马努卡理工学院

Programme highlights

If you're a people person and love helping others succeed, consider a career in human resources.

You will play an essential role in helping to hire the right people in all kinds of businesses from start-ups to large corporations.

Study with MIT and you'll learn the core skills in human resource management you need to get ahead in your career.

We teach all of our practical programmes at MIT Manukau, located right in the heart of Manukau.

Our passionate staff will work closely with you to achieve your goals. And, our strong industry relationships keep you up to date with the latest business practices.

Fast-track your programme of study to graduate sooner

Your work experience or previous tertiary study may count towards achieving your qualification. Our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) programme is designed for those who already have the on-the-job skills and knowledge, but want to take their career to the next level with a qualification.

Career opportunities

Besides the obvious roles within human-resources teams in medium- and large-sized businesses, there are many other career paths in human resources. Your degree will give you the skills required to act as an employment mediator, payroll manager or any other position that involves a practical understanding of employment relations.

Programme structure

You will need to complete 13 compulsory courses, five elective courses and the courses from your chosen major (360 credits):

Compulsory courses

Level 5

181.519 Professional Communication (15 credits)

311.537 Introduction to Accounting (15 credits)

323.510 Commercial Law (15 credits)

341.571 Business Heritage, Culture and Sustainability (15 credits)

341.576 Management (15 credits)

341.582 Managing Operations (15 credits)

351.515 Introduction to Marketing (15 credits)

371.514 Economics (15 credits)

Level 6

341.628 Applied Management (15 credits)

341.629 Research Methodology (15 credits)

Level 7

341.736 Co-operative Education Project (equivalent to four courses) (60 credits)

342.720 Advanced Human Resource Management (15 credits)

342.721 Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management (15 credits)

Elective courses

In addition, for each major you must select five other elective courses (a total of 75 credits) from the list. If you are doing a double major you will not be able to take elective courses, you will need to take five courses from your other major.

Courses related to your chosen major

Human resources