Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Management)
Overview
The Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Management) builds foundational leadership, management, and business skills combined with core people management skills in areas like unconscious bias, emotional intelligence, project management fundamentals and more.
The MBA (HRM) is designed for the future, with sustainability built in. This means you will learn how to apply artificial intelligence and understand its impact on the future of job design. This MBA course has industry engagement embedded, with a total of up to 36 weeks of experience available through Work Integrated Learning and industry programs.
Human resource managers and people manager jobs are required across almost every sector. They plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate the human resource and workplace relations activities within organisations.
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Course
Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
Duration: 3 months
Delivery mode:
In person
Online
Location:
City
Availability:
Full-time
Part-time
Start dates:
February
July
October
SATAC code:
2GC903 (City)
Annual indicative fees (2025):
$17,820 (Full fee paying)
Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
Duration: 6 months
Delivery mode:
In person
Online
Location:
City
Availability:
Full-time
Part-time
Start dates:
February
July
October
SATAC code:
2GD901 (City)
Annual indicative fees (2025):
$35,640 (Full fee paying)
Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Management)
Duration: 2 years
Delivery mode:
In person
Online
Location:
City
Availability:
Full-time
Part-time
Start dates:
February
July
October
SATAC code:
2CM907 (City)
Annual indicative fees (2025):
$35,640 (Full fee paying)
Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Management)
Duration: 2 years
Delivery mode:
In person
Location:
City
Availability:
Full-time
Start dates:
February
July
October
CRICOS code: 107691A
Annual fees:
2025: $41,300
Your career
Take charge of your HR career, learn how to apply emotional intelligence, build ethical workplace cultures and manage conflict and mediation. The MBA (Human Resource Management) prepares you for a wide range of career opportunities in areas including management consulting, training, and strategy.
Potential occupations include:
- human resource manager
- human resource consultant
- senior marketing manager
- operational risk manager
- process improvement consultant
- human resource officer/adviser
- senior business development manager.
Potential employers include:
- large private companies
- public sector
- HR recruitment agencies
- Not-for-profit organisations.
What you will study
The Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and MBA courses provide a structured pathway containing 16 topics. There is flexibility in the course but generally students undertake 8 business and management topics, four elective topics and four topics relevant to human resource management.
First year (and the Graduate Diploma) contains study in marketing, economics, finance, ethics, sustainability, and the law. Second year introduces human resources topics including building teams and networks, advanced recruitment and managing negotiations.
You can also choose an industry placement instead of one core topic. And you could also extend your industry exposure by electing to undertake an industry entrepreneurial program: FOMENT (the wine, viticulture and tourism program), or the IMA (Innovative Manufacturing Accelerator).
You will also undertake a major industry project which will bring together everything you have learnt over the course and put it into practice.
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What you will study
The MBA HRM contains 16 topics, with 4 topics focussed exclusively on Human Resource Management. Topics contain study in marketing, economics, finance, ethics, sustainability, and the law. Second year introduces human resources topics including building teams and networks, advanced recruitment and managing negotiations.
You can also choose an industry placement instead of one core topic. And you could also extend your industry exposure by electing to undertake an industry entrepreneurial program: FOMENT (the wine, viticulture and tourism program), or the IMA (Innovative Manufacturing Accelerator).
You will also undertake a major industry project which will bring together everything you have learnt over the course and put it into practice.
Graduate Certificate
Applicants must either:
- hold a degree or equivalent qualification OR
- have at least one years' experience in a related context or two years' experience in a non-related field.
Graduate Diploma
Applicants must either:
- hold a degree or equivalent qualification OR
- hold the Flinders University Graduate Certificate in Business Administration.
Master
Applicants must either hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification; or hold the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Flinders University or equivalent qualification.
Apply directly via SATAC
Select your preferred course and apply directly through the MySATAC application portal.
Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
Flinders students can apply to transfer to this course internally. Visit: www.flinders.edu.au/internaltransfer for more information.
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