Bachelor of Management (Human Resource Management)

Degree Level Undergraduate

Years

Australian students

Start Date
February
July

Campus
City West

Duration
3 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DBHM

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Fees
Commonwealth Supported

Entry Requirements
Selection Rank (Guaranteed): 75.00 (for 2017)
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Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Entry requirements

Admission criteria

The admission criteria have been grouped to assist you to easily find the information most relevant to your circumstances. However, you may fit into more than one and the university will consider applicants against each of the relevant criteria.

Certain conditions apply. For more information refer to Appendix 4 of the University's Selection and Entry policy.

To be eligible for selection, applicants are required to have:

Completed the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE); and
- completed 200 credits of subjects;
- achieved a grade of C* or better in the Personal Learning Plan, 20 credits of literacy, 10 credits of numeracy and the Research Project at Stage 2;
- achieved a grade C- or better in an additional 60 credits at Stage 2;
- obtained a competitive ATAR.
* For Stage 2 subjects a grade of C- or better is required
- Completed the equivalent secondary education qualifications as required for University entry under SACE and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
- Completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma, obtaining a minimum score of 24 points and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
- Completed or partly completed a recognised higher education program at a recognised higher education institution and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
- Completed at least four Open Universities Australia (OUA) courses at the appropriate level and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
- Completed an award from TAFE or from another registered training organisation at AQF Certificate IV or above and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
- Qualified for Special Entry and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements;
- Completed the University Foundation Studies program
* Normally applicants with a grade point average of 4** or better will be recognised for entry.
** A GPA of 4 refers to the UniSA grading scale which has a range of 1 - 7, other Australian and international grading scales will be considered.

Essential requirements for admission
Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None
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No further intake from 2015 - continuing students only. Prospective students please refer to our new Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management), program code DBBH.

Aim

To develop the technical, contextual and strategic skills as well as the ethical and lifelong learning skills necessary for practice as a human resource management professional in an international environment.

Content & Structure

The program consists of 108 units and includes a Division core covering the major discipline areas of business and management, a major of courses specific to the field of human resource management and an optional professional sequence in human resource managment related studies. Students may undertake an optional international exchange in their final study period.

What courses you'll study

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units	Reference
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Foundations of Business Law	COML 1001	4.5
Quantitative Methods for Business	MATH 1053	4.5
Management Principles	BUSS 1054	4.5
Business and Society	BUSS 1057	4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Marketing Principles: Trading and Exchange	MARK 1010	4.5
Foundations of Human Resource Management	BUSS 2043	4.5
Principles of Economics	ECON 1008	4.5
Accounting for Business	ACCT 1008	4.5
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Communication and Information Systems in Business	BUSS 1058	4.5
Elective		4.5	Note(s): 2
Organisational Behaviour	BUSS 2046	4.5
Training and Development	BUSS 2036	4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Performance and Compensation Management	BUSS 2048	4.5
Work Health and Safety Management Principles	BUSS 1053	4.5
Employment Law	COML 2007	4.5
Elective		4.5
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Management of Industrial Relations	BUSS 3037	4.5
Strategic Human Resource Management	BUSS 3038	4.5
Elective		4.5	Note(s): 3
Elective		4.5	Note(s): 3
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
International and Comparative Human Resource Management	BUSS 3025	4.5
Strategic Management	BUSS 3023	4.5
Industry Project	BUSS 3010	9
OR 2x Electives		9	Note(s): 3

Electives

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units
Students wishing to enrol in an International Study Tour please contact business.mobility@unisa.edu.au for further information
Business International Study Tour	BUSS 2062	4.5

Rules & notes

Rules

1. The program comprises: a Division-wide core of eight courses; a major sequence of ten Human Resource Management courses; and an additional six elective courses.

Notes

1. All Division core courses will be offered in study period 2 and study period 5.

2. Students can choose one (1) elective from outside the Division of Business in any field that is of personal interest. Any more electives selected from outside of the Division of Business are subject to approval by the Program Director.

3. It is possible to do a six month exchange program in third year. Students will need to obtain the Program Director's approval to substitute courses offered by the host institution for the courses required by the major sequence.