Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Human Resources Management
Programme Director: Dr NG, Catherine
The Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Human Resources Management (BCom) is a four-year full-time programme. It is designed for the business associate degree graduates to further their undergraduate degree study in the field of Human Resources Management, and the BCom (Hons) programme will top up the final two years of degree study. Associate degree graduates of CIE will already have satisfied HKBU’s requirement for General Education Courses and BCom programme prerequisite courses. Other entrants who do not meet such requirements will need to make up such courses at CIE concurrently with their top-up study.
This programme consists of a wide range of fundamental business and Human Resources Management courses. It aims to provide students with the solid undergraduate education required for pursuing a career or further study in HRM or related fields.
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
| I) | Core Courses | 39 units |
| II) | Required Courses | 21 units |
| III) | Elective Courses | 27 units |
| IV) | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| V) | General Education Courses | 18 units |
| VI) | Free Electives | 10 units |
| 128 units |
Requirements
| I. | Core Courses | 39 units |
| ACCT1005 Principles of Accounting I* | 3 units | |
| ACCT3005 Cost and Management Accounting I* | 3 units | |
| BHRM2045 Organisational Behaviour | 3 units | |
| BHRM3035 Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility | 3 units | |
| BHRM3045 Business Communications | 3 units | |
| BHRM4095 BCom HRM Project | 3 units | |
| BUSI4026 Strategic Management | 3 units | |
| ECON1016 Principles of Microeconomics* | 3 units | |
| ECON1017 Principles of Macroeconomics* | 3 units | |
| FINE2005 Financial Management* | 3 units | |
| ISEM2005 Management Information Systems* | 3 units | |
| LLAW3007 Principles of Law* | 3 units | |
| MKTG2005 Marketing Management* | 3 units | |
| II. | Required Courses | 21 units |
| BHRM2055 Human Resources Management | 3 units | |
| BHRM3055 Talent Development | 3 units | |
| BHRM3065 Talent Acquisition | 3 units | |
| BHRM4055 Performance Appraisal and Rewards | 3 units | |
| BHRM4065 Labour Relations and Law | 3 units | |
| BHRM4075 Human Resources Research Methods and Analytics | 3 units | |
| BHRM4085 Developing Managerial Skills | 3 units | |
| III. | Elective Courses | 27 units |
| BHRM3018 Human Resources Management Mentoring | 1.5 units | |
| BHRM3019 Human Resources Management Mentoring | 1.5 units | |
| BHRM3125 Entrepreneurship and New Ventures | 3 units | |
| BHRM3135 Business Internship | 3 units | |
| BHRM3145 Leadership | 3 units | |
| BHRM3155 Negotiation | 3 units | |
| BHRM3165 Applied Social Psychology in Organisations | 3 units | |
| BHRM3175 Cross-Cultural and Comparative Management | 3 units | |
| BHRM3185 International Human Resources Management | 3 units | |
| BHRM3195 Human Resources Management Internship | 3 units | |
| BHRM3205 Contemporary Issues in Human Resources Management | 3 units | |
| BHRM4155 Human Resources Strategy and Planning | 3 units | |
| BHRM4165 Human Resources Management in China | 3 units | |
| BMKT3125 International Business: Market, Operations and Strategies | 3 units | |
| BMKT3155 Services Marketing | 3 units | |
| BMKT3205 Fundamentals of Social Entrepreneurship and Social Impact | 3 units | |
| ECON3047 Economic Environment in China | 3 units | |
| ECON3065 Labour Economics | 3 units | |
| ECON3067 Asia-Pacific Economies | 3 units | |
| LLAW3006 Legal Aspects of China Business | 3 units | |
| IV. | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| V. | General Education Courses | 18 units |
| VI. | Free Electives | 10 units |
| 128 units |
* Graduates from associate degree and higher diploma programmes in business or related disciplines can be exempted from Year 1 and Year 2 courses if they have studied relevant courses in their previous studies. All unit transfer or course exemption shall be considered on a case-by-case basis upon admission.
