Macquarie University
Bachelor of Commerce (Human Resource Management)
Nationally Recognised Higher EducationHuman resource management involves the management of human capital to create a competitive advantage. It’s a crucial function in medium and large organisations in domestic and international contexts.
The Human Resource Management major will prepare you to respond to new challenges and changes in the workplace. It focuses on the processes and techniques that create and maintain high-performing, efficient and ethical organisations. You’ll engage in aspects of day-to-day operations, strategic thinking and decision making. You’ll study change management and sustainability techniques, gain consulting skills, and learn how to formulate effective recruitment strategies. Areas that you’ll acquire expertise in include workforce and succession planning, equity and diversity, performance management and human resource development systems, and the creation of sustainable and ethical organisations.
Delivery mode
Macquarie University offers this course through the following delivery modes:
On campus
Work with instructors and classmates in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Locations
- Level 24, 123 Pitt Street (Angel Place), Sydney
- 4–6 Eastern Road, Macquarie University
Entry requirements
Domestic Students
- There are no mandated entry requirements.
I’ve recently completed Year 12
If you’re currently undertaking, or have just completed Year 12 studies, and you apply to Macquarie through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC), you’ll be assessed on your selection rank or through our Academic Entry Program. You might also consider applying for our Macquarie Leaders and Achievers Early Entry Scheme, the Schools Recommendation Scheme or the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Entry Pathway if you’re eligible.
I have work and life experience
If you’re a non-Year 12 applicant and you don’t hold any formal education qualifications, but you do have informal learning and work experience, you may submit a portfolio for entry into one of our pathway programs, which allow you to articulate into a Macquarie degree after successfully completion.
I have TAFE, college or university qualifications
Macquarie recognises completed TAFE, college and university qualifications. If you’ve completed a recognised qualification, you may be eligible to apply for Recognition of prior learning (RPL).
Assumed knowledge
For business analytics, economics, finance majors: HSC Mathematics Advanced or equivalent. For accounting, business information systems, cyber security governance, human resource management, international business, marketing, and marketing insights and analytics majors: HSC Mathematics Standard 2 or equivalent. If you don't have the assumed knowledge, you're advised to include a mathematics or quantitative methods elective unit in your first year of study.
Recommended studies
For accounting, business information systems majors: HSC Mathematics Advanced or equivalent. For finance major: HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or equivalent.
English language requirements
When applying to study at Macquarie University, you’re required to provide evidence of proficiency in English.
You may satisfy the English language requirements if you’ve completed:
- senior secondary studies equivalent to the New South Wales HSC
- at least one year of full-time Australian or comparable tertiary study in a country of qualification.
The required standard of English for this degree is:
- IELTS band: Overall 6.5
Course fees
Career opportunities
The Bachelor of Commerce (Human Resource Management) will prepare you for the following roles.
Employee Relations Manager
Employee Relations Managers are HR professionals who oversee the interests and positive working conditions of employees. They develop organisationa...
Employment Recruiter
An Employment Recruiter identifies and attracts candidates for job openings across various industries. You may work for recruitment agencies or in-...
Recruitment Manager
A Recruitment Manager oversees the hiring process to ensure the best talent is attracted and selected for the organisation. You might work in a cor...
Human Resources Manager
Human Resources Managers oversee an organisation’s workforce and act as a direct link between management and employees. They organise company recru...
Human Resources Consultant
Human Resources Consultants are independent consultants who provide advisory services and HR support to the organisation’s CEO and HR Manager. They...
Human Resources Director
Human Resources Directors are responsible for the strategic direction, productivity, and costings of an organisation’s workforce. They generally wo...
Recruitment Consultant
Recruitment Consultants help an organisation find and employ new staff — advertising vacancies, screening the job applications, and conducting inte...
About Macquarie University
Macquarie University is recognised globally for its pre-eminence in key research disciplines, as well as producing graduates who are among the most sought-after professionals in the world.
Since our foundation in 1964, we have aspired to be a different type of university: one unbound by ivory towers and sandstone walls. Rather, we are focused on fostering collaboration between students, academics, industry and society, encouraging all to traverse the boundaries of their own perspectives and effect change.
Over the years, we have grown to become the centre of a vibrant local and global community – a place of constant stimulus and human interaction. Together, we advance world-class theoretical thinking and translate it into real-world solutions.
We’re connecting people across the most diverse fields of knowledge to create bold new possibilities: for their careers, intellectual endeavours, enterprises and the common good.
