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Charles Sturt University's Master of Human Resource Management (with specialisations) provides the breadth and depth of HR knowledge that contemporary professionals require, presenting the latest in HR management best practice to deliver benefits for individuals and organisations. Gain skills to progress your career and become an asset to your workplace as you apply your advanced knowledge and capabilities.
Choose one of five specialisations in: business partnership, conflict and dispute resolution, employment relations, data and risk management or management of organisational change.
To ensure this human resource management course content remains relevant and up to date, our academics receive specialist advice from the Master of Human Resource Management Advisory Committee, consisting of senior executives working in senior HR roles. The quality of member representation, their depth of experience and their HR specialties add significant value to industry insights, including commercial trends and employee expectations.
This HRM degree is delivered online across a two-session academic year. Study one subject a session or, with approval, fast-track your degree by studying two or more subjects in a session. Subjects are taught using blended learning techniques, including online education study materials, online meetings and subject forums.
You may choose to exit the Master of Human Resource Management (with specialisations) with either a Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management after completion of four core subjects, or a Graduate Diploma of Human Resource Management after the completion of eight specified subjects.
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Please refer to the Charles Sturt Professional Accreditation resource for specific information and a link to the accreditation body.
A master's-level human resource qualification can be transformative in challenging and enhancing your personal and professional development. Charles Sturt University's Master of Human Resource Management (with specialisations) has a reputation for excellence in providing learning, professional and career development opportunities. Our graduates have moved into positions as diverse as human resource director, industrial relations manager, change manager, workforce consultant and organisational development manager. Your degree also prepares you to rise to the next level of management by helping you develop knowledge and skills to identify and solve complex problems, pursue a strategic approach to HR management practice, and implement effective solutions to achieve business goals.
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
| HRM502 | Human Resource Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| HRM528 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| HRM550 | Evaluating Human Resources | 8 credit pts | ||
| INR517 | Legal Frameworks of Employment Relations | 8 credit pts | ||
| HRM514 | Cross Cultural and International HRM | 8 credit pts | ||
| HRM534 | Contemporary Issues in HRM | 8 credit pts | ||
| HRM563 | Organisational Development and Workforce Capabilities | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT540 | Facilitating Change | 8 credit pts |
| Select one specialisation from the following: | ||||
| BP0001 | Business Partnership | 32 credit pts | ||
| CR0001 | Conflict and Dispute Resolution | 32 credit pts | ||
| DX0001 | Data and Risk Management | 32 credit pts | ||
| ER0001 | Employment Relations | 32 credit pts | ||
| MC0001 | Management of Organisational Change | 32 credit pts |
| Select 32 points from the following: Restricted electives can also be chosen from any subjects listed in the specialisations | ||||
| EMG506 | Literature Review | 16 credit pts | ||
| ITC516 | Data Mining and Visualisation for Business Intelligence | 8 credit pts | ||
| ITC575 | Foundations of Big Data Analytics | 8 credit pts | ||
| MBA551 | International Placement and Study Tour | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGM501 | Theory to Practice of Leadership | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGM512 | Transforming Services and Operations | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT501 | Contemporary Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT536 | The Leadership Experience | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT549 | Toxic Leadership | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT552 | Leadership and Social Impact | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT559 | Contemporary Issues in Leadership | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT568 | Difference and Leadership | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT569 | The Leadership Challenge | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT579 | Power and Leadership | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT598 | Strategic Business Research | 8 credit pts | ||
| MKT510 | How and Why: Consumers and their Behaviour | 8 credit pts | ||
| MKT525 | Digital and Social Media Marketing | 8 credit pts | ||
| MKT563 | Big Data and Marketing Analytics | 8 credit pts | ||
| MKT586 | Agile Thinking For Marketers In a Disrupted World | 8 credit pts | ||
| MKT587 | A Deeper Dive Into Marketing Practice | 8 credit pts |
The Business Partnership specialisation provides students with an overview of the knowledge and skills required to research, monitor, analyse and make effective decisions in relation to the complex issues confronting managers at both strategic and operational levels. It is critical to an organisation's success that managers understand the principles of a range of functional areas of management and apply these principles to the analysis and management of organisational situations and lead effectively. In this specialisation, you will study subjects in the areas of business economics, strategic management, marketing management and business accounting and finance.
Dispute resolution is a growing and constantly changing area that requires continual professional practice and networking to keep informed. This specialisation provides graduates with an understanding of the causes of conflict, and the availability and suitability of various methods of dispute prevention and resolution, and their differing results. Students learn the skills and ethics of conflict resolution and are able to apply them to mediation processes in different settings including their own workplace.
Students will be exposed to the interdisciplinary nature of conflict theory and will learn to:
appreciate cultural approaches and differences in dealing with conflict and resolution
design and evaluate systems and methods to resolve complaints and disputes in various settings
become familiar with the foundations of law and legal processes
compare adversarial with non-adversarial legal systems and advise pathways for effective dispute resolution
be aware of theories of morality and how they can be applied in exercising moral judgement.
Students will also practice skills and identify attitudes that contain and prevent disputes in workplaces and other specialised settings.
In this specialisation you will study subjects in the areas of the theories and skills of conflict resolution, methods and results in dispute resolution and mediation processes and uses.
In HR, being able to analyse and interpret data sources to inform people-related issues, such as recruiting, performance evaluation, leadership, hiring and promotion, job design, compensation, and collaboration, are skills increasingly required by the HR manager. This specialisation allows students to complement their HR knowledge, skills and capabilities by choosing from subjects in data analytics, data management, risk assessment, governance and strategic planning.
Australia's system of industrial relations has been designed in response to a rapidly changing contemporary context and reflects the impact of economic conditions and theories, as well as the social, political and structural transformation of the Australian economy and society. Since the beginning of last century, there has been an explosion of laws that govern the relationships between employers and employees in the Australian workforce. The aim of the specialisation is to give insight into the managerial and specialist roles in the industrial relations field within the private, public or trade union sectors.
This specialisation provides students with an overview of the theory and practical knowledge of Australian industrial relations and covers issues such as the roles played by trade unions, employers and their associations, and federal and state governments. Students will also learn about contract of employment; employer liability for negligence; workers compensation; collective bargaining; compulsory arbitration; conciliation and negotiation; mediation and conflict resolution; the various types of industrial offensive and defensive actions taken by the parties; organisational behaviour theory; and the various controls and pressures that exist in Australian industrial relations today.
In this specialisation you will study subjects in the areas of the industrial relations environment, industrial relations systems and issues, industrial relations practice, and industrial relations in the legal environment.
In today's business environment, organisations are required to undergo changes almost constantly if they are to remain competitive. Managing organisational change is the process of planning and implementing change in organisations and minimising employee resistance and loss to the organisation while simultaneously maximising the effectiveness of the change effort.
The aim of the specialisation in Management of Organisational Change is to provide students with skills, knowledge and attributes needed for the facilitation of organisational change. It is designed for all managers and consultants working in private, public or not-for-profit organisations by providing them with a foundation of theoretical and practical knowledge, as well as a set of skills they can draw on in their roles as agents for change.
In this specialisation you will study subjects in the areas of organisational politics, culture and change management, management theory and practice, management of change and management of sustainable business.
As a Charles Sturt University student, throughout your course you have a responsibility to continue to develop skills in English language, literacy and numeracy as appropriate to your discipline. This ongoing development will enable you to effectively participate in your course and graduate prepared to enter the workforce.
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An undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution (or equivalent). Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management on the basis of prior post secondary study, professional attainment and/or work experience.
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