Program Overview
Human capital is a critical resource for any organization, and the ever-changing industrial and commercial workplace laws, combined with the globalization of industry, mean that human resource management has become an important, strategic business function. Human resource professionals oversee a number of fundamental business processes, from resource planning and recruitment, to developing people and managing change.
The BBA in Human Resource Management will prepare you to contribute both strategically and operationally towards an organization’s development of its workforce. During the program, you will study strategic staffing, compensation and benefits, employee and labour relations, integrated human resource development systems, and decision support processes to help you develop the critical knowledge and core skills needed to become an effective HR professional.
Benefits
With a BBA in Human Resource Management from Canadian University Dubai, you will be equipped to apply various concepts and techniques in order to optimize human talent in the workplace. You will develop both practical and theoretical skills to help you understand, develop and manage the most valuable assets of an organization and to succeed in one of the most diverse and crucial professional disciplines of the twenty-first century.
Career Opportunities
Human resource management is an essential business function that exists across all professional organizations. As a graduate of the program, you will be able to pursue career opportunities in global corporations, government and international agencies, international trade, and international public institutions in the following areas:
- Human Resource Management
- Human Resource Consultancy,
- Human Resource Development
- Staffing
- Compensation, Benefits & Labour Relations
- Organizational Development
- Training and Professional Development
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Alignment
The BBA in Human Resource Management program is aligned with the professional body of HRM practitioner knowledge, as guided by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM, USA). By following the curriculum and actively participating in the HRM program at CUD, students have the opportunity to sit for the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) accreditation upon graduation, and jump-start their careers in the profession. The SHRM alignment also reflects the HRM program’s alignment with CUD’s strategic goals: to prepare our students for the practical realities of the workplace and to deliver value-adding services to our regional community.
Program Structure
| Requirements | Compulsory Credit Hours |
Elective Credit Hours |
Total Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Requirements (GE Courses) | 21 | 06 | 27 |
| Program Core Requirements | 63 | 03 | 66 |
| Program Major Requirements | 24 | 06 | 30 |
| Total | 108 | 15 | 123 |
| Course Code | Course Title | Prerequisite | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory Courses (21 Credits) | ||||
| LNG | 171-2 | English I | None | 3 |
| LNG | 172-2 | English II | LNG171-2 | 3 |
| GED | 101 | Applications of Computer Software | None | 3 |
| GED | 190 | Emirati Studies | None | 3 |
| GED | 255 | Critical Thinking and Problem Solving | LNG172-2 | 3 |
| ENT | 141 | Fundamentals of Innovation, Entrepreneurship 1 | None | 2 |
| ENT | 142 | Fundamentals of Innovation, Entrepreneurship 2 | ENT 141 | 1 |
| MTH | 196 | Mathematics for Business | None | 3 |
| Elective Courses: (06 Credits) Students are required to select Two courses from the following courses | ||||
| BIO | 102 | Biology I | None | 3 |
| SHS | 103 | Chemistry | None | 3 |
| ENV | 201 | Principles of Environmental Science | None | 3 |
| GED | 110 | Modern Art Appreciation | None | 3 |
| GED | 111 | Music Appreciation and Communication | None | 3 |
| GED | 112 | Using Positive Psychology at Work | LNG172-2 | 3 |
| GED | 125 | Ecosystems and Human Health | None | 3 |
| GED | 132 | Science and Technology in Society | None | 3 |
| GED | 196 | Communication skills in Arabic | None | 3 |
| GED | 191 | Islamic Studies | None | 3 |
| GED | 205 | Psychology in Everyday Life | LNG172-2 | 3 |
| GED | 272 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | LNG172-2 | 3 |
| GED | 324 | Ethical Reasoning for Today’s World | LNG172-2 | 3 |
| Course Code | Course Title | Prerequisite | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory Courses 63 Credits (Common to All Majors) | ||||
| ACT | 112 | Principles of Accounting I | None | 3 |
| ACT | 212 | Principles of Accounting II | ACT 112 | 3 |
| ACT | 250 | Fundamentals of Taxation | ACT 112 | 3 |
| ECO | 221 | Principles of Microeconomics | None | 3 |
| ECO | 222 | Principles of Macroeconomics | None | 3 |
| ENT | 241 | Entrepreneurship 1 | ENT 142 | 2 |
| ENT | 242 | Entrepreneurship 2 | ENT 241 | 1 |
| FIN | 202 | Principles of Finance | ACT 112 | 3 |
| HRM | 210 | Human Resource Management | MGT 202 | 3 |
| MGT | 202 | Principles of Management | None | 3 |
| MGT | 210 | Business Report Writing | LNG172-2 | 3 |
| MGT | 220 | Organizational Behavior | HRM 210 | 3 |
| MGT | 231 | Legal Environment of Business | LNG172-, MGT 202 | 3 |
| MKT | 201 | Principles of Marketing | LNG171-2 | 3 |
| QBA | 201 | Business Statistics | MTH 196 or equivalent | 3 |
| INB | 360 | International Business | MGT 202 | 3 |
| MGT | 301 | Introduction to Business Analytics | QBA 201 | 3 |
| MGT | 302 | Business Research Methodologies | MGT 301 | 3 |
| MGT | 361 | Operations Management | MGT 202, MGT 301 | 3 |
| SWS | 351 | Management Information Systems | GED 101 | 3 |
| MGT | 404 | Business Ethics and Social Responsibility | MGT 231 | 3 |
| MGT | 470 | Strategic Management | HRM 210, ECO 221, ECO 222, FIN 202, MKT 201, MGT 361, and 90 Cr. Hrs. | 3 |
| Electives Courses (03 Credits): Students are required to select One course from the following courses | ||||
| EBU | 200 | e-Business Fundamentals* | None | 3 |
| FIN | 322 | Financial Markets and Institutions | ECO 222, FIN 202 | 3 |
| MKT | 301 | Digital Marketing** | MKT 201 | 3 |
| INB | 425 | Cross Cultural Communication and Management*** | MGT 202 | 3 |
| MGT | 430 | Change Management | HRM 210, MGT 220 | 3 |
| * This course is not for the e-Business Major. ** This course is not for the Marketing Major. *** This course is not for the International Business Major. |
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| Course Code | Course Title | Prerequisite | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory Courses (24 Credits) | ||||
| HRM | 202 | Performance Management | HRM 210 | 3 |
| HRM | 303 | Staffing | HRM 210 | 3 |
| HRM | 321 | UAE Labor Law and Relations | HRM 210 | 3 |
| HRM | 370 | Compensation Management | HRM 210, QBA 201 | 3 |
| HRM | 401 | Internship in Human Resource Management | 90 Credit Hours & CGPA ≥ 2.0 | 3 |
| HRM | 410 | Human Resource Development | HRM 370 | 3 |
| HRM | 440 | International Human Resources Management | HRM 210 | 3 |
| HRM | 470 | Strategic Human Resource Management | HRM 202, HRM 370, HRM 410 | 3 |
| Elective Courses (06 Credits): Students are required to select Two courses from the following courses | ||||
| HRM | 260 | Conflict Management | HRM 210 | 3 |
| MGT | 300 | Managing Family Firms | MGT 202, MGT 220 | 3 |
| HRM | 421 | Special Topics in HRM | HRM 210, HRM 321, HRM 303, HRM 370 | 3 |
| MGT | 416 | Leadership | MGT 220 | 3 |