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Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management

Major type

Undergraduate

Description

A major in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management has two strands: the theory and practice of relations between employers, employees, unions and government; as well as the management of people within an organisation, including recruitment,selection, remuneration, appraisal, and training and development. This is a professional major which includes a work experience program with placements in unions, employer organisations, companies and government.

Requirements for the major

Students intending to complete a major in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management must complete the following prerequisite junior unit of study (six credit points):

For a major in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management, students must complete a minimum of 42 credit points in senior units of study, comprising:

  1. Two compulsory units of study (12 credit points):
  2. At least five elective units of study (30 credit points) selected from the following:

Note: All units of study marked with an "*" will NOT be offered for 2009 enrolments.

# Please Note: Entry into the unit of study WORK2215 IR and HRM Practice is by application to the WOS Discipline office and is on a merit basis. The application can be downloaded from http://www.econ.usyd.edu.au/work2215/.

Requirements for the extended major

To obtain an extended major in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management , students must complete the folowing units of study (including 54 credit points in senior units of study):

  1. All the compulsory units listing under the Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management major (see above), and
  2. At least seven (7) senior units of study (42 credit points) selected from the elective units of study listing under theIndustrial Relations and Human Resource Management major (those listed under point (ii) above).

Pre-2006 students

Students who commenced their degree prior to 2006 may complete the following to qualify for a major in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management:

  1. 2 x WORK 1000 level units of study
  2. A minimum of 32 credit points of senior (2000 or 3000 level) WORK units of study*.

* Honours preparation units may be counted towards a double major or major (However Discipline permission is required to enrol in these units).

Availability of this major

The Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management major is an available option in the following degrees offered by the Faculty of Economics and Business:

Students in the following degrees administered by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies also have the option of completing a major inIndustrial Relations and Human Resource Management:

Students in the following degree administered by the Faculty of Arts also have the option of completing a major and/or inIndustrial Relations and Human Resource Management:

An Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management major or electives in this area may also be available to students enrolled in other degrees in the University. Students should check the other faculty's course information for further details.

The following is a list of the compulsory and elective units of study from the Faculty of Economics and Business which are available for enrolment this year.

Compulsory units offered in this major
Elective units offered in this major
Courses offering this major
Organisations

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