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Human Resources Manager

Human Resources Managers are responsible for policies and practices in an organisation, dealing with the recruitment and selection of employees, improving performance and productivity, pay and fringe benefits, and for creating a good relationship between managers and employees.


Available Qualifications:

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A relevant 360-credit Diploma in the chosen field of specialisation listed above, or an equivalent qualification, with a mark of at least 60% obtained in the relevant majors of the previous qualification. Candidates who wish to specialise in Financial Planning and Services (Qualification Code 40406) must have majored in at least one of the following fields (or its equivalent) in their previous qualification: (Business) Management; Economics; Financial Accounting; Internal Auditing; Management Accounting; Administrative Management.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A relevant 360-credit Diploma in the chosen field of specialisation listed above, or an equivalent qualification, with a mark of at least 60% obtained in the relevant majors of the previous qualification. Candidates who wish to specialise in Financial Planning and Services (Qualification Code 40406) must have majored in at least one of the following fields (or its equivalent) in their previous qualification: (Business) Management; Economics; Financial Accounting; Internal Auditing; Management Accounting; Administrative Management.

 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 

Minimum NSC statutory requirements for diploma entry must be met. 
An applicant with NSC Grade 12 Mathematics or Technical Mathematics requires a minimum Applicant Score of 330. 
An applicant with NSC Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy requires a minimum Applicant Score of 345. 
NSC achievement rating of at least level 35% for Mathematics or Technical Mathematics or 55% for Mathematical Literacy. 
 

 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 

Minimum NSC statutory requirements for diploma entry must be met. 
An applicant with NSC Grade 12 Mathematics or Technical Mathematics requires a minimum Applicant Score of 330. 
An applicant with NSC Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy requires a minimum Applicant Score of 345. 
NSC achievement rating of at least level 35% for Mathematics or Technical Mathematics or 55% for Mathematical Literacy. 
 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

·         Minimum NSC statutory requirements for diploma entry must be met.

·         An applicant with NSC Grade 12 Mathematics or Technical Mathematics requires a minimum Applicant Score of 310.

·         An applicant with NSC Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy requires a minimum Applicant Score of 325.

·         NSC achievement rating of at least level 30% for Mathematics or Technical Mathematics or 50% for Mathematical Literacy. 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR CURRENT GRADE 12 LEARNERS

  • Minimum NSC statutory requirements for degree entry must be met.
  • An applicant with NSC Grade 12 Mathematics or Technical Mathematics requires a minimum Applicant Score of 350.
  • An applicant with NSC Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy requires a minimum Applicant Score of 365.
  • NSC achievement rating of at least level 40% for Mathematics or Technical Mathematics or 70% for Mathematical Literacy.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS WHO MATRICULATED PRIOR TO 2008

  • Matriculation exemption/endorsement.
  • Learners must score at least 27 points on the university’s SPS rating scale. 
  • Mathematics minimum pass mark of at least a SG=E.

 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR CURRENT GRADE 12 LEARNERS

  • Minimum NSC statutory requirements for degree entry must be met.
  • An applicant with NSC Grade 12 Mathematics requires a minimum Applicant Score of 390.
  • NSC achievement rating of at least 50% for Mathematics.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS WHO MATRICULATED PRIOR TO 2008

  • Matriculation exemption/endorsement.
  • Mathematics minimum pass mark of HG=E or SG=C.
  • Learners must score at least 31 points on the university’s SPS rating scale. 

 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
An Advanced Diploma in Business Studies with specialisation in Human Resources Management or an equivalent qualification at NQF Level 7, with an aggregate of at least 60% or attained at an equivalent grade.

 

 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
An Advanced Diploma in Business Studies with specialisation in Human Resources Management or an equivalent qualification at NQF Level 7, with an aggregate of at least 60% or attained at an equivalent grade.

 

 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, or an equivalent qualification, with an average mark of at least 60% for the required Industrial and Organisational Psychology modules at NQF Level 7.

