Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
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The units of study listed in the following table are those available for the current year. Students may also include any units of study, which are additional to those currently listed, which appear under these subject areas in the Business School handbook/website in subsequent years (subject to any prerequisite or prohibition rules).
Unit outlines will be available through Find a unit outline two weeks before the first day of teaching for 1000-level and 5000-level units, or one week before the first day of teaching for all other units.
Table A units of study for the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master of Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Award requirements |
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Master of Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations |
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| To qualify for the award of the Master of Human Resource Management and Industrial relations, a candidate must complete Students must complete 60 credit points, comprising: | |||
| (i) 24 credit points of foundation and advanced core units of study | |||
| (ii) a 6 credit point capstone (core) unit of study; and | |||
| (iii) 30 credit points of elective units of study. | |||
Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations |
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| To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, a candidate must complete 36 credit points, comprising:: | |||
| (i) 24 credit points of foundation and advanced core units of study; and | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of elective units of study. | |||
Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations |
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| To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, a candidate must complete 24 credit points, comprising: | |||
| (i) 6 credit points of foundation core units of study. | |||
| (ii) a minimum of 6 credit points of advanced core units of study; and | |||
| (iii) any additional advanced core or elective units of study required to make 24 credit points in total. | |||
Units of study |
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Core units of study |
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(i) Foundation (all courses) |
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| The foundation unit is designed to be taken at the commencement of the course. | |||
| WORK5002 Foundations of HRM and IR |
6 | Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
(ii) Advanced (all courses) |
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| Students in the Master's degree and Graduate Diploma must complete all units listed below. Students in the Graduate Certificate must complete at least one of the following units: | |||
| WORK6010 HR Data Insights |
6 | Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| WORK6017 Human Resource Strategies |
6 | P WORK5002 or WORK5003 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| WORK6040 Emerging Challenges in Industrial Relations |
6 | P WORK5002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Capstone unit of study (Master's degree only) |
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| The capstone unit draws on all the units completed and thus is undertaken at the end of the degree. The capstone unit is only available to students enrolled in the Master's degree. | |||
| WORK6034 HRM and IR in Action |
6 | P minimum of 36 credit points N WORK6031 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective units of study (all courses) |
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| The following units are available to all students: | |||
| IBUS6002 Cross-Cultural Management |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| IBUS6005 Ethical International Business Decisions |
6 | Semester 1 | |
| QBUS6320 Management Decision Making |
6 | A Basic Algebra, Probability, and Statistics P QBUS5001 or QBUS5002 |
Semester 1 |
| WORK6001 Organisational Analysis and Behaviour |
6 | Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units | Semester 2 |
| WORK6012 Industrial Relations Policy |
6 | Intensive November | |
| WORK6018 International Industrial Relations |
6 | Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units | Semester 2 |
| WORK6026 Organisational Change and Development |
6 | Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units | Semester 1 |
| WORK6030 Performance and Rewards |
6 | Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units | Semester 1 |
| WORK6115 Managing Diversity and Inclusion at Work |
6 | Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units | Intensive September |
| WORK6116 Employment and the Law |
6 | Note. This unit is not available for students enrolled in the Master of Labour Law Relations. | Semester 1 |
| WORK6118 Managing Communication in Organisations |
6 | N ECOF6030 or ECOF6040 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| WORK6120 Research Essay |
6 | Note: Department permission required for enrolment Available only to students who have achieved 75% or better in at least four WORK (or equivalent) units studied; and have the Discipline's permission to take the unit. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| WORK6130 Leadership in Organisations |
6 | N ECOF5807 or ECOF6090 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1a |
| The following units are only available to students in the Master's degree: | |||
| BUSS6104 Business Practicum |
6 | A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills | Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS6500 Industry Placement |
6 | P Completion of at least 24 credit points with a minimum average of 60% (WAM) N ECOF6500 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Permission is required to enrol in this unit. Further information and application process is outlined at https://sydney.edu.au/students/placement-internship-opportunities.html or contact the WIL Hub Placement team: business.placements@sydney.edu.au. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS6506 China Industry Placement |
6 | A To enrol in this unit students must be Mandarin speakers and have the right to work in China P Completion of at least 24 credit points with a minimum average of 60% (WAM) Note: Department permission required for enrolment Permission is required to enrol in this unit. Further information and application process is outlined at https://sydney.edu.au/students/placement-internship-opportunities.html or contact the WIL Hub Placement team: business.placements@sydney.edu.au. |
Intensive July |
| BUSS6514 Industry Self-Sourced Placement |
6 | A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills P Completion of at least 24 credit points Further information and application process is outlined at https://sydney.edu.au/students/placement-internship-opportunities.html or contact the WIL Hub Placement team: business.placements@sydney.edu.au. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BWIL6573 Job Smart Edge |
6 | N BUSS6102 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive October Students need to be simultaneously enrolled in the Job Smart Edge co-curricular program. |
Intensive April Intensive October |