Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management and Employment Relations)

• Accounting
• Economics
• Finance
• Information Systems
• International Business and Strategy
• Management and Leadership
• Marketing

As a human resource management and employment relations student, you'll learn about leading, managing and developing in a diverse workplace. You'll become familiar with stakeholder management to manage change and enhance organisational performance; occupational health, safety, resilience and wellbeing; and the power dynamics in employment relationships.

In the first semester, you take four core courses that cover fundamental business concepts:

• BUSS505 Consumer and Organisational Behaviour
• BUSS507 Financial Decision Making and Information Systems
• BUSS508 Economics and International Business
• BUSS509 Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability

• MGMT501 Managing and Organising

You may also take another course related to human resource management and employment relations, and also start to take the first courses from your second major, minor(s) or elective courses.

You gain an understanding of current employment issues including the complex relationships between employees, employers, government and trade unions, and internal and external factors that influence organisational behaviour.

• EMPL601 Employment Relations
• HRMG601 Human Resource Management
• HRMG602 Learning and Development
• EMPL702 Workplace Health, Safety and Conflict Management
• EMPL704 The Dynamics of Employment Regulations
• HRMG701 Diversity at Work
• HRMG703 Global Mobility

You also continue to take courses from your second major, minor(s) or elective courses.

Work integrated learning is the final part of your degree and takes place in your final semester. You can choose to do a placement in an organisation of your choice, do a virtual internship or complete a research project, bringing together your learning and gaining valuable experience.

• BUSS701 Co-operative Education - Capstone Experience

Recent placements included:

• DB Breweries
• Farmers Trading Company
• Fletcher Construction
• Nestle NZ Ltd
• Progressive Enterprises
• SKY TV
• Waitemata District Health Board
• Warehouse Stationery

Read more about workplace experience in AUT programmes, how it works and why it's so beneficial when you start your career.

Workplace experience in AUT programmes

Skills you will develop

The outcomes for graduates of this major are outlined in the Graduate Profile below.

Graduate Profile

Current students looking for specific requirements for business majors should refer to Canvas.