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Subject Overview

Employment Relations and Organisation Studies examines the nature of work, employment relationships and organisational life. It is concerned with how organisations function, how people work within them, and how they relate to their stakeholders and the wider environment. This includes organisations in the private sector, the public sector and the not-for-profit sector around the world. The subject helps people understand the role of management and includes activities that help to develop skills in managing people, teams and enterprises.

Knowledge and Skills

Postgraduate study in Employment Relations and Organisation Studies
You can take advanced courses and undertake your own research in areas such as:
- General and strategic development
- Organisational behaviour and theory
- Organisational change
- Employment relations
- Human resource management
- Entrepreneurship and innovation
- Business and society
- Business ethics
- International and cross-cultural management

Potential Careers

Graduates will join or encounter organisations, whatever their occupational field. Employment Relations and Organisation Studies helps people prepare for organisational life. It helps individuals develop the basis for a career in management, including as a team leader in a wide range of functions or as a specialist in human resource management, organisational development or corporate social responsibility.

Schedule

Schedule Notes

Prerequisite: A major in Employment Relations and Organisation Studies, or an equivalent subject approved by the Academic Head or nominee

Plan Schedules

Complete 120 points comprising:

  • At least 90 points from Courses from the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) major in Employment Relations and Organisation Studies, and
  • 0 to 30 points from Courses from the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Schedule, and
  • 0 to 30 points from UOFAK - University of Auckland Other Courses

Selected courses must include exactly 120 points at level 700.

Courses from the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) major in Employment Relations and Organisation Studies

Complete at least 90 points from the following:

Courses from the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Schedule

Complete 0 to 30 points from the following:

Selected courses must be approved by all Academic Heads concerned.

Other Courses

Select between 0 and 30 points from University of Auckland.

Selected courses must be approved by all Academic Heads concerned.