Master of Human Resource Management

What you will study

To earn the Master of Human Resource Management, you must successfully complete 8 or 12 credit points, depending on your entry point and any approved recognition of prior learning, as detailed below. Unless otherwise noted, each course is worth 1 credit point.

The structure below represents the complete 12-credit-point course.

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

To be eligible for this course, applicants must meet at least one of the following requirements:

• Completion of a bachelor’s degree or higher in any discipline and at least two years of relevant work experience or part-time equivalent.
• Completion of a graduate certificate or higher in a related discipline and at least two years of relevant work experience or part-time equivalent.

Relevant experience may include work in a managerial role with people-management responsibilities or in a human resource professional role.

Academic history, work and life experience and individual circumstances may be considered. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

English language requirements

Applicants must provide evidence of at least one of the following:

• A bachelor’s degree completed in a recognised English-speaking country.
• An IELTS overall score of 6.5, with no individual band score below 6.0, or an accepted equivalent.
• Other accepted evidence of English language proficiency.

Contact the university for further information.

Recognition of Prior Learning

You may be eligible for recognition of prior learning based on previous study or relevant professional experience. Applicants who have completed the Australian Human Resources Institute Practising Certification Program from 2016 onwards may be eligible for up to 4 credit points of recognition of prior learning.

Eligibility and the amount of credit awarded are assessed individually. Contact the university for further information.

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

• Integrate advanced understanding of a contemporary body of knowledge in human resource management to operate as a skilled HR professional in business.
• Select and apply advanced appropriate communication skills within human resource management.
• Select and apply appropriate digital technologies to identify and disseminate complex human resource management information, concepts and theories.
• Review, critically analyse, consolidate and synthesise human resource-related knowledge to respond to specialised and authentic contexts encountered by human resource professionals.
• Relate and develop advanced problem-solving skills necessary to conceptualise and solve human resource issues in the workplace.
• Employ a range of advanced skills in undertaking independent learning in human resource management.
• Apply teamwork skills in addressing human resource issues in the contemporary workplace.
• Evaluate emerging global human resource issues as they affect organisations.

Career outcomes

The course prepares graduates for advanced and strategic human resource management opportunities across organisations of different sizes and sectors.

Career opportunities listed by Deakin include:

• Human Resource Manager
• People and Culture Director
• Human Resource Business Partner
• Talent Acquisition Manager
• Learning and Development Manager
• Diversity and Inclusion Manager
• Employee Relations Specialist
• Human Resource Data Analyst
• Organisational Development Consultant
• Employee Experience Manager

Fees and FEE-HELP

Indicative annual fee in 2027: $35,000 (Full-fee paying place)

Indicative annual fees are based on your first year of study.

A student’s annual fee may vary by:

• The number of units studied.
• 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.