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Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management

The units of study listed in the following table are those available for the current year. Students may also include any units of study, which are additional to those currently listed, which appear under these subject areas in the Business School handbook/website in subsequent years (subject to any prerequisite or prohibition rules).

Table A - The University of Sydney Business School

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management

Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management major

Achievement of a major in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management requires 48 credit points from this table comprising:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units
(iii) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units
(iv) 18 credit points of 3000-level selective units.

Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management minor

Achievement of a minor in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management requires 36 credit points from this table comprising:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units
(iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units.

Units of study

The relevant units of study are listed below.

1000-level units of study

Core
WORK1003
Foundations of Work and Employment
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
WORK1004
Foundations of Management
6    N WORK2201
Semester 1
Semester 2

2000-level units of study

Core
WORK2203
IR Policy and Processes
6    P Completion of 24 credit points of 1000-level units of study including WORK1003
Semester 2
WORK2205
HR Strategies and Processes
6    P Completion of 24 credit points of 1000-level units of study including WORK1003
Semester 1

3000-level units of study

Core (major only)
WORK3600
IR and HRM in Practice
6    P Students commencing from 2018: completion of at least 120 credit points including WORK1003, WORK1004, WORK2203 and WORK2205. Pre-2018 continuing students: completion of at least 120 credit points including WORK2203 and WORK2205.
N WORK2215


This unit should only be undertaken by students in their final semester of the IR and HRM major. This unit of study must be completed at the University of Sydney Business School.
Semester 1a
Semester 2a
Selective
IBUS3104
Ethical International Business Decisions
6    P Completion of at least 48 credit points
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFS3050
Business Intelligence for Managers
6    A INFS1000 or INFO1000 or INFO1003 or INFO1903
Semester 2
WORK3201
International Human Resource Management
6    A WORK1003
P Completion of at least 48 credit points
N WORK2217


The Intensive June session is restricted to Study Abroad students only. All other students enrol in the Semester 1 session.
Intensive June
Semester 2
WORK3203
Gender, Diversity and Inclusion at Work
6    P Completion of at least 48 credit points
Semester 1b
WORK3206
Workplace Law and Regulation
6    A WORK1003
P Completion of at least 48 credit points
N WORK2227
Semester 1
WORK3400
Industry and Community Project
6    A WORK1003 and WORK1004 and (WORK2203 or WORK2205)
P 72 credit points
N BUSS3110 or ACCT3400 or BANK3400 or CLAW3400 or FINC3400 or IBUS3400 or INFS3400 or MKTG3400 or QBUS3400 or WORK3401
Intensive February
Intensive July
Semester 1
Semester 2