Key Program - Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
Western Sydney University
Key Program
Code:
KT2010.1
Related Courses
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2739.2
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Bachelor of Business and Commerce
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Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses:
YES, but restrictions apply.
This key program is accredited with the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI). This key program is designed for people who seek careers in human resource management and industrial relations. It provides a general business education in first year. In second and third years, specialist units provide students with a capacity for career positions that require the formation and implementation of employment relations policies and practices to meet organisational objectives and strategies. Graduates work in areas that focus on recruitment and selection, performance management, training and development, pay and benefits, equity and diversity management, agreement negotiation, dispute resolution, policy analysis and industrial advocacy.
Key Program
Structure
Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points which includes compulsory units plus units associated with a particular business discipline (together making up the Key Program) and free elective units as outlined in the structure below. Students must complete a minimum of 60 credit points within their Key Program at level 3; for some Key Programs this may include a combination of core units and elective units.
Year 1
Autumn
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200336
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Business Academic Skills
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200184
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Introduction to Business Law
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200101
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Accounting Information for Managers
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Spring
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200300
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Managing People at Work
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200525
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Principles of Economics
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Choose one of:
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200032
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Statistics for Business
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200052
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Introduction to Economic Methods
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Year 2
Autumn
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200614
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Enterprise Industrial Relations
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Choose one of:
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200607
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Recruitment and Selection
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200610
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Employee Training and Development
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200621
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International Human Resource Management
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And two electives
Spring
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200611
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Management of Employee Performance
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Choose one of:
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200612
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Remuneration Theory and Practice
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200613
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Negotiation, Bargaining and Advocacy
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200622
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International and Comparative Employment Relations
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Choose one of:
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200243
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Work Employment and the Labour Market
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200617
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Occupational Health and Safety
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And one elective
Year 3
Autumn
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200615
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Industrial Relations Strategy
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200618
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Human Resource Strategy
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And two electives
Spring
Engaged Learning Unit (200575):
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200575
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Processes and Evaluation in Employment Relations
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And three electives
Major and Sub-major elective spaces
Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved major (80 credit points) or sub-major (40 credit points).
Search for majors and sub-majors
Western Sydney University offers majors and sub-majors in a range of areas including Sustainability and Indigenous Studies.
Indigenous Australian Studies Major
Indigenous Australian Studies Sub-major
Indigenous Australian Creative Expressions Sub-major
Indigenous Economics Sub-major
Business Sustainability Sub-major
Students can apply for an elective major or sub-major via MySR.
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