Topics such as leadership, managing change, human resource management, employment relations, learning and development, and communication are part of Human Resource Management.Why study Human Resource Management at UC?

• In addition to learning about HR management, you can also take organisational behaviour subjects such as team dynamics, diversity management, ethics and corporate social responsibility, leading change and innovation, and organisational resilience.
• HRM has an applied focus, where students work on assignments linked with real-world business challenges, as well as internships in local Canterbury businesses, such as PGG Wrightson, City Care, Canterbury District Health Board and Airways New Zealand.
• Human Resource Management is taught by a diverse group of academics from around the globe.
• The teaching group was ranked second in New Zealand in the most recent Tertiary Education Commission 2012 PBRF Research Assessment.
• The HRM programme aligns closely with the competencies required for becoming a professional HR practitioner with the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand (HRINZ). Students are linked with the local HRINZ branch activities, as well as the HRINZ student ambassador programme which connects students with the HR community.