Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)

Degree Level Undergraduate

Years

Start date

Campus
Offshore

Duration
3 year(s) full-time

Program Code
OBHR

Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

English Language Requirements

IELTS total [6.0]
IELTS reading [6.0]
IELTS writing [6.0]

Equivalent English qualifications (PDF)

Entry requirements
Prospective students will need to have successfully completed tertiary level studies equivalent to TAFE Advanced Diploma in the human resource management field to gain entry to this program.

Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None
English language entry requirements
The minimum English language entry requirements for international students who speak English as a foreign language are as follows:
English language test
- IELTS total [6.0]
- IELTS reading [6.0]
- IELTS writing [6.0]
Please access the following link for a comprehensive list of English language tests accepted by UniSA and other important information in relation to meeting the University’s language requirements: English Language Equivalence Table (PDF)
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Aim

The program will enable holders of tertiary qualifications in human resource management, and those with a similar background of prior learning which may include both educational qualifications and professional experience, to upgrade their qualification to degree level in the field of human resource management.

Content & Structure

The program comprises 24 courses totalling 108 units.

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What courses you'll study

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units
Division Core
Business and Society	BUSS 1057	4.5
Foundations of Business Law	COML 1001	4.5
Principles of Economics	ECON 1008	4.5
Management Principles	BUSS 1054	4.5
Communication and Information Systems in Business	BUSS 1058	4.5
Accounting for Business	ACCT 1008	4.5
Marketing Principles: Trading and Exchange	MARK 1010	4.5
Quantitative Methods for Business	MATH 1053	4.5
Specialty Courses
International and Comparative Human Resource Management	BUSS 3025	4.5
Strategic Human Resource Management	BUSS 3038	4.5
Management of Industrial Relations	BUSS 3037	4.5
Employment Law	COML 2007	4.5
Managing Organisational Communication	COMM 2064	4.5
Organisational Behaviour	BUSS 2046	4.5
Foundations of Human Resource Management	BUSS 2043	4.5
Performance and Compensation Management	BUSS 2048	4.5
Occupational Health and Safety Management	BUSS 1053	4.5
Training and Development	BUSS 2036	4.5
Applied Management Concepts	BUSS 3047	4.5
International Management Ethics and Values	BUSS 3053	4.5
Electives
Elective		4.5
Elective		4.5
Elective		4.5
Elective		4.5

Electives

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units
HKBU Elective
Training and Development	BUSS 2036	4.5
Communication for Information Managers	COMM 1013	4.5
Organisational Behaviour	BUSS 2046	4.5
Performance and Compensation Management	BUSS 2048	4.5
International Management Ethics and Values	BUSS 3053	4.5

Rules & notes

Rules

1. Credit up to a maximum of 54 units may be granted for prior study at a recognised institution. Students taking this program at the School of Continuing Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, will normally be granted credit in a minimum of 36 units in the following courses: MARK 1010 Marketing Principles: Trading and Exchange; INFS 1010 Business Information Systems; BUSS 3025 International and Comparative Human Resource Management; BUSS 3038 Strategic Human Resource Management; BUSS 3037 Management of Industrial Relations; and three electives.

Notes

1. The program will be taught offshore, using a combination of flexible learning techniques, including intensive onsite seminars/workshops supported by print resources and online documentation.

2. For offshore delivery through Hong Kong Baptist University the electives are: COMM 1013 Communication for Information Managers; BUSS 2046 Organisational Behaviour; BUSS 3053 International Management Ethics and Values; BUSS 2048 Performance and Compensation Management; and BUSS 2036 Training and Development.

3. All matters pertaining to admission, program delivery, delivery of study guides, assessment procedures, program administration will be handled in Hong Kong by the School of Continuing Education (Hong Kong Baptist University) in conjunction with International Support Services and the School of Management.