RMIT's Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) prepares students to meet standards of professional excellence and become a competitive job seeker in the dynamic field of human resources. One the first in Vietnam to be accredited by the Australian Human Resource Institute (AHRI), the program aligns research and real world practice in preparing students to become industry professionals, opening doors to a wide range of engaging and exciting careers.
Position yourself for a rewarding career of managing and motivating workforces in a range of organisational settings.
Underpinned and accredited by the Australian Human Resource Institute (AHRI) embedding Models of Excellence from research and industry into the development of curriculum.
This program prepares you to meet standards of professional excellence and become a competitive job seeker in the human resources (HR) field.
The curriculum integrates theory with technical skills and covers all aspects of managing people in organisations, including employment relations, health and safety, personnel wellbeing, HR development, managing performance in organisations, international HR management, and negotiation and advocacy.
Understanding the fundamentals of HR management and the contemporary challenges faced by employees, managers and organisations will equip you to transition into the workforce.
Working with industry professionals and connections, the course aligns the different skills related to becoming an industry HR professional to real world scenarios.
The program prides itself on not only utilising authentic assessments and developing understanding of real world practice, but through AHRI student membership, students are essentially ready to embark on their journey towards professional practice.
Successful completion of our Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) program will help you to obtain employment in a wide variety of occupations such as:
Talent Acquisition and Retention Manager
Human Resource Development Manager
HR Policy and Governance Advisor
Department HR Partner
People Development and Training Facilitator
Rewards, Promotion and Remuneration Advisor
Employee Development and Upskilling Consultant
Employee Liaison, Negotiation and Workplace Consultant
Health and Safety Advisor
Students will also benefit from the wide range of industry connections and guest lecturers, who will provide professional insight into the world of HR practitioners.
RMIT also have a dedicated Careers Centre that will assist you in developing your career options.
The AHRI was formed in 1943 and is a national association representing the HR profession in Australia and around the world. Their vision is to shape and enhance the HR profession and champion the value of people and cultures in the workplace. RMIT’s Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) applies the AHRI’s Models of Excellence to develop learning and scholarship, enhancing understand of HR practice and with it the career potential of graduates.
Model of excellence
Students on the HR program are also afforded student membership to the AHRI, opening up a wealth of resources and opportunities to enhance their professional practice and experience.
Upon graduation, students can upgrade their student membership to become graduate members. As students gained more experience in the workplace, they can further upgrade their membership towards a professional membership (MAHRI) as well as work towards further HR certification.
For more details, please speak to your program manager or visit the AHRI’s membership site
High school graduation diploma with a minimum GPA of 7.0/10.0 for Grade 12, for other international qualifications please view entry requirements by country(link is external); or
Successfully complete the UniSTART for Business with a minimum GPA of 1.0/4.0 with no double fail of a course
If you have completed or partially completed a similar program at another institution you may be accepted with some academic credit, or exemptions, being granted toward this program.
Successfully complete RMIT English Advanced or complete one of the following English proficiency tests:
IELTS (Academic) 6.5+ (no band below 6.0)
TOEFL iBT 79+ (with minimum score of 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking and 21 in Writing)
Pearson Test of English (Academic) 58+ (no communication band below 50)
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) or Proficiency (CPE) 176+ (no band below 169)
For other international English entry requirements, please view English equivalency requirements(link is external).
Note: TOEFL, IELTS, Pearson and Cambridge results are recognised for two years from the test date. RMIT English results are recognised for one year from the test date.
Please contact the RMIT Vietnam Student Recruitment team for more information.
Students can choose standard fee or fixed fee program. Payments can be made each semester, on a course-by-course basis.
Annual tuition fee: 11,589 USD ~ 277,920,000 VND (based on full time study load - 8 courses)
Whole program fee: 34,769 USD ~ 833,760,000 VND (24 courses - 288 credits)
Annual tuition fee*: 12,387USD ~ 297,043,000 VND (based on full time study load - 8 courses)
Whole program fee*: 37,161 USD ~ 891,130,000 VND (24 courses - 288 credits)
(*) Fixed Fees are offered to brand new students who would like to fix their course tuition fees for a specified period of a Higher Education degree program. The fixed fee program guards against potential fee increases and currency fluctuations. All fees noted above with * are fixed fees, and are correct for 2019.
