Course code: 1739 + Gippsland campus + Full-fee-paying course: unit fee $1650 (2002 fee); course fee $6600 (2002 fee) + International student unit fee: $1750 (2002 fee); course fee $7000 (2002 fee) + Attendance not required
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 human resource management, human resource development, industrial relations and their links to management functions.
An applicant for admission to candidature must have a pass degree or equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution.
Applicants require a pass degree from a recognised tertiary institution or an equivalent qualification as determined by the faculty board, or an executive certificate offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics with an average grade of credit or above.
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.
Access to an IBM-compatible computer is essential for the use of word processing and other software packages. It is also recommended that off-campus learning students have access to a modem to facilitate email communication with teaching staff and access to web-based teaching material.
The
Graduate Certificate in Human Resources consists of four units normally taken
over two semesters of study.
(a) Two core units
(b) Two elective units
Electives must be chosen from graduate units taught by the Department of
Management, other departments in the Faculty of Business and Economics or other
faculties of Monash University with course director approval.
Please note that some units may require prior completion of a prerequisite
unit. Students wishing to articulate into the Graduate Diploma in Human
Resources must select their units 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 four core units and four
electives that are normally taken over four semesters of study as follows.
(a) Core units:
(b) Four units from stream 1 or stream 2:
Electives may be selected from 5000 or 9000-level units taught in the Faculty of Business and Economics or other faculties of the university, subject to the approval of the course director. Candidates should be aware of the compulsory unit requirements of the Master of Business Management should future articulation into this course be a consideration.
Assessment is by a combination of assignments and/or final examination for each unit. Generally, a pass is required in the final examination to pass the unit.
Applicants who have completed graduate-level units at another recognised tertiary institution within the last five years which are similar in content to a unit forming part of the course of study may apply for a credit exemption to a maximum of 50 per cent of the course.
For more detailed information, contact a student services officer, Faculty of Business and Economics - Gippsland, telephone (03) 9902 6380 or (03) 5122 6380, fax (03) 9902 6524 or (03) 5122 6524, or email enquiries.gippsland@buseco.monash.edu.au.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to the Student Administration Office, Faculty of Business and Economics - Gippsland, Monash University Gippsland Campus, Churchill, Victoria 3842, by mid-January 2003.
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