Honours in Work and Employment Relations [HON-WKERL] : Handbook 2023 : The University of Western Australia

Honours Overview

Description

Honours in Work and Employment Relations provides you with research training in Employment Relations at an international standard. You will have the skills needed to plan and conduct research to investigate problems in these areas in organisations. You will be able to apply a number of current advanced methods for research and analysis, and will develop your knowledge and skills further. You will have the capacity to enter an organisation as a capable and knowledgeable graduate entrant. You will also be ready to enter a postgraduate research degree in the area of Employment Relations, such as the PhD, and will be well prepared by the strong foundation of research skills acquired in undertaking honours.

Outcomes

Students are able to (1) demonstrate coherent and advanced knowledge of the underlying principles and concepts in work and employment relations; (2) demonstrate knowledge of research principles and methods; (3) apply advanced work and employment relations knowledge to solve complex problems; and (4) communicate effectively and succinctly the results of work and employment relations research.

Entry requirements

The equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 75 per cent in the Level 3 units in the Work and Employment Relations major.

Intake periods

Beginning of year only

Courses

Honours in Work and Employment Relations can be taken as a specialisation in the following degrees:

BH001 Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

No study plans found for this course. See study plans for more information.

Units

Key to availability of units:

S1: Semester 1
S2: Semester 2
NS: non-standard teaching period

Take all units (48 points):

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	Unit requirements
S1	BUSN4401	Qualitative Business Research Methods	Prerequisites enrolment in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
S1	BUSN4402	Quantitative Business Research Methods	Prerequisites enrolment in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) or a Doctor of Philosophy in a relevant area
S2	EMPL4401	Special Topics in Employment Relations Seminar	Prerequisites enrolment in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) or a Doctor of Philosophy in a relevant area
S1, S2	EMPL4481	Dissertation (Employment Relations) Part 1	Prerequisites enrolment in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) or a Doctor of Philosophy in a relevant area
S1, S2	EMPL4482	Dissertation (Employment Relations) Part 2	Prerequisites enrolment in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) or a Doctor of Philosophy in a relevant area
S1, S2	EMPL4483	Dissertation (Employment Relations) Part 3	Prerequisites enrolment in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) or a Doctor of Philosophy in a relevant area
S1, S2	EMPL4484	Dissertation (Employment Relations) Part 4	Prerequisites enrolment in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) or a Doctor of Philosophy in a relevant area
NS	SOCS4100	Social Sciences Research Skills	Prerequisites Enrolment in any Honours Programme or a Masters dissertation project. Incompatibility COMM4101 Concepts in Communication, COMM7481 Honours Seminar 1 (Communication Studies)

UWA Handbook 2023