Master of Human Resource Management (MGM201.1)
Master of Human Resource Management (MGM201.1)
UC’s Master of Human Resource Management is designed to prepare you for managerial positions requiring a comprehensive understanding of human resources, a crucial role within organisations. Whether you’re already working in an HR field or considering a career in human resource management, you can build on your existing professional knowledge…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
UC’s Master of Human Resource Management is designed to prepare you for managerial positions requiring a comprehensive understanding of human resources, a crucial role within organisations.
Whether you’re already working in an HR field or considering a career in human resource management, you can build on your existing professional knowledge with a strong theoretical foundation, elevating your ability to use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve real-world problems.
Across the course, you’ll acquire specialised skills in areas such as employee recruitment and selection, training and development and performance management. Additionally, this degree emphasises the importance of a strategic approach to effectively managing people in paid employment and fostering leadership development.
With UC’s Master of Human Resource Management, you’ll gain the expertise necessary to excel in HR management roles and contribute significantly to your personal and professional success.
Study a Master of Human Resources at UC and you will:
learn about organisational behavioural principles, research methods and intervention strategies
gain practical skills and tools for day-to-day HR operations
understand what it takes to be an effective leader by assessing your own strengths, weaknesses, values, beliefs and leadership style
use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve problems
master and apply advanced quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods
Career opportunities
The Human Resources field is broad and continuously evolving, offering a range of exciting roles across industries and sectors, including:
HR Officer or Manager
HR Director
HR Consultant
Talent Acquisition Manager
Training and Development Manager
Compensation and Benefits Manager
Employee Relations Manager
Organisational Development Specialist
HR Analytics Specialist
Diversity and Inclusion Manager
Change Management Consultant
HR Policy Advisor
Talent Management Specialist
Professional accreditation
The Master of Human Resource Management is currently accredited by the Australian HR Institute (AHRI). Students applying for this course can be assured that the quality of core units map onto the AHRI Model of Excellence for HR Practitioners and Academics, a recognised benchmark of HR best practice and standards.
All graduates of the Master of Human Resource Management qualification who meet the requisite work experience requirements will be eligible for direct entry into the AHRI Practising Certification (APC) Program (Unit 4 Capstone: Applied Project in Organisational Capability). Candidates who have successfully completed the Capstone project will be awarded HR certification by AHRI and be recognised as Certified HR Practitioners (CPHR).
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Dynamic and vibrant, the University of Canberra (UC) is based in Canberra, the Australian capital. UC is a university for the professions, dedicated to providing immersive student experiences focused on employability outcomes. It is number one in the ACT for graduate employment and salaries for three years in a row (Good Universities Guide 2019-21), in the top one per cent of universities worldwide (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021) and one of the fastest rising in the world (QS 2021). Its location and its regional connections shape the university’s purpose.