Notes:
The duration of programs is flexible and can be adapted on an individual basis upon enrolment.
Program fees are priced and invoiced in Vietnam Dong (VND).
Payment in other currencies will be converted to VND at the exchange rate on that day. Bank transfer is the preferred method of payment.
The fees in USD are ONLY applicable to those international students who arrange for payment from overseas, as per Circular No. 32/2013/TT-NHNN.
Senior Lecturer in Human Resources
BBA(Hons), M.A.I.B, MBA, Ph.D
Program Manager in Human Resource Management
PhD, MBA, MBs, BA, SFHEA, MIoD, PRINCE2, FCMI
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The HRM program is supported by the Scholarship of Learning in Higher Education and Organisations Research Cluster with research active academic staff and industry professionals contributing to the development of pedagogy and curriculum.
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2020
Arokiasamy & Huam Hon Tat (2020). “Exploring the influence of transformational leadership on work engagement and workplace spirituality of academic employees in the private higher education institutions in Malaysia”. Management Science Letters, Volume 10, Issue No. 4, ISSN: 1923-9343, pp. 855-864. (SCOPUS-Index; Q4)
Duarte Alonso, A., Kok, S. & O’Brien (2020) Understanding the Impact of Family Firms Through Social Capital Theory: A South American Perspective. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, pp1-13 (in print)
2019
Arokiasamy (2019). “TRANSLEADQUAL Model: A Survey Instrument Developed for Transformational Leadership Style Conceptualized from SERVQUAL Model”. International Journal of Organizational Leadership (IJOL), Volume 8, Issue 2, ISSN: 2345-6744, pp. 12-21. (WoS – ESCI – Master Journal List)
Huam Hon Tat, A. Arokiasamy & Ng Kim Soon (2019). “Mariqual Model: A Survey Instrument Developed for Marital Quality Conceptualized from Servqual Model”. International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology (IJEAT), Volume 8, Issue 5C, ISSN: 2249-8958, pp. 971-976. (SCOPUS-Index)
Arokiasamy (2019). “Exploring the Internal Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction in the Fast Food Industry in Malaysia”. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences (IJAAS), Volume 6, Issue 11, ISSN: 2313-3724, pp. 11-20. (WoS – ESCI – Master Journal List)
Arokiasamy & Sam Sarpong (2019). “Exploring Customer Perceptions on Housing Loan: Evidence from the Malaysian Urban Community”. The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Volume 5, Issue 8, ISSN: 2411-9458, pp. 1193-1203. (SCOPUS-Index; Q3)
Arokiasamy & Ricardo Baba (2019). “The Influence of Organizational Factors on Job Satisfaction in the Commercial Banking Sector in Malaysia”. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences (IJAAS), Volume 6, Issue 9, ISSN: 2313-3724, pp. 93-106. (WoS – ESCI – Master Journal List)
Arokiasamy, Faizah Shahudin, Wang Kang Han, Ricardo Baba & Vikineswaran Maniam (2019). “A Study on Transformational Leadership, Organizational Culture and Job Satisfaction in the Academic Sector in Malaysia”. International Journal of Business and Management Science, Volume 9, Issue 1, ISSN: 1985-692X, pp. 219-244. (SCOPUS-Index)
Arokiasamy & Huam Hon Tat (2019). “Organizational Culture, Job Satisfaction and Leadership Style Influences on Organizational Commitment among Academic Employees in the Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs) in Malaysia”. Amazonia Investiga, Vol. 8, No. 19, ISSN: 2322- 6307, pp. 191-206. (WoS – ESCI – Master Journal List)
Duarte Alonso, A., Kok, S., & O'Brien, S. (2019). Uncertainty and adaptation in the context of Brexit: An entrepreneurial action and dynamic capabilities approach. European Business Review. Vol. 31 No. 6, pp. 885-909
Duarte Alonso, A., Kok, S. K., & O'Brien, S. (2019). “Profit is not a dirty word”: Social entrepreneurship and community development”. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. doi:10.1080/19420676.2019.1579753
Duarte Alonso, A., Kok, S., & O'Shea, M. (2019). The family business, adversity and change: A dynamic capabilities and knowledge-based approach. Journal of General Management, 44(2), 96-109. doi:10.1177/0306307018810585
2018
Arokiasamy & Jiyoung Park (2018). “Antecedent Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction in the Malaysian Automotive Industry”. Sumerianz Journal of Business Management and Marketing, 2018, Vol. 1, No. 2, ISSN: 2617-1724, pp. 63-72.
