Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)

Course code: 2902 + Course abbreviation: BBus(HR) + Total credit points required: 144 + 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield)

Course description

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

The program offers studies in 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 resource management combined with other disciplines such as psychology.

The course is appropriate for school-leavers or business people wishing to complement their experience and gain a formal educational qualification.

Course structure

Areas of study

Students must complete a major specialisation in human resource management.

Other studies may be drawn from any of the disciplines taught on the Caulfield campus by the Faculty of Business and Economics. These other studies can in some cases form a second major in a business discipline.

Up to six open electives may also be taken from other campuses or other Monash faculties.

Course requirements

The degree requirements are:

(a) completion of six compulsory common core units (36 points):

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

(b) outer core – completion of six outer-core units (36 points), including the two compulsory units (12 points) listed below and a further four units (24 points) from the remaining units listed below:

AFF2631 Financial management
AFF2851 Accounting information systems and financial modelling
BTF2220 Corporations law and trusts
BTF2601 Banking law
ECF2550/ECF3550 Business in Asia
ETX2111 Business data modelling
MGF2661 Human resource management*
MGF3401 Strategic management*
MKF2111 Buyer behaviour
MKF3141 Issues in competitive advantage

^{* Compulsory}

(c) strand – the following six units (36 points) are compulsory and complete a major specialisation in human resource management:

MGF1100/MGF2100 Managerial communication
MGF2341 Managing employee relations
MGF3621 Organisational change
MGX3441 Human resource strategy
MGF3681 International management
MGF3881 Current issues in human resource management

(d) a total of 24 units (144 points) over a maximum of 10 years of study.

(e) a maximum of 10 first-year-level units (60 points).

(f) a minimum of six third-year-level units (36 points), of which at least four (24 points) must be from those offered by the faculty on the campus delivering this program.

(g) an option to include a maximum of six units (36 points) in disciplines taught by other Monash faculties or from units offered on campuses other than the campus delivering this program.

(h) at least two non-compulsory units (12 points) must be outside the main field of study.

Professional recognition

This degree with relevant units is recognised by the following legal entity:

Australian Institute of Management

It is important to note that professional recognition may be dependent upon the correct choice of units. For further details, refer to ‘Professional recognition’ earlier in this section of the handbook.

Contact details

Telephone +61 3 9902 6011, fax +61 3 9903 2955, email enquiries.caulfield@buseco.monash.edu.au or visit www.buseco.monash.edu.au.

Course coordinator

Mr Rolf Bergman

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