of a business organization.

 

HRM304 Recruitment, Selection and Orientation

Introduces techniques for attracting, selecting and retaining competent individuals into an organization.  Learning how to develop an orientation programme and the techniques of organizational socialization are also stressed.

 

SOC300 Social Psychology

Provides an introduction to the way people interact and think about others.  Provides basic psychological principles and concepts to enable students to adopt a scientific approach to the problems and issues that are relevant to the   business sector. The course covers topics such as social perception, identity, cognition, social interaction, social aggression and group processes in an organizational setting.

 

HRM305 Training Analysis, Implementation and Evaluation

Provides skills needed to develop, implement and evaluate training programmes at the workplace. Emphasis is placed on needs assessment and analysis, evaluation instrument design, cost benefit analysis and measuring the returns on training.

Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Resource Management

* Subject to change

Admission Requirements

• 5 CXC’s or GCE ‘O’ Level subjects (including Mathematics and English), or
• A diploma from UCC or its equivalent from a tertiary institution registered by the UCJ
• An associate degree or its equivalent from UCC or from an accredited programme. (required for candidates who seek entry into the third year of the programme)

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

• Candidates entering the programme in the first year (Lower & Upper Division):
  Part-time (evenings or Sundays) 4 years: Part time (evening classes) – 5 years
• Candidates entering the programme in the third year (Upper Division only)
  Part-time (evenings or Sundays) 2 1/2 years

CERTIFICATION
This programme is a joint degree conferred by both UCC and the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ), the recognised accreditation body for tertiary education in Jamaica.

Registration / Student Support For further information, contact: enrollmentadvisors@ucc.edu.jm Phone: (876) 665-3000 Fax:   (876) 968-1926The University College of the Caribbean 17 Worthington Avenue Kingston 5 Jamaica, W.I.