Department of Human Resource Management and Labour Relations

Faculty of Management, Commerce and Law
About Us
 

Originally established as the Department of Industrial Psychology in 1985, the department has recently (in 2002) being renamed as the Department of Human Resource Management and Labour Relations offering tuition in the areas of human resource development, human resource management, industrial psychology and labour relations to undergraduate and postgraduate students. The department has 3 permanent staff members and is supplemented by a part-time lecturer.

Our Vision
We aspire to build up high quality leaders, human resources management practitioners and professionals who make an optimistic and enduring difference to the wellbeing of organisations, individuals, and society.

Our Mission
Our purpose is to bridge the human resources management practice gap in ways that enable the realisation of potential and wellbeing in employment.

Education and Professional Development
A wide range of educational programmes are available at undergraduate, honours, masters and PHD. Our flagship programmes in Human Resource Management is designed to reflect the changing role of HRM in the development and implementation of employment policies and procedures, and skills acquisition and development. Our programme leads to Graduate membership of both the South African Board of personnel practices (SABPP). All our educational and professional development activities are designed to make a significant contribution towards the enhancement of HRM and leadership practice, realising potential and improving employee wellbeing.

Admission Criteria
The four subjects for admission must include any two of the following 20 credit subjects: Accounting, Business Studies, Economics, Information Technology and Mathematics with an achievement level of at least 3 (40 – 49%).
Programmes
The following modules are offered in the department:

  • Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management
  • Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Human Resource Management
  • Master of commerce (MCom) in Human Resource Management
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)/Doctor of Commerce (DCom) Human Resource Management

 

Modules
Modules are offered by the Department:

Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management

  • HRM1541 Psychological Foundations of Human Resource Management (12)
  • HRM 1641 Introduction to Industrial Psychology (12)
  • HRM 2521 Occupational Psychology (15)
  • HRM 2522 Human Resources Development (15)
  • HRM 2621 Research Methodology (15)
  • HRM 2622 Psychometrics (15)
  • HRM 3521 Human Resources Management (15)
  • HRM 3522 Ergonomics (15)
  • HRM 3621 Organisational Psychology (15)
  • HRM 3622 Industrial Relations (15)

Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Human Resource Management

  • HRM 5522 Strategic Human Resources Management
  • HRM 5523 Industrial and Labour Relations
  • HRM 5521 Research Methodology
  • HRM 5524 Human Resources Development
  • HRM 5529 Collective Bargaining and Dispute Resolution
  • HRM 5621 Psychological Assessment
  • HRM 5622 Mini-Dissertation
  • HRM 5623 Organizational Design, Structure and Change
  • HRM 5626 Ergonomics or
  • HRM 5624 Occupational Health and Safety
  • HRM 5629 Affirmative Action, Diversity Management and Empowerment.

Master of commerce (MCOM) in Human Resource Management

Research Dissertation

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)/Doctor of Commerce (DCom) Human Resource Management

Research Thesis/Dissertation

The following is a list of staff members and their contact details in the Department of Human Resource Management and Labour Relations

Name: Ms Mosutoa Monyai
Designation: Lecturer
Qualification: BCOM (UNIVERSITY OF VENDA), MAD (null), BCOHON (UNIVERSITY OF VENDA)
Telephone: 0159628000
Email: Mosutoa.Monyai@univen.ac.za
Office: Building, Office Number , Floor Number

Name: Prof Hlanganipai Ngirande
Designation: Professor In Industrial Psychology
Qualification: DIP (UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL), BASS (UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE), BASSHO (UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE), MCOM (UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE), PHD (UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE)
Telephone: 0159628000
Email: Hlanganipai.ngirande@univen.ac.za
Office: SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES Building, Office Number , Floor Number

Name: Dr Khathutshelo Edith Khashane
Designation: Lecturer In Industrial Psycholgoy
Qualification: BCOM (University of Venda Production), BCOHON (University of Venda Production), MADMIN (UNIVERSITY OF THE NORTH), PHD (UNIVERSITY OF VENDA)
Telephone: 0159628839
Email: khathutshelo.khashane@univen.ac.za
Office: SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES Building, Office Number , Floor Number

Name: Ms Kedibone Doreen Morukhu
Designation: Lecturer
Qualification: BASS (UNIVERSITY OF NORTH-WEST), BADHON (UNIVERSITY OF NORTH-WEST), MADMIN (UNIVERSITY OF NORTH-WEST)
Telephone: 0159628000
Email: Doreen.Morukhu@univen.ac.za
Office: Building, Office Number , Floor Number

Name: Mr Tlabo Raymond Leboho
Designation: Lecturer
Qualification: BADMIN (UNIVERSITY OF VENDA), HRD (UNIVERSITY OF VENDA), MCOM (UNIVERSITY OF VENDA)
Telephone: 0159628000
Email: Tlabo.Leboho@univen.ac.za
Office: Building, Office Number , Floor Number

Name: Ms Luvhengo Tracy Nyatheli
Designation: Junior Lecturer
Qualification: BCOM (UNIVERSITY OF VENDA), BCOHON (UNIVERSITY OF VENDA)
Telephone: 0159628000
Email: tracy.nyatheli@univen.ac.za
Office: Building, Office Number , Floor Number

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