Human resources courses
Influence how businesses are run so you can make working lives better.
Are you detail-oriented, people-centred and curious about how businesses operate?
In human resource management (or ‘HR’) you can use your communication and agile thinking skills to shape positive working cultures. Above all, human resource managers are passionate about people. You’ll be the momentum that keeps businesses moving forward, coordinating, planning and improving things like workplace processes and employee engagement with your eye on the bottom line.
If this is you to a tee, open the door to a new career or build on your existing skills through Open Universities Australia. We’ll help you find and enrol in online courses delivered by leading Australian universities.
Why should you study human resources?
HR professionals thrive when they are empowered to help others and make a positive impact on an organisational scale. If you’re a compulsive planner and confident communicator, studying HR will allow you to do just that and more.
You’ll gain the ability to explain complex business ideas in terms that make sense to the common employee, and forge relationships with workers at every level. These skills are in high-demand among medium-to-large businesses.
Moreover, given the permanent shift to remote working for many businesses since the pandemic, the need for HR professionals to create a cohesive working environment for both new recruits and existing employees has never been greater.
According to LinkedIn Talent Solutions, 78% of talent professionals in the Asia-Pacific region say virtual recruiting is on the rise and that it has outlasted the impact of the pandemic and overseas conflicts.
Discover online human resources courses
Undergraduate ECU-COM-DEG
Postgraduate GRF-HRM-GCE
Postgraduate CSU-HRM-MAS
Postgraduate USA-HRM-MAS
Discover online HR subjects
Undergraduate USA-BUSS3111
Postgraduate ACU-HRMG601
Related degrees
Undergraduate GRF-EHR309
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What you'll learn in a HR course
Human resources is a combination of academia, street smarts and learned experiences. A HR course will enable you to become the person businesses need at the helm of their resourcing and employee experience decisions.
Depending on your past experience, you can choose to study HR at either an undergraduate or postgraduate level. An undergraduate degree, like a Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management), is a fantastic base to get you started, because you will build your business knowledge and people skills from the ground up.
Meanwhile, a postgraduate degree in HR, like a Master of Management (Human Resource Management), is the best route for those with existing skills in the space. You will enhance your understanding of this rapidly changing industry. Of course, what you’ll cover depends on your specialisation and study plans.
In general, you will learn how to:
- Make strategic decisions that impact the wider business and employees.
- Develop training plans that help employees thrive, learn and live out their career goals.
- Communicate in a way that engages employees and increases productivity.
You can also explore how to:
- Develop and measure employment value propositions.
- Use the process of job design to establish an employee’s roles and responsibilities.
- Understand the value of employer branding.
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