Overview
Overview
Human resource management (HRM) is about achieving the best for a business and for its employees’ wellbeing, performance and job satisfaction. It’s a role where you can not only help an organisation meet its business goals, but also help people thrive at work.
In this course, you will gain expertise in recruitment and selection, remuneration, performance, training and development, employment relations, conflict management and HR analytics. You’ll develop skills in emotional intelligence, critical thinking and adaptability.
Our practical learning approach means that you’ll work on projects and assessments that mimic real-life scenarios. You’ll also have opportunities to engage with industry through one or more immersive experiences, such as an internship or international study tour.
In the current era of automation there is a rising demand for HRM generalists and specialists, with many businesses requiring their expertise in the workplace teaming of humans and machines. In fact, Job Skills Australia’s latest employment projections estimate there’ll be a 15% increase in jobs for HRM professionals over the next 10 years.
As a graduate of this accredited course, you could find work at a local business or multinational enterprise, or for a government or non-government organisation. Wherever you choose to work, you’ll have the confidence and expertise for a successful career in this growing industry.
Parent degrees
You can study this major under the following degrees:
- Bachelor of Commerce (as a single or double major)
- Bachelor of Advanced Commerce (Honours) (as a single or double major)
- Bachelor of Innovation (as a single major)
- Bachelor of Arts (as a double major with an Arts major)
- Psychology and Human Resource Management.
Your choice of parent degree can influence the type of career you might have.
Our Commerce degree also offers additional opportunities to customise your course by offering specialisations as well as majors.
Double degrees
You can study this major as part of the following double degree:
What jobs can the Human Resource Management course lead to?
- Employee wellbeing and enablement consultant
- Employment relations practitioner
- HR manager/consultant
- Recruitment consultant
- Training and development consultant
What jobs can a HR Management double major lead to?
- Compensation specialist (with Law)
- Change management specialist (with Psychology)
- Employment lawyer (with Law)
- Human–machine team manager (with Psychology)
- HR manager/consultant (with Management)
- Industrial relations specialist (with Law)
- Organisational psychologist (with Psychology)
What you'll learn
- comprehend the key concepts, theories, and perspectives of human resources management (HRM) and its impact on the economic performance of organisations and societies globally, GC1, GC4
- apply and evaluate HRM tools and techniques to solve problems and assess outcomes in different contexts and scenarios, such as recruitment, selection, retention, rewards, performance, development, and change management, GC1, GC2
- analyse and critique the arguments and evidence relating to HRM theory and practice in organisations, and the challenges and issues faced by HR professionals in the workplace of the future, GC1, GC3
- create and justify a HRM plan for a specific organisation or scenario, using appropriate methods, concepts, and frameworks, GC1, GC2
- demonstrate the core capabilities that set the standard for effective HR practice in order to address the current and future people management and leadership needs of contemporary organisations, GC3, GC5, GC6
