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Our Master of Human Resource Management is designed for those who want to become strategic leaders in the world of work, shaping organisational success through effective people management. This isn’t just about understanding policies—it’s about becoming an expert in navigating the complex, ever-changing landscape of talent and culture within organisations.

Become a strategic HR leader. You’ll explore regulatory frameworks, build diversity awareness, and harness the power of analytics. Grow your self-awareness. Step up to the challenge of transformational change. Drive organisations and people to succeed.

Master of Human Resource Management

This Masters degree covers essential areas of human resource management including strategy and HR, evidence-based HRM, organisational change, international and comparative HRM, recruitment and selection, and performance and reward management. You will gain a critical appreciation of the role and practice of human resource management in local and global business.This degree will further develop and deepen your understanding of key policy formulation, negotiation and implementation matters pertaining to the employment relationship in dynamic contexts. It encompasses workplace and institutional practices and strategies, employment law, negotiation and dispute resolution, managing equity and diversity, workplace health and safety, managing rewards and performance and employment relations strategy. It will deepen your understanding of the management of employment relations.

Explore human resource management at an advanced level. Deepen your understanding of employment law, workplace health and safety and managing diversity. Develop your leadership skills so that you can help individuals and organisations thrive.

Master of Human Resource Management and Employment Relations

Applied Human Resource Management and Change

Human Resource Management

Strategic Human Resource Management

Human Resource Development

Foundations of Human Resource Management

Principles of Human Resource Management and Employment Relations

Global Human Resource Management

International and Comparative Human Resource Management and Employment Relations

In this subject you will explore the strategic and operational issues involved in managing staff in the workplace. You will examine the challenges facing human resource managers in contemporary Australian organisations and seeks to develop an understanding of human resource management practices in our continually changing social, economic, industrial relations and organisational environments. You will explore the reasons underpinning the increasing recognition of human resource management (HRM) within organisations as well as the field&#39;s underlying purposes. Throughout this subject an emphasis is placed on a strategic approach to HRM in addition to the functional and operational aspects.

The principal aim of the subject is to provide an overview of the fields of Human Resources (HR), and Employment Relations (ER) by providing the underpinning knowledge and developing an understanding of core theoretical principles and models of Human Resource Management (HRM). Students will focus on the outcome of HR/ER strategies and policies at the individual, organisation and societal levels. The effective management of employees is a key concern for organisations due the recognition of the positive role that well-managed human resources can play in increasing organisational and individual outcomes. It is necessary for people working as HR/ER specialists, and for those who are managing teams of people, to understand multiple HRM perspectives and to develop evidence-based people management strategies appropriate to specific organisational contexts. This subject will cover content (what), the rationale (why), and implementation (how) of effective people management practices.

The primary emphasis of this subject is about Human Resource Management (HRM) in organisations.A central theme throughout this course is the contribution of HRM to the efficiency and productivity of organisations. The subject delivery will balance theoretical developments in HRM with practical and strategic considerations of the management of diverse people in the work place and its surrounding environment.Students should not enrol in this subject if they have completed 2002EHR Strategic Human Resource Management at Griffith University.

Aid workplace productivity and efficiency by using the principles of human resource management.
Weigh up human resources' role in managing workplace diversity, health and performance. Apply human resource management concepts when solving problems.

HR professionals are expected to understand and practice human resource management aligned with organisational goals. This subject integrates theory and research to develop students&#39; understanding of evidence-based human resource management and professional skills. Human resources management is widely recognised as a critical component in gaining a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Today’s HR professionals are expected to understand and practise human resource management that is strategically aligned with organisational goals and creates value for the organisation. This subject integrates HRM theory and practical knowledge to develop students understanding of evidence-based human resource management, and their professional skills, in human resource practice.

Human Resource Management in Action

This subject provides students with an understanding of the cultural and national factors that affect people management issues in organisations that operate across national borders. It also examines the efficacy of different employment policies and practices within the world economy. The subject explains the reasons for the development of different forms of employment practices and the extent to which these differences are sustainable.Students should not enrol in this subject if they have completed: 7024EHR International &amp; Comparative HRM &amp; ER.

Gain an international viewpoint on employment and human resource policies. Register the effect cultural and national factors can have on organisational practices. Gather concepts that can be applied in real-world multicultural workplaces.

This subject examines up-to-date theory and practice related to the management of human resources and employment relations in the 21st-century. Issues and challenges related to institutional conditions that affect employment relationship factors are canvassed. The global, knowledge intensive context, characterised by the blurring of employment boundaries and evolving organisational forms, will provide a backdrop for the content analysis.Students should not enrol in this subject if they have completed: 7001EHR Principles of HRM &amp; ER at Griffith University.

Meet the stakeholders who make up the employment relationship. Analyse human resource’s role in managing these relationships. Explore performance and reward management concepts. Juxtapose employee unions with employer associations.

Rapid changes in society, international relations, technology and communication have led to flexible ways of, and increasing numbers of people, working across global borders. This course provides an opportunity for students to critically analyse global dimensions of the core aspects of human resource management, such as linkages with business strategy, structure, policies and practices; staffing, recruitment, and selection; training and development; rewards management; and performance management. The course examines how human resources are managed and problems solved within and across differing global cultural, political, economic, legislative and technological contexts. The course aims to develop globally engaged and responsible future leaders of GHRM and cross-culturally competent globally mobile employees.Students should not enrol in the subject if they have completed 3009EHR Global Human Resource Management at Griffith University.

This course will provide undergraduate students with consolidation of their learning throughout the major and provides skills for high level analysis of HR organisational challenges and opportunities with a specific focus on organisational change and strategy. This course will provide students with opportunities to apply their previous HR learning and knowledge to a range of current organisational problems/scenarios giving consideration to HR&#39;s relationship to the broader business strategy and external influences through the change management process.Students should not enrol in the subject if they have completed 3012EHR Applied Strategic Organisational Change/ 3182EHR Applied Strategic Organisational Change/ 3003EHR Organisational Change. at Griffith University.

Determine the role of the manager during periods of organisational change and development. Critically evaluate theories of change. Suggest solutions to practical organisational problems. Monitor and measure the success of new organisational changes.

Foundations of Human Resource Management introduces you to the key issues faced in HR strategy and planning today. HR managers must be strategic and align human resource strategy to the organisation&#39;s strategic objectives. HR strategic planning as well as policies and practices are all required to achieve the organisation&#39;s overall strategic objectives. In this course, you will be introduced to the functions and roles of HR management as a strategic platform to support an organisation&#39;s competitive advantage. The course is presented as a lifecycle, starting with the need for strategic plans. You’ll work through job analysis, recruitment and selection, managing and measuring performance, compensation and rewards, as well as training and development.  Adelaide University&#39;s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to up-skill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree. This is a second-year course from Adelaide University&#39;s HR degree. Please note: you are responsible for completing any relevant prerequisite courses before enrolling in this course.Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device. Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.

In this advanced course, you’ll explore the role of HR in developing successful business strategies as well as how processes are implemented within organisations. Discover how HR can be a source of sustainable competitive advantage for organisations.  Study best-practice approaches to HR policy and practice, resource-based views on organisational HR decision-making, types of strategic fit, measurement of HR performance, workforce planning, recruitment and retention, and change management. Adelaide University&#39;s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to up-skill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree.  This is a third-year course from Adelaide University&#39;s HR degree. When studying this course as a &quot;single subject&quot;, prior knowledge from HRES 2012, BUSI 3033 or equivalent will support your success.Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device. Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.

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