Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management

Across all businesses and industries, the thing that makes an organisation stand out from others are the people behind it.

This coursework degree will allow you to plan and manage an organisation’s teams in ways which align with the organisation’s strategic goals and objectives. You’ll explore what makes a productive and sustainable workplace culture as you apply the new technologies and innovative HR solutions you learn.

You’ll boost your HR expertise with new skills in people and performance management.

3 reasons to study a Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management at Murdoch

1. Use avatars and virtual reality (VR) to prepare you for real life HR experiences such as interviews, conflict resolution and more. We are the first university in Australia to introduce VR in this way.
2. Take advantage of free workshops and seminars to help you with writing, statistics and analysing data, ethics, how to run surveys and research as a postgraduate student.
3. Be taught by leading academics who have worked as consultants across many industries including healthcare, IT, aged care, banking, and education. You’ll also learn through industry guest lectures and work on real projects with industry.

Develop your skills

Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals. Here are some of the things you’ll learn:

• Industrial relations and employment law
• People and performance management
• Human capital development

Your future career

A postgraduate qualification can help you further your current career and move into a more senior role or help you change career paths to pursue new opportunities. Depending on your own situation and career aspirations, there are many careers and positions that this course can lead to. Careers could include:

• HR Advisor
• Learning and Development Advisor
• HR Coordinator
• Recruitment Officer

You’ll graduate with in-demand management skills, specialising in developing strategies to attract, retain, develop, engage and reward a capable workforce.

Students applying for this course can be assured that the quality of core units map onto the AHRI Model of Excellence for HR Practitioners and Academics, a recognised benchmark of HR best practice and standards.

Professional accreditation

This course is accredited with the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI).

IELTS: Score: 6.5, with no band less than 6.0.

TOEFL: Score: 79+, with writing 21; speaking 18; reading 13; listening 13.

PEARSON: Score: 64+, with no communicative skill below 60.

CAMBRIDGE: Score: 176+, with no skill less than 169.