Undergraduate & honours qualifications

Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Development

Qualification code: 98227
NQF level: 8
Total credits: 120
SAQA ID: 88443
APS/AS: 60
Rules:
An appropriate Bachelor's degree or appropriate Advanced Diploma that includes one or more of the following as majors in the final year: Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Training and Development, Education and Industrial Psychology. IOP4864 has been replaced with HRM4802 from 2024. Students who have passed IOP4864 in this curriculum will retain the credit and will not have to register for HRM4802. Students should note that during the course of their studies they would be required to have access to a computer, printer and the internet.
Purpose statement:
The purpose of this qualification is to provide learners with the opportunity to develop professional and specialised competencies in the field of Human Resource Development (HRD). The Postgraduate Diploma: Human Resource Development will enable them to independently identify, analyse and manage human resource development trends, practices and problems in the context of people development in any organisation.
This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes.

Who can register?

  • Applicants (new applicants & Unisa students who applied for admission to a new qualification) may only register if they have received an offer of placement from Unisa and have accepted the offer online. Unisa reserves the right to not process and / or to cancel your registration if it is found that you were incorrectly admitted to a qualification. 
  • Re-registering students may register for the 2024 academic year once the registration period opens.

Please note: Should you wish to start a new qualification, please apply online for the alternative qualification during the prescribed application period.


How to choose your modules

Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate.

  • Co-requisite: Module A is a co-requisite for Module B. You want to register for Module B, but have not yet passed Module A. You must then register for both Modules A and B simultaneously. You may NOT cancel your registration for Module A unless Module B is also cancelled.

  • Pre-requisite: If Module A is a pre-requisite for Module B, you must pass Module A before you may register for Module B.

You may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits / modules per academic year and / or semester: 60 credits per semester or 120 credits per academic year.

The maximum number of credits do not include supplementary and / or aegrotat examinations from a previous semester. Modules taken for non-degree / non-diploma purposes also count towards the maximum number of credits allowed.

You must take your available time into consideration when choosing your modules, as this will impact your academic performance. You need approximately

  • 6 to 8 hours per week for semester modules.
  • 4 to 6 hours per week for year modules.

Click here for more information on managing your studies.

Curriculum for this qualification

While you are deciding on the modules for which you will be registering, write down the module names and codes so that you have something to refer to when completing your registration.

Please click on the modules below to see further information (eg semester/year module, NQF level)

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
HRD4801 - Strategic Human Resource Development
HRD4802 - Organisation Development and Learning in the Context of Human Resource Development
HRD4803 - Advanced Human Resource Development
HRM4802 - The New World of Work: HRM Perspectives
MNG4801 - Strategic Management