Graduate Diploma in Human Resources


General information

Course code: 1739 * Gippsland campus * Full-fee paying course: subject fee $1000 (1999 fee) * Overseas student subject fee: $1562.50 * Attendance optional.

Aims

The Graduate Diploma in Human Resources and the Graduate Certificate in Human Resources are designed primarily for graduates from a range of disciplines who wish to develop their industrial relations and human resource knowledge and skills. The course examines current theories and models of industrial relations, the dynamics of the labour market, the nature of industrial law, and their links to management functions.

Entry requirements

Graduate certificate

An applicant for admission to candidature must have a pass degree or equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution. Applicants must also possess at least three years full-time appropriate employment experience.

Graduate diploma

As for graduate certificate; or an executive certificate offered by the faculty with an average grade of credit or above.

Intake

Applicants should note that there are two intakes per year to this course, one to commence in first semester, and the second to commence in second semester.

Special requirements

PC requirement

Access to an IBM-compatible computer is essential for the use of wordprocessing and other software packages.

Attendance

Weekend schools are run three times each semester for many of the graduate subjects. Attendance is optional for those students wishing to attend.

Course structure

The Graduate Certificate in Human Resources consists of four subjects normally taken over two semesters of study. Students select their study program from the following subjects. The number following the subject name indicates the semester in which that subject is offered.

Please note that some of the above subjects require prior completion of a prerequisite subject. The prerequisite subjects are listed at the back of this handbook.
Students wishing to articulate from the Graduate Certificate in Human Resources into the Graduate Diploma in Human Resources must select their subjects in the Graduate Certificate in Human Resources in accordance with the course requirements of the Graduate Diploma in Human Resources.
The Graduate Diploma in Human Resources consists of eight (8) subjects normally taken over four semesters of study as follows.

Year one

First semester
Second semester

Year two: Stream 1 - Industrial relations

First semester
Second semester

Year two: Stream 2 - Human resources

First semester
Second semester

Electives available

Assessment

Assessment is by a combination of assignments and final examination for each subject. Generally a pass is required in the final examination to pass the subject.

Credits/exemptions

Applicants who have completed graduate-level subjects at a recognised tertiary institution, within the last five years, which are similar in content to a subject forming part of the course of study may apply for a credit exemption to a maximum of 50 per cent of the course.

Further information

For more detailed information, contact a student services officer, School of Business and Electronic Commerce, telephone (03) 9902 6380 or (03) 5122 6380, fax (03) 9902 6524 or (03) 5122 6524 or email enquiries.sobec@buseco.monash.edu.au.

Completed applications

Completed applications are to be forwarded to the general office, School of Business and Electronic Commerce, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria, 3842, by mid January, 2000.