Learn how to manage a company’s most valuable asset – its people.
This program gives you a strong foundation in business and develops your people skills. Build your business knowledge with studies in economics, management, marketing, research methods, accounting and informatics.
- Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
- * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
- Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
- * Campus note: In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, students may choose to complete some core and foundation business subjects at the Noosa Centre or Gympie campus. There may be a limited selection of subjects available at South Bank. The option to study at Noosa is not available to international students on a Student visa.
- * Campus note: In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, students may choose to complete some core and foundation business subjects at the Noosa Centre or Gympie campus. There may be a limited selection of subjects available at South Bank. The option to study at Noosa is not available to international students on a Student visa.
This program gives you a strong foundation in business and develops your people skills. Build your business knowledge with studies in economics, management, marketing, research methods, accounting and informatics.
You’ll specialise with a major that covers human resources, workplace relations, staffing and remuneration, training and development, employment and industrial law, leadership and team dynamics, and managing organisational change.
Choose the Business Internship course as an elective to gain practical experience in the human resources sector to gain valuable industry experience and possibly even impress a potential employer.
The program has the flexibility to enable you to choose from a variety of elective courses to further enhance your management studies. In addition to your management degree, you may opt for a minor in management, international business, marketing or tourism, leisure and event management.
This program will position you for a career in recruitment, staff development and training, employment relations and workforce planning. If management positions are in your sights, Human Resource Management graduates are often sought after for their well-developed people skills. A variety of industries are seeking human resource managers including local government, health sector, retail, education and the non-profit sector.
If you see your human resource management career taking you overseas try a semester of study first as part of our Study Overseas program.
Career opportunities
Human resource management, recruitment, staff development and training, industrial relations, employment relations.
Membership
Australian Human Resources Institute; Australian Institute of Management; Australian Institute of Training and Development.
Program structure
Introductory courses (7)
BUS101 Business Analytics
BUS102 Introduction to Economics
BUS104 Management and Organisational Behaviour
BUS105 Introduction to Marketing
BUS106 Accounting for Business
BUS108 Introduction to Informatics
COR109 Communication and Thought
Advanced courses (9)
BUS203 Business Law and Ethics
BUS320 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
HRM210 Managing Human Resources
HRM211 Staffing and Remuneration
HRM220 Managing Workplace Relations
HRM221 Employment and Industrial Law
HRM311 Leadership and Team Dynamics
HRM312 Training and Development
HRM321 Managing Organisational Change
Electives (8)
Select 8 elective courses. Of these electives, 2 must be from the School of Business. The remaining 6 can be from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering). Of these electives, 5 must also be advanced level (200/300 coded) courses.
Students can choose to use these electives towards a major from the Business majors listed below:
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
- Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
Note: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 288
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete 7 required introductory level (100 coded) courses
- Complete 9 required advanced level (200/300 coded) courses
- Complete 8 elective courses, 5 must be advanced level (200/300 coded) courses
- (Optional) Use electives to complete a minor to supplement the required major
- Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses, including the core course
- Complete no more than 6 courses from the School of Communication, School of Social Sciences or Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Register your selected major and/or minor
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses)
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods
- As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider. It is advisable to contact your Faculty Program Advisor to discuss timing and course issues
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa