Uganda Christian University

Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management

Program Highlights

The Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management is a Programme designed to train and equip students with leadership and management skills, theories and concepts of human resource management with high standard of integrity, professionalism and high moral standards.

How to Apply

Intakes

Advent/September Intake – Weekend at UCU-Kampala campus and Easter/January – Weekend at Mukono/Main campus

Program Length

One year, maximum two years to complete

Minumum Requirements

In addition to the other University admission requirements for graduate Programmes, to qualify for admission to this Programme the candidate must: • Have an undergraduate degree with a minimum second lower (2:2) from a recognized university; or • Applicants without a second lower (2:2) are required to complete a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration; • Complete a University administrated Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) with a pass mark of 60%.

Courses

This course includes study in the following areas, among others: Human Resource Management, Christian Philosophy and Social Ethics, Management Information Systems, Financial Management for HR, Administrative and Labor Law, Strategic Management and Planning, and Training and Development.

Career Prospects

Career prospects upon completing this degree can be found in local, national and international government, non-profit and private sectors with such titles as: Human Resource Manager, Human Resource Officer, Head of HR Compliance, HR Assistant, HR Training and Development.