Arokiasamy (2018). “Linking transformational leadership with organizational health of secondary school teachers: A conceptual model and research proposition”. Economics, Management and Sustainability, 3(1), ISSN: 2520-6303, pp. 21-33. doi:10.14254/jems.2018.3-1.
Duarte Alonso, A., & Kok, S. (2018) Adapting through learning and knowledge acquisition: The cases of four global family firms. Journal of Family Business Management. Vol. 8 No. 3, pp. 274-292. Commended in 2019 Emerald Literati Awards.
Duarte Alonso, A., & Kok, S. (2018). Entrepreneurial action in the context of firms and managers operating internationally: an empirical study. Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development.
Duarte Alonso, A., Kok, S., & O'Brien, S. (2018). Understanding approaches to innovation through the dynamic capabilities lens: A multi-country study of the wine industry. International Journal of Innovation Management. doi:10.1142/S1363919619500543
Duarte Alonso, A., Kok, S., Sakellarios, N., & O'Brien, S. (2018). Micro enterprises, self-efficacy and knowledge acquisition: evidence from Greece and Spain. Journal of Knowledge Management. doi:10.1108/JKM-02-2018-0118
Duarte Alonso, A., Kok, S., & O Shea, M. (2018). Family Businesses and Adaptation: A Dynamic Capabilities Approach. Journal of Family and Economic Issues. doi:10.1007/s10834-018-9586-3
Duarte Alonso, A., & Kok, S. (2018). Dynamic capabilities in the context of Brexit and international wine business: An exploratory two-country study. Thunderbird International Business Review. doi:10.1002/tie.22011
Duarte Alonso, A., Kok, S., & O Brien, S. (2018). ‘We are only scratching the surface’ – a resource-based and dynamic capabilities approach in the context of culinary tourism development. Tourism Recreation Research, 1-16. doi:10.1080/02508281.2018.1473196
Alonso, A. D., & Kok, S. K. (2018). A resource-based view and dynamic capabilities approach in the context of a region’s international attractiveness: The recent case of Western Australia. Local Economy. doi:10.1177/0269094218765167
2017
Arokiasamy (2017). “A Qualitative Study on the Impact of Mobile Technology Among Students in Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs) in Peninsular Malaysia”. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business, Vol.5, Issue 2, 2017, E-ISSN: 2289-8298, pp. 25-36. DOI: 10.17687/JEB.0502.03.
Arokiasamy (2017). “A Systematic Review Approach of Mobile Technology Adoption in Higher Education”. Economics, Management and Sustainability, Vol.2, Issue 2, 2017, ISSN: 2520-6303, pp. 48-55. DOI:10.14254/jems.2017.2-2.5.
Arokiasamy, Mohammad Zohir Ahmad @ Shaari @ A. Ismail (2017). “A Qualitative Study on the Relationship between School Leadership Styles and the Governing Systems of School Principals in Peninsular Malaysia”. Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 2, Number 9, September 2017, ISSN: 2415-6248, pp. 764-770. DOI: 10.21276/sjhss.2017.2.9.2
Arokiasamy (2017). “The Influence of Transformational Leadership on Organizational Health of Secondary School Teachers in Malaysia: School Culture as a Moderator”. Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 2, Number 4, May 2017, ISSN: 2415-6248, pp. 328-335.
