The MHRM is a professionally-oriented masters degree in Human Resource Management (HRM). The degree takes a strategic view of HRM which links an organisation's goals and objectives to the management of its human resources.

Graduates of a Murdoch University Master of Human Resource Management will demonstrate the application of scholarship and research skills by the completion of significant practical projects.

A flexible teaching timetable allows students to balance work, study and other personal commitments.

Entry Requirements

Recognised Bachelor's degree or higher and evidence of relevant two-year work experience, or satisfactory preparation for the course through previous study or professional experience.

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The Master of Laws by Research is designed to extend to students the opportunity to undertake research at an advanced level. The course is designed to enable students:
a) to achieve a theoretical knowledge of the major legal and policy issues of focused areas of legal study which are not offered at the undergraduate level;
b) to develop their skills of critical analysis of the law by enhancing their research and writing skills and in oral presentation;
c) to acquire interdisciplinary perspectives which will enhance their legal scholarship; and
d) to participate in a scholarly discourse with teachers and fellow students in order to achieve a breadth of legal scholarship.

Entry Requirements

To be eligible for admission as a candidate for a Master of Laws by Research, an applicant must have:
* a Bachelor Degree in Law (AQF level 7), or equivalent; or
* a Bachelor Degree in a different discipline and satisfy the Graduate Research Manager with evidence of significant scholarly or professional attainments (of at least two years full-time duration or equivalent) in Law providing satisfactory research preparation the equivalent of AQF level 8.

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The Master of Philosophy (MPhil) is an internationally recognised postgraduate research degree that involves undertaking a significant research project. It is a supervised research program involving the independent research of a specific topic under the guidance of a supervisor. Students are required to provide a thesis that demonstrates their capacity for critical analysis and application of specialist knowledge. The MPhil program provides students with an opportunity to develop and enhance their analytical and research skills through independent investigation in a specific field. The candidate must undertake an original investigation which would normally be more limited in scope and degree of originality than a PhD. Many MPhil students choose to continue with their research in order to obtain a PhD. Likewise, some PhD students elect to finish early with an MPhil.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have gained the degree of bachelor with honours at Murdoch University, or its equivalent at another University, through a programme of study which has incorporated satisfactory research preparation; or submit evidence of scholarly or professional attainments providing satisfactory research preparation. An applicant seeking admission to MPhil on the basis of a bachelor degree with honours will normally be required to have gained at least upper second class honours.

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Biosecurity is a growing field of activity for many professionals involved in agriculture, the environment and international and domestic trade. This growth is driven by the need to maintain agricultural and environmental integrity in a world where, due to ever increasing levels of trade and human movement, exotic plant-affecting organisms pose major and ongoing threats. Biosecurity is central to the management of these threats, with a continuum of activities involving risk analysis, quarantine and surveillance to stop the entry of exotic organisms, rapid emergency response in the event of an exotic incursion, and then the management of pest organisms if they permanently establish and impact on trade.

This course has been developed in consultation with representatives from Canada, United States, New Zealand and Australia. Students graduating from the course can do so with the knowledge that their degree will meet the highest level of industry requirement.

Entry Requirements

A Bachelor degree, Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Plant Biosecurity or a related discipline (for example entomology, plant pathology, quarantine).

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This course offers advanced training in the area of renewable energy systems, sustainable energy policy or energy efficiency. It is the second year of a two-year program of study, the first year of which is the Postgraduate Diploma in Energy Studies or the Postgraduate Diploma in Energy and the Environment.

The renewable energy systems area of study is designed to provide graduates with specific training in advanced areas of renewable energy technology. The emphasis is on the design, analysis and implementation of energy systems, with particular emphasis on renewable energy systems. The renewable energy policy area of study is designed to provide graduates with training in advanced areas of renewable energy technology and policy. The emphasis is on policy analysis, market reforms and greenhouse accounting. The energy efficiency area of study, offered in conjunction with Massey University, is designed to provide graduates with training in advanced areas of energy management and energy efficiency, with particular emphasis on systems analysis and auditing and industrial and commercial technology.

The objectives of the course are:
* to provide a thorough training in the principles of sustainable energy systems;
* to introduce students to the practical aspects of renewable energy systems design, monitoring and development (renewable energy systems area of study);
* to train engineers, scientists, environmental scientists and policy analysts to participate in the development of the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries in Australia and overseas;
* to address the social, economic and environmental issues involved with sustainable energy systems.

Entry Requirements

Recognised Honours degree (AQF Level 8) or higher, or equivalent training, in Sustainable Energy Management or Renewable Energy Engineering, or Graduate Diploma in Energy Studies, or Graduate Diploma in Energy and the Environment, or satisfactory preparation through previous study or professional experience.

Some of the units taken assume some prior knowledge, details of which are given in the description of each unit in the Handbook. Some students may therefore need to complete additional prerequisite units.

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