Human Resource Management - MGMTCS8404
Stream Summary
Faculty: COMM - UNSW Business School
School: School of Management
Contact: UNSW Business School Student Centre
Program: 8404 - Commerce
Award(s):
Master of Commerce (Specialisation)
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Stream Outline
Managing people effectively is crucial for operational and strategic success in our fast-changing world. This Master of Commerce specialisation offers practical and theoretical grounding in the policies and processes associated with managing people in paid employment, whether in the private or public sector.
You will gain advanced and applied knowledge in a range of more specialised human resource areas, including staff planning, recruitment, selection and development, gender equity, employee motivation and performance management, remuneration management, superannuation, employment law, organisational change, workplace negotiation, international and cross-cultural human resource management, and occupational health and safety.
You will gain advanced and applied knowledge in a range of more specialised human resource areas, including staff planning, recruitment, selection and development, gender equity, employee motivation and performance management, remuneration management, superannuation, employment law, organisational change, workplace negotiation, international and cross-cultural human resource management, and occupational health and safety.
Stream Structure
Master of Commerce (MCom) students must complete:
- 2 MCom core courses
- 3 Gateway courses - made up of designated specialist core course/s depending on the specialisation chosen
- 6 Specialisation courses
- 1 Capstone course
Master of Commerce (Extension) students must complete
- 2 MCom core courses
- 3 Gateway courses - made up of designated specialist core course/s depending on the specialisation chosen
- 6 Specialisation courses
- 4 additional courses
- 1 Capstone course
Compulsory Core Course:
One Data Analysis Core course:
CREDIT TRANSFERS (including the Data Analysis course) may be awarded for courses (maximum 24 UOC) based on your previous studies.
These credits will be assessed upon application and you will be notified (in the offer letter) of the credit/s awarded.
These credits will be assessed upon application and you will be notified (in the offer letter) of the credit/s awarded.
Two Compulsory Gateway Courses:
One Gateway Elective course from the following:
- ECON5103 Business Economics (6 UOC)
- FINS5512 Financial Markets&Institutions (6 UOC)
- INFS5885 e-Business (6 UOC)
- MARK5700 Elements of Marketing (6 UOC)
- RISK5001 Fundamentals Risk & Risk Mgmt (6 UOC)
- TABL5511 Legal Foundations of Business (6 UOC)
Four Required Specialisation courses:
Two Elective specialisation courses from the following :
- MGMT5602 Cross-Cultural Mngt (6 UOC)
- MGMT5611 Entrepreneurship & New Venture (6 UOC)
- MGMT5711 Employment and Industrial Law (6 UOC)
- MGMT5712 Negotiation Skills (6 UOC)
- MGMT5800 Techn. Manage. & Innovation (6 UOC)
- MGMT5801 Strategic Mgmt Technlgy Innov (6 UOC)
- MGMT5802 Comp. Adv. Through People (6 UOC)
- MGMT5901 Organisational Behaviour (6 UOC)
- MGMT5904 Managing Organisational Change (6 UOC)
- MGMT5940 Career Management Skills (6 UOC)
- MGMT5947 Remuneration & Performance Mgt (6 UOC)
- MGMT5949 Internat. Human Resource Mngt (6 UOC)
Note: The following courses are required for Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) Professional Accreditation in Human Resource Management:
- MGMT5906 Organisations and People in Context (6 UOC)
- MGMT5907 Human Resource Management (6 UOC)
- MGMT5908 Strategic HRM (6 UOC)
- MGMT5701 Global Employment Relations (6 UOC)
One Capstone Course:
- COMM5010 Strategy,Mktg&Mgt (6 UOC)
The Capstone course provides a “cohort” experience in a work-relevant context for all specialisations in the general area of Strategy, Marketing, Risk and Management.
If you choose to study the Master of Commerce (Extension) program 8417, you have the option to choose 4 courses (to provide you with depth of learning) from the following areas:
- Accounting
- Entity, Planning and Performance
- Finance
- Marketing
- Information Systems
- Business Law
- Taxation
- *General Option
* The General Option courses allow you to choose two courses from the MCom and optional two courses outside of the MCom (other programs within the UNSW Business School) or courses from other Faculties (with permission).
It is recommended students contact the UNSW Business School Student Centre for guidance on options available to increase depth of learning.
It is recommended students contact the UNSW Business School Student Centre for guidance on options available to increase depth of learning.
Further Information
Please note that these requirements may be subject to change.
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for your program requirements.
Contact the UNSW Business School Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Level 1, room 1028, Quadrangle Building
Forms, policies and procedures
Frequently asked questions
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for your program requirements.
Contact the UNSW Business School Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Level 1, room 1028, Quadrangle Building
Forms, policies and procedures
Frequently asked questions
