CQUniversity
Graduate Diploma of Human Resource Management
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 12 months
- Course Type: Graduate Diploma
Develop your knowledge and skills to lead the crucial functions human resource management in an increasingly dynamic and global environment.
Course overview
In this course, you will study discipline-specific units providing an understanding of contemporary frameworks and models that explain the core functions of human resource management. This includes planning, recruitment, development, rewarding and motivating employees and implementing strategies to help an organisation perform efficiently and effectively. You will explore ethical human resource management and managing human resource functions internationally through relevant operations, policies and practices.
Building on the international context of human resource management, you will analyse labour markets and systems of employment relations in various countries. Your learning is complemented with management-focused units across marketing management and digital communications.
The Graduate Diploma of Human Resource Management is an excellent option after completing the Graduate Certificate in Management. Upon completing this course, students can proceed to CQUniversity's Master of Business Management (Human Resource Management) and receive credit for up to eight units.
Enjoy the flexibility to study online with available full-time and part-time study options.
Key facts
What you will study
To earn the Graduate Diploma of Human Resource Management, you must complete these eight core units:
- Managing Human Resources
- Marketing Management and Digital Communications
- Effective Business Communications
- Management and Business Context
- International Human Resource Management
- Organisational Change Management
- International Employment Relations
- Contemporary Human Resource Management and People Analytics
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
To be eligible for entry into this course, you must have a completed Australian bachelor's degree or a higher Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) equivalent qualification.
English language requirements
Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of one of the following criteria:
- A secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent).
- Bachelor's level qualification study for at least two years full-time with a minimum overall GPA of 4.0 completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or the United States of America.
If you do not satisfy any of the above criteria, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores below:
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic): The overall band score was at least 6.0, with a minimum of 5.5 in each subset.
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): Requires 550 or better overall and a minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test).
- Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic): Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46.
- Occupational English Test: Grades A or B only in the four components.
English test results remain valid for no more than two years between the final examination date and the commencement date of study. They must appear on a single result certificate. Each student will be assessed individually.
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be able to get credit for your course based on prior formal, non-formal or informal learning. To apply, you will need to provide supporting documentation outlined by the university. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
As a human resource professional, you may work in almost all large organisations. Employment opportunities include specialist positions in employee recruitment and selection, training and development, strategic planning and performance management in middle or top management positions in industry, commerce, or government.
Learning outcomes
- Review, analyse and communicate advanced human resource management theory knowledge and provide creative solutions to complex business problems.
- Apply specialised technical and creative skills to perform human resource management functions.
- Communicate theoretical concepts and complex human resource management knowledge and ideas to various audiences.
- Adopt and practice appropriate professional and ethical standards to demonstrate personal responsibility, accountability and professional judgment in human resource management.
- Think critically, generate and evaluate complex ideas about human resource management and business contexts.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative first-year tuition fee in 2025: $31,980 (domestic full-fee paying place)
The indicative first-year fee is the approximate cost of enrolling in this course for one academic year for a full-fee paying place. For a graduate certificate, this is usually four units studied full-time over one term or part-time over two terms.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.