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La Trobe University
University Handbook 2010

Courses and programs offered

Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) (LBBHR)

This specialist degree equips students with the skills and knowledge required for a career as a human resource manager. It is designed specifically to develop the capabilities specified by the Australian Human Resource Institute (AHRI) in the AHRI Model of Excellence that govern the requirements for professional accreditation of the degree; however, the competencies and skills it provides are internationally transferable.

A special feature of the program is its experiential content, including a human resources practicum aimed at developing work-integrated-learning, and an international human resources study tour which exposes students to experiences of applied human resource management in an international context.

Admission requirements

Admission requirements are completion of VCE and units 3 & 4 English (any) with study score of at least 20. Applicants with comparable qualifications will be considered. A limited number of students may also be considered under Special Entry Schemes.

Degree requirements

Students complete 24 subjects: eight core subjects in first year; six core subjects and two electives in second year; and four core subjects, two human resource management electives, and two general electives in third year.

The course is designed to be completed in three years of full-time study, although part-time study is possible.

Course structure

Students complete 24 subjects: eight core subjects in first year; six core subjects and two electives in second year; and four core subjects, two human resource management electives, and two general electives in third year.

Students must pass the compulsory and elective subjects listed below.

First year
Teaching
period
Subject title Subject code
TE-SEM-1 or
TE-SEM-2
Foundations of Management MGT1FOM
TE-SEM-1 or
TE-SEM-2
Management Information Systems BUS1MIS
TE-SEM-1 or
TE-SEM-2
Introductory Statistics for Business ECO1ISB
TE-SEM-1 or
TE-SEM-2
Microeconomics ECO1IMI
TE-SEM-1 or
TE-SEM-2
Accounting for Management Decisions ACC1AMD
TE-SEM-1 or
TE-SEM-2
Foundations of Marketing MKT1FMK
TE-SEM-1 or
TE-SEM-2
Business Law LST2BSL
TE-SEM-2 Future of Work MGT1FOW
Second year
Teaching
period
Subject title Subject code
TE-SEM-1 Human Resource Management MGT2HRM
TE-SEM-1 Organisational Behaviour MGT2OBE
TE-SEM-1 Business Communication MGT2BCO
TE-SEM-1 Year 2 elective subject
TE-SEM-2 International Human Resource Management MGT2IHR
TE-SEM-2 Employee Relations for High Performance MGT2EMP
TE-SEM-2 Business Ethics MGT2BET
TE-SEM-2 Year 2 elective subject
Third year
Teaching
period
Subject title Subject code
TE-SEM-1 Human Resources Development MGT3HRD
TE-SEM-1 Year three elective subjects from table below
TE-SEM-1 Year three elective subject
TE-SEM-1 Year three elective subject
TE-SEM-2 Human Resource Information Systems MGT3HRI
TE-SEM-2 Interpersonal Skills & Conflict Management MGT2ISC
TE-SEM-2 Organisational Change & Development MGT3OCD
TE-SEM-2 Year three elective subjects from table below
Year three elective options
Teaching
period
Subject title Subject code
MGT3SMG Strategic Management
MGT3HRT International HR Study Tour
MGT3HRP HR Practicum
MGT3IMG International Management
ECO3IRE Industrial Relations
LAW3ELR* Employment and Labour Relations
Approved subject appropriate to the degree

*LST3ERL will be accepted as equivalent for purposes of meeting this requirement.