Curtin University

Overview of Bachelor of Commerce Human Resources Management and Management in Curtin University Malaysia

Get the skills needed to enter a career in management or human resource management. In Management you’ll focus on challenges facing managers, such as the relationship between people and organisations, performance, change, innovation and technology. In Human Resource Management you’ll cover topics such as staff selection, promotion, learning and development, and remuneration. You’ll discover how to engage a highly committed and capable workforce to operate in the global business world.

During your first year of the Bachelor of Commerce you’ll complete common core units which will provide an introduction to the various aspects of business. You do not need to make a final decision on a single or combined major until your second semester.

SUBJECTS

YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1
Markets and Legal Frameworks
Communication, Culture and Indigenous Perspectives in Business
Strategic Career Design
Financial Decision Making

YEAR 1 SEMESTER 2
Analytics for Decision Making
Discovering Marketing
ELECTIVE (Select any unit offered from Faculty of Business)
Organisational Behaviour

YEAR 2 SEMESTER 3
Human Resource Management Introduction
Start-Up Business Planning
Entrepreneurship
Safety and Environmental Health Law

YEAR 2 SEMESTER 4
Business and Sustainable Development
Industrial Relation in the Asia Pacific
Human Resources Development
• Pre-requisite(s) : Human Resources Management Introduction
International Management
• Pre-requisite(s) : Communication, Culture and Indigenous Perspectives in Business

YEAR 3 SEMESTER 5
Building a Sustainable Workforce
• Pre-requisite(s) : Human Resources Management Introduction
Strategic Management
• Pre-requisite(s) : Communication, Culture and Indigenous Perspectives in Business
People Management
• Pre-requisite(s) : Human Resources Management Introduction
International Human Resources Management
• Pre-requisite(s) : Human Resources Management Introduction

YEAR 3 SEMESTER 6
Managing Change
Business Ethics
Strategic Rewards Management
Enhancing Your Business Mind OR Business Internship
• Pre-requisite(s) : Completion of second year of course (400 Credit): Students should be in their last year of study for their course.

CAREER PROSPECTS

• Human resources officer
• Industrial relations officer
• Training officer
• Recruitment consultant
• Management consultant
• Office administrator
• Change management specialist
• Executive assistant
• Team leader
• Retail manager
• Service delivery manager

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Cut-off scores

Cut-off scores key:

GCE : General Certificate of Education
STPM : Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia
IB : International Baccalaureate
ATAR : Australian Tertiary Admission Rank – applicable to all Australian matriculation
HKDSE : Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education
India : Includes All India Senior School Certificate awarded by The Central Board of Secondary School Education (CBSE), Indian School Certificate (ISC) awarded by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), Higher School Certificate (HSC) awarded by one of the State Secondary School Boards. Certificates awarded by the CBSE and the CISCE are generally considered to represent a higher level of achievement than state certificates.
Sri Lanka : GCE ‘A’ level issued by the Department of Examinations

Score Conversion for Advanced level/GCE/GCSE:
Grades awarded from 2010 onwards: A*=6, A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1
Grades awarded up to 2009: A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1
AS Levels equal half of that of an Advanced Level, e.g. 3 points for an A*, 2.5 points for an A (prior to 2010)

Subject Grades Conversion for STPM : A=5, A- =4, B+ =4, B=3, B- =2, C+ = 2, C=1

The following UEC subjects are included in the aggregate of best five subject:
• Mathematics • Advance Mathematics I • Advance Mathematics II • Biology • Chemistry • Physics • Business Studies • Bookkeeping and Accounts • Accounting
• Economics • History • Geography • Computing and Information Technology

UEC Points Aggregate Grades Conversion: A1=8, A2=7, B3=6, B4=5, B5=4, B6=3, C7=0, C8=0, F9=0

Note: scores for individual prerequisites may be taken into consideration for assessment purposes.

Course Prerequisites

Mathematics desirable