Commencing semesters, 2022
Semester 1
Semester 2
Program level
Undergraduate
Program code
2171
Faculty
School
School of Business
Teaching Location
St Lucia
Delivery mode
Internal
Enquiries
Australian/domestic students
Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Email: bel@uq.edu.au
Phone: 07 3365 7111
International students
International Student Advisor
Email: study@uq.edu.au
Phone: Outside Australia: + 61 3 8676 7004
Within Australia (Free Call): 1800 671 980
Why study Human Resources?
Many organisations say "our people are our greatest asset"; HR helps take this statement from aspiration to reality. The HR major helps develop an understanding of motivation at work, how HR functions identify talent to match the needs of the business, and how organisations ensure that employees gain competence required for their roles. Legal, ethical and evidence-based approaches underpin decisions about people and stakeholders in organisations; the major covers these issues along with contemporary industrial relations/modern employee-employer relationships. The major also covers organizational design, change management, developing human capital, strategic HRM, performance management, people analytics, recruitment and selection.
What can students do with this major? Graduates take roles in HR teams providing support to managers. They can then progress to designing interventions to support productivity, change or growth, leading (global) teams, partnering with senior executives and providing advice to boards. HR careers exist in public & private sectors, employee associations, and in consultant roles providing specialised advice in national and international business arenas.
Courses and requirements
View the Bachelor of Business Management course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Human Resources major.
What it costs
Please view the Bachelor of Business Management for indicative fees.
How to apply
Please view the Bachelor of Business Management for information on key dates and how to apply.