Entry Criteria

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.

· Intake: January / May / September

Course Fee

MVR 4,675 per month (MVR 2,833 per month under the government free degree scheme)

MODULES

YEAR 1

1. Introduction to Management

2. Understanding Business and Financial Information (Business, International and Management)  

3. HRM and Leadership in Context 

4. Understanding Organisations and People (Business, International and Management)  

5. Understanding the Principles of Marketing (Business, International and Management)  

6. Contemporary Business Issues 

7. Business Decision Making for Management 

8. Enterprise and  Entrepreneurship

Diploma in Business and Management will be awarded by villa College at the completion of the first year.

YEAR 2

1. Managing People 

2. Management Skills (Business and Management) 

3. Accounting Information for Business

4. Issues in Contemporary Employment Relations

5. Research Methods for Business 

6. The Experience and Practice of Organisations 

7. Equality Law and Diversity Management  

8. Research in HRM and Leadership

YEAR 3

1. Applied Business Project 

2. Strategy and Human Resource Management 

3. Managing Organisational Performance 

4. International HRM  

5. Human Resource Development and Knowledge Management  

6. Coaching in Organisations 

Programme Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this programme participants will be able to;

• Acquire a critical understanding of organisations, their management and the changing external environment in which they operate.

• Be equipped with the employability attributes and skills necessary for a career in business and management; or human resource management.

• Develop an analytical and enquiring approach in the analysis of business problems so that considered and appropriate conclusions are drawn – which can be communicated effectively in a variety of forms.

• Have an informed understanding of critical contemporary business issues and theoretical debates, including ethics & ethical decision-making, sustainability and global citizenship

• Work with academic theory in practice.

• Develop a strong sense of self and the life-long learning skills to make an ongoing contribution to society at large.

• Acquire a critical understanding of issues, debates and techniques associated with contemporary HRM.

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.