Applied Science University

What you'll study

Coursework provides a business-administration foundation together with contemporary HR topics. Core areas named in the programme description include:

• Talent acquisition and recruitment
• Employee development and training
• Performance management
• Organisational behaviour
• Strategic human resource management

Instruction emphasises applied learning, real-world business applications and techniques for fostering positive workplace cultures.

Entry requirements

Admissions criteria stated by the university include:

• Secondary school certificate (high school diploma) certified by Bahrain’s Ministry of Education or equivalent with a minimum average of 60%.
• Applicants with a secondary average below 60% may be considered if they are classified as gifted/talented (e.g. notable athletes, artists, entrepreneurs) or have at least one year of relevant work experience post-secondary certificate.
• Students from non-scientific secondary streams may be required to complete department-determined remedial courses.
• Transfer students admitted per the university’s degree award regulations.
• The University Council may consider applications with averages below 60%; admissions under the special clause (below-60% with exemptions) are limited to no more than 5% of admitted students.
• All admitted students must sit a mandatory English placement test: scores 0–40 require enrolment in ENG 099; exemption from ENG 099 is allowed with IELTS ≥5.0 or TOEFL ≥450.

Career prospects

The programme lists typical employment paths for graduates, including:

• Human Resources Manager in private companies
• Human Resources Specialist in private and public sectors; Personnel Affairs Officer
• Roles across civil society organisations (CSOs)
• HR and talent-acquisition consultant
• Employee relations, compensation & benefits specialist
• HR planning, training & development specialist
• Organisational development and performance management specialist

Scholarships & funding angle (general)

Tuition and scholarship details published by the university include an estimated per-credit fee of 92.7 BD and semester fees of 1,390.5 BD (annual total shown as 2,781 BD based on the study plan). Tuition is payable each semester in three instalments: at registration, before mid-terms and before finals. The summer term is optional; summer credit-hour fee is 92.7 BD with a maximum of 9 credits. The university offers partial Academic Excellence Scholarships for the first semester only: 30% for high school averages 95–100% and 15% for averages 90–94.9%. For other charges and policies the programme refers applicants to the university’s Tuition Fees, Refund and Collection Policy.