Human resource development and employment

The Personal Development and Employment study program is intended for students who are interested in the development of human resources in the private and public sectors. It allows students to acquire and deepen unique complex and multidisciplinary knowledge, skills, and practical experience in the personnel-working field, which uses economic, pedagogical, legal, sociological, and psychological perspectives.

They will acquire this knowledge and skills, among other things, through subjects focused on people management and organizational behavior, communication in organizations, education and professional and personal development, labor market and employment, and public and social policy. At the same time, students will gain experience with the development of people in a real working environment as part of a compulsory professional practice.

Graduates will be equipped with key knowledge and methodological and interpersonal skills that will enable them to analyze, assess, direct, and influence the employment and development of people in various organizational contexts. In particular, they will be able to train and develop employees coming from the same or diverse cultural environment, improve their work involvement and performance, diagnose organizational needs, evaluate the effectiveness of the personnel management system in organizations, and implement measures that will lead to their development.

After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

• Know the most modern concepts, methods, techniques, and trends in the field of personnel management and the development of people and their work and personal potential and to understand and solve diverse ethical issues and dilemmas in organizations.
• Assess the tools and strategies of people development in the wider context of the organization and the whole society through multiple perspectives (legal, psychological, sociological, economic, public-political, pedagogical and ethical).
• Understand the issue of employment and the long-term applicability of individuals and social groups on the labor market from various points of view (for example, in terms of changing labor market requirements, balancing family and work roles, etc.)
• Analyze and assess measures to support employment in the field of public and social policy. He will also be able to identify and evaluate organizational measures for the employability of different groups of workers.
• Understand the subject of education and human resource development in the private and public sectors. He will be able to analyze and assess measures for the education and development of people in organizations and within public and social policy.
• Will be equipped with theoretical knowledge and methodological skills for designing tools, methodologies, and concepts of employment, education, and personal development tailored to different groups of employees in private and public organizations.
• He will be able to argue and present his analyses and proposals appropriately.

Bachelor's degree graduates can apply in particular as:

- professionals in the field of personnel development and people management in public and private sector organizations (personnel specialists, managers, HR business partners, etc.)

- experts in the field of employment (specialists in employment agencies, personnel agencies, employment offices or other public sector institutions, non-profit organizations, project managers)

- experts in the field of education and development of people (in the field of career counseling, counseling at employment offices and in other public sector institutions, specialists for the preparation and implementation of educational programs for adults in educational agencies, etc.)

- experts in areas related to personnel and social development (for example, project managers in profit and non-profit organizations creating and implementing programs in the field of supporting children's education, social inclusion, housing support, public health, or family)

Practice in the field of personnel development and employment is an integral part of studying the bachelor's program. During studies (but not before the first semester), students must take the subject Practice 1. Within it, it is possible to gain practical experience in three areas, while the choice of one of them is left to the interest and professional orientation of the student:

- employment and consulting services (recruitment agencies, consulting institutions, employment offices, etc.)

- personnel development (in private and public institutions, for-profit and non-profit - internal HR processes)

- social development programs of organizations (practice mainly in the public and non-profit sector, but also in private organizations – CSR/ESG programs, etc.).

In addition to the mandatory 75-hour practice (accompanied by supervision and joint reflection of practical experience at seminars), the student can subsequently deepen his practical skills also within the subjects Practice 2 and Practice 3, which are listed in each semester as part of compulsory elective courses and offer the opportunity to gain experience in the remaining two professional areas (i.e. in those that the student did not choose to complete the mandatory Practice 1 course).

The department provides students with workplaces with which they cooperate on a long-term basis and where it is possible to carry out practical work. Based on an agreement with the departmental internship coordinator and in cooperation with him, it is also possible to complete an internship in an organization of the student's own choice.

Bachelor's theses are in the range of 7,500 to 18,000 words and focused on processing one of the topics of the study of Personnel Development and Employment in the context of public or private sector organizations (e.g. programs for developing the employability of people, well-being management, HR Processes in organizations, work-life balance, local or corporate social policy, work with talents, social responsibility of organizations, sustainable economy, managerial and intercultural consultancy, etc.). The works are based on the reflection of the problem defined by the author in the field of employment and personnel development, a social or organizational problem, and its empirical investigation. In them, students demonstrate the ability to work critically with a professional text and, through appropriate concepts and theories, the ability to solve a specific problem at the level of groups, institutions, or organizations.

Instructions for preparing bachelor's diploma theses and information on sitting the final exam are published in the document server on the department's website.

Graduates of the bachelor's study program in Personnel Development and Employment can, after fulfilling the admission conditions, continue in the follow-up master's study in Personnel and Organizational Development or another master's study program.