Master of 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 masters 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 talent management, performance management and people analytics.

3 reasons to study a Master of 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 essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you’ll cover include:

• Industrial relations and employment law
• Talent behaviour and management
• Human capital development
• People analytics and decision-making

Your future career

You’ll graduate with in-demand management skills, specialising in developing strategies to attract, retain, develop, engage and reward a capable workforce. Depending on your own situation and career aspirations, there are many careers and positions that this course can lead to. Careers could include:

• Strategic Director
• HR Director
• People and Culture Manager
• HR Projects Director
• HR Executive

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.