Specialise in being a people person.
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) 84 units
BUS101 Community Development and Social Action
BUS102 Complexity and Social Work: Group-Based Approaches
BUS104 Context Responsive Social Work Practice
BUS105 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
BUS106 Indigenous Australia and the State
BUS108 Introduction to Criminology
COR109 Justice and the Australian Legal System
Developing and Graduate courses (9) 108 units
BUS203 Introduction to Management
BUS320 Gender and Culture
HRM210 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
HRM211 Introduction to Criminology
HRM220 Justice and the Australian Legal System
HRM221 Introduction to Management
HRM311 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
HRM312 Organisational Contexts for Social Work Practice
HRM321 Restorative Justice and Mediation
Electives (8) 96 units
Select 8 elective courses (96 units). Of these electives, 2 (24 units) must be from the School of Business. The remaining 6 (72 units) can be from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering). Of these electives, 5 (60 units) must also be advanced level (200/300 coded) courses.
The School of Business recommends students use these electives towards a second major or a minor from those listed below:
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
- Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
Note: Program structures are subject to change. 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:
- Successfully complete 288 units as outlined in the Program Structure
- Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses) and following the recommended study sequence
- The unit value of all courses is 12 units unless otherwise specified
- It is each students responsibility to enrol correctly according to your course requisites, program rules and requirements and be aware of the academic calendar dates
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods which may include essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations
- As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
- Refer to the Managing your progression page for help in understanding your program structure, reviewing your progress and planning remaining courses.
- Register your selected major(s) and/or minor(s)