Graduate Certificate in Industrial and Employee Relations - GradCertIndEmpRels

• General
• Course objectives
• Admission requirements
• Fees
• Duration
• Mode of offering
• Credit for work done previously
• Course structure
  • Core subjects
  • Elective subjects
• Progression to further study

General

Course director: Associate Professor Julian Teicher
Course code: 1891
This course is offered at the city premises at 30 Collins Street. The Graduate Certificate in Industrial and Employee Relations is designed to meet the needs of practitioners in industrial and employee relations and of human resources managers who wish to undertake formal study and gain a qualification in this field. In addition, the course aims to provide an avenue for managers and professional people who seek to make the transition to employment in the field of industrial and employee relations.
The course focuses on the workplace aspects of industrial and employee relations and links industrial relations and employee management practices with the broader issues of economic policy, wages and labour policy, efficiency and productivity. This necessitates detailed coverage of the institutional and legal framework of Australian industrial and employee relations.

Course objectives

On completion of this course students will have:

• analytical and practical skills to gain employment and advancement in industrial and employee relations;
• knowledge of workplace industrial and employee relations;
• developed written and oral communications skills complementary to their analytical skills in this field.

Admission requirements

Applicants require a pass degree or an equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution. Applicants without a first degree who have a minimum of six years appropriate employment experience should refer to the section on executive certificates.

Fees

This is a fee-paying course. Candidates should refer to faculty office, Clayton as to the 1998 course fee. Course fees are set and reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change.

Duration

The Graduate Certificate in Industrial and Employee Relations is normally completed in two semesters of part-time study.

Mode of offering

The course is conducted using lectures and seminars.

Credit for work done previously

Candidates may be eligible for a maximum of two credit exemptions for subjects considered to be equivalent to particular subjects in the course of study. Candidates should refer to the course director for further details.

Course structure

The course consists of two core subjects and two elective subjects.

Core subjects

• MGY9070 Labour relations law
• MGY9120 Industrial relations

Elective subjects

The two elective subjects are to be chosen from the following list:

• MGY5100 Special topic in industrial and employee relations
• MGY5150 Pacific rim employee relations
• MGY5160 Advocacy and bargaining
• MGY9030 Introduction to labour economics
• MGY9050 Law of employment
• MGY9060 Financial management and industrial relations
• MGY9130 Employee relations

Progression to further study

Students who successfully complete the Graduate Certificate in Industrial and Employee Relations may apply for admission to the Graduate Diploma in Industrial and Employee Relations.

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