BA in Management with Human Resources Management

Course Overview

This course is designed to enhance and upgrade the general and human resource management knowledge, skills, and aptitude of the students by giving them key inputs in the concerned areas through interactive lectures, case discussions, workshops, roleplays, and self-learning exercises. The program is delivered on a full-time basis mode in each key area by means of a student-centric learning approach. The whole program is highly interactive, and it is expected to enrich the student’s knowledge in key managerial areas; sharpen their managerial skills; and enhance their professional competence in today’s highly dynamic business environment.

FAQs

Accredited Status of Programme

Accredited

Type of Qualification

Undergraduate degree

Career Prospects

HR is a key component of any organization’s senior management team. Though the human resources department is widely known for conducting interviews, explaining company benefits, managing employee relations, providing career development advice and helping hiring managers with performance and productivity expectations, the profession has a much larger role in business today. Hence students who complete the BA in Management with HRM can aspire to work as talent specialists, training and development executives, employee performance managers, HR administrators and HR managers amongst many other vacancies in the HR department that may arise.

Awarding Body

Global College Malta is licensed by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA) as a Higher Education institution. All courses provided by Global Malta are accredited and/or recognised and thus mapped to the MQF/EQF respectively.

Duration

3 years/ 36 months

EQF/ MQF Level

6 – (European/ Malta Qualifications Framework)

ECTS

180 ECTS

Language of Instruction

English

Target Group

Students, managers, or aspiring managers who are keen to progress in their chosen career and want to broaden their knowledge, improve their skills, and increase their competence in a broad range of Business and Management disciplines and functions, including Human Resources Management.

Entry requirements

The entry criteria for the College’s Bachelor of Arts in Management is designed to offer a number of entry routes, so that each applicant’s previously certificated academic qualifications, prior learning experience, and experiential skills can be taken fully into account when determining whether an offer of a place to study can be made. Prior to entering the College’s Bachelor of Arts in Management program, applicants are normally expected to be able to demonstrate a minimum of a Maltese matriculation certificate (or equivalent qualifications), with two subjects at an advanced level, three other subjects at an intermediate level and Systems of Knowledge, and a pass at Grade 5 or better in the English Language Secondary Education Certificate. If the prospective student is not in possession of a secondary education certificate in English, they may be asked by the College to demonstrate their English Language competence. Alternatively, a prospective student can be admitted with three subjects at Advanced Level (MQF 4) (or equivalent qualifications), and a pass at Grade 5 or better in the English Language Secondary Education Certificate.

Modules List

EQF/MQF level of every module, total learning hours and Module Learning Outcome

Module Code	Module Name	EQF/MQF level	ECTS	Total hrs of learning
BABM01	Principles of Business Management	5	15	375
BABM02	Fundamentals of Management Accounting and Finance	5	15	375
BABM03	Human Resources Management	5	15	375
BABM04	Strategic Management	5	15	375
BABM06	Marketing Management	6	15	375
BABM07	Effective Leadership	6	15	375
BABM08	Business and Management Ethics	6	15	375
BABM19	Research Methods	6	15	375
BABM22	International Human Resources Management	6	15	375
BABM23	Employee Development	6	15	375
BABM33	Dissertation / Research Project	6	30	750

Module Teaching and Assessment

Module Teaching & Assessment for all modules except Dissertation

The module will be delivered through a flexible combination of modern face-to-face lectures, webinars, seminars and discussion forums, tutorials, group work, case studies, guest speakers, organisational visits and independent study. Delivery of the module has close regard to the needs of learners. Accordingly, much of the learning is either delivered at times to suit those learners who may have day time employment or child care commitments or made available in a supported teaching format. At all times, the views and needs of students are taken into account. By means of example, theoretical concepts might typically be delivered to students in modern face-to-face lecture formats which may then be further developed through subsequent interactions based around small group seminars, group case study analysis and digital discussions. Modern face-to-face and interactive learning sessions encourage students to critically examine key elements of business and management. In addition to attendance at formal learning sessions, students are expected to undertake independent self-study in order to support their individual learning journeys. The assessment strategy for the module is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate both the theoretical and practical skills they have developed in the module. Thus, the summative assessments for each module could consist of, but not be limited to:

An in-semester test and a final examination.

