UNSW Handbook Plan - Human Resource Management

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Human Resource Management - MGMTHH3525


	Faculty: COMM - Australian School of Business
	School: School of Organisation and Management
	Contact: Australian School of Business Student Centre
	Program: 3525 - Commerce/Arts
	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:

MGMT1001 Managing Organisations&People (6 UOC)
MGMT1002 Manag. Organisat. Behaviour (6 UOC)
MGMT2705 Industrial Relations (6 UOC)
MGMT2718 Human Resource Management (6 UOC)
MGMT3701 Legal Aspects of Employment (6 UOC)
MGMT3708 Research Methods in Empl& Mgmt (6 UOC)

Plus one course from the elective list

Elective list

MGMT2703 Internat. Employment Relations (6 UOC)
MGMT2704 Social Organisation of Work (6 UOC)
MGMT2724 Health and Safety at Work (6 UOC)
MGMT2725 Career Planning & Management (6 UOC)
MGMT3702 International Hrm Practice (6 UOC)
MGMT3721 Negotiation Skills (6 UOC)
MGMT3724 Strategic Human Resource Mngt (6 UOC)
MGMT3728 Managing Pay and Performance (6 UOC)
MGMT3729 Managing Workplace Training (6 UOC)

**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

MGMT4103 New Research in Org & Mgmt (6 UOC)
MGMT4104 Contemporary Research Topic (6 UOC)
MGMT4731 Theory in Organisation & Mgmt (6 UOC)
MGMT4732 Methodology in Org & Mgmt Stud (6 UOC)
MGMT4738 Thesis (Human Resource Mngt) (12 UOC)

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:

Complete the specified number of Human Resource Management Required and Options courses;
Pass all these courses and obtain an average grad of 71% or better in these courses
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

Candidates intending to apply to the Honours programs are encouraged to discuss their eligibility and study program with Undergraduate Honours Coordinator for Organisation & Management

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. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for your program requirements.

Contact the Australian School of Business Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Ground Floor, West Wing, Australian School of Business Building
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