Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management University of Newcastle, Australia

Are you searching for a qualification that will allow you to become a human resource management practitioner?

A Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management (HRM) from the University of Newcastle equips graduates with the knowledge and skills to commence a career as an effective and successful practitioner in human resource management.

Entry requirements

Entry into the Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management (40 units) will be available for applicants who have:

• 3 year Bachelors Degree not in a related field; or
• 3 year Diploma in a related field such as accounting, business, commerce, economics, finance, human resource management, industrial relations, management, marketing or social science; or
• 3 year Diploma not in a related field + 1 year relevant organisational experience; or
• 2 year Diploma in a related field such as accounting, business, commerce, economics, finance, human resource management, industrial relations, management, marketing, or social science; + 2 years relevant organisational experience; or
• 2 year Diploma not in a related field + 3 years relevant organisational experience; or
• At least 5 years relevant organisational experience.

Students will be required to successfully complete a Business Academic Skills Program (BASP) which will be of 6 weeks duration. The BASP will be non-fee based and can be completed concurrently with courses in the Graduate Certificate.

Only after the successful completion of the Graduate Certificate and the academic skills program will students be eligible to formally enrol in the Masters Program. They will, however, receive 40 units credit by virtue of the studies they will have already completed. Therefore they will be required to do an additional 80 units to complete their Masters Degree. International applicants must also satisfy the University’s English Language Requirements.

All Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the University's English proficiency requirement. Further information regarding English language proficiency requirements can be found at the English Language Proficiency for Admission Policy here.