Program Overview

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Human Resource Management

Course Details

• Full Time
• Duration: 3 years
• Intake Date: 17 July 2025, 29 September 2025, 25 November 2025
• Awarding Body: APU, Malaysia

Why choose APU?

• Malaysia’s Premier Digital Tech University
• 5-Star Excellence Rating (SETARA)
• 100% Employability Rate
• Ranked No.16 for International Students in the World
• More than 80,000 Graduates & Alumni

Dual Degree

• 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.

Accreditation

• More Than Just A Human Resource Management Degree
• You have the exciting opportunity of enrolling for the APU-CMI Dual Accreditation by registering for a qualification through APU.
• Students under BA (Hons) Human Resource Management will have the option to also opt-in for a CMI L5 Certificate in Management and Leadership which will be awarded subject to moderation by CMI.

Requirements

• Entry Requirements
• General Requirements
• Direct Entry to Level 1 of the Degree
• STPM: 2 Passes in STPM with a minimum Grade C (GP 2.0) and a Pass in English and Mathematics at SPM Level or its equivalent.
• A-Level: 2 Passes (Grade A-D) in A-Level with a Pass in English and Mathematics at SPM/ O-Level/ IGCSE or its equivalent.
• UEC: 5 Grade B’s in UEC with a Pass in Mathematics and English.
• Matriculation/ Foundation: Passed Foundation programme (minimum CGPA of 2.0).
• Entry to Level 2 of the Degree
• Diploma: Successful completion of the APU Diploma or Successful completion of studies in another recognised institute with academic credits equivalent to Level 1 of an Honours Degree
• English Requirements
• International Students
• IELTS: 5.5
• TOEFL IBT: 46
• Pearson (PTE): 51
• MUET: Band 4

Programme Outline

• What We Teach
• This programme is specifically designed to provide students with:
• An understanding of the context, nature, role and significance of management activities undertaken by managers of Human Resource Management (HRM) in a range of organisations.
• An opportunity to develop well-researched, logical and integrated solutions to multi-faceted problems in uncertain and dynamic contexts.
• Vocationally relevant exposure enabling you to become operationally effective in human resource management.
• A wide range of employment skills such as critical thinking, problem solving and interpretive skills, effective written and oral communication, using IT and business applications, and the ability to conduct research into human resource management issues.

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

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
• Business Research Methods
• Delivering Customer Value
• Social Psychology
• Innovation Processes
• Specialised Modules
• Employee Development
• Employee Relations
• Employment Law
• International Culture and Communications
• Occupational Safety and Health
• Elective Modules (Choose 1)
• Critical Thinking in Management OR Enterprise Resource Planning with SAP Platform

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
• Human Resource Management Project
• International Human Resource Management
• Investigations in Human Resource Management
• Leadership Theory and Practice
• Managing People and Performance
• HR Analytics
• Contemporary Issues in HRM
• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Elective Modules (Choose 2)
• Managing Change OR Building Customer Relationship
• Human Factors Psychology OR Digital Execution

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

Recognitions

• Professional Recognitions
• Upon completion of BA (Hons) Human Resource Management, students are eligible for exemptions in the below Professional Recognition of APU Degree Programmes.
• The Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (MAISCA) (9 papers exemptions out of 16 papers)
• Malaysian Association of Company Secretaries (MACS) (10 papers exemptions out of 16 papers)

Career Path

• Compensation & Benefit Manager
• Employee Relations Manager
• HR Manager
• Performance Management Manager
• Public Relations Manager
• Recruitment Manager
• Training & Development Manager
• HR Analyst
• HR Consultant
• HR Director
• Employment Manager
• Talent Champion
• HR Data Analyst
• Compensation Analyst

Fees & Certification

• Malaysian: RM32,200 (Year 1), RM33,300 (Year 2), RM34,300 (Year 3), RM99,800 (Total)
• International: RM33,600 (Year 1), RM34,800 (Year 2), RM36,200 (Year 3), RM104,600 (Total)
• MQA Cert: Programme code: (R3/0414/6/0111)(08/30)(A6226)