Master of Applied Commerce (Human Resource Management)

Course 257-HL (2008)

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Year and Campus: 2008
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level: Graduate/Postgraduate

Contact

Graduate School Office, Faculty of Economics and Commerce
Course Overview: This course aims to provide students with a comprehensive grounding in core business areas, with specialist training in human resource management.
Objectives: On successful completion of this course, students should have the knowledge, skills, competencies and experience:
  • Across the range of business disciplines with a focus on human resource management;
  • Necessary to manage human resources;
  • Necessary to manage in a commercial environment
  • In management and business systems and methodologies

On successful completion of this course, students should be able to demonstrate the following attributes and skills:

  • Oral and written communication skills, developed through seminar presentations, and discussion and submission of reports;
  • Application of theories to practice and problem solving, developed through discussion and exercises in seminars and submission of reports;
  • Collaborative team work through preparation of contributions to seminars and assessed reports;
  • Interpretation, analysis and critical thinking skills, developed through exposure to a combination of case studies, examples, exercises and problem solving activities;
  • Information discovery and retrieval skills from a variety of structured and unstructured sources including the Internet.
Course Structure & Available Subjects: The Master of Applied Commerce (Human Resource Management) 16 Subject Program consists of sixteen semester-length subjects comprising two fundamentals subjects, six core business foundation subjects and five human resource management foundation subjects and three elective subjects.
Subject Options:
Two fundamentals subjects:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50


and one 200- or 300-level Economics and Commerce subject as approved by the Academic Director of the Master of Applied Commerce (Human Resource Management).

Students who have completed appropriate undergraduate study may be exempted (not credited) from undertaking these fundamentals subjects.

Six business foundation subjects:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50

and ONE of the following two subjects:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50

and ONE of the following three subjects:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer
12.50


Five human resource management foundation subjects:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50


Three additional elective subjects:

Three additional elective subjects selected from the Facultys postgraduate offerings with the permission of the Academic Director of the Program.
Entry Requirements: An undergraduate degree in any discipline, or equivalent.
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability
Graduate Attributes: None
Notes:

THIS PROGRAM IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO COMMENCING STUDENTS

Assessment
Students must pass all sixteen subjects to qualify for the Master of Applied Commerce (Human Resource Management) 16 Subject Program.

Graduate Diploma in Applied Commerce
Students enrolled in any of Master of Applied Commerce programs who are either unable, or who choose not to continue with their studies, may be eligible to exit with a Graduate Diploma in Applied Commerce. Students must have successfully completed four core subjects and four elective subjects, and be in good standing to be eligible to be awarded the Graduate Diploma in Applied Commerce.

Graduate Certificate in Applied Commerce
Students enrolled in any of Master of Applied Commerce programs who are either unable, or who choose not to continue with their studies, may be eligible to exit with a Graduate Certificate in Applied Commerce. Students must have successfully completed three core subjects and one elective subject, and be in good standing to be eligible to be awarded the Graduate Certificate in Applied Commerce.

Students who are enrolled in the 16 subject streams of any of the Master of Applied Commerce programs must have successfully completed the two fundamentals subjects, in addition to the above requirements, in order to be eligible for the award of the Graduate Diploma orGraduate Certificate.

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