Master of Human Resources and Law
University of Newcastle
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00109J
This program provides professionals with a deeper knowledge of and skills in human resource management and law. A joint initiative of the Newcastle Business School and the School of Law and Justice, it brings together distinct fields of knowledge - Australian employment law, human resource management, and employment relations. You will explore critical policy and legal issues and develop an understanding of relevant legal frameworks. In combination, the knowledge and skills developed in this program will enable you to be highly effective in directly managing a workforce, as well as advising others on how to do so.
Structure
- 80 units (8 courses worth 10 units each) which includes: 40 units of core courses
- 40 units of directed courses - Students must choose at least 10 units from each of Group A and Group B and complete the remaining 20 units from either group.
Standard entry requirements
- AQF Level 8 Honours Bachelor Degree in a related field such as law, legal studies, business, human resource management, industrial relations or organisational psychology
- Or AQF Level 8 Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in related field such as law, legal studies, business, human resource management, industrial relations or organisational psychology
- Or AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree in a related field such as law, legal studies, business, human resource management, industrial relations or organisational psychology, and have at least one year relevant work experience
- Or an AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree in a non-related field, and have at least two years relevant organisational experience
- Or at least seven years relevant organisational experience, of which two years should have been in a management position in law, employment relations or human resource management, for instance as: a line manager with substantial people management responsibilities
- A professional with experience in mentoring, training or supervising the quality of professional work
- Or as a manager or consultant working in the HRM or ER field.
Further information
Note that this course is available to international students via offshore external study only.