Any deviation from these admission requirements is subject to approval by the Head of Department of IOP in terms of guidelines provided by the Faculty Management Committee.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, or an equivalent qualification, with an average mark of at least 60% for the required Industrial and Organisational Psychology modules at NQF Level 7.

Any deviation from these admission requirements is subject to approval by the Head of Department of IOP in terms of guidelines provided by the Faculty Management Committee.

 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  • Persons shall not be registered as candidates for the Honours degree except by permission of the Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, on the recommendation of the Head of the Department concerned.
  • Unless Senate decides otherwise, candidates shall be admitted only if they have a first degree with an aggregate pass of at least 60% with major subjects of at least one of the following: Sociology, Psychology, Industrial Psychology, Economics or Business Economics, Labour Law or Political Science, Business Management or Human Resource Management.
  • In addition, candidates may be required to supplement their knowledge of a particular topic to the satisfaction of the Head of Department before being allowed to proceed to the corresponding section of the Honours degree.

 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  • Persons shall not be registered as candidates for the Honours degree except by permission of the Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, on the recommendation of the Head of the Department concerned.
  • Unless Senate decides otherwise, candidates shall be admitted only if they have a first degree with an aggregate pass of at least 60% with major subjects of at least one of the following: Sociology, Psychology, Industrial Psychology, Economics or Business Economics, Labour Law or Political Science, Business Management or Human Resource Management.
  • In addition, candidates may be required to supplement their knowledge of a particular topic to the satisfaction of the Head of Department before being allowed to proceed to the corresponding section of the Honours degree.

 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  • Persons shall not be registered as candidates for the Honours degree except by permission of the Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, on the recommendation of the Head of the Department concerned.
  • Unless Senate decides otherwise, candidates shall be admitted only if they have a first degree with an aggregate pass of at least 60% with major subjects of at least one of the following: Sociology, Psychology, Industrial Psychology, Economics or Business Economics, Labour Law or Political Science, Business Management or Human Resource Management.
  • In addition, candidates may be required to supplement their knowledge of a particular topic to the satisfaction of the Head of Department before being allowed to proceed to the corresponding section of the Honours degree.

 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  • Persons shall not be registered as candidates for the Honours degree except by permission of the Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, on the recommendation of the Head of the Department concerned.
  • Unless Senate decides otherwise, candidates shall be admitted only if they have a first degree with an aggregate pass of at least 60% with major subjects of at least one of the following: Sociology, Psychology, Industrial Psychology, Economics or Business Economics, Labour Law or Political Science, Business Management or Human Resource Management.
  • In addition, candidates may be required to supplement their knowledge of a particular topic to the satisfaction of the Head of Department before being allowed to proceed to the corresponding section of the Honours degree.

 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 

 
A cognate honours degree, postgraduate diploma, 480-credit bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification at NQF Exit Level 8, with all major modules passed with at least 60% or attained at an equivalent grade and level. 
 
Included in the above will be a level-appropriate externally-examined and/or moderated research project, mini-dissertation or treatise of at least 8,000 - 10,000 words and a module in research methods/ methodology, each passed with at least 60% or attained at an equivalent grade and level. 
 
Candidates considered for admission on the strength of a qualification that does not include a module in research methods/methodology and a research project, mini-dissertation or treatise of at least 8,000 - 10,000 words will be required to complete and pass such additional modules at the appropriate level, each with at least 60% prior to acceptance for registration for the master’s degree. 
 
Students in possession of a cognate Bachelor of Technology degree (BTech) may be admitted with the understanding that additional requirements as a condition for admission may be recommended by the HOD for approval by the RTIC of the relevant School within the Faculty. Such additional requirements may include, but are not limited to, the following:  
 
Register for and pass, with at least 60% or attain at an equivalent grade, an additional module or modules at the appropriate level; 
 
Obtain a further 120-credit qualification at the appropriate level (e.g. a cognate postgraduate diploma or an honours degree); 
 
Submit and orally defend a draft research proposal. 