The in-semester test (25% of the final module mark) lasts for 90 minutes and is a mix of multiple-choice and open-ended questions.
The final two-hour examination (75% of final mark) consists of four multi-part questions, two of which should be answered. It is designed to reflect the learning outcomes.

Individual Report / Project Industry Based Assignment (3000 words – 75% weighing)

Power-Point-Presentation (Group x 2 students) constraint (1000 words – 25% weighing)

All assignments have to include theoretical and critical discussion and will be processed through Turnitin Software for Similarity. Students will be provided knowledge and understanding of how Academic Integrity is applied and how the Turnitin Similarity Report will be interpreted by the Assessors. Additionally, all assignments must be referenced with appropriate citations using the Harvard Referencing Style Guidelines. Both Academic Integrity and Referencing Style practice will be explained in a 2-hour session provided by the College to all students in the student induction phase prior to the commencement of the programme.

Module Teaching & Assessment for Dissertation

Each student will be allocated a supervisor who will help them with the development of their project proposal, oversee progress with the project, comment as appropriate on draft materials produced by the student and be available to assist the student with the project, as appropriate. The final year major project is assessed via the production of a dissertation which is normally some 12,000 to 15,000 words in length. Where necessary, a viva voce will be conducted in those instances where the provisional mark is considered to be a marginal pass. The major project has to include theoretical and critical discussion and is processed through Turnitin Software for Similarity. Students will be provided knowledge and understanding of how Academic Integrity is applied and how the Turnitin Similarity Report will be interpreted by Assessors. Additionally, all assignments must be referenced with appropriate citations using the Harvard Referencing Style Guidelines. Both Academic Integrity and Referencing Style practice will be explained in a 2-hour session provided by the College to all students in the student induction phase prior to the commencement of the programme. To successfully complete the module an overall pass mark of 40% must be achieved. All assessments will be submitted via the internationally recognised plagiarism software Turnitin.

Study Material

All students will have access to EBSCO, the world’s largest online library, Moodle for class notes and Turnitin for the upload of assignments.

Fees and Funding

For Local/EU Students:

Year	Tuition Fees	Application Fees	Registration Fees
Year 1	€3,900	€100	€250
Year 2	€3,750	N/A	N/A
Year 3	€4,500	N/A	N/A

*This course is eligible for the Get Qualified Scheme. Students can get 70% of their tuition fees back upon successful completion of this course.

For International Students:

Year	Tuition Fees	Application Fees	Visa Sup Doc Fee	Registration Fees
Year 1	€6,500	€100	€200	€250
Year 2	€4,750	N/A	N/A	N/A
Year 3	€5,550	N/A	N/A	N/A

Fees include:

Assessment fee
Overall qualification certificate
Course material tutorial support notes
Access to online course resources

Monthly discounts are available, please contact one of our student recruitment staff members to learn more.

Mode of Delivery

Face-to-face

Hours of Total Learning

Total: 4500

Contact Hours: 780

Assessment Hours: 220

Self Study Hours: 3,500

Mode of Attendance

Full-time

Target Audience

19-65+

Address

On campus - SmartCity Malta, SCM01, Ricasoli

Learning outcomes

The program aims to develop advanced knowledge and critical understanding in students regarding modern business management principles and practices. It enables students to gain comprehensive knowledge in accountancy, finance, strategic management, and human resources. Graduates are equipped to operate in multidisciplinary environments across various sectors, capable of critical analysis, decision-making, and professional teamwork. They demonstrate an advanced understanding of business challenges, proposing innovative strategies based on research. The program also fosters critical research skills, global awareness, and cultural insight. Students develop subject-specific interests through focused modules, enhancing their intellectual curiosity and professional development. They gain effective communication skills and advanced knowledge in management accounting, marketing, HRM, and tourism and events management. Graduates emerge with strong problem-solving and management skills, ready for the professional world.

