Program Overview

Diploma of Business

Our Diploma of Business is an 8-unit course taught over two or three trimesters. It has been designed as a pathway to a Bachelor of Business degree for domestic and international students. It will equip you with an AQF Level 5 qualification, which helps you launch a career in a variety of business areas with confidence, or improve your employability for career advancement opportunities.

This course is suited to you if you:

• Don't have the desired results to gain entry to your chosen Bachelor of Business degree
• Launch a career in a variety of business areas with a nationally recognised qualification
• Improve your employability to advance your career.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive an AQF Level 5 qualification. You’ll be guaranteed entry into the second year of a Bachelor of Business degree at Murdoch University.

Leading to: Bachelor of Business

In Australia and across the world, organisations are looking for ways to expand and operate across international borders. This course is the only one of its kind in WA, giving you the skills and experience you need to succeed in the world of international business.

As you develop your strategic decision-making abilities, put your cross-cultural skills into practice and explore new ways of thinking, you’ll build a skillset that would be essential to practically any business operation.

You’ll explore management, marketing and finance, which will provide you with a global perspective and allow you to get results doing business across international borders.

Major: Human Resources Management

Technology, resources and data are important – but ultimately, it’s people who are essential to the success of any organisation.

Studying Human Resources Management or ‘HR’ as it is more commonly referred to, will help you attract and develop teams of people in any organisation in any industry.

You’ll learn recruitment techniques which will help you with interviewing – or being interviewed. You’ll examine rewards, pay, performance management, and the future direction of human resources as you explore strategic human resource management, employment policies and legal regulations.

As part of your studies, you’ll use virtual reality to practice your skills and take on real industry projects to get valuable experience.

3 reasons to study Human Resources Management at Murdoch

1. Use avatars and virtual reality (VR) to prepare you for real life HR experiences such as interviews, conflict resolution and more. We are the first university in Australia to introduce VR in this way.
2. Work with real organisations on real projects, and complete internships through our work integrated learning program. Some of our students have interned with RAC Arena and a number of local governments and businesses.
3. Solve real business problems and experience the many perspectives you’ll find in the workplace as you work with other commerce students who are specialising in other areas.

What you’ll learn

Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals. Here are some of the things you’ll learn:

• Workplace law
• Employment relations
• Talent Acquisition
• Change Management, organisational theory and behaviour
• Business analytics
• Talent Management