Bachelor of Business (Honours) Human Resource Management (HRM)

Human Resource Management (HRM) is the function within an organisation that focuses on managing people. The objective is having the right people in the right place at the right time. The HRM function deals with recruiting and selecting employees, appraising their performance, deciding what rewards are appropriate, providing suitable training and development opportunities, and providing mechanisms for reducing and avoiding conflicts. Managing people is challenging and the course assists with building a work environment where employees are more motivated.

In the Human Resource Management (HRM) option at Year 3, students study specialist HR subjects in more detail including: Strategic HRM; Organisational Behaviour and Employment Law. In Year 4, students study Applied HRM, Industrial Relations and Contemporary HRM.

Leaving Certificate:

2H5 & 4O6/H7

Subjects required:

• English or Irish O6/H7
• Mathematics O6/H7

You need to complete credit hours to successfully obtain this degree. Please check detail of study units at https://www.itcarlow.ie/courses/type/undergraduate-cao-courses/business-courses/cw908hrm.htm

Bachelor of Business graduates (CW917) can progress into Year 4 of the Bachelor of Business (Honours), (CW908).

Bachelor of Business (Honours) graduates (CW908) may apply to undertake a research or taught masters at Institute of Technology Carlow or other institutions.

You can join one of the following careers:

• Human Resource Manager