BSc in Business and Management (Human Resource Management)

Four years $3,000 per academic year

Overview

*THIS PROGRAMME IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL

Success in a modern business environment is often a delicate balance between organizational financial performance and the health and wellbeing of employees. Human Resource Management (HRM) plays a leading role in supporting organizations to achieve its goals at the same time as ensuring employees thrive at their workplaces.

As part of this 4-year degree, you will gain an understanding of people management systems of organizations including recruitment and selection, employee rewards and remuneration, human resource analytics, and employment relations. With the development of Kurdistan and Iraq’s private sector, national and international companies look for graduates who can apply theory to real industry challenges. During your degree, students will access career-focused electives and internships in industry to build their confidence and gain valuable industry experience.

Admission Requirements

• High School Diploma: High school certificate attained within the last five years and have obtained a high school average score of 65% or above.
• English Language Proficiency: Minimum English Language requirement is 45 in PTE, 5.5 in IELTS -64 in ibt-TOEFL or 95 in Duolingo.
• Equalized transcript is required for students who have graduated from international institutions.
• Conditional Offer may be given to applicants who submit the required minimum score from Versant English Placement Test - Pearson.
• Note! Applicants dismissed for any reason from any university, school or college will not be considered.

• Application Form: Online application is required.
• Official transcripts: Provide a copy of your official transcript (for applicants who graduated from international institutions, an equalized transcript is required).
• Certification Letter from High School: Provide an official letter from your High School Confirming your High School Average.
• A copy of your Passport/ID.

Curriculum

In the first two years of their study, students start with core courses in business. These will give you a solid grasp of business fundamentals such as economics, accounting and business intelligence. You can also gain valuable insight and career skills while you study with advanced career-focused electives and internships in industry. In your human resource management specialization, students will focus on people management, studying areas such as: recruitment and selection; performance and compensation management; human resource analytics and employment relations.

School of Management and Economics (SME), 2024-25 AY

UG Programmes – Business and Management (General, HRM and Marketing):

 

Year-Sem	Module code	Module title	(General)	(HRM)	(Marketing)
AY1-S1	CORE:
	SME101	Principles of Management	X	X	X
	SME102	Academic and Employability Skills	X	X	X
	SME103	Quantitative Methods in Business	X	X	X
AY1-S2	CORE:
	EF101	Principles of Marketing	X	X	X
	SME104	Fundamentals of Accounting	X	X	X
	BBM101	Principles of Economics	X	X	X
AY2-S1	CORE:
	BBM201	People and Work Culture	X	X	X
	SME201	Introduction to Finance and FinTech	X	X	X
	ELEC 1:
	HRM201 / MKT201	Employment Relations / Consumer Behaviour	X
	HRM201	Employment Relations		X
	MKT201	Consumer Behaviour			X
AY2-S2	CORE:
	SME202	Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Business	X	X	X
	SME203	Commercial Law of Iraq	X	X	X
	ELEC 2:
	HRM202 / MKT202	Business Ethics and Sustainability / Sales Management and Personal Selling	X
	HRM202	Business Ethics and Sustainability		X
	MKT202	Sales Management and Personal Selling			X
AY3-S1	CORE:
	BBM301	Entrepreneurship and Innovation	X	X	X
	SME301	Managing Operations and Services in Industry 4.0	X	X	X
	ELEC 3:
	HRM301 / MKT301	Iraqi Labour Law / Relationship Marketing	X
	HRM301	Iraqi Labour Law		X
	MKT301	Relationship Marketing			X
AY3-S2	CORE:
	SME303	International Business	X	X	X
	BBM302	Tourism and Hospitality Management	X	X	X
	ELEC 4:
	HRM302 / MKT302	Human Resource Development / Digital Marketing	X
	HRM302	Human Resource Development		X
	MKT302	Digital Marketing			X
AY4-S1	CORE:
	SME401	Leadership and Change Management	X	X	X
	SME402	Research Methods	X	X	X
	ELEC 5:
	HRM401 / MKT401	Performance Management / Strategic Marketing	X
	HRM401	Performance Management		X
	MKT401	Strategic Marketing			X
AY4-S2	CORE:
	SME403	Strategic Management	X	X	X
	SME404	Applied Research Methods	X	X	X
	ELEC 6:
	HRM402 / MKT402	International HRM / International Marketing	X
	HRM402	International HRM		X
	MKT402	International Marketing			X

Skills Development

Our quality teaching and experiences beyond the classroom will ensure you graduate career ready. Graduates of with a BSc in Business and Human Resource Management degree could consider careers such as human resource advisers and managers, employment relations consultants, organizational development consultants, recruitment consultants, and work, health and safety officers.