What do you study at the Faculty of Human Resources? What are the professional possibilities in human resource management? Find out here!
Are you interested in learning how to make a business successful? If you answered these questions in the affirmative, perhaps studying human resource management would be a suitable option for you.
In this article, we’ll explain what human resources are, what you’ll learn on a degree in this field, and what careers are available after you graduate.
What are human resources?
An employee’s skills and knowledge are valuable assets for the company. There are other expressions used when talking about a company’s human resources, such as workforce, workers, personnel, staff, collaborators or simply people. The human resources of a company are people, without them there is no business.
Furthermore, human resources can also refer to the department within a company that manages all things related to employees, from recruiting to hiring staff and training, ensuring that the needs of employees and the company are met.
What do you study at the Faculty of Human Resources?
The courses offered in the area of human resources are varied. You can do a degree in human resource management, a specialization, a master’s or a doctorate. There are even those who graduate in psychology and then work in HR.
In the human resources management course, you will study subjects such as:
- Accounting
- Economy
- Management
- Labor law
- Communications
- Change management
- labor relations
- Training and development
A bachelor’s degree in human resource management covers such a wide range of subjects that it prepares you for an even greater diversity of careers and opportunities.
Careers in human resources
With a degree in the field, the professional can work as a talent acquisition manager, director of human resources, human resources consultant, recruitment manager, position supervisor, training supervisor and much more.
According to the Glassdoor website, the average salary of a human resources director in the United Kingdom is £73,000 to £97,000 per year, according to data from February 2022. In the United States, the average is very similar to the British one. In Australia, a human resources manager earns an average of A$114,000 annually, which is well above the national average salary of A$67,860 in 2021.
What do you need to work with human resources?
Working in human resources isn’t just a matter of being good with people and knowing how to communicate effectively (although both are incredibly important skills in this field). You also need to have excellent organizational and leadership skills.
Human resource specialists need to know about psychology and personal development. This helps to ensure that the right people are recruited into jobs that suit them, which will ultimately allow them to succeed in their work.
Human resources professionals also need to be creative problem solvers, have good critical thinking and be able to deal with conflicts, as the role often involves conflict resolution.
If you think you have what it takes, consider getting a degree in human resources. Helping others achieve their goals and dreams can be just as rewarding. Our own Head of Talent Acquisition at IDP stated.