Human Resource Management, Testamur Major (T041)
- Western Sydney University Major Code: T041
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
| Campus | Mode | Advice |
|---|---|---|
| Bankstown Campus | Internal | Program Advice |
| Bankstown City Campus (from 2023) | 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 | 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 | 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
| 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
| 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 | |