Further Information
| Entry Information | |
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| Intake period | |
| February and July | |
| Duration | |
3 years full-time |
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| Weekly First Year Time Commitment | |
18 hours plus at least 18 hours private study |
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| Advanced Standing | |
| Students with diplomas from polytechnics in Singapore and Malaysia could expect to receive one year of credit, except for Podiatric Medicine, Health Science, Medicine and Dentistry. | |
| Degrees | |
| Annual Fees | |
| 2009: $22,560 2010: $24,600 |
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| CRICOS Code | |
| 003006C & 003008A |
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| Prerequisites | |
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All courses at UWA: English Language Competence Mathemiatics - students with insufficient Mathematics will be required to study Quantitative Methods for Business and Economics ECON1111 as part of their first year of study. Applicants without demonstrated mathematics competency will not be admitted. |
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Employment Relations
Employment Relations focuses on the dynamics of workplace relations between employer and employee. It will prepare you for career opportunities in management, unions, and government agencies.
Having good employment relations is one of the key issues in making any economy competitive. It affects everyone who is in paid work. In the Employment Relations major students will study the way work is organised, the way employees are managed, the role of unions, how co-operation and negotiation can be developed, how conflict can emerge. The nature of employment relations in both Australia and other countries will be examined using instititutional and sociological perspective.
Employment Relations can be studied as a major in the Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Economics, associated combined degrees and can also be studied in the Bachelor of Arts.
Level 1 Core Units
ACCT1101 Financial Accounting
ECON1101 Microeconomics: Prices & Markets
STAT1520 Economic & Business Statistics
Additional prerequisite units
IREL1101 Foundations of Employment Relations
IREL1102 Australian Employment Relations
Educational Qualifications
| Qualifications | Grades |
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| WA TER | 80 |
| UWA Foundation program | 66 |
| WAUFY | 59 |
| Minimum International Baccalaureate | 29 |
| Minimum All India Senior School Certificate | 12 |
| Minimum GCE or Cambridge Advanced Level Examination | 8 |
| Indian School Certificate | 60 |
Structure
The course consists of units to a total value of 144 points.Career Opportunities
An understanding of employment relations is important particularly for those aspiring to a management position in the private or government sector, working for a union or becoming involved in industrial law.
An industrial relations specialist has a challenging role in conducting research, developing strategy, giving advice, negotiating agreements and resolving disputes. The same is true for union officials who spend their time acting for their members to ensure that they are properly represented in the workplace and that the agreements reached are acceptable to them.
| Course enquiries | Application, visa and other enquiries to |
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Student Office |
The University of Western Australia Phone (+61 8) 6488 3939 Email international@uwa.edu.au |
