Masters (Coursework)
Human resource (HR) policies and practices have transformed due to the challenges of COVID-19 and the risks of cybercrime. Deakin's Master of Human Resource Management will help you develop up-to-date skills to implement contemporary HR strategies that are highly impactful at both the individual and organisational level.
Whether you're working directly in human resource management (HRM) or in general management with responsibilities in human resources development and management, extend your skills and knowledge with this formal qualification.
Do you have the skills required to lead contemporary HR strategies in a changing industry?
Skilled professionals with contemporary HRM knowledge are integral to the functioning of every industry. The breadth and depth of HR roles has expanded the opportunities to impact staff wellbeing and retention while driving organisational change.
Accredited by the Australian Human Resources Institute, this specialised course is designed to provide enhanced qualifications for graduates in business, government and industry.
Undertake units that are highly relevant to industry, including employment relations, human resource strategy, leadership and management development. You will enhance your existing employment experience and gain the knowledge and skills to progress to managerial-level positions in HR.
Complement your primary studies with a specialisation, chosen from a wide range of business-related fields. Designed to meet industry demand for skilled professionals with a breadth of transferrable skills, a specialisation can help deepen your knowledge in a particular business field and benefit your future career.
As a graduate of the Master of Human Resource Management you will have the skills and knowledge to work in aspecialised field of HR.
Enhand your line-management people skills or progress to managerial-level roles, such as:
The Master of Human Resource Management is typically 8 or 12 credit points. The exact number of credit points you study depends on how much credit you receive as recognition of prior learning (RPL) - your professional experience and previous qualifications - which can save you time and money.
For students undertaking 12 credit points, you study 8 credit points of core units and 4 credit points of elective units (which may include an optional Faculty wide specialisation), plus completion of MAI010 Academic Integrity (0 - credit point compulsory unit). Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point.
Students who wish to enter the AHRI Practising Certification (APC) program are advised that it is their responsibility to ensure that they take the appropriate units required for entry.
8
Core units
4
Elective units
12
Total units
The University aims to provide students with as much credit as possible for approved prior study or informal learning which exceeds the normal entrance requirements for the course and is within the constraints of the course regulations. Students are required to complete a minimum of one-third of the course at Deakin University, or four credit points, whichever is the greater. In the case of certificates, including graduate certificates, a minimum of two credit points within the course must be completed at Deakin.
You can also refer to the Recognition of prior learning system which outlines the credit that may be granted towards a Deakin University degree and how to apply for credit.
Applicants who have completed the AHRI Practising Certification Program (2016-current) may be eligible for up to 4 credit points of RPL.
Find out more about RPL with business partners
https://www.deakin.edu.au/courses/how-to-apply/postgraduate-by-coursework