Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management
The Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources Management programme is designed to expand knowledge of individual and group behavior. This Programme enables participants to develop additional insight into group dynamics, design effective motivation systems for their co-workers, and serve as insightful conflict resolution specialists. This course aims to assist participants to broaden their perspective in the field of Human Resource Management and development. There is a general consensus now that capacity building efforts that have long accompanied the development agenda in Africa need re-thinking because they have not produced the desired results. Africa is the only continent that has not registered any significant improvement in development in the last decade in spite of massive capacity building interventions by its governments and development partners. The following course objectives will be achieved:
- To enable learners to acquire knowledge and skills for now and future work-life balance through proper motivation, management and administration of human resources.
- To introduce students to the academic discipline that underlies the effective management of the human resources and explores both the theory and practice of human resource management activities.
- To enable students have knowledge on how to manage employees’ relations and diversity, collective and individual, retaining commitment through time of change.
Overview
| Code | PDHR |
| Duration | 1 Year |
| Study time | Weekend |
| Intake | April & August |
Entry requirements
Applicants to the Postgraduate Diploma programme must meet the general requirements for admission to Graduate Programmes set by National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) and Kabale University. Specially, applicants must possess the following:
- A Bachelor’s degree with at least lower second-class honors from a recognized institution; OR
- Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) with at least 5 passes and at least two principal passes at Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education(UACE) obtained at the same sitting.
- A professional qualification equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized professional body.
- Working experience will be an added advantage.
Fees structure
| Tuition Fees per Semester (East African) | UGX 725,000 |
|---|---|
| Tuition Fees per Semester (Non East Africans) | UGX 1,087,500 |
Functional Fees
| Compulsory fees | UGX |
| Application fee | 50,000 |
| Registration fees (per Academic Year) | 60,000 |
| Identity Card (Payable once in the 1st Semester) | 20,000 |
| Student Manual (Payable once in the 1st Semester) | 20,000 |
| Library fee (per Academic Year) | 50,000 |
| Medicare fee (per semester) | 30,000 |
| Computer Laboratory fee (per Academic Year) | 100,000 |
| Examination fee (per semester) | 100,000 |
| Innovation fund (per year) | 100,000 |
| Research fee (per Academic Year) | 200,000 [except PGDE] |
| Development Fund (per Academic Year) | 100,000 |
| Student Games Union fee (Academic Year) | 20,000 |
| Student Guild fee (per Academic Year) | 20,000 |
| Contribution to the Uganda National Students’ Association (UNSA) (per Academic Year) | 2,000 |
| Certification (per copy) | 5,000 |
| Graduation fee (Payable on Completion of Studies) | |
| a) Ceremony | 80,000 |
| b) Transcript | 50,000 |
| c) Certificate | 50,000 |
| d) Convocation | 20,000 |
| Total | 200,000 |
| Consequential fees | |
| Late Registration (per semester; after the deadline for official registration) | 50,000 |
| Replacement of Transcript (per issue) | 50,000 |
| Replacement of other University Credentials (Admission Letter, Identity Card, Library Card, etc…) | 20,000 |
| Retake/Supplementary/Missed/Special Exam fee (per course) | 50,000 |
| To be remitted to NCHE via www.ura.go.ug | |
| Contribution to National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) Collections (per Academic Year) | 20,000 |
Fees Structure 2025-2026
Course details
- LH Lecture Hours
- CH Contact Hours
- TH Tutorial Hours
- CU Credit Units
| FIRST YEAR – FIRST SEMESTER | |||||
| HRM6111 | Human Resource Management and Development | LH | PH | CH | CU |
| MRTM8000 | Research Methods | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| HRM6113 | Organizational Behaviour | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| HRM6114 | Labour Laws | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| HRM6115 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| HRM6116 | Management Information Systems | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| MCAR8000 | Computer Applications in Research | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| Total Semester Load | |||||
| FIRST YEAR – SECOND SEMESTER | |||||
| HRM6121 | Human Resource Ethics | LH | PH | CH | CU |
| HRM6122 | Management Consultancy | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| HRM6123 | Performance Management | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| HRM6124 | Business Policy Management | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| HRM6125 | Financial management | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| HRM6126 | Organization Change and Development Management | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 |
| HRM6127 | Industrial Relations | ||||
| HRM 6000 | EXTENDED ESSAY | 0 | 75 | 60 | 4 |