Bachelor of Business and Commerce (Human Resource Management)

Become a leading workplace expert:

With USQs Bachelor of Business and Commerce become a leading workplace expert on strategies and practices for guiding and partnering with employees so that the people working for the business are motivated to provide a source of competitive advantage for the business.

This is becoming increasingly challenging as workplaces become more diverse and place greater emphasis on work-life balance in order to recruit retain and develop top talent. Your studies will cover courses such as organisational behaviour and management talent management workforce design risk mitigation work health and safety workplace relations enhancing employee performance organisational learning strategic human resource management managing knowledge and leading leading organisational change.

In addition to your chosen specialisation of Human Resource Management you can choose to study another area in-depth with a second major or broaden your knowledge with a combination of minors and approved courses. These can be chosen from a wide range of business and commerce-related fields.

Professional accreditation:

The Human Resource Management major is presently accredited by the Australian Human Resources Institute - AHRI- and satisfies the educational requirements for professional membership of AHRI.

The program is designed for anyone who is interested in HR and related areas given that they meet the entry requirements for the program.

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Career outcomes:

Graduates have potential opportunities to engage in private consultancy services related to all aspects of human resources in addition to advocacy work with industrial relations consultancies unions and industry and employer associations. Graduates also have the potential to achieve senior and executive level positions such as human resources director organisational development director compensation and benefits director industrial relations director recruitment manager career counsellor safety and welfare coordinator.

USQ is a dynamic, regional University dedicated to providing quality degrees and programs in a flexible and supportive environment.

In over 50 years, USQ has become a prominent teaching and research institution providing education worldwide from three Southern Queensland locations – Toowoomba, Springfield and Ipswich. We also have a number of outreach hubs, and national and international education partners.

USQ offers the flexibility to study degrees and programs online, making it easier for students to fit career-focused, fully-accredited degrees into their busy lives. USQ’s focus on student success has seen the university rank as the number one University in Queensland for graduate employment (Good Universities Guide, 2018).

The University’s continual focus on providing high quality education ensures graduates are equipped for increasingly dynamic and competitive global and regional environments.