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Human Resource Management - IROBCH3527

Plan Summary

 
Faculty: COMM - Australian School of Business
 
  
   
 
Program: 3527 - Commerce/Social Science
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
 
  

Plan Outline

As a more advanced program, the Honours degree is intended to enhance student's critical analytical and problem-solving skills, deepen their knowledge of the fields of industrial relations, human resource management or management, and provide valuable research skills.

To satisfy the Honours requirements, students undertake an additional year of study, completing Honours level courses (both compulsory and elective) and undertaking a research thesis. Students must have completed the prerequisite courses prior to their Honours year.

Plan Structure

Students must have completed as part of their degree requirements:

Plus One course from the Options List

Option List
**Students must include MGMT3708 Research Methods in Employment and Management as this course is designed to provide the necessary research techniques for thesis investigation and writing, and to ensure that students have determined many aspects of their proposed thesis before entering into fourth year.
Honours Level - Year 4
Note- students should enrol in MGMT4738 in both Semester 1 and Semester 2.

Entry Requirements

To progress to Year 4 Honours in Human Resource Management a student must:
  1. Complete the specified number of Human Resource Management Required and Options courses;
  2. Pass all these courses and obtain an average grad of 71% or better in these courses
  3. Obtain the permission of the Honours Coordinator to undertake the Honours year
For admission to the Honours program the minimum requirement is an average of 70% for all MGMT subjects. If there are more applicants than the School can accommodate, admission will be determined according to students' academic merit.
Students will be notified once final marks for Semester 2 become available. Students are expected to begin their preliminary research over the summer vacation.

How To Apply

The administration of the Honours application is through the Business Student Centre. Upon completion of first or second year of a full-time program or the corresponding stages of a part-time program, students may make a written application to Business Student Centre.
Business Student Centre
e-mail: ugbusiness@unsw.edu.au
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Ground Floor, West Wing, Australian School of Business Building

Candidates intending to apply to the Honours programs are encouraged to discuss their eligibility and study program with the Undergraduate Honours Coordinator before applying:
Dr. Hugh Bainbridge
tel: +61 2 9385 9717
email: h.bainbridge@agsm.edu.au
location: Australian School of Business Building, Room 510

Additional Information

Academic Rules

Please refer to the Program Structure for the Academic requirements relating to this program.

Further Information

Please note that these requirements may be subject to change. Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Current students are to refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for program requirements.

Please contact the Business Student Centre for advice.

Business Student Centre
e-mail: ugbusiness@unsw.edu.au
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Ground Floor, West Wing, Australian School of Business Building

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