Human Resource Management
This subject is taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and includes topics in human resource management, policy and practice, employment law and HR analytics.
Subject overview
Effective human resource managers are among an organisation’s most valuable assets. This is because HR managers, in facilitating the relationships between employers and employees, aim to optimise the health, happiness, success and satisfaction of everyone in the organisation.
In the undergraduate Human Resource Management major, you’ll learn about workforce strategy, people analytics, employment law, and organisational practice – all areas that are essential for professional roles in HR management, organisational development, talent strategy, and consulting within local and international organisations.
Postgraduate study in Human Resource Management offers specialist courses in HR policy and practice, HR analytics and strategic HRM. These are complemented by courses in accounting, global operations management and marketing. Opportunities for the development of a strong portfolio of professional skills lead into a specialist HRM-focused, industry-linked consulting project.
Where can Human Resource Management take you?
HR is a profession with strong career progression. According to Human Resources New Zealand, 27% of HR professionals reach Director or General Manager level.
Graduates will develop skills in strategic thinking and knowledge of strategic management processes, including contemporary HR practices and emerging trends such as digital transformation and sustainability.
Career pathways include:
- HR generalist roles
- People analytics
- Talent acquisition
- Employment relations
- Organisational development
- HR business partnering.