Programme details

Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management

Study Human Resource Management to learn about strategies to build strong employee-employer connections and ensure a satisfied, high-performing workforce.

Course description

In this Graduate Diploma, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of human resource management practices and their impact on organisational effectiveness. You’ll learn to apply HR principles, tools, and concepts in the workplace to support both staff and organisational objectives.

Your studies will cover employment relations, organisational behaviour, human resource management, contemporary HR issues, and health, safety, and wellbeing leadership. You will also apply your learning to a practical industry project with a local business or organisation, addressing real business challenges or exploring new opportunities, while further strengthening your HR management expertise.

Immigration benefits

This course may qualify for the following visa rights:
In-study work rights
Post-study work rights

Career Prospects

Upon completing this qualification, graduates will be prepared for advisory roles within an HR team in medium to large organisations, or as a generalist HR officer in smaller organisations. With experience and ongoing professional development, you can progress to senior HR positions or specialise in recruitment.

Entry requirements

Academic requirements:

A Bachelor’s degree in any field excluding human resource management.

English Language requirements:

If English is not the first language, students must provide a result from a test or qualification on the acceptable alternatives.

Test	Minimum Requirement
IELTS (Academic)	Overall score of 6.0, with no band lower than 5.5
TOEFL iBT	Total score of 60, with a writing score of at least 18
Cambridge English Qualifications	B2 First, B2 First for Schools, C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169, and no less than 162 in each skill
OET (Occupational English Test)	Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
NZCEL (New Zealand Certificate in English Language)	Level 4 (Academic)
PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English)	Score of 50, with no band lower than 42
LanguageCert International ESOL	C1 Expert (overall PASS) with no less than 25/50 in each skill, or Academic test with a minimum score of 65 overall and no skill below 60
Trinity College London ISE	ISE II with no less than distinction or 96 in any band