Bachelor of Business (in Human Resource Management and Employment Relations)

The Bachelor of Business (in Human Resource Management and Employment Relations) degree is designed for students to employ entrepreneurial, analytical, critical, and creative thinking skills and contribute to diverse and dynamic organisations.

Students majoring in Human Resource Management (HRM) and Employment Relations (ER) will develop the skills to be reflective practitioners. They will be proficient in communicating, applying, and evaluating HRM and ER approaches in both research and real-world workplace scenarios and explain key theoretical frameworks and principles underlying HRM and ER systems, with a focus on ethics, diversity, and equity.

Additionally, they will also learn to evaluate workplace practices using relevant theories, demonstrate strategic understanding of complex environments at various levels, and assess the roles of key parties in the broader regulatory context.

Massey University

Duration

Full-Time: 24 months^
Part-Time: 36 months^^

Lesson Duration: Average of 3 hours per session. 
Terms: 4 modules in a trimester

^Possible completion in 12 months, subject to university's approval and total number of module exemptions
^^Possible completion in 18 months, subject to university's approval and total number of module exemptions

Modules

Human Resource Management and Employment Relations Major Modules 

• Organisational Behaviour
• Principles of Human Resources Management
• Employment Relations
• Managing Talent & Performance
• Project Management
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace
• Healthy Workplaces
• Managing Conflict

Elective Modules (Choose 8)

• Introduction to Business Analytics
• Quantitative Methods for Business
• Business and Society
• Managing Organisations
• Social Media and Digital Marketing
• Consumer Behaviour
• The Economics of Human Behaviour
• Introduction to Global Communication
• Professional Presentations in Business
• Management, Analytics and Decision Making
• Customer Intelligence
• Regression and Predictive Analysis 

Intakes

March
July
November

Local Qualifications

Entry to Year 1
Successful completion of PSB Academy:

• Certificate In Business Management, or
• Certificate in Business Studies (E-Learning), or

Equivalent qualification that demonstrates preparedness for study.

Entry to Year 2
Successful completion of PSB Academy’s:

• Diploma in Business Administration, or
• Diploma in Business Administration (Accounting and Finance), or
• Diploma in Business Administration (Digital Marketing), or
• Diploma in Business Administration (Human Resource Management), or
• Diploma in Business Studies (E-Learning), or
• Diploma in Business Studies (Digital Marketing) (E-Learning), or
• Diploma in Business Studies (Business Analytics) (E-Learning), or
• Diploma in Business Studies (Human Resource Management) (E-Learning)

Successful completion of Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s:

• Diploma in Business Studies, or
• Diploma in Accounting, or
• Diploma in Banking and Finance, or
• Diploma Tourism and Resort Management, or
• Diploma in International Trade and Business

Successful completion of Temasek Polytechnic’s:

• Diploma in Accounting, or
  Diploma in Business, or
  Diploma in Marketing

Successful completion of Singapore Polytechnic’s

• Diploma HRM with Psychology, or
• Diploma in Business Administration (2024 intake) or
• Diploma in Accountancy, or
• Diploma in Banking and Finance (2024 intake)

Successful completion of Nanyang Polytechnic’s:

• Diploma in Accounting and Finance, or
• Diploma in Banking and Finance, or
• Diploma in Business Management

Other diplomas and similar qualifications evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Minimum Age Requirement: 16 years old

English Language Requirement

• GCE ‘O’ level English (grade 1 to 6) or equivalent.
• Students entering the course whose first language is not English, or students whose medium of instruction on their qualifying course was not English, will be required to demonstrate a proficiency in English to IELTS 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each band or an equivalent recognised qualification.