Master of Human Resources and Employment Relations

Entry Requirements

To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have:

• (a) a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and
  • (i) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 60 percent; or
  • (ii) a valid Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) of no more than five years old with a score of at least 550; or
  • (iii) at least five years of relevant documented professional experience considered by UWA to be sufficient to permit satisfactory completion of the course; or
• (b) a UWA graduate certificate which articulates with this course with a weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent; or
• (c) a graduate certificate or equivalent from an equivalent and accredited course from another institution with a weighted average mark of at least 70 per cent; or
• (d) a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and
  • (i) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 60 percent; and
  • (ii) successful completion of the UWA Pre-Master's Program in Business with a weighted average mark of at least 60 percent (for applicants with an overall IELTS score of at least 6 with no band less than 5.5); or
  • (ii) successful completion of the UWA Pre-Master's Program in Business with a weighted average mark of at least 60 percent; and
  • (iii) successful completion of a ten week CELT course (with a grade of at least B+) (for applicants with an overall IELTS score of at least 5.5 with no band less than 5.0); or
• (e) a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and
  • (i) successful completion of the UWA Pre-Master's Program in Business with a weighted average mark of at least 60 percent; and
  • (ii) successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Commerce with a weighted average mark of at least 65 percent (for applicants with an overall IELTS score of at least 6 with no band less than 5.5); or
  • (iii) successful completion of the UWA Pre-Master's Program in Business with a weighted average mark of at least 60 percent; and
  • (iv) successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Commerce with a weighted average mark of at least 65 percent; and
  • (v) successful completion of a ten week CELT course (with a grade of at least B+) (for applicants with an overall IELTS score of at least 5.5 with no band less than 5.0).

English requirements

• Qualification through WACE, TEE or equivalent
  • Pass in English, English Literature, or English as a Second Language
• GCE O-level (GCSE and IGCSE)
  • Minimum grade C / C6 in English, English Language, English (First Language) or English Literature.
  • Minimum grade A in IGCSE English as a Second Language, with grade 1(One) in Oral/Aural Communication.
  • Must be endorsed by CIE, OCR, Edexcel, AQA or other UK authority (independent and school-assessed O-levels are not sufficient).
• TOEFL (paper-based)
  • 570 with a Test of Written English (TWE) of no less than 4.5
  • Scholarship applicants require 580, with 45 in the Test of Spoken English (TSE) and 4.5 in the Test of Written English (TWE)
• IBT TOEFL (Internet-based test score)
  • 82 with 22 for writing, 20 for speaking, 20 for listening, and 18 for reading
• IELTS (Academic)
  • 6.5 (no band lower than 6.0)
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
  • C pass
• Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English
  • B grade
• CELT Bridging Course
  • Overall score of 70% with a minimum of 65% for each section
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic)
  • Overall score of 64 with a minimum score of 64 in the Reading and Writing sections, 59 in the Speaking section and 54 in the Listening section.
  • The Law School requires an overall score of 70 with a minimum score of 70 in each section.

Other requirements

Higher English scores are required for admission to higher degrees in some faculties at UWA:

• Law: overall IELTS of 7.5, with a minimum score of 7.5 for reading and writing and a minimum of 7.0 for speaking and listening.
• Education: overall IELTS score of 7.0, with a minimum of 6.5 in reading and writing.
• Dentistry: overall IELTS score of 7.0, with a minimum of 6.5 in reading and writing.
• Business: overall IELTS score of 6.5, with a minimum of 6.5 in reading and writing.