Offered by Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Canada, BA/BS in Human Resource Management is a bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management programme. Tuition for international students is CAD 3,301 per credit (CAD 918 per credit for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Human Resource Management
Local tuition: CAD 918 / credit
International tuition: CAD 3,301 / credit
We have no an application deadline on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
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Human Resource Management is a Bachelor of Commerce major at the Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary's University. The curriculum covers staffing, training and development, compensation management, labour relations, unions, managing diversity, and workplace health and safety. Students learn to develop procedures for analyzing jobs and identifying applicants best matched to job requirements, and to conduct recruitment, selection, training, and employee motivation processes. The major combines core business coursework with human-resource-specific study, giving students both a general commerce foundation and specialized knowledge of workforce management. Graduates are prepared for roles in human resources departments, including recruitment, employee relations, compensation and benefits administration, and organizational training and development. The major suits students interested in supporting an organization's workforce, from hiring through ongoing employee development and workplace policy.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Saint Mary's admits directly from Canadian high school for the Human Resource Management BComm, following the university's general Bachelor of Commerce requirements rather than a program-specific list: a minimum 70% average with no individual mark below 60%, English 12 academic (or the provincial equivalent, e.g. English 4U in Ontario, English Language Arts 30-1 in Alberta), one mathematics course from the province's approved list (e.g. Pre-Calculus 12, Mathematics 30-1, MHF4U), and three further academic Grade 12 courses; a 70% average across five Grade 11 courses qualifies for early admission. Applicants educated outside an English-language system must meet Saint Mary's English proficiency requirement: IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0 (IELTS Online Indicator accepted), TOEFL iBT 83 with no band below 20 (paper-based 550; post-January-2026 scale: 4.5 listening, no other band below 4.0), Duolingo English Test 115 with no sub-score below 95, PTE Academic 58, CAEL 60 with no band below 50, Cambridge English 176, or Trinity ISE 96.
