Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)

This business degree centres on how organisations find, manage and develop their people.

Compare 7 providers

How long it takes: 2 to 3 years; full time
Entry ATAR: From 41.4; Lowest offered at La Trobe University, 2020
How you can study: Online or on campus
Leads on to: HR Advisor; $102,400 median pay
Taught by: 7 providers; VIC, SA, NT

Is this course right for you?

What the Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) asks of you, and what you might want to check first.

It helps to have

an interest in how people and workplaces work
good communication skills
a fair and thoughtful attitude to people
comfort with organising information and details

Before you start

Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.

Where this course can take you

Jobs this qualification is a recognised route into, and the study that can follow it.

Jobs you can do with it

HR Administrator
HR administrators keep employee records, contracts and payroll changes in order, which is what keeps an organisation compliant and its staff paid correctly.
What else you need
Complete the human-resources major and relevant workplace learning. Employer requirements apply; senior HR management usually requires subsequent experience.
Median pay$76,800
HR Advisor
HR advisors are the first point of contact for managers and employees with questions about pay, conduct and policy, and they make sure the answers line up with employment law.
What else you need
Complete the human-resources major and relevant workplace learning. Employer requirements apply; senior HR management usually requires subsequent experience.
Median pay$102,400
Recruiter
Recruiters find, screen and place people into jobs, either for one employer or for an agency filling vacancies across several client businesses.
What else you need
Complete the human-resources major and relevant workplace learning. Employer requirements apply; senior HR management usually requires subsequent experience.
Median pay$102,400

Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list.

Where you can study this course

There are 7 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.

Victoria University
Footscray Park, VIC
3.9from 1,562 Google reviews
How you study
On campus
(full or part time)
Flinders University
Bedford Park, City, SA
4.3from 1,059 Google reviews
ATAR
59.15 lowest
(65.1 median, 2024)
How you study
On campus
(full or part time)
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La Trobe University
Melbourne, VIC
4.3from 1,101 Google reviews
ATAR
41.4 lowest
(56.35 median, 2020)
How you study
On campus
(full or part time)
Website for La Trobe University (opens in a new tab)
What students like
- Lecturers are friendly and supportive
What to weigh up
- Admin and support can be slow to respond
- Some find courses light on practical content
Charles Darwin University
Education and Community Precinct, Waterfront Darwin, NT
4.2from 619 Google reviews
ATAR
59.3 lowest
(61.95 median, 2023)
How you study
Online or on campus
(full or part time)
RMIT University
City, VIC
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3.8from 1,757 Google reviews
ATAR
51.9 lowest
(67.45 median, 2021)
How you study
On campus
(full or part time)
University of South Australia
City West, SA
4.3from 216 Google reviews
ATAR
59 lowest
(62 median, 2024)
How you study
Online or on campus
(full or part time)
Federation University Australia
4 campuses, VIC
4.2from 562 Google reviews
How you study
Online or on campus
(full or part time)