Human Resource Management
Why study Human Resource Management?
Gain the essential skills to recruit, develop and manage an organisation's most valuable asset - its people.
Studying Human Resource Management at Waikato turns you into a strategic player who knows how to position employees for the long-term success of a company.
A career in human resources is all about selecting the right people for the right jobs; then knowing how to train, develop and motivate staff to improve their individual performance. It means you'll be involved in all areas of staff recruitment, salaries, employee benefits, training programmes, managerial behaviour and staff productivity.
We'll teach you how to achieve the best results from employees through practical workshops, where you'll apply human resource management practices to address real situations in the workplace.
You’ll also learn about employment relations laws, health and safety, work-life balance, organisational culture, and managing conflict, negotiation and diversity in the workplace.
Students are encouraged to apply HR professional practice to real situations in the workplace, such as carrying out a health and safety audit of an organisation to assess whether the building complies with New Zealand legislation.
If you're organised, enjoy problem-solving, meeting new people and work well in teams, then Human Resource Management may be the right career for you.
Career Opportunities
- Human resources manager
- Recruitment consultant
- Health and safety manager
- Industrial relations mediator
- Employment court official
- Human capital development strategist
- Payroll manager
- Mediation specialist
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Internationally recognised
You'll study at our internationally recognised Waikato Management School, which is in the top 1% of business schools globally thanks to our prestigious Triple Crown Accreditation from AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA.
Waikato is one of New Zealand's leading business schools, consistently ranked 1st or 2nd in New Zealand for Business and Economics in the Times Higher Education World University Subject Rankings since 2022.
Qualifications
If you wish to take Human Resource Management as your 1st Major subject, you'll need to enrol for the Bachelor of Business.
Otherwise you can normally take this subject as a 2nd Major (8 papers) or Minor subject (4 papers) for almost any bachelor's degree offered at the University of Waikato.
If you'd like to gain specialist expertise at postgraduate level, take a look at our Master of Management Studies in Human Resource Management.
Scholarships and prizes
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