Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)
Course code/s: LBBHR
This degree equips students with the skills and knowledge required for a career in human resource management. The course is designed to enhance student's knowledge of the key functions of managing people in today's business environment. Students will also develop the skills and capabilities that effective Human Resource Managers require. The degree has received professional accreditation by the Australian Human Resource Institute (AHRI). Moreover, the degree will provide students with knowledge, competencies and skills that are internationally transferable.
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
- This degree is designed to be completed within three years of full-time study, although part-time study is possible. The maximum time allowed for a student to complete this degree is seven years.
- Students must complete the course set out below, comprising 360 credit points (24 subjects).
- At least 300 credit points (20 subjects) must be subjects offered by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law.
- No more than 150 credit points (10 subjects) MAY be at first year level.
- At least 120 credit points (8 subjects) MUST be at third year level.
- A student may choose to complete a minor in addition to the major, in which case the minor must comprise four subjects additional to all other subjects completed within the degree, including at least one subject from each of second and third years.
- Students must complete all prerequisite subjects prior to enrolling in a core or elective subject.
Course structure
From 2013, this degree will share a business foundation and first year framework with all other undergraduate degrees offered by the La Trobe Business School, which enhances the flexibility available to students. Students who commenced this degree prior to 2013, should refer to the edition of the on-line handbook relevant to the year of their commencement, or seek advice from student services.
The first year framework comprises four business foundation subjects, two discipline-specific subjects and two elective subjects.
The four business foundation subjects, Business Foundations, Accounting and Finance for Business, Business Economics, and Business Analytics, offer students a broad introduction into the key disciplines and work-ready skills of business.
The two discipline specific subjects, Management Information Systems, and Foundations of Management, introduce students to the principles of management.
The two elective subjects broaden the students’ learning experience by offering them the opportunity to study subjects chosen from across the faculty and the university.
Commencing with the two discipline-specific subjects in first year, students complete fourteen core subjects, which define the major.
The degree includes two second and third year faculty elective subjects, drawn from any discipline of the faculty, including economics, finance, law, management and marketing, and two elective subjects, which may be drawn from any faculty of the university.
During their study, students will have the opportunity to undertake a semester of work-integrated-learning, and an International Human Resources Study Tour, which exposes students to experiences of applied human resource management in an international context.
The degree is also designed to allow for an optional four-subject minor. For more information on majors and minors and the subjects on offer within them link to Business Minors.
Variations to this structure are subject to approval by a Faculty of Business, Economics and Law course adviser.
First year
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Academic Integrity Module (online) | MGT1AIM |
| TE-SEM-1 | Business Foundations | BUS1BUF |
| TE-SEM-1 | Accounting and Finance for Business | BUS1AFB |
| TE-SEM-1 | Management Information Systems | BUS1MIS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Either an FBEL or LTU free elective # | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Business Economics | BUS1BUE |
| TE-SEM-2 | Business Analytics | BUS1BUA |
| TE-SEM-2 | Foundations of Management | MGT1FOM |
| TE-SEM-2 | Either an FBEL or LTU free elective # |
# Unless taking a sequence of two language subjects, students are limited to one LTU elective in first year.
MGT1AIM is a not-for-credit subject which students are required to complete online at the commencement of their first semester. The subject is designed to enhance the student's knowledge and awareness of issues concerning academic integrity.
Second year
|
Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Human Resource Management | MGT2HRM |
| TE-SEM-1 | Organisational Behaviour | MGT2OBE |
| TE-SEM-1 | International Management | MGT2IMG |
| TE-SEM-1 | FBEL level 2 elective | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Business Communications | MGT2BCO |
| TE-SEM-2 | High Performance Work Systems | MGT2HPW |
| TE-SEM-2 | Business Ethics | MGT2BET |
| TE-SEM-2 | Level 2 elective |
Third year
|
Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | International Human Resource Management | MGT3IHR |
| TE-SEM-1 | Human Resource Development | MGT3HRD |
| TE-SEM-1 | Strategic Management | MGT3SMG |
| TE-SEM-1 | FBEL level 3 elective | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Human Resource Information Systems | MGT3HRI |
| TE-SEM-2 | Remuneration and Performance Management | MGT3RPM |
| TE-SEM-2 | Organisational Change and Development | MGT3OCD |
| TE-SEM-2 | Level 3 elective |
Professional recognition
This course is accredited by the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI).