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The Diploma of Applied Business is your pathway to business success – for future leaders and managers. The program aims to prepare you with the ability to identify, interpret, apply, communicate and reflect on contemporary business concepts and practices in real business contexts through the combination of theory and practice.Our program combines core business subjects covering areas such as management, finance, marketing and planning with a choice of electives to hone a skill set that aligns with your career goals. It is a pathway for you to do further professional development or a pathway into the Bachelor of Business.The Diploma of Applied Business will help you build on your experience to develop the business skills you need to respond to opportunities in the workplace and to meet the challenges with confidence. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or an assistant manager looking to step up to the next level, this program is a great stepping stone to a new or accelerated career.

Prepare for the workforce with essential industry skills and understanding. You’ll explore the main functions of a contemporary business. Cover marketing, decision making, people management, and more. Step up to a new or enhanced business career.

Diploma of Applied Business

This degree, offered by the Autism Centre of Excellence, applies a multi-disciplinary, whole-of-life focus to autism. Our approach aligns with the neurodiversity paradigm, and we incorporate the voices of autistic and autism community in each of our courses. The course uses the lecturer content with the voices of lived experience to allow you to gain a foundation in communication and learning in autism, understand how to select and apply evidence-based practices and explore different factors and pathways to understanding and supporting behavioural challenges. This Graduate Certificate in Autism Studies is a prerequisite for the Master of Autism Studies, which is an accredited pathway to becoming a developmental educator. Developmental educators are NDIS-approved professionals who support individuals on the autism spectrum, those with other disabilities, and their families to achieve their individual developmental, social and learning goals.The introduction and overview of autism provided in this graduate certificate covers understanding and supporting behaviours, evidence for interventions, and the changes that have occurred in understanding of ASD over time, creating positive learning environments. You&#39;ll understand the importance of each individual&#39;s profile of autism characteristics, be able to evaluate how and when these impact on learning or behaviour and be able to understand and explain relationships between family and cultural experiences with autism and critique current models of disability.The evidence that underpins our knowledge of autism, and the various proactive and reactive strategies that are prevalent and emerging in supporting individuals on the autism spectrum, is an essential part of this certificate. You will critically evaluate the research support for intervention practices that address the strengths and needs of individuals with autism and how to apply them in practice while working collaboratively with people with autism and those who work or live with them.

Engage with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) including communication, learning style and behaviour management. Benefit from a multi-disciplinary, whole-of-life focus, leading to quality intervention and management for people with ASD.

Graduate Certificate in Autism Studies

The Master of International Tourism and Hospitality Management helps graduates prepare for the next step in their career in the global tourism and hotel industry. You will develop skills essential for managerial-level graduates including advanced business acumen, strategic insight, high-level management skills and specialised industry knowledge - underscored by sustainability principles.You will build on your core business skills in areas such as financial planning, hospitality management and marketing and enhance these with an understanding of how to manage in a culturally diverse context.As a graduate, you will emerge as a confident leader, sensitive to the complex issues and challenges within the global tourism and hotel industry.Our partnership with the Institute of Managers and Leaders Australia and New Zealand (IML ANZ) allows graduates to be awarded with the internationally recognised professional designation immediately after graduation*. Accrediting management and leadership excellence, Chartered Manager will help you to gain global recognition, professionalise your leadership skills, increase your employability and differentiate you from other managers.Griffith and IML ANZ are committed to supporting you throughout your leadership journey. Along with the new fast-tracked route to Chartered Manager, you will also receive access to a range of partnership benefits.* Upon completion of the Chartered Manager written assessment, interview and satisfying the work experience requirements.This program includes a dissertation pathway. The dissertation pathway can provide a pathway to a higher degree by research for candidates with the qualifying GPA.

Unpack the tourism and hospitality industry and gain confidence to lead. Deep dive into the foundations of managing resources, processes, and people. Explore sustainable tourism management. Build specialised knowledge through research or coursework. 

Master of International Tourism and Hospitality Management

Gain the skills to lead and make an impact with the University of Canberra’s (UC) Bachelor of Business (Management). Learn how it suits you and study business online and self-paced. This degree will equip you to manage teams, projects and strategies effectively, giving you an edge in various roles across sectors, including those aligned with the public sector. You’ll develop practical skills to navigate business operations, manage resources and lead in dynamic workplaces.By the end of your course, you’ll hold an advantage that’s exclusive to UC graduates!Studying at UC connects you to key decision-makers, industry experts and mentors in the nation’s capital, providing insights and valuable connections to help you build a strong professional network. Alongside core management essentials, you’ll explore how your skills can make a difference in both public and private sectors, giving you the flexibility to pursue diverse career paths.Graduate as a flexible, solution-focused manager ready to lead and influence—from shaping policies to driving change in diverse sectors. Your future in management begins here, with the power of Canberra on your side.#1 Business School in Australia for Career Impact (AFR BOSS, 2023).

Develop core business skills and zoom-in on all things management. Your main focus will be managing people and services. Tackle innovation, decision making, and organisational change with confidence. Study online with a leading Australian business school.

Bachelor of Business (Management)

Shape the workplaces of tomorrow with the University of Canberra’s (UC) Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)—delivered 100% online. This course equips you with the skills to manage people and organisations effectively, focusing on areas like workplace law, organisational behaviour, and human resource management practices. From enhancing employee engagement to leading change, you’ll learn to make a lasting impact on workplaces across all industries.Build your expertise with practical tools and projects, including an e-portfolio of work that showcases your skills and readiness for a career in Human Resource Management. By the time you graduate, you’ll have a strong foundation in ethical leadership, professional communication, and strategic decision-making, allowing you to adapt and thrive in dynamic work environments.Studying with UC connects you to a wealth of industry insights and prepares you for roles like Human Resource Manager, Recruitment Manager, or Change Manager. Graduate ready to inspire people, drive innovation, and lead with confidence in the HR field.

Form your business foundation and focus on HR. You’ll build specialist people skills in communication and decision-making. Explore organisational culture and workplace law. Unpack workforce building. Study online with a leading Australian business school.

Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)

Our Master of Human Resource Management is designed for those who want to become strategic leaders in the world of work, shaping organisational success through effective people management. This isn’t just about understanding policies—it’s about becoming an expert in navigating the complex, ever-changing landscape of talent and culture within organisations.

Become a strategic HR leader. You’ll explore regulatory frameworks, build diversity awareness, and harness the power of analytics. Grow your self-awareness. Step up to the challenge of transformational change. Drive organisations and people to succeed.

Master of Human Resource Management

Study HR On Demand and take full control over your study. Access support seven days a week, plan your study to fit around your life, view learning resources 24/7, and log into the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.If you’re seeking a successful career as a HR professional, this 100% online degree from UniSA Online will give you the skills and knowledge you need to achieve your career goals.University of South Australia has extensive industry connections and global partnerships. These connections enable us to design curriculum that reflects the latest in HRM research and practice.You’ll explore current industry practices and focus on people management – recruitment, training, performance and retention. As a UniSA Online graduate, you’ll gain a solid understanding of management systems and leadership skills in an international context.This degree is accredited by the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) and is also recognised by the world&#39;s largest HRM body, based in the United States - the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM).

Core business theory underpins this human resource management specialisation where workready graduates become accredited HR practitioners. Explore current industry practice as you develop classic HR skills to support people and organisations to succeed.

Gain the competitive edge by exploring contemporary issues related to theoretical and practical leadership concepts regarding nursing in health care organisations. Build expert knowledge with this nursing management degree and gain an understanding of the legal, ethical and social justice approaches to clinical leadership in health care settings. Understand how to strategically approach performance management and people development to build and foster productive and cohesive teams. Become a manager and strong leader who understands the complex interactions of the behaviour of people at work by analysing the behaviour at the individual, group and organisational level.

Learn to lead people and manage health care organisations. You’ll study contemporary clinical leadership theory and build your own leadership traits. Explore legal and ethical considerations. Develop staff, build teams, and become an agent of change.