Module Name	Learning Outcome
BABM01 Principles of Business Management	The module features the fundamentals of management through the functions of planning, organising, controlling and leading. It highlights the strategic approach towards managerial decision-making and provides knowledge to students on how to approach problems, challenges and opportunities linked with human resources, motivation and teamwork. It features the key fundamentals on communication, change management and leadership and highlights the importance of ethical behaviour and social responsibility in managerial decision-making. At the end of the module, you will be able to: Exercise management and supervision in the key functions of management, namely, planning, organising, controlling and leading people. Facilitate the process of managing stakeholders and corporate governance in a competitive environment; Study and influence culture and managing organisations through behavioural and situational models through motivational techniques; Address and apply intelligence in unpredictable change in organisations through teams and team work and demonstrate a level of power and reasoning to manage activities effectively and efficiently; Develop performance management systems of people and set measurement control systems; Demonstrate aptitude and capabilities to complete basic finance and budgetary control; Demonstrate an advanced understanding of relevant ethical expectations and any professional regulatory compliance requirements as set out by national and international bodies.
BABM02 Fundamentals of Management Accounting and Finance	Students will have knowledge and understanding of key components of accounting and finance including measuring and reporting financial position, performance and analysing and interpreting financial statements based on cash-flow statements, profit and loss account and balance sheets. The Module provides a sound basis of cost-volume profit analysis, costing and budgeting. Furthermore, it will provide students with knowledge, skills and competencies on how to make basic capital investment decisions and how to manage working capital. At the end of the module, you will be able to: Exercise management and supervision in the key functions of accounting namely, measuring and reporting financial performance, making capital investment decisions, and doing budgets whilst reporting cash flows; Study and influence accounting and finance managerial decisions focusing on making capital investment decision and financing the business in the long and short-term; Be competent in understanding the regulatory requirements as set out by national and international bodies; Address and apply intelligence in unpredictable change in organisations through teams and team work and demonstrate a level of power and reasoning to manage the finance of an organisation effectively and efficiently; Demonstrate an advanced understanding of relevant ethical expectations and any professional regulatory compliance requirements as set out by national and international bodies.
BABM03 Human Resources Management	The module provides students with the knowledge and understanding of strategic HRM and also the skills, abilities and competences to prospective and present managers on how they maximise the potentials of human resources in an organisation. It provide the tools, knowledge and understanding on how the management of human resources management contributes towards corporate objectives. Students will enhance their knowledge and understanding of how HRM theories including performance management, recruitment and selection, employee welfare, ethics and corporate social responsibility, reward systems and talent management can be applied in practice. The module is intended to give students the know-how to resolve HRM issues and highlights the current trends in this important discipline in management. At the end of the module, you will be able to: Be able to critically evaluate and apply theories to practice the main concepts and theories of human resources management; Be able to identify, assess and practice the key functions of the HR functions from a strategic and operational perspective; Be able to identify, determine and apply to practice the international human resources management perspective to issues, challenges and opportunities within the HR function of both public and private sector organisations; Apply human resource management within a restructuring context and general organisational context; Be able to evaluate and apply in practice the basics of human resources planning, recruitment and selection; Be able to identify, evaluate and apply the basic concept of performance and reward management; Be able to assess and critically evaluate the challenges, issues and opportunities for employee involvement, employee relations and human resources training and development needs for both public and private sector organisations; Be able to identify, evaluate and apply practice in employee welfare principles; Be able to apply HRM models, frameworks and HRM paradigms within organisational culture and diversity at the workplace; Demonstrate an advanced understanding of relevant ethical expectations and any professional regulatory compliance requirements as set out by national and international bodies.
BABM04 Strategic Management	The module covers the different environments within which companies and public sector organisations have to operate and gives the students the appropriate knowledge to assess the strategic capabilities of an organisation. It further provides views and concepts of strategic choices and strategic purposes of organisations and highlights the key components of organisational culture and how this influences and impacts the strategy. Various types of business strategies are explained and tools, models and frameworks on how corporate strategy can be applied through diversification are part of the module content. The module includes theories and practical models that can be applied through innovation and mergers, acquisitions and alliances. Leadership and strategic change and how these are applied within a firm are key elements of this module. At the end of the module, you will be able to: Identify the key components of a strategy and issues associated