 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 

 
A cognate honours degree, postgraduate diploma, 480-credit bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification at NQF Exit Level 8, with all major modules passed with at least 60% or attained at an equivalent grade and level. 
 
Included in the above will be a level-appropriate externally-examined and/or moderated research project, mini-dissertation or treatise of at least 8,000 - 10,000 words and a module in research methods/ methodology, each passed with at least 60% or attained at an equivalent grade and level. 
 
Candidates considered for admission on the strength of a qualification that does not include a module in research methods/methodology and a research project, mini-dissertation or treatise of at least 8,000 - 10,000 words will be required to complete and pass such additional modules at the appropriate level, each with at least 60% prior to acceptance for registration for the master’s degree. 
 
Students in possession of a cognate Bachelor of Technology degree (BTech) may be admitted with the understanding that additional requirements as a condition for admission may be recommended by the HOD for approval by the RTIC of the relevant School within the Faculty. Such additional requirements may include, but are not limited to, the following:  
 
Register for and pass, with at least 60% or attain at an equivalent grade, an additional module or modules at the appropriate level; 
 
Obtain a further 120-credit qualification at the appropriate level (e.g. a cognate postgraduate diploma or an honours degree); 
 
Submit and orally defend a draft research proposal. 

 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 

 
A cognate honours degree, postgraduate diploma, 480-credit bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification at NQF Exit Level 8, with all major modules passed with at least 60% or attained at an equivalent grade and level. 
 
Included in the above will be a level-appropriate externally-examined and/or moderated research project, mini-dissertation or treatise of at least 8,000 - 10,000 words and a module in research methods/ methodology, each passed with at least 60% or attained at an equivalent grade and level. 
 
Candidates considered for admission on the strength of a qualification that does not include a module in research methods/methodology and a research project, mini-dissertation or treatise of at least 8,000 - 10,000 words will be required to complete and pass such additional modules at the appropriate level, each with at least 60% prior to acceptance for registration for the master’s degree. 
 
Students in possession of a cognate Bachelor of Technology degree (BTech) may be admitted with the understanding that additional requirements as a condition for admission may be recommended by the HOD for approval by the RTIC of the relevant School within the Faculty. Such additional requirements may include, but are not limited to, the following:  
 
Register for and pass, with at least 60% or attain at an equivalent grade, an additional module or modules at the appropriate level; 
 
Obtain a further 120-credit qualification at the appropriate level (e.g. a cognate postgraduate diploma or an honours degree); 
 
Submit and orally defend a draft research proposal. 

 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 

 
A cognate honours degree, postgraduate diploma, 480-credit bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification at NQF Exit Level 8, with all major modules passed with at least 60% or attained at an equivalent grade and level. 
 
Included in the above will be a level-appropriate externally-examined and/or moderated research project, mini-dissertation or treatise of at least 8,000 - 10,000 words and a module in research methods/ methodology, each passed with at least 60% or attained at an equivalent grade and level. 
 
Candidates considered for admission on the strength of a qualification that does not include a module in research methods/methodology and a research project, mini-dissertation or treatise of at least 8,000 - 10,000 words will be required to complete and pass such additional modules at the appropriate level, each with at least 60% prior to acceptance for registration for the master’s degree. 
 
Students in possession of a cognate Bachelor of Technology degree (BTech) may be admitted with the understanding that additional requirements as a condition for admission may be recommended by the HOD for approval by the RTIC of the relevant School within the Faculty. Such additional requirements may include, but are not limited to, the following:  
 
Register for and pass, with at least 60% or attain at an equivalent grade, an additional module or modules at the appropriate level; 
 
Obtain a further 120-credit qualification at the appropriate level (e.g. a cognate postgraduate diploma or an honours degree); 
 
Submit and orally defend a draft research proposal. 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 

 
A cognate honours degree, postgraduate diploma, 480-credit bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification at NQF Exit Level 8, with all major modules passed with at least 60% or attained at an equivalent grade and level. 
 
