GradDipIR&HRM

A specialised qualification for those engaged in or contemplating careers in industrial relations, human resource management and related areas. The Graduate Certificate is also an entry point for mature-age students who, although working in the field, do not have a tertiary qualification.

Please Note

This course was replaced by the Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations in 2008 and will not be available to commencing students. For comparisons between the new Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations courses and the old Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management courses, including common questions, please visit the ew Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations Courses for 2008

(for continuing students only)

To be awarded the Graduate Certificate in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management, students must successfully complete a total of four units of study (24 credit points), comprising:

• two core units of study (12 credit points) as listed under Core units of study
• two elective units of study (12 credit points) chosen from the options under Elective units of study

Core units of study

• WORK5002 Introduction to HRM
• WORK6000 Employment Relations *

Elective units of study

• WORK5003 Management and Organisation
• WORK6001 Organisational Analysis
• WORK6002 Foundations of Strategic Management
• WORK6003 People, Management and Technology*
• WORK6008 Research Tools at Work
• WORK6011 Negotiation, Bargaining and Advocacy*
• WORK6012 Employment Relations Policy
• WORK6017 Human Resource Strategies
• WORK6018 International Employment Relations
• WORK6022 Special Topic in WOS
• WORK6026 Organisational Change and Development
• WORK6027 Writers on Management*
• WORK6030 Performance and Rewards
• WORK6031 Recruitment and Selection
• WORK6033 Management and Organisational Ethics *
• WORK6034 Human Resource Development
• WORK6103 Gender and Work*
• WORK6108 International Dimensions of HR
• WORK6109 Unions at Work*
• WORK6111 Management Consulting
• WORK6115 Managing Diversity at Work*
• WORK6116 Employment and the Law*
• WORK6117 Managing HR and Knowledge Systems
• WORK6118 Managing Communication in Organisations
• WORK6119 The Innovative Firm
• WORK6120 Research Essay
• WORK6121 Founders of Enterprise (New unit for 2009)
• WORK6130 Leadership in Organisations

Please note:

1. While it is not necessary to complete the two core units of study prior to taking elective units of study, students without prior study in the area are strongly urged to take both units of study in their first semester of study.
2. The units of study marked with "*" will NOT be offered for 2009 enrolments. Students should contact the Coordinator of this program for details of possible replacement units for the core units which are not available.

and handbook

For details of this course's resolutions, please refer to the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook for the year you commenced your course.

Students can check on the availability of units of study in this program for the current year by using the University's Online Unit of Study Handbook.