Previous Code: MT2024.1

Available to students in other Western Sydney University programs?  No

This major (including online) is accredited with the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI). The Human Resource Management Major is designed for people who seek careers in human resource management and industrial relations. Graduates’ careers focus on enhancing the value of human and social capital through supporting employee engagement for many different kinds of organisations, market-oriented and community-oriented organisations and many kinds of people. The teaching philosophy is based on knowledge in action, a fusion of the Australia Human Resource Institute’s capabilities for HR professionals and the Western Sydney University Graduate Attributes designed to secure success. An aim of the program is to instil those values and attitudes that can support leaders in judgements about balancing the pursuit of organisational objectives with creating opportunities for developing people’s capacities and careers. The perspectives are local and international, with an emphasis on the value of cultural and demographic diversity. Graduates have knowledge of how leadership and management of people can support organisational objectives and create organisational opportunities. This capacity comes from grounding in human resource management and industrial relations practice using contemporary law and research in applied projects. Students combine this with an education in the pressures organisations experience in inter-disciplinary subjects focused on money, markets and management. That is, graduates develop commercial acumen and appreciate the competing interests around work, aware of trends locally and internationally. Throughout the program, students are challenged to develop and demonstrate communication, cultural, and analytic skills required to be innovative and responsible team-members and leaders.

Location

Location (Specialisation)

Campus	Mode	Advice
Bankstown Campus	Internal	Program Advice
Campbelltown Campus	Internal	Program Advice
Parramatta City Campus-Macquarie Street	Internal	Program Advice
WSU Online	Online	Program Advice

Major Structure

Qualification for this major requires the successful completion of 80 credit points including all of the core subjects listed below.

Core Subjects

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
BUSM 2014	Enterprise Industrial Relations	10
BUSM 3024	Human Resource and Industrial Relations Strategy	10
BUSM 2022	Human Resource Development	10
BUSM 3032	International Human Resource Management	10
BUSM 1023	Managing People at Work	10
BUSM 3048	Negotiation, Bargaining and Advocacy	10
BUSM 3054	People, Work and Society	10
BUSM 3063	Reward and Performance Management	10
Total Credit Points		80

Professional Subjects for Careers in Management

Students undertaking the Human Resource Management major are advised to take the following four subjects to satisfy the requirements for their professional core:

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
BUSM 3027	Innovation and Professional Practice	10
MATH 1012	Management Analytics	10
BUSM 2030	Managing and Developing Careers	10
BUSM 3059	Processes and Evaluation in Employment Relations	10
Note: Students enrolled in T041 Human Resource Management are advised that the enterprise engaged subject BUSM 3059 Processes and Evaluation in Employment Relations is required for accreditation purposes.
Total Credit Points		40

Recommended Sequence

Qualification for the award of Bachelor of Business with a major in Human Resource Management requires the successful completion of 240 credit points as per the recommended sequence below.

Full-time

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Autumn session		Credit Points
BUSM 1010	Financing Enterprises	10
BUSM 1008	Enterprise Leadership	10
LAWS 1001	Enterprise Law	10
BUSM 1023	Managing People at Work	10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
BUSM 1006	Enterprise Innovation and Markets	10
BUSM 2022	Human Resource Development	10
MATH 1012	Management Analytics	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	40
Year 2
Autumn session
BUSM 2014	Enterprise Industrial Relations	10
BUSM 3032	International Human Resource Management	10
Select two electives		20
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
BUSM 3063	Reward and Performance Management	10
BUSM 2030	Managing and Developing Careers	10
Select two electives		20
	Credit Points	40
Year 3
Autumn session
BUSM 3054	People, Work and Society	10
BUSM 3048	Negotiation, Bargaining and Advocacy	10
BUSM 3027	Innovation and Professional Practice	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
BUSM 3024	Human Resource and Industrial Relations Strategy	10
BUSM 3059	Processes and Evaluation in Employment Relations (Enterprise Engaged Subject)	10
Select two electives		20
	Credit Points	40
	Total Credit Points	240

Part-time

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Autumn session		Credit Points
BUSM 1010	Financing Enterprises	10
BUSM 1008	Enterprise Leadership	10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
MATH 1012	Management Analytics	10
BUSM 1006	Enterprise Innovation and Markets	10
	Credit Points	20
Year 2
Autumn session
LAWS 1001	Enterprise Law	10
BUSM 1023	Managing People at Work	10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
BUSM 2022	Human Resource Development	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	20
Year 3
Autumn session
BUSM 2014	Enterprise Industrial Relations	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
BUSM 2030	Managing and Developing Careers	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	20
Year 4
Autumn session
BUSM 3032	International Human Resource Management	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
BUSM 3063	Reward and Performance Management	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	20
Year 5
Autumn session
BUSM 3054	People, Work and Society	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
BUSM 3027	Innovation and Professional Practice	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	20
Year 6
Autumn session
BUSM 3048	Negotiation, Bargaining and Advocacy	10
Select one elective		10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
BUSM 3024	Human Resource and Industrial Relations Strategy	10
BUSM 3059	Processes and Evaluation in Employment Relations (Enterprise Engaged Subject)	10
	Credit Points	20
	Total Credit Points	240

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