with organisational strategy; Appreciate the contributions of different academic disciplines and theoretical lenses to practice strategy analysis; Analyze macro- and micro-environments on organisational strategy and identify successful strategies for business organisations; Use various concepts and technique to recognize threats and opportunities in the marketplace; Identify and analyses how strategic capabilities can provide sustainable competitive advantage; Understand and undertake stakeholder analysis and corporate responsibilities performance models; Analyse the influence of organisational culture on strategy; Identify and assess generic business strategies and internationalization and their benefits in a competitive environment; Determine the appropriate choices between mergers and acquisition and alliances; Assess the value of strategic change; Demonstrate an advanced understanding of relevant ethical expectations and any professional regulatory compliance requirements as set out by national and international bodies.
BABM06 Marketing Management	The module will enhance the knowledge and understanding of how marketing management can contribute towards organisational goals and how marketing strategies can be planned, executed and reviewed within a specific business environment. It will further enable students resolve marketing issues and provide solutions from a managerial perspective taking into consideration the product, price, place and promotion (the ‘marketing mix’). At the end of the module, you will be able to: Exercise management and supervision in the area of Marketing Management at a level appropriate to MQF Level 6 expectations and understand the role and structure of the marketing function; Critically recognise the importance of marketing in organisations and assess the role and importance of scanning internal and external environment factors and their impact on the marketing function; Critically appreciate the importance and contribution of marketing as a business strategy that interfaces between the organisation and its customers; Critically apply intelligence in the decision-making process that consumers go through as they make a purchase and understand the factors that affect the decision-making process including environmental, psychological or sociocultural factors and their impacts on marketing strategies; Demonstrate competences at a level appropriate to MQF Level 6 expectations in analysing the difference, nature and structure of B2B and consumer buying and its link with the marketing strategy; Critically determine the sources of market research and appreciate ethical concerns surrounding marketing research; Critically apply intelligence in gaining insight into the nature and usage of the three main elements of new media: email marketing; wireless marketing and interacting television marketing and the use of digital marketing; Demonstrate an advanced understanding of relevant ethical expectations and any professional regulatory compliance requirements as set out by national and international bodies.
BABM07 Effective Leadership	In the absence of effective leadership organisations will fail. This module explores the attributes of what makes an effective organisational leader, the techniques they employ and how effective leaders are essential to sustainable succession planning. At the end of the module, you will be able to: Critically understand and effectively apply appropriate leadership behaviours in different organisational circumstances; Effectively collaborate with colleagues to ensure the development of complementary and appropriate leadership approaches across the organisation; Is able to critically monitor leadership behaviours across an organisation through a formal and continuing research process; Demonstrate an advanced understanding of relevant ethical expectations and any professional regulatory compliance requirements as set out by national and international bodies.
BABM08 Business and Management Ethics	The module includes a critical approach towards the on-going and relevant debate on the importance on business ethics and synthesise the knowledge required by managers to lead employees in an ethical approach and how managers will develop their response to issues and circumstances that require an ethical approach. The module also extends and develop the capabilities and skills of the students to act, manage and take ethically correct decisions in a business environment. At the end of the module, you will be able to: Critically exercise management and supervision in the business case for business ethics management and understand the role of managers and leaders in identifying business and organisational ethics; Critically recognise the importance of boundaries of jurisdictional spheres of justice and define the boundaries of economic sphere in the context of business ethics and its impact on a business organisation; Critically appreciate the importance and contribution of the range of ethical and moral issues that arise in management and organisations; Critically apply intelligence in distinguishing between ethical, moral and legal wrongdoing and assess the importance of a particular misdeed; Demonstrate critical competences in analysing good governance and the complex consequences and motives that typically attend ethical and moral issues in management and organisations; Demonstrate critical competence in understanding the implications of different ethical theories for organisations and management and apply relevant theories to ethical issues in a work environment; Critically apply intelligence in comparing different approaches to ethical thinking, explain values and distinguish them from attitudes and beliefs; Demonstrate an advanced understanding of relevant ethical expectations and any professional regulatory compliance requirements as set out by national and international bodies.