Master of Nursing (Leadership & Management in Health)

Ranked the No.20 Online MBA in the world1, UniSA’s Master of Business Administration is designed for experienced managers and executives. The program delivers a strong applied and practical focus, embedded in senior management decision‐making and the latest in management research.You will gain real‐world insights through access to academic and industry experts, curriculum informed by above world-class research in Business and Management2, and professional practice to maximise your career progression. You will engage with a cohort of experienced peers from diverse industry backgrounds, in a highly interactive online learning environment.You will deepen your expertise in fields such as strategy, marketing, finance, leadership, law, international business, and ethics and sustainability, providing real‐time application in the workplace.Flexible learning options mean you can tailor your studies to your busy lifestyle and choose to study 100% online, face‐to‐face (including evening classes and intensives) or as a combination of both.You can also participate in a global study tour, providing you with an international perspective. Another benefit of this degree is that you can complete the Company Directors Course intensively in Adelaide, as part of the MBA curriculum, which is offered in a unique partnership with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).UniSA Business is ranked in the Top 1% of business schools worldwide3, the #1 Business School in SA, and Top 5 business school in Australia for quality4. The UniSA MBA program offers a dynamic, engaging, and completely flexible degree that delivers invaluable networking opportunities, preparing you to think and act as a global business leader.UniSA Business is the only business school in South Australia accredited by both AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and EFMD (EQUIS) – the world’s leading accreditation bodies recognising excellence in business education and research at a global level. These dual accreditations demonstrate the high standards we hold across all areas such as teaching, student learning and research, as well as our commitment to continually improving the quality of our programs.You will also graduate with a high-quality MBA qualification no matter how you study – the program content, opportunities and level of dedicated support are the same whether you complete your program online, on-campus or in blended mode.If you are driven to create new solutions, lead innovative teams, and deliver exceptional results in the context of disruptive change and global uncertainty, UniSA’s MBA is for you.1CEO Magazine 2022 Global MBA Rankings.22018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA).3UniSA Business is one of just 13 institutions in Australia and approximately 200 globally (from over 25,000 universities) to be EQUIS accredited. EFMD, March 2024. 2023 QS Stars Business School Ratings.4Australian Financial Review – 2023 BOSS Best Business Schools Survey

Maximise your career progression in human resource management with a nationally and globally acclaimed, award-winning MBA. Gain real-world insights into workforce dynamics, people capabilities and performance from experienced executives and academic experts, while deepening your knowledge of strategy and leadership.

Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Management)

The Master of Management (Human Resource Management) is designed in consultation with our network of industry and professional partners. It is informed by world-class research in management, marketing and business, combining up-to-date theory and the practical application of management models and methods.With flexible learning arrangements to best suit your individual needs, this degree is delivered face-to-face, 100% online or as a combination of both. There are a range of options available to fast track your learning.One of only ten in Australia with EQUIS accreditation, UniSA Business is ranked in the top one per cent worldwide1. EQUIS is the world’s leading international accreditation for business schools, awarded by the quality assurance arm of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).UniSA Business is the only business school in South Australia accredited by both AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and EFMD (EQUIS) – the world’s leading accreditation bodies recognising excellence in business education and research at a global level. These dual accreditations demonstrate the high standards we hold across all areas such as teaching, student learning and research, as well as our commitment to continually improving the quality of our programs. 1UniSA Business is one of just 13 institutions in Australia and approximately 200 globally (from over 25,000 universities) to be EQUIS accredited. EFMD, March 2024. 2023 QS Stars Business School Ratings.

Mastering contemporary management skills gives you the confidence to lead people and systems. Graduate with the capabilities required to overcome challenges and be a successful HR Manager and decision maker in any business setting.

Master of Management (Human Resource Management)

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This course introduces students to the roles and functions of managers. The content includes an introduction to organisations and the need for and nature of management. It examines the evolution of management theory, organisational environments, and corporate social responsibility and ethics. The course also includes a detailed investigation of the four functions of management: planning and decision making, organising, leading and motivating, and controlling.

Explore management theory to understand why organisations need managers and how you can become a good one. Learn to think like a manager. Make confident and ethical decisions in the best interest of the business, its staff, and the broader community.

