Course details

Summary

Programme highlights

Play an essential role in the development of staff in all kinds of businesses, plus get hands-on experience with a human resources project for a real business.

Combine core business skills and practices with specific human resource management skills in the essentials of industrial relations, employment law, staff management, organisational behaviour and conflict resolution. Plus each student is matched to a company to complete a real-world human resource management project. Further apply your skills with case studies, role plays and projects.

We teach all of our practical programmes at MIT Manukau, located right in the heart of Manukau and easily accessible by train, bus and car. Our small class sizes mean our passionate staff work closely with you to achieve your goals. And our strong industry relationships keep you up to date with the latest business practices.

Career opportunities

Besides the obvious roles within human-resources teams in medium- and large-sized businesses, there are many other career paths in human resources. Your degree will give you the skills required to act as an employment mediator, payroll manager or any other position that involves a practical understanding of employment relations.

Programme structure

When planning your degree, remember that not all courses are available each quarter. You must check the programme structure below, the pre-requisites; electives and availability of your chosen courses in advance

COMPULSORY COURSES

Level 5

• 311.537 Introduction to Accounting
• 181.519 Professional Communication
• 341.571 Business Heritage, Culture and Sustainability
• 323.510 Commercial Law
• 371.514 Economics
• 351.515 Introduction to Marketing
• 341.576 Management
• 341.582 Managing Operations
• 341.628 Applied Management
• 341.629 Research Methodology

COMPULSORY COURSES

Level 6

COURSES IN THIS MAJOR:

• 342.619 Industrial Relations
• 342.620 Human Resources
• 342.621 Organizational Behavior

COMPULSORY COURSES

Level 7

• 341.736 Co-operative Education Project (equivalent to four courses)
• 342.720 Advanced Human Resource Management
• 342.721 Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management

ELECTIVE COURSES

In addition, for each major you must select five other elective courses from the list. If you are doing a double major you will not be able to take elective courses, you will need to take five courses from your other major.

Entry criteria

Applicants must meet the following entry requirements:

• Successfully completed at least 42 NCEA credits (or equivalent) at Level 3 or higher, made up of 14 credits in one approved subject, 14 credits in another approved subject, 14 credits from one or two additional domains or approved subjects; and
• 8 credits in NCEA English Level 2 (four in reading and four in writing from the NZQA Literacy Requirements for University Entrance list) (or equivalent); and
• 14 credits in NCEA mathematics (or pangarau) Level 1 (or equivalent) or
• Have successfully completed a minimum of 72 credits at NCEA (or equivalent) Level 2 including a minimum of 14 credits in each of four subjects and a minimum of 30 credits at Merit or Excellence. Applicants will need to have achieved degree entry standards for numeracy and literacy or
• provide evidence of equivalence through practical, professional or educational experience e.g., three to five years' full-time work experience (relevant to business). Evidence of literacy and numeracy will be required. MIT literacy assessments are available

• IELTS test - Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5
• TOEFL Paper-based test (pBT) - Score of 550 (with an essay score of 5 TWE)
• TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) - Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18)
• Cambridge English Examinations – FCE, or FCE for schools, or CAE, or CPE with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill OET at Grade C in all sub-tests
• NZCEL a) Expiring b) Current - a) Level 4 (Academic) b) Level 4
  (Academic)Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PToE (Academic) score of 50
• City & Guilds IESOL - B2 Communicator with a score of 66