1999 Business and Economics Handbook - Graduate Diploma in Human Resources

Graduate Diploma in Human Resources - GradDipHR

General
Course objectives
Admission requirements
Fees
Duration
Mode of offering
Credit for work done previously
Course structure

General

Course code: 1739
Course director: Dr Mike Berrell
The Graduate Diploma in Human Resources is designed primarily for graduates from a range of disciplines who wish to develop their human resource and industrial relations knowledge and skills.

Course objectives

On completion of the course students should:

have a vocationally oriented understanding and comprehensive knowledge of Australian labour management relations theory and practice which satisfies the needs of graduates from a range of disciplines;
have acquired skills in the analysis and synthesis of employment and employmentrelations practices through examination of current theories and models of human resource management and industrial relations;
have an understanding of the dynamics of the labour market, the nature of industrial law and the linkages of these to management practice.

Admission requirements

Applicants require a pass degree or equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution plus a minimum of three years relevant employment experience or an executive certificate from this faculty with an average grade of credit or above.

Fees

This is a fee-paying course. Candidates should consult the School of Business and Electronic Commerce as to the 1999 course fee. Course fees are set and reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change.

Duration

The Graduate Diploma in Human Resources is normally completed in four semesters of part-time study.

Mode of offering

This course is offered by distance education from the School of Business and Electronic Commerce.

Credit for work done previously

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

Course structure

The usual sequence of study is:

Year one

MGG9370 Management theory and practice
MGG9323 Industrial relations
MGG9324 Human resource management
BTG9241 Industrial law

Year two

Stream 1 - Industrial relations

MGG9303 Organisational behaviour
MGG9346 Employment relations policy and practice
ECG9170 Issues in labour economics
Elective

Stream 2 - Human resources

MGG9303 Organisational behaviour
MGG9350 Strategic human resource management
ECG9170 Issues in labour economics
Elective

The following electives are available:

MGG9325 Human resource development
MGG9351 Contemporary issues in employment relations
Any other subject offered by Monash University that satisfies the objectives and standards of this labourmanagement relations course.