Included in the above will be a level-appropriate externally-examined and/or moderated research project, mini-dissertation or treatise of at least 8,000 - 10,000 words and a module in research methods/ methodology, each passed with at least 60% or attained at an equivalent grade and level. 
 
Candidates considered for admission on the strength of a qualification that does not include a module in research methods/methodology and a research project, mini-dissertation or treatise of at least 8,000 - 10,000 words will be required to complete and pass such additional modules at the appropriate level, each with at least 60% prior to acceptance for registration for the master’s degree. 
 
Students in possession of a cognate Bachelor of Technology degree (BTech) may be admitted with the understanding that additional requirements as a condition for admission may be recommended by the HOD for approval by the RTIC of the relevant School within the Faculty. Such additional requirements may include, but are not limited to, the following:  
 
Register for and pass, with at least 60% or attain at an equivalent grade, an additional module or modules at the appropriate level; 
 
Obtain a further 120-credit qualification at the appropriate level (e.g. a cognate postgraduate diploma or an honours degree); 
  
Submit and orally defend a draft research proposal.
 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 

 
A cognate honours degree, postgraduate diploma, 480-credit bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification at NQF Exit Level 8, with all major modules passed with at least 60% or attained at an equivalent grade and level. 
 
Included in the above will be a level-appropriate externally-examined and/or moderated research project, mini-dissertation or treatise of at least 8,000 - 10,000 words and a module in research methods/ methodology, each passed with at least 60% or attained at an equivalent grade and level. 
 
Candidates considered for admission on the strength of a qualification that does not include a module in research methods/methodology and a research project, mini-dissertation or treatise of at least 8,000 - 10,000 words will be required to complete and pass such additional modules at the appropriate level, each with at least 60% prior to acceptance for registration for the master’s degree. 
 
Students in possession of a cognate Bachelor of Technology degree (BTech) may be admitted with the understanding that additional requirements as a condition for admission may be recommended by the HOD for approval by the RTIC of the relevant School within the Faculty. Such additional requirements may include, but are not limited to, the following:  
 
Register for and pass, with at least 60% or attain at an equivalent grade, an additional module or modules at the appropriate level; 
 
Obtain a further 120-credit qualification at the appropriate level (e.g. a cognate postgraduate diploma or an honours degree); 
  
Submit and orally defend a draft research proposal.
 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS  

 
A cognate master’s degree by research only, passed with at least 60% or an equivalent grade that reflects a relevant standard of knowledge in a particular field as well as research competence  
 
OR 
 
A cognate master’s degree by course work and research, with the treatise or mini-dissertation passed with at least 60% or an equivalent grade. In addition, a pass of at least 60% or an equivalent grade should have been attained for each of the course work modules.  
 
Candidates who have completed their master’s degree by course work and treatise or mini-dissertation may be required to do and pass an approved research methodology module, at the appropriate level, with at least a 60% or an equivalent grade, should such a module not have been included in their learning programme. 
 
Candidates who have not met all of the criteria as outlined above, may apply for provisional registration for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and will be required to register for and pass, with at least 60% or an equivalent grade, a module or modules as recommended by the HOD for approval by the RTI Committee of the relevant School within the Faculty 
 
 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS  

 
A cognate master’s degree by research only, passed with at least 60% or an equivalent grade that reflects a relevant standard of knowledge in a particular field as well as research competence  
 
OR 
 
A cognate master’s degree by course work and research, with the treatise or mini-dissertation passed with at least 60% or an equivalent grade. In addition, a pass of at least 60% or an equivalent grade should have been attained for each of the course work modules.  
 
Candidates who have completed their master’s degree by course work and treatise or mini-dissertation may be required to do and pass an approved research methodology module, at the appropriate level, with at least a 60% or an equivalent grade, should such a module not have been included in their learning programme. 
 
Candidates who have not met all of the criteria as outlined above, may apply for provisional registration for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and will be required to register for and pass, with at least 60% or an equivalent grade, a module or modules as recommended by the HOD for approval by the RTI Committee of the relevant School within the Faculty