Human Resource Management Specialization MBA
Program Aim
The Human Resources Management specialization prepares students for positions in human resource department leadership, to establish and advance organizational policies and guidelines, and to utilize the tools and techniques for developing transformational work environments. The program prepares graduates to become influential business leaders equipped with the ability to identify, analyze, and solve complex human resource and management issues. It provides students with a thorough knowledge of the issues, topics, methods, and requirements they will encounter in the field of Human Resources. The fundamentals of management, psychology, ethics, and organizational behavior; combined with advanced courses in employment law and labor relations.
Program Objective
The student who graduates with a major in human resource management will be able to:
- Conduct effective human resource planning.
- Explain the processes of job analysis, staffing, appraisal and compensation, career training, and development.
- Identify various performance appraisal systems and critically evaluate their pros and cons.
- Demonstrate cohesive team-management skills with a focus on the group dynamics of an increasingly diverse workforce.
- Utilize various processes and tools for bargaining, negotiating, and resolving disputes.
- Use quantitative and qualitative analytical research methods to evaluate human resource initiatives and solve problems.
- Develop effective written and oral communications consistent with the business and professional environment.
- Apply appropriate techniques to analyze problems and issues, develop business research, report key data, and recommend management strategy and action plans.
- Interpret and apply human resource principles in a global setting.
- Evaluate ethical, social, civic, cultural, and political issues as they relate to the environment of human resources management.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the courses in the human resource management specialization, the graduating students are expected to be able to:
- The ability to deal with a variety of people and situations.
- Duties of a manager: planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the operation of human resources or personnel departments.
- Ability to analyze interaction between individual and work group behavior, leadership styles and organizational cultures.
- How to plan, recruit, train and compensate personnel in an organization.
- Understand the legal and social responsibilities of the human resources function.
- The ability to deal with a variety of people and situations.
- Well-developed written and oral communication skills.
- The ability to utilize current technology.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
- An ability to understand ethical decision models.
- Coordinate internal and external training and recruitment activities.
Program Structure
| Year | Semester | Block | code | Subjects | Credits |
| Core Courses | |||||
| Year 1 | Semester 1 | Block 1 | MG4101 | Management Principle and Organization Behaviour | 4 |
| Block 2 | EC4101 | Managerial Economics | 4 | ||
| Block 3 | AC4101 | Advance Business Accounting & Financial Management | 4 | ||
| Semester 2 | Block 4 | MA4101 | Business Research Methods & Statistics | 4 | |
| Block 5 | MG4104 | Marketing Principles and Practice | 4 | ||
| Block 6 | MG4103 | Strategic Management | 4 | ||
| Specialization Courses | |||||
| Year 2 | Semester 3 | Block 7 | HR4201 | Employee Relations and Labor laws | 4 |
| Block 8 | HR4202 | Human Resource Planning | 4 | ||
| Block 9 | HR4203 | Managerial Competencies and Career Development | 4 | ||
| Semester 4 | Block 10-12 | MG4204 | Project Work | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 45 | ||||
Ms.Bukola Ayoola
Master of Business Administration
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FAQs
The Human Resource Management Specialization MBA program at TAU Guyana is a graduate-level program designed to provide students with advanced knowledge and skills in HRM, including talent acquisition, employee relations, training and development, compensation, and HR strategy.
Admission requirements typically include a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, relevant work experience, academic transcripts, letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose, and sometimes standardized test scores like the GMAT or GRE.
Graduates can pursue various HRM and leadership roles, such as HR managers, talent acquisition specialists, training and development managers, compensation analysts, HR consultants, and employee relations managers, in diverse industries and organizations.
Human Resource (HR) offers a rewarding career focused on managing people, fostering employee engagement, and shaping organizational culture. It provides opportunities to make a positive impact on employee well-being, talent development, and organizational success.
The HR manager oversees various HR functions including recruitment, training, employee relations, performance management, compensation, and benefits administration to ensure alignment with organizational goals and legal compliance.
MBA is a general business degree covering various management disciplines, while MBA HR specializes in human resource management, focusing specifically on HR strategy, policies, and practices.