The course is designed for those who hold an undergraduate degree and wish to upgrade their professional qualifications with studies in industrial relations. The course aims to help students understand the place of industrial relations in society; analyse the effectiveness of the Australian industrial relations system; develop negotiation and advocacy skills; interpret industrial relations policies and agreements; and assess the role of the industrial relations practitioner in relation to other personnel activities.
Albury-Wodonga campus
Distance education
3 years (6 sessions)
The course is accredited by the Australian Human Resources (AHRI).
Applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution or a qualification deemed to be equivalent. Applicants with other academic and/or professional qualifications and/or work experience acceptable to the University will be considered.
Credit of up to a maximum of five subjects of the 12 subject course, may be given to a student who has completed equivalent study at Masters level at a recognised tertiary institution.
Exemption from a subject may be granted where a student has previously passed, at an appropriate level, a subject substantially similar in content to a subject of the Masters course but has not claimed or been granted credit. An alternative unit from the Master of Business program will be taken as a substitute. Exemption (and consequent substitution) occurs to prevent repetition of study of a subject area. Exemption does not reduce the number of subjects needed to complete the course requirements.
To graduate, students must complete a total of 12 compulsory subjects, including a final session research project. The Graduate Certificate in Industrial Relations comprises the first year of the course. The Graduate Diploma in Industrial relations comprises the first two years of the course.
Students are advised to carefully check subject availability and prerequisites as not all subjects are offered every session. A list of subjects on offer is mailed to distance education students.
INR501 Industrial Relations Environment
INR502 Industrial Relations Systems & Issues
INR503 Industrial Relations Practice
INR504 Industrial Law
INR500 Residential School
MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
INR505 Comparative Industrial Relations 1
INR516 Comparative Industrial Relations 2
HRM501 Labour Market Studies
HRM507 Research Methods
INR508 Dissertation (Plan & Bibliography)
INR509 Dissertation (IR)
Course Coordinator
John Saw
School of Business
Telephone: (060) 41 8843
Facsimile: (060) 41 8878
Email: jsaw@csu.edu.au
Last Revised: 25 November 1996.
