Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Human Resource Management

Degree Level 1

Students will gain basic understanding of the context within which business operate - Management, Law, Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Marketing. We will also expose them towards business & communication skills, computing & IT skills and quantitative skills, independent learning. All Business Management programmes have a common first year so that they will get a solid grounding in business management theories and practices.

Common Modules

• Introduction to Management
• Accounting Skills
• Business and Communications Skills
• Business Economics
• Business Law
• Digital Thinking and Innovation
• Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
• Marketing
• People Management
• Quantitative Skills

Degree Level 2

Students will be exposed to more advanced level of curriculum including behavioural science, business ethics & governance, critical thinking in management, and international culture & communications. In-depth understanding on the discipline and core practices of human resource management will be developed as well. They will gain further understanding of core business processes through the industry-leading software supported by SAP. We will further nurture their independent learning to prepare them for the workplace and for further researches.

Common Modules

• Behavioural Science in Organisation
• Business Ethics and Governance
• Innovation Process
• International Culture and Communications
• Business Research Methods

Specialised Modules

• Employee Development
• Occupational Safety and Health
• Employment Law
• Introduction to HR Analytics
• Employee Relations
• Social Psychology
• Critical Thinking in Management

Internship (16 Weeks)

• Students will undertake an Internship/Industrial Training for a minimum period of 16 weeks to prepare them for a smooth transition from the classroom to the working environment.

Degree Level 3

Students will make use of their previous studies and industrial experience to extend their familiarity in tackling more practical and modern issues of human resource management, through modules that facilitate application of job related skills and knowledge in the field of human resource management. Leadership and strategic management skills will be taught, with aims to groom them as a global business leader. A final year project requires them to explore a topic individually - they will demonstrate their academic and practical aspects of their ability in the chosen area of study.

Common Modules

• Strategic Management
• Venture Building

Specialised Modules

• Managing People and Performance
• Human Factors Psychology
• International Human Resource Management
• Managing Change
• Investigations in Human Resource Management
• Contemporary Issues in HRM
• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Compensation & Benefit
• Sustainability Leadership
• Human Resource Management Project

MQA Compulsory Subjects*

• Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisation (M’sian Students)
• Malay Communication Language (Int’l Students)
• Philosophy and Current Issues
• Workplace Professional Skills
• Integrity and Anti-corruption
• Co-Curriculum

APU-DMU Dual Degree Programme

Students who are under Bachelor’s Degree Programme will have the option to opt-in for the APU-DMU Dual Degree Scheme. Under this Scheme, students will receive 2 Degree Certificates & Transcripts upon graduation: 1 from Asia Pacific University (APU), Malaysia and 1 from De Montfort University (DMU), UK.

Double Your Advantage

• APU's partnership with De Montfort University (DMU), UK enables students to be awarded Dual Awards - separate degree certificates from each institution – and enhances not just teaching and learning experiences, but also career prospects.
• Upon graduation, students will receive 2 Degree Certificates & Transcripts: 1 from APU, Malaysia and 1 from DMU, UK.
• Both degrees are recognised locally & internationally.
• The APU-DMU Dual Degree Programmes are offered under an approved collaboration in accordance with the QAA UK Quality Code for Higher Education for the Assurance of Academic Quality and Standards in Higher Education as published by the United Kingdom Quality Assurance Agency (QAA).