Bachelor in Human Resource Management (Final Year)

Introduction

Would you like to work in an organisation operating internationally and learn more about international HRM challenges, experience intercultural differences and develop new approaches to international HRM? Then the Final Year Human Resource Management at Saxion University of Applied Sciences is an excellent choice!

The Final Year programme Human Resource Management is a course for students who want to develop a career as e.g. an (international) HRM manager, a change agent or a strategic (business) partner.

 The programme has been created for students:

• who have completed three years of higher education in Human Resource Management or a related field of study and wish to finish their four year bachelor programme with an (international) specialisation  in HRM or
• who have attained their bachelor degree in Human Resource Management and wish to receive an additional (internationally acknowledged) Dutch bachelor degree in Human Resource management by completing this international Final Year.

On successful completion of the Final year you will receive the internationally acknowledged Bachelor degree in Human Resource Management.

Course content

International organizations and their staff continually need to adapt to shifts in the external environment and have to feel ‘at home’ anywhere in the world. The programme of this Final Year is aimed at advancing the understanding of human behaviour in the workplace and the contribution of Human Resource (HR) policies and practices to the effectiveness of organizations.

The programme:

• Prepares you as young professional to work in the international arena to help build organisations which are good places to work.
• Teaches you skills to support managers in organizations to achieve their objectives by understanding and improving their people skills.
• Provides you with knowledge of and insight in organisational strategy, structure, culture and human behaviour in organisations coping with a rapidly changing, highly competitive, international environment.
• Conducts research in various subject areas concerning Human Resource Management.
• Develops interpersonal, social and advisory skills at a professional level.
• Gives a solid base in order to be able to function in various positions in business, governments and society.

The Final Year Human Resource Management programme goes further into the following subjects:

• HRM: strategic, tactical and operational level
• International HRM
• EHRM
• Management development
• Managing people across cultures
• Personnel Planning
• Organisational behaviour at both the individual level (Industrial Psychology) and the group & organisation systems level (Organisational behaviour).
• Organisational theory and design
• Organisational change management
• Leadership
• Labour economics, emerging markets, international labour market
• International labour law
• Human resource accounting
• Training of advisory, negotiating and conflict management skills
• Training of people skills
• Research skills and methodology
• Thesis

Specific requirements

First of all, our general entry requirements apply. Next to that, to join this programme, the following requirements are necessary:

• A minimum of three years of higher education in a discipline related to and including Human Resource Management.
• A good command of English with a minimum of an IELTS test score of 6.0 or a TOEFL test-score of 550.
• Having complied with the intake procedure (more information to follow).
• A minimum number of participating students.

Career prospects

After completion of this Final Year you will be an interesting candidate for a career in the international Human Resources business environment.

You can fill the role of a junior international Change Agent and/or Strategic (business) Partner.

The business can expect from you a thorough understanding of business-oriented Human Resources and an adequate translation of the international (corporate) strategy into relevant and modern Human Resources policies and procedures.

As you have a profound knowledge of change processes you will be a well trained professional with a broad set of culturally adapted skills and demonstrate a professional approach as a sparring partner of the management.