Bachelor of Business (Human Resources)

• General information
• Advanced standing (credit for work done elsewhere)
• Mode of offering
• Course structure
  • Inner core
  • Outer core
  • Strand
  • Electives

General information

Course code: 2902 + Course abbreviation: BBus(HR) + Course coordinator: Dr Ross Donohue + The following describes the course structure introduced in 2000, replacing the Bachelor of Business (Business Administration)

This course is intended for students seeking a business degree with a strong emphasis on human resources. The course will provide preparation for the many career opportunities in the human resources field.

The course offers a basic grounding in recognised business disciplines with some exposure to accounting, finance, business law, management, marketing and economics as well as a range of specialised human resource studies including managerial communication, human resource management and strategy, organisational change and employee relations. Elective studies will provide the opportunity to broaden students' knowledge and meet individual career needs in human resources combined with other disciplines such as psychology.
This course is offered on a full-time or part-time basis. It is appropriate for school-leavers who have demonstrated exceptional academic ability or business people wishing to complement their experience and gain a formal educational qualification.

Advanced standing (credit for work done elsewhere)

In addition to part one, section five of the degree regulations, the following credit transfers have been standardised for the Bachelor of Business (Human Resources):

• Holders of a completed certificate IV in a business-related area from a recognised TAFE institute may apply for credit for up to a maximum of four units.
• Holders of a completed diploma or advanced diploma in a business- related area from a recognised TAFE institute may apply for credit for up to a maximum of eight units.

Mode of offering

Day and evening classes are offered on the Caulfield campus.

Course structure

Inner core

The following six units are compulsory:

• AFF1110 Accounting for financial decision making
• BTF1010 Commercial law
• ECF1100/ECF2100 Microeconomics
• ETX1100 Business statistics
• MGF1010 Managing people and organisations
• MKF1120 Marketing theory and practice

Outer core

In addition to the two compulsory units below, students must select four from the remaining eight units:

• AFF2051 Financial modelling
• AFF2631 Financial management
• BTF2220 Corporations law and trusts
• BTF2601 Banking law
• ECF2550/ECF3550 Business in Asia
• ETX2111 Business data modelling
• MGF2661 Human resource management (compulsory)
• MGF3401 Strategic management (compulsory)
• MKF2111 Buyer behaviour
• MKF3141 Issues in competitive advantage

Strand

The following six units are compulsory for students in the Bachelor of Business (Human Resources):

• MGF1100/MGF2100 Managerial communication
• MGF2341 Managing employee relations
• MGF2621 Organisational change
• MGF3441 Human resource strategy
• MGF3681 International management
• MGF3881 Current issues in human resource management

Electives

In addition to the above 18 units in the 144-point program, students must choose six electives from any discipline within any faculty, subject to approval from other faculties.

The new course structure introduces greater flexibility and the following additional regulations must be observed:

• The number of first-year-level units must not exceed 10 (60 credit points).
• A minimum of six third-year-level units (36 credit points) of which at least four must be from those offered by the faculty on the campus delivering this program.
• At least two (12 credit points) of the open electives must be taken outside the main field of study.

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