The University of Newcastle

Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Management)

The Master of Business Administration program is designed to provide students with a range of analytic, strategic, and leadership skills which will prepare them for increasingly competitive careers in business management in the corporate and public sectors. The program offers a grounding in fundamental business areas such as accounting, organisational behaviour, marketing, and management. Analytic and problem-solving skills are emphasized through an applied understanding of the theoretical framework within which today's managers must operate, as well as the acquisition of practical skills in teamwork, writing, presentation, and time-management. The ability to cope with rapid organisational and technological change is developed through an understanding of organisational behaviour, information systems, and organisational change and development.

Compulsory Courses

• Students must complete the compulsory course:
• GSBS6040 - Human Resource Management

This course provides an introduction to human resource management (HRM), and to frameworks explaining the core functions of HRM i.e. planning, recruitment, development, reward, voice, and exit. In particular, students will consider how responsibility for people management is distributed inside and outside the organisation. The course takes a very practical view of HRM, using many examples, exercises, and cases. Students are encouraged to think about what HRM means - how it differs according to the nature of work, by organisation, by industry sector, and in different regions and countries - and to consider what constitutes ethical human resource management.

Directed Courses

• Students must choose a minimum of three courses (30 units) from this list of courses to complete the specialisation:
• GSBS6006 - Employment Relations in Globalised Economies
• GSBS6007 - Managing Human Resources in International Organisations
• GSBS6042 - Employment Relations
• GSBS6100 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
• GSBS6190 - Human Resource and Organisational Development
• GSBS6192 - Strategic Human Resource Management
• GSBS6507 - Professional Practice in Human Resource Management and Employment Relations