Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)
Prepare yourself for a career in business
USQ’s Bachelor of Business is designed to equip you with the knowledge required for your career in business, while also developing the skills essential to thrive in a dynamic and increasingly technology-driven work environment. The degree effectively combines theoretical study with practical applications and experience, culminating in the opportunity in your final year to complete a course in Work Integrated Learning where you will work with an organisation to complete a project.
In addition to your chosen specialisation of Human Resource Management, you can choose to study another area in-depth with a second major, or broaden your knowledge with a combination of minors and electives. These can be chosen from a wide range of business and commerce-related courses .
Why Human Resource Management?
Human Resource Management offers you the potential to become a leading workplace expert on strategies and practices for guiding and partnering with employees so that the people working for the business are motivated to provide a source of competitive advantage for the business.
This is becoming increasingly challenging as workplaces become more diverse and place greater emphasis on work-life balance in order to recruit, retain and develop top talent. Your studies will cover courses such as organisational behaviour and management, staffing and remuneration, workplace health and safety, employment relations, people development, employment relations, strategic human resource management and leading organisational change.
Career opportunities
Graduates have potential opportunities to engage in private consultancy services related to all aspects of human resources, in addition to advocacy work with industrial relations consultancies, unions, and industry and employer associations. Graduates also have the potential to achieve senior and executive level positions such as human resources director, organisational development director, compensation and benefits director, industrial relations director, recruitment manager, career counsellor, safety and welfare co-ordinator.
Professional accreditation
As a Bachelor of Business graduate with a Human Resource Management major you will satisfy the acacemic requirements for membership of the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI).
Other majors
Other majors for the Bachelor of Business are: Administrative Management, Information Technology Management, International Business, Management and Leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Hospitality Management, Supply Chain Management, Tourism and Events Management, Tourism Management.
