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Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Arts - BA3403 - Arts
Bachelor of Arts - BA3409 - Arts
Bachelor of Social Research and Policy - BSRP3420 - Social Research and Policy
Bachelor of Psychological Science - BPsychSc3435 - Psychological Science
Bachelor of Commerce - BCom3502 - Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce (International Studies) - BCom(International Studies)3538 - Commerce (Intl)
Bachelor of Economics - BEc3543 - Economics
Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op) - BCom(Co-op)3554 - Commerce (Co-op)
Bachelor of Commerce (International) - BCom(International)3558 - Commerce (International)
Bachelor of Actuarial Studies - BActSt3586 - Actuarial Studies
Bachelor of Actuarial Studies (Co op) - BActSt (Co-op)3587 - Actuarial Studies (Co op)

Specialisation Structure
48 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 48 UOC.

Core Courses

Students must take 30 UOC of the following courses.

MGMT1001
6 UOC
Managing Organisations and People
MGMT1002
6 UOC
Managing Organisational Behaviour
MGMT2705
6 UOC
Industrial Relations
MGMT2718
6 UOC
Human Resource Management
MGMT3701
6 UOC
Legal Aspects of Employment

Level 3 Prescribed Electives

Students must take at least 18 UOC of the following courses.

At least two (2) of the electives chosen must be at level 3 (i.e. MGMT3XXX). This is regardless of whether you are doing a single major or taking Human Resource Management as a second major

Please note: Students may count ONE (6 UOC) of COMM2222, COMM2233, COMM3020, COMM3030, COMM3101 or COMM3202 towards their major in Human Resource Management major.

COMM2222
6 UOC
Industry Experience Program
COMM2233
6 UOC
Industry Consulting Project
COMM3020
6 UOC
Global Business Practicum
COMM3030
6 UOC
Social Entrepreneurship Practicum
COMM3101
6 UOC
Industry Experience Placement 1
COMM3202
6 UOC
Industry Experience Placement 2
MGMT2002
6 UOC
Managing Business Communication
MGMT2200
6 UOC
Thinking Skills
MGMT2724
6 UOC
Health and Safety at Work
MGMT2725
6 UOC
Career Management
MGMT2726
6 UOC
Business Ethics and Sustainability
MGMT3001
6 UOC
Business and Corporate Strategy
MGMT3702
6 UOC
International Human Resource Management
MGMT3721
6 UOC
Negotiation Skills
MGMT3724
6 UOC
Strategic Human Resource Management
MGMT3728
6 UOC
Managing Pay and Performance
MGMT3729
6 UOC
Managing Workplace Training
MGMT3730
6 UOC
Human Resource Analytics

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Additional Information

Additional Information

Please note that these requirements may be subject to change.
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for pre-2019 program requirements.

Contact the UNSW Business School Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Level 1, room 1028, Quadrangle Building
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