The degree is fully accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
Programme Overview
The Bachelor of Business in Human Resource Management focuses on the strategic management of people—ensuring organizations have the right talent in the right roles at the right time. Designed for individuals who enjoy working with people and building motivated teams, the programme provides the core skills required to recruit, train, evaluate, reward, and retain staff, as well as manage conflict and foster positive workplace environments.
Practical Learning & CIPD Accreditation
Work placement is an integral part of the programme in Year 3, offering direct real-world experience in professional HR environments. The degree is fully accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), providing graduates with recognized professional standing. Built for maximum flexibility, the course allows students to establish a broad business foundation across the first two years before specializing, with an embedded exit award—the Higher Certificate in Business (NFQ Level 6)—available after Year 2.
Coursework
The curriculum combines fundamental commercial management with specialized human resource methodologies:
- Contemporary HRM: Recruiting, selecting, performance appraisal, total reward systems, and strategic talent development.
- Organisational Behaviour: Understanding individual and team dynamics, employee motivation, leadership, and workplace culture.
- Employment Law: Navigating statutory legal frameworks, contracts of employment, dispute resolution, and industrial relations.
- Core Business Electives: Integrating general management principles, communications, and business operations.
Career Opportunities
Graduates earn a CIPD-accredited Level 7 degree that prepares them for key human resource and general management roles across public, private, and non-profit sectors, along with direct progression routes to Level 8 honours add-on degrees:
- Human Resource Officer & Talent Acquisition Specialist
- Employee Relations & Engagement Coordinator
- Learning & Development Specialist
- HR Operations & Payroll Administrator
- Progression to Level 8 Honours Add-on Programmes & Advanced Business Studies
Upon completion of the degree, graduates possess the professional accreditation and practical skills needed to drive workforce performance and employee engagement, or seamlessly advance into Level 8 honours degree studies.
Year 1
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Business Financial Accounting 1 (M) | Business Financial Accounting 2 (M) |
| Communications and Academic Writing (M) | Data Analysis for Business 1 (M) |
| Microeconomics (M) | Macroeconomics (M) |
| IT for Business 1 (M) | Management in Action (M) |
| An Introduction to Management Theory (M) | Business Psychology 1 (M) |
| Quantitative Techniques 1 (M) | Quantitative Techniques 2 (M) |
M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject
Year 2
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
|---|---|
| Business Cost Accounting (M) | Business Management Accounting (M) |
| Data Analysis for Business 2 (M) | Macroeconomy of Ireland (M) |
| Business Law 1 (M) | Business Law 2 (M) |
| Human Resource Management 1 (M) | Supply Chain Management (M) |
| Introduction to Marketing (M) | Contemporary Marketing Practice (M) |
| Business Psychology 2 (E) | Intermediate Financial Accounting 2 (E) |
| Intermediate Financial Accounting 1 (E) | Human Resource Management 2 (E) |
| IT for Business 2 (E) |
M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject
Year 3
| Semester 5 | Semester 6 |
|---|---|
| Organisational Behaviour 1 (M) | Work Placement (E) |
| Employment Law for Human Resource Management 1 (M) | Business Internship Project (E) |
| Contemporary Issues in HRM (M) | Business English 2 (E) |
| People Management Functions (M) | The Global Economy 2 (E) |
| Applied Human Resource Management 1 (M) | Corporate Finance (E) |
| Business English 1 (E) | Business Information Systems 3 (E) |
| Managerial Economics (E) | Enterprise Development II (E) |
| Strategic Service and CX Excellence (E) | Global Supply Chain Management (E) |
| Purchasing and Supplier Management (E) | New Product Innovation (E) |
| Business Finance (E) | Marketing for Services (E) |
| Operations Management for Business (E) | Study Semester Abroad (E) |
| Business Information Systems 1 (E) |
M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject
Entry Requirements
5 subjects: 06/H7
English or Irish: O6/H7
Mathematics: O6/H7
What follow-on study opportunities are available?
Graduates are elligble to proceed to Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Human Resource Management (NFQ Level 8) year 4.
What exemptions will I receive?
-Notes
-What will I be able to do when I finish the course?
A business degree in HRM is internationally recognised and offers a passport for graduates to work anywhere in the world. Careers in HRM are varied and include: generic HR management, specialist HR roles such as HR recruitment; training and learning coordinator; talent manager; HR leadership; organisational and change coordinator. Graduates may find employment in the private or public sector across all industries including: banking; education; retail and manufacturing.
