LECTURER: I'm here with a little intro to our Human Resource Management major
at UWA Business School. This major brings together studies in management and psychology,
as you learn to develop a strategic approach to recruiting, training and developing an
organisation's most important asset, its people. In the HR Management major, you will learn to help
organisations win the war for talent, by applying the art and science of talent acquisition,
talent retention and talent management. The University of Western Australia acknowledges that
its campus is situated on Noongar land, and that Noongar people remain the spiritual and cultural
custodians of their land, and continue to practise their values, languages, beliefs, and knowledge.
This video will briefly introduce you to the HR Management major, present the top five reasons
to study human resource management, show you how we integrate practical experience into this major,
and discuss overseas study opportunities and the range of possible careers for you after
graduation. Being able to find, select, retain, and maximise talent, in other words, managing
people, is a key skill that is expected of all managers in all industries. These are fundamental
management skills. So, you will learn about organisational behaviour, employment relations
systems and processes, human resource planning, recruitment and selection, performance management,
training and development, occupational health and safety, performance and wellbeing, and negotiation
and conflict resolution. You'll then be equipped to develop a strategic approach to organising,
recruiting, training and coordinating the human resources in any industry. So, why study HRM?
Well, these skill sets that we teach in HRM are immensely valuable for five reasons. First, the
skill sets covered in HRM are in very high demand, these are a mix of quantitative and soft skills
that are required for effective talent acquisition and talent management. And, these are skills that
are valued across industries. Second, these skill sets are valuable not just for HR specialists,
but for business line managers and consulting roles in general. Third, these skill sets are
extremely portable, which sets you up nicely for an international career. Fourth, you will learn
how to develop the high-level talent management strategy as well as the ‘boots on the ground’
implementation of business development and HR practises. Fifth and lastly, the communication and
mediation skills in HRM have tremendous practical value, broadly speaking. So, the HR Management
major is fundamentally practical. Studying management at UWA Business School will bring
you to the cutting edge of the art and science of managing people and managing organisations.
We do this through our extensive links with the corporate world, all across sectors in our work
integrated learning programme, to help you become career ready and to help you build the skills
that employers value most. There are also numerous study abroad opportunities for UWA students
including overseas exchange programmes at Leeds University, Uppsala University,
the University of Vermont, which is renowned for its training in sustainability and management.
There are lots of career opportunities within this major, especially at a time when the nature
of work is undergoing significant change. HR continues to be a rewarding and challenging career
field poised for growth. A wide range of roles are available to fit your skills and talents in HR:
recruiter, employee relations manager, compensation and benefits
administration manager, training and development executive, change consultant,
people services specialists, and career advisors among other things. And all of these are rapid
growth positions with strong employment growth, ample advancement opportunities,
and high job satisfaction. An entry-level HR graduate will earn about 50 to $60,000 a year,
while more senior HR directors typically earn over $200,000 a year. This three-year
HRM course offers a broad range of options for you to combine subjects in a way that
match your career goals and your personal interests. This major is offered as a degree
specific or first major for the BCom or BPhil degrees. It is also offered as a second major
in our other bachelor's degrees. So, you may combine this major with Marketing, Management,
Psychology in Society, Work and Employment Relations, or with our newly developed Global
Business major or our newly developed Enterprise and Innovation major in the Bachelor of Business.