Master of Strategic People Management

Advance your human resource management skills.

For domestic and international students.

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The Master of Strategic People Management at UNSW Canberra is designed to develop middle managers, particularly in people management. Middle managers are a key element of organisational change, but few university-level courses focus on their specific challenges. This degree provides students with an understanding of systems theory and its implications for implementation.

Degree type

Postgraduate coursework

Duration

1 year full-time

Commencing terms

Semester 1, Semester 2

Program code

8563

Delivery mode

Online

Overview

Rather than looking at HR aspects as discrete elements, we integrate ideas to help develop strategies for developing and sustaining individual and organisational capability to enable managers to interpret organisational strategy and develop appropriate, people-focused implementation plans.

This fully online degree balances advanced theory with practical knowledge, offering you the opportunity to learn how to develop effective strategy implementation plans.

The UNSW Canberra School of Business is an accredited member of The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. Only 5 per cent of university business programs worldwide are AACSB accredited.

What our students say

“Having worked in Defence for more than 16 years, I have experience in personnel and business management. However, this degree has enhanced my confidence and expertise, particularly in relation to strategic management, strategic human resources, change management and systems thinking related workplace opportunities.”

Samantha Dennis, Master of Strategic People Management student

Find out more

For more information on this degree, see the UNSW Handbook.

Find out more

A program of study within the Master of Strategic People Management is accredited by the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) effective January 2021. Accreditation is reviewed every three years by the AHRI National Accreditation Committee. Students applying for this program can be assured that the quality of core courses map onto the AHRI Model of Excellence for HR Practitioners and Academics, a recognised benchmark of HR best practice and standards.

If you need more information about the specified courses that make up the program or are currently in a master's program and would like to enquire if you're eligible to transfer into this program, please contact business@adfa.edu.au.
Students undertaking the Master of Strategic People Management need to complete eight coursework courses (48 UOC). Students must complete four core courses (24 UOC) and four elective courses (24 UOC).

For further program details, please see the UNSW Handbook.

Please note: Course offerings and the Intensive Delivery Mode (IDM) courses can vary throughout the year - contact the School for details.

Course availability

Core courses

Student must complete 4 core courses:

Code	Course	Semester 1 - 2024	Semester 2 - 2024
ZBUS8101	Strategic Management	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZBUS8203	Change Management	Not Offered	Distance Mode
ZBUS8314	People and Systems	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZBUS8315	Driving Performance	Not Offered	Distance Mode
ZBUS8316	Developing Organisational Capability	Not Offered	Distance Mode

Electives

Code	Course	Semester 1 - 2024	Semester 2 - 2024
ZBUS8102	Organisational Behaviour	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZBUS8103	Strategic Human Resources	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZBUS8108	Accounting for Management Decisions	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZBUS8109	Business Law	Not Offered	Distance Mode
ZBUS8113	Public Service Implementation	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZBUS8114	Leadership of Safe and Healthy Work	Not Offered	Not Offered
ZBUS8115	Public Service Performance and Evaluation	Not Offered	Not Offered
ZBUS8147	The Business of Managing Projects	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZBUS8201	Leadership	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZBUS8204	Marketing	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZBUS8205	Business Ethics	Not Offered	Distance Mode
ZBUS8208	Humanitarian Logistics	Not Offered	Not Offered
ZBUS8210	Critical Analysis in Business	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZBUS8317	Workforce Planning	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZBUS8320	Strategic Logistics Management	Not Offered	Distance Mode
ZBUS8321	Managing Diversity	Not Offered	Distance Mode
ZBUS8501	Research Project - Business	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZEIT8402	Evidence-based Decision Making	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZPEM8210	Institutional Subjectivity and Ethics	Not Offered	Distance Mode