Bachelor of Human Resources and Labour Relations

The Bachelor of Human Resources and Labour Relations looks at employment relations in social, legal, political and economic contexts. It addresses all aspects of

• human resource management
• labour relations
• human resource development

This program will be of interest to

• trade unionists
• managers
• human resource specialists

Why take the Bachelor of Human Resources and Labour Relations?

If you want to better understand labour relations and human resource matters in your own workplace, or if you are interested in a career in the field, the Bachelor of Human Resources and Labour Relations is for you.

Athabasca University’s Bachelor of Human Resources and Labour Relations (BHRLR) is a multi-disciplinary degree focusing on employment relations in its social, legal, political and economic contexts. Students enter the BHRLR program with a variety of experiences and goals. In addition to meeting personal learning goals, graduates of the BHRLR can expect to gain critical understandings that will help them:

1. Anticipate, analyze and complete HRLR tasks.
2. Identify, understand and incorporate the implications of the social, legal, political and economic context of employment relations into HRLR practice.
3. Understand and utilize information, arguments, and data to make ethical HRLR decisions.
4. Meet the educational requirements for Chartered Professionals in Human Resources (CPHR) designation if that is desired.

Program core

• Human Resources: recruitment and selection, job analysis, compensation and benefits, evaluation and performance appraisal, training and development, discipline and termination, and learning and work.
• Labour Relations: negotiations, contract interpretation and grievance handling, grievance and rights arbitration, and employment and labour law.

Possible career options

• Human Resources Manager
• Union Representative
• Mediator/Conciliator
• Recruitment Officer
• Employment Counsellor
• Convention Organizer
• Human Resources Research Officer
• Corporate Trainer
• Employment and Placement Manager
• Labour Relations Manager
• Training and Development Manager
• Policy Development
• Customs Officer

• Completion of high school in an English-speaking country.
• Completion of 15 university credits from a recognized English-speaking university, or 1 year at a non-university post-secondary institution with an overall average of 75% (GPA of 3.0).

English is the language of instruction and communication in SCIS graduate programs.

Proficiency in English is an essential requirement for admission to SCIS graduate programs. Although working and studying online requires a different level of English language skills than does the classroom situation, students must nevertheless be able to communicate effectively with faculty, administration, and with other students.

For more information on the English Language Prociency Requirements for Graduate Studies please refer to the AU graduate calendar.

• Minimum score of 6 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
• Minimum score of 60% on the Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL).
• Minimum score of 80 on the Michigan English Language Battery (MELAB) test.
• Minimum score of 59 on the Pearson Test of English (PTE).
• Minimum score of 213 on the computer- or paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL PBT), with 4.5 on the Test of Written English (TWE).
• Minimum score of 80 with an essay score of 20 on the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT).
• Successful completion of AU’s English Language Proficiency Program with an overall average of 75% (GPA of 3.0).
• See the English Language Proficiency Requirements Policy for further details.

How to apply

You can apply to AU online, anytime. Once you’ve completed the online application form and paid the one-time general application fee (and transfer credit evaluation fee, if applicable), you’re officially an AU student and can start registering in courses.

• How to enrol in an undergraduate program

Make sure we get your transcripts if you want us to consider your previous post-secondary education for transfer credit.