- Institution : Villa College
- Course Category: Human Resource
- Intake: January / May / September
- Duration: 3 years
- Language: English
- MQA Level: 7
- Delivery Medium:
- Awarding Body: The University of the West of England
Entry Requirement
- 2 passes in A Level/HSC (At GCE A/L, a pass is considered E and above. HSC pass is considered C and above) OR
- Attainment of a Level 4 qualification in a related field OR
- Attainment of Level 4 Foundation Study Programme approved for the specific Diploma programme.
Course Modules
Year 1 Units:
Introduction to Management
Understanding Business and Financial Information (Business, International and Management)
HRM and Leadership in Context
Understanding Organisations and People (Business, International and Management)
Understanding the Principles of Marketing (Business, International and Management)
Contemporary Business Issues
Business Decision Making for Management
Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
Diploma in Business and Management will be awarded by Villa College after the completion of the first year.
Year 2 Units:
Managing People
Management Skills (Business and Management)
Accounting Information for Business
Issues in Contemporary Employment Relations
Research Methods for Business
The Experience and Practice of Organisations
Equality Law and Diversity Management
Research in HRM and Leadership
Year 3 Units:
Applied Business Project
Strategy and Human Resource Management
Managing Organisational Performance
International HRM
Human Resource Development and Knowledge Management
Coaching in Organisations
Course Fee
MVR 4,675 per month x 36 months
(MVR 2,833 per month under the government free degree scheme)
Course Description
The BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management programme offers students a current and integrated business education covering the main disciplines and operational areas of business, with a specific focus on the function and discipline of Human Resource Management. The curriculum aims to challenge students in their ways of thinking, behaving and learning, and issues of ethics and ethical decision-making, sustainability and global citizenship are embedded throughout. It actively seeks input from the external environment and student learning is grounded in the external context wherever appropriate through, for instance, external speakers and assessments require students to test out concepts in practice and reflect on their experience of organizations.
In addition, all students are encouraged by the curriculum into actively pursuing work experience of some kind, i.e. via placement, internship, or volunteering. Student achievement is supported by a clear personal development strand to the programme that is designed to develop transferable skills and brain habits and that facilitate the transition into higher education and underpins employability and lifelong learning.