Admissions to the Business: Management and Human Resources: Human Resources named option have been suspended in fall 2024 and will be discontinued in fall 2028. Students interested in this area of study should pursue the new Business: Human Resource Management, BBA.
Human Resources Option
Students in human resources management study how organizations attract, motivate, develop, and retain employees, and how they interact with organizations representing employees. Topics covered include recruiting, external and internal staffing, compensation theory and administration, performance management, training and development, labor-management relations, and equal employment opportunity. This concentration is pursued by students seeking staff jobs in the human resources department, supervisory and team leader jobs, and entry into management training programs that precede job placement. It is appropriate for those who seek positions in both public and private sector organizations.
Requirements
A student must take a minimum of 12 credits, distributed as follows:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core | ||
| M H R 305 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Complete 3 of the following HR electives OR 2 of the following and 1 Management elective: | 9-10 | |
| Human Resources | ||
| Leading Change in Organizations | ||
| Compensation: Theory and Administration | ||
| Strategic Talent Management | ||
| Labor-Management Relations | ||
| People Analytics | ||
| Management | ||
| Contemporary Topics | ||
| Reading and Research-Management (Double counting of M H R 399 across options within the M H R major is prohibited.) | ||
| Leading Teams | ||
| Global Issues in Management | ||
| Management Consulting | ||
| Strategic Management | ||
| Leadership Theory and Practice | ||
| Diversity in Organizations | ||
| Negotiations | ||
| Wages and the Labor Market | ||
| Employee Benefits Management | ||
| Total Credits | 12-13 | |
Four-Year Plan
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| MATH 211 | 4 | ECON 101 | 4 | ||
| GEN BUS 110 | 1 | PSYCH 202 | 3 | ||
| Communications A | 3 | Science | 3 | ||
| Ethnic Studies | 3 | Humanities, Social Science, or Literature | 3 | ||
| 11 | 13 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| ECON 102 | 4 | GEN BUS 307 | 3 | FINANCE/ECON 300 | 3 |
| GEN BUS 306 | 3 | ACCT I S 211 | 3 | ||
| ACCT I S 100 | 3 | OTM 300 | 3 | ||
| M H R 300 | 3 | MARKETNG 300 | 3 | ||
| GEN BUS 360 | 3 | M H R 305 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | 3 | |||
| Junior | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| M H R 610 or 611 | 2-3 | M H R 612 | 3 | ||
| Communications B | 3-4 | Business Breadth | 3 | ||
| Ethics 1 | 3-4 | Elective | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| 14-17 | 12 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
| GEN BUS 301 | 3 | Business Breadth | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | Science | 3 | ||
| Humanities, Social Science, or Literature | 3 | Elective | 3 | ||
| Humanities, Social Science, or Literature | 3 | M H R 612, 365, 399, 423, 628, or R M I 620 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 12 | ||||
| Total Credits 108-111 | |||||
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Students must choose one of the following courses: PHILOS 241 Introductory Ethics, PHILOS 243 Ethics in Business, PHILOS 341 Contemporary Moral Issues, PHILOS/ENVIR ST 441 Environmental Ethics