Career change is closer than you think.
When you study a postgraduate degree in human resources or leadership with Curtin, you’ll broaden your understanding in subjects such as strategy, attraction and retention of staff, learning and development, workplace relations and how to create sustainable solutions to complex business problems.
Over the past year, our HR students have engaged with organisations such as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Western Australia Police Force, SAP Australia and Politis Group.
The employment outlook for Human Resource Managers is strong, with a projected increase of 16.3% by 2026 with an average weekly income of $2,445.
You can choose to study full-time or part-time, with a mix of intensive, online and face-to-face classes available. Some units are even co-taught with our MBA at our Perth city campus, across trimesters.
With nested programs, you can start with a graduate certificate and graduate in as little as six months, ready to apply your learnings in the workplace immediately or progress your studies to a masters.
Employment Placement and Recruitment Services industry in Australia generate $17.7 billion revenue.
Curtin Graduates have been rated the best in the country for employer satisfaction, showing they have the skills and qualifications employers value, want and need.
Kick start or progress your human resources career
Our Master of Commerce (Human Resources) major is ideal if you have a degree in a discipline other than HR and are looking to break into the field. This courses is also designed for managers, human resource professionals and consultants wanting to develop and expand their knowledge, personal and professional skills.
Our postgraduate leadership courses aim to develop the knowledge and skills required for leaders to create sustainable solutions to complex business and societal problems.
We also offer a Master of Business Administration. Taught in trimesters, this course is designed to be flexible and agile, offering students relevant, practical and up-to-date business knowledge and management and leadership skills for a global context.
Move from competent thinker, to competent thought leader.
If you’re an HR professional with a relevant undergraduate degree (human resources, law, management or a related field) and have a minimum of three years’ HR work experience, you can apply for advanced standing, which enables course completion in only 12 months, full-time.
Maintaining strong links with industry is critical to serving the needs of our students and the workforce. Curtin Business School has established a network of advisory boards – groups of industry representatives who support the school by providing invaluable business knowledge and influencing our courses to make sure you are industry-ready on graduation.
Curtin Business School is recognised as an elite global business school through accreditation by EQUIS, AACSB International and an EFMD Accredited MBA.
By studying at Curtin, you can graduate with the educational requirements needed to apply for membership to relevant professional associations.
The Employment Placement and Recruitment Services industry in Australia generates $18 billion revenue1 with employment for HR managers expected to grow strongly with around 137,100 job openings by 20262. There are a diverse range of employment opportunities for people within the Human Resources sector. Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) have identified the following potential employment opportunities within the field of HR3:
Find out how their Curtin degree has given them the skills they need when working in the field.
Scholarships are part of Curtin’s commitment to rewarding academic excellence, supporting research and enabling students from all backgrounds to realise their potential.
Don’t have time? Can’t afford it? Explore the ways Curtin can help you on your postgraduate study journey.
If you’ve undertaken study or work experience that matches part of your degree, you could reduce your course duration.
Curtin University offers a wide range of postgraduate business degrees which can give you the skills you need to move up the career ladder, specialise in a particular area, or take your career in an exciting new direction.