Duration
2 years full time / 4 years part time
Mode (Location)
On campus (Parkville)
Intake
March, July
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Fees
Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) available
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Entry schemes
Access Melbourne is available
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Career outcomes
Overview
Your future career starts at Melbourne
Graduate with human resources expertise in topics such as HR strategy, policy and people management, along with complementary core business skills and understanding. Together with job-ready practical skills developed through industry exposure, you’ll be prepared to manage and lead with success.
Key career outcomes
- Step into human resources. Prepare for a dynamic and exciting career in human resources, with opportunities across a wide range of industries and sectors.
- Specialist knowledge. With the in-depth knowledge and skills employers are looking for, you’ll be ready to launch your HR career.
- In-demand skills. Human resources professionals are in strong demand across a wide range of industries and organisations.
Where can the Master of Mangement (Human Resources) take you?
The Master of Management (Human Resources) is a pathway to wide range of careers, across varied fields, such as:
- Corporate and consulting companies
- Not-for-profit organisations
- Education and research organisation
- Government.
You will leave the degree with a number of essential skills, including the ability to:
- Obtain, analyse, synthesise and evaluate evidence for management decision making in accounting and finance
- Apply strategic and critical thinking in relation to business and commerce related issues and in developing solutions to problems in organisations and ins society
- Be an effective decision maker in business and commerce
Melbourne Business School students are also offered the opportunity to develop their employability skills through our Skills Workshops.
Professional Accreditation
The Master of Management (Human Resources) is an accredited program with the Australian HR Institute.
Credit points may be awarded for students with a relevant undergraduate degree in business/commerce.
Alumni profile
Catherine Matthews completed her Master of Management (Human Resources) in 2014 and is now working at one of Australia's biggest banks, and sitting on the board of an elite sporting team. Watch her story below.
Profile
Eliza Kelly
Eliza Kelly graduated in 2017 from the Master of Management (Human Resources), coming from the Bachelor of Arts (Psychology). She now works as a Human Capital Analyst at Deloitte, Australia.
The most valuable lesson I have gained from studying at Melbourne Business School is that to underestimate your own skills and abilities is to limit yourself. My experience at MBS has taught me that only by consistently challenging yourself can you develop and grow to your full potential. Eliza Kelly