The effective and efficient operation of business is human resource intensive. Strategies used to attract, motivate, manage and retain the right people are essential skills for all business managers for business success. This subject introduces you to how Human Resource practices including functions such as recruitment, training, performance management and teamwork. You will explore the legal framework incorporating fairness and respect, health and safety, and equity and diversity that underpin human resource practice, using business examples and applied activities.This subject also incorporates learning through practice by exposing you to authentic learning experiences. These experiences are placed at the centre of learning and assessment, for you to develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours necessary to respond to industry, community and/or global needs. You will be introduced to:- a range of methods, tools, techniques and approaches to practice- principles and perspectives such as values, ethics, empathy and leadership in real world scenarios- reflection and deliberative thinking as a means of developing knowledge, skills, attitudes and aspirations- ways of understanding problems and developing solutions through active inquiry.

This subject introduces you to the theory and practice of competitively managing people in the workplace. Throughout your study you will be asked to place yourself in the position of a Talent Manager and to use your creativity and ingenuity in mapping out people management strategies that will help Transport and Logistics (T&amp;L) organisations maintain a competitive edge.More specifically, we explore the employment relationship and the importance of managing people individually and collectively within this relationship from their initial recruitment through to their retirement or termination. In working through this subject, it should become evident that effective people management is an important means of creating value, developing and creating a competitive advantage for T&amp;L organisations in the 21st century. This subject is a contemporary approach focusing on the strategy and practice of Human Resource Management utilising case studies to understand the process of building and nurturing people to sustain competitive advantage.

This subject was previously titled ‘Managing People and the Employment Relationship’. The effective management of human resources is becoming an increasingly vital concern in organisations, whether they are professional practices employing only a few staff, multinational corporations, public sector or not-for-profit organisations. The impact of globalisation, increased competition for talented employees, skills shortages and changing expectations of the employment relationship pose increasingly complex challenges for all organisations. A sound understanding of human resource principles and concepts and how to implement human resource policies and procedures is of importance to human resource specialists and line managers alike.Effective human resource management requires a thorough knowledge of, and skills in, various people management functions, together with the ability to meld these functions into a carefully planned, well-integrated program that will assist organisations to achieve their objectives. In this subject, you will examine current topics in human resource management and bridge theory and practice by examining issues from both strategic and operational perspectives.There is a focus on students’ understanding of the skills required to be an effective human resources specialist or people manager. Human resources matters in this subject are examined from the perspective of managers, human resources specialists and employees

People, Work and Wellbeing

Organisations are composed of people. The study of organisational culture is, therefore, fundamental to understanding how organisations work. The primary purpose of this subject is to enable you to learn how people relate to each other and work together in organisations through theoretical perspectives on, and practical approaches to human relations and organisational behaviour.The subject will draw upon current concepts from critical management and organisation studies – a field of research engages with a range of disciplinary perspectives including: philosophy, social psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science and economics. Hence, you will benefit from a contemporary research-informed approach to the study of human relations and organisational behaviour.The topics in the study schedule are divided into three modules, each of which building on the previous module. The first module begins with a focus on understanding how individuals make sense of their experiences in organisations by examining theories and everyday examples of organisational situations and sense-making, individual identities, personalities and emotions. The second module investigates conceptual and practical approaches to the analysis of human relations at the group or team level, including culture, power and influence, leadership and motivation. Finally, the third module draws on theories and practices of how organisational communications, knowledge, bureaucracy, change and design influence peoples’ relationships with each other and with their organisations. Through your active participation in this subject, you will understand, integrate, and apply knowledge on how and why people act the way they do in organisations and learn how this knowledge can be used to improve everyday approaches to managing people and organisations.

This subject encompasses human behaviour at the individual, project and organisational level, with particular focus on the requirements of project teams and diversity.Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.Find out more about the <a href="https://www.curtin.edu.au/students/essentials/rights/academic-integrity/aip/" target="_blank">Academic Integrity module</a>.

Reveal the mental, physical, emotional and social behaviours people engage in. Expose effectiveness of diverse people in project groups. Personalise attitudes and values and get emotional about mood. Uncover leadership and probe power and politics. 

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