BABM19 Research Methods	The module highlights the importance of research mindedness within a business environment and builds upon elements already introduced in the other modules studied on the programme. The module enables students to develop research mindedness, critical understanding and skills for business research. Students will enhance their knowledge and skills on research mindedness and its relevance for practice. They will frame research questions and plan and develop a literature-based project proposal and make use of library/electronic resources. The module will further provide students with knowledge on qualitative and quantitative methodologies and the ethics of business research. The module will enhance a student’s ability to integrate research and theory for evidence-based practice. At the end of the module, you will be able to: Recognise the importance and be able to explain the nature and purpose of research and classify different types of research; Study and demonstrate the main stages in a research process and identify the characteristics of a good research project; Address and apply intelligence in understanding the general standards for research at different levels for effective career progression and self-development; Demonstrate competences and skills in identifying research constraints such as funding, time and resources and determine the knowledge, skills and personal qualities researchers need to produce meaningful research outputs; Demonstrate competence in using different techniques for generating research topics; Address and apply intelligence to negotiate access to data and to consider relevant ethical issues as part of the research project; Apply intelligence and competences in planning the management of a research process; Demonstrate an advanced understanding of relevant ethical expectations and any professional regulatory compliance requirements as set out by national and international bodies.
BABM22 International Human Resources Management	Having regard to an international context, students will also study issues such as recruitment and selection, compensation and reward, training and development and performance management. Students will be encouraged to develop their personal skills and management strategies through the analysis of models, theoretical frameworks and past and current International HRM practices to support international and multinational organisations achieve their strategic goals. At the end of the module, you will be able to: Critically implement appropriate human resources systems and policies in an International context using case studies of multinational corporations; Critically analyse and solve human resource management issues in an international context, having regard to the operations of multinational corporations and workforce profiling; Develop an advanced recruitment and selection strategy; Develop an advanced training and development plan for an organisation; Critically assess the implications of different national cultures on the way in which organisations operate; Demonstrate an advanced understanding of relevant ethical expectations and any professional regulatory compliance requirements as set out by national and international bodies.
BABM23 Employee Development	The module will provide students with various tools and models that can be applied in practice to strengthen an organisation’s human resource through development, learning and enhancement of skills in order to sustain and develop the organisation’s competitiveness. The module further provides students with various conceptual frameworks and theories that can give impetus and drive to managers within the various functions of an organisation and which can be applied in practice to develop employee skills and competences in the short, medium and long-term. At the end of the module, you will be able to: Demonstrate critical analysis abilities to design a training needs analysis including policies, practices and procedures; Demonstrate the critical ability to be able to be responsible for the application of a competency-based system within a work context, having regard to unpredictable and complex employee development programmes; Consistent with the expectations of learning at MQF Level 6, be able to solve employee development problems creatively demonstrating self-initiative through the design and evaluation of training programmes; Consistent with the expectations of learning at MQF Level 6, be able to critically apply innovative and creative training programmes that address the current and future needs of employees and their development; Demonstrate an advanced understanding of relevant ethical expectations and any professional regulatory compliance requirements as set out by national and international bodies.
BABM33 Management Research Project	Each student will be guided on a one-to-one basis by an appointed supervisor on how to identify an appropriate research topic, an appropriate approach to adopt in seeking to address the agreed research question and how to apply relevant research philosophies and strategies. Students will be expected to be able to justify identified research questions and test emerging research hypotheses. The module necessarily seeks to build on BABM19. At the end of the module, you will be able to: Manage and transform a research proposal into a research study that has the potential to add value to the area being explored; Manage the planning of a research project, taking into account potentially complex and unpredictable situations, and including research milestones; Undertake an analytical literature review in the chosen discipline area and, from this review, prepare an appropriate bibliography; Understand and explain the relevance of differing philosophical perspectives and understand the main research paradigms which are significant for a business research project; Understand the importance of research ethics at each stage of a research project, having regard to, for example, the principles of data protection and data management; Review and apply knowledge to determine appropriate sampling techniques for a variety of differing research scenarios and be able to justify their selection; Manage complex techniques to gather secondary and primary data and apply the knowledge, skills and understanding gained to an actual research project; Make a contribution to professional knowledge and practice through the output of the major project; Demonstrate an advanced understanding of relevant ethical expectations and any professional regulatory compliance requirements as set out by national and international bodies.

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