As organisations strive to adapt to the ever-increasing challenges of globalisation, the need for skilled and qualified human resources professionals increases. This course aims to fill a gap in this much needed area of specialisation. The curriculum will provide you with sound knowledge and necessary skills that will enable you to work professionally in settings related to human resources. The programme takes an inter-disciplinary approach towards work and human resources, including perspectives from management, sociology, organisational psychology, education, economics, statistics, public policy, law, accountancy, and health and safety among others. Your knowledge and skill development will be assessed through different types of assessments including individual and group assignments, exams, presentations, projects, practicals and dissertation at the end of the programme. The programme will cover: Work, Labour Market and Society; Organisational Behaviour and Development; Industrial and Employee Relations; Design and Occupational Health and Safety; Personal and Occupational Skills Development; and Research.
Communication and Academic Skills Programme
The communication and academic skills programme complements students’ main course of study. It introduces them to writing and presenting as situated within academic contexts sensitive to specific disciplines and develops their competences for future careers.
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| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| CLS1107 | Sociology of Work | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS1108 | Occupational Psychology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS1111 | Introduction to Social Science | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS1112 | Academic Skills in Work and Human Resources | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
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| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| CLS1102 | Equality at the Place of Work | 8 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS1103 | Employment Law in the Maltese and European Contexts | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ECN1200 | Introductory Economics for Work and HR | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
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| CLS1105 | Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
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| CLS1110 | Labour Economics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS1114 | Qualitative Research Methods | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MGT1944 | Human Resource Management | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
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| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| CLS1104 | Organisational Communication | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS1109 | Industrial Relations | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS1113 | Quantitative Research Methods | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
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| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| CLS1106 | The Evolving Labour Market | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS2101 | The Recruitment Process | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS2102 | Group Behaviour | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS2103 | Performance Management | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ECN2213 | Economic Growth and Development | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
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| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ACC2941 | Elements of Financial Management | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS2104 | Social Policy and the Labour Market | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS2105 | Education and the Labour Market | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS2106 | Motivation and Compensation | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS2107 | Collective Bargaining | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
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| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| CLS2108 | Training and Development | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS2110 | Work-life Issues | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS2111 | Career Choice and Development | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS3104 | Employee Involvement and Participation | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
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| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| CLS3112 | Organisational Design | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS3117 | Topics in Occupational Health, Safety, Wellbeing and Ergonomics | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| PPL2224 | People Development in the Public Sector | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)Students are required to choose ONE elective study-unit to the value of 4 ECTS credits from the following: | |||||||||||
| CLS3119 | Applied Quantitative Research Techniques | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS3120 | Applied Qualitative Research Techniques | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
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| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| CLS3106 | Personality at Work | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS3109 | Managing Abuse at the Work Place | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS3113 | Topics in Employment and Industrial Relations Regulations | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS3118 | Applied Topics in Work and Human Resources | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
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| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| CLS3115 | Research Process in Work and Organisational Behaviour | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CLS3116 | Dissertation | 20 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
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Requirement for the award of Bachelor in Work and Human Resources (Honours): 180 ECTS credits
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of Bachelor in Work and Human Resources (Honours) - B. WHR(Hons) - under the auspices of the Centre for Labour Studies in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy.
