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Postgraduate handbook 2004
Business and Economics

Graduate Diploma in Human Resources

Course code: 2778 + Course abbreviation: GradDipHR + Caulfield + Day, evening or limited block teaching + Two semesters full-time, four semesters part-time + Program coordinator: Dr Peter Holland + Total credit points required: 48

This course is designed for people who are working or intend to work in any area of management, with a particular interest in human resources. It covers the compulsory knowledge base of essential human resource management units and integrates theoretical concepts, research and examples of human resource management in practice. It also emphasises the strategic role of human resources and their contribution to organisational performance and examines key elements of human resource management.

Course structure

(a) Students must complete three core units (18 credit points):

(b) Students must complete five units (30 credit points) from:
(i) 9000-level graduate units taught by the Department of Management, other departments in the Faculty of Business and Economics or other faculties of Monash University subject to course director approval, or

(ii) Three units (18 credit points) chosen from 9000-level graduate units taught by the Department of Management, other departments in the Faculty of Business and Economics, or other faculties of Monash University, and two units (12 credit points) chosen from 5000-level graduate units taught by the Department of Management.
Students who successfully complete the Graduate Diploma in Human Resources may apply for admission to the Masters in Human Resource Management and would be eligible for advanced standing for four units.

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