HR Management

Nurture talent & inspire teams

Unlock your potential in human resource management with the BA (Hons) in Business (HR Management) degree. This program offers a strong foundation in business principles alongside specialized HR knowledge, highlighting how effective people management is vital for achieving organizational goals. You'll be strongly equipped for diverse HR roles, including HR management, industrial relations, training and organizational development.

Learn how to:

• Analyze business data & trends
• Manage employee relations & legal compliance
• Foster organizational behavior & culture
• Develop strategic management & leadership abilities
• Implement innovative human resource practices

Program structure

This is a full-time, three-year, six-semester EQF level 6/NFQ level 8 honors program (180 ECTS).

In the first year of this honors degree course, you will be given a thorough grounding with core courses in management, organization, marketing, finance, IT and economics as they relate to business. In the second and third years, you will build on this knowledge to gain an advanced understanding of these key areas, as well as acquire specific knowledge and skills relating to human resource management in specialist courses in this pathway. Your studies culminate in a final year capstone research project.  

Learning outcomes

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The BA (Hons) in Business (Human Resource Management) prepares students for future careers in global business ventures and large international organizations.

In addition, after graduating, students will competently:

• Understand the alignment of human resource strategies as a key enabler of organizational strategy.
• Assess the competences required in order to facilitate maximum value contribution from human resources.
• Assess knowledge and information, tools, and techniques in a critical way to confidently adapt to changing business environments.
• Evaluate data and information derived through research to ensure relevant new knowledge is continually incorporated to enhance business planning and decision making.
• Demonstrate interpersonal skills of effective listening, negotiation, persuasion, and presentation in individual and group situations.
• Display an in‐depth understanding of the inter‐relationships between business functions and business processes and their impact on product and service provision.
• Apply diagnostic and creative skills in the solution of business problems showing an interdisciplinary approach to resolution.
• Demonstrate a capacity to contribute to business development and enhanced strategic decision-making.

Degree awarded

On successful completion of this program, you will earn:

• A state-recognized Dublin Business School BA (Hons) in Business degree awarded by Quality & Qualifications Ireland (QQI).

Awarding Body
Quality and Qualifications, Ireland (QQI) is the Irish State body responsible for the Quality Assurance of all education and training services in Ireland. QQI sets quality assurance criteria for the sector and regulates and approves programmes of study. For more information about QQI, click here.