Arokiasamy (2017). “The Influence of Transformational Leadership and School Culture on Organizational Health of Secondary School Teachers in Malaysia: An Empirical Study”. Saudi Journal of Business and Management Studies, Vol. 2, Issue 5B, May 2017, ISSN: 2415-6671, pp. 600-613.
Arokiasamy (2017). “Moderating Influence of School Culture on the Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Organizational Health of Secondary School Teachers in Malaysia”. Economics, Management and Sustainability, Vol.2, Issue 1, 2017, ISSN: 2520-6303, pp. 19-35.doi:10.14254/jems.2017.2-1.2.
Alonso, A. D., Kok, S., & O'Brien, S. (2017). Sustainable culinary tourism and Cevicherías: a stakeholder and social practice approach. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 1-20. doi:10.1080/09669582.2017.1414224
2016
Arokiasamy, Krishna, T & Padmanathan, P. (2016). “The Influence of School Culture as a Moderator to the Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Organizational Health of Secondary School Teachers in Malaysia”. International Journal of Education and Research, Volume 4, Number 9, September 2016, ISSN: 2411-5681, pp. 269-288.
Arokiasamy & Abdullah, A.G.K. & Mohammad Zohir Ahmad @ Shaari & Aziah Ismail (2016). “Transformational Leadership of School Principals and Organizational Health of Primary School Teachers in Malaysia”. ELSEVIER-Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, September 2016, Vol. 229, pp. 151-157. (SCOPUS-Index; Q2)
Abdullah, A.G.K. & A. Arokiasamy (2016). “The Influence of School Culture and Organizational Health of Secondary School Teachers in Malaysia”. TEM JOURNAL-TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATICS. Volume 5, Number 1, 2016, ISSN: 2217-8309, pp. 56-59. DOI: 10.18421/TEM51-09. (WoS – ESCI – Master Journal List)
Arokiasamy (2016). “The Impact of Transformational Leadership of CEOs and Organizational Health of Private Higher Education Institution Academicians in Malaysia”. Journal of Basic and Applied Research. Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2016, ISSN: 2413-7014, pp. 59-64.
2015
Arokiasamy & Abdullah, A.G.K. (2015). “School Principals’ Transformational Leadership and Organizational Health of Secondary School Teachers’ in Malaysia”. Elixir Leadership Management Journal. Vol. 85, August 2015, ISSN: 2229-712X, pp. 34189-34193.
Abdullah, A.G.K. & A. Arokiasamy & Stanley Yap Peng Lok (2015). “The Influence of Transformational Leadership Practices on Student Satisfaction in Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia”. Elixir Leadership Management Journal. Vol. 82, May 2015, ISSN: 2229-712X, pp. 32558-32562.
Arokiasamy & Stanley Yap Peng Lok (2015). “Factors Influencing E-Banking Customer Satisfaction and Overall Retention Levels: Perspective from a Malaysian Bank”. Elixir Marketing Management Journal. Vol. 79, February 2015, ISSN: 2229-712X, pp. 30386-30393.
Arokiasamy & Stanley Yap Peng Lok (2015). “The Impact of Organizational Change towards Employees’ Performance in the Banking Sector in Malaysia”. Elixir Organizational Behavior Journal. Vol. 78, January 2015, ISSN: 2229-712X, pp. 29681-29687.
Arokiasamy, Abdullah, A.G.K & Ismail, A. (2015). “Correlation between Cultural Perceptions, Leadership Style and ICT Usage by School Principals in Malaysia”. ELSEVIER-Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, March 2015, Vol. 176, pp. 319-332. (SCOPUS-Index)
Kok, S. K., & McDonald, C. (2015). Underpinning excellence in higher education – an investigation into the leadership, governance and management behaviours of high-performing academic departments. Studies in Higher Education. doi:10.1080/03075079.2015.1036849
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