Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resource Management
About This Program
The Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resource Management is a specialized degree. Students will gain skills and knowledge in staffing, compensation, training and development, employment law, and managing a diverse workforce. These skills are applicable in any industry and prepare students for jobs as HR Generalists or specialists in recruiting, compensation, training, diversity management and employee relations.
Competencies
- Upon completion students will be able to apply problem-solving and logical thinking in making business decisions.
- Upon completion students will demonstrate abilities in applying fundamental business concepts in a variety of business functions.
- Upon completion students will demonstrate effective written and oral communication related to human resource management.
- Upon completion students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of HR law and its implications for organizations.
- Upon completion students will demonstrate knowledge of HR processes including staffing, training and development, compensation, and performance management.
Curriculum
Students must meet all lower division requirements before enrolling for upper division courses. Specified prerequisites are designated for certain courses.
| Foundations | ||
| General Core Requirements | 42 | |
| Students are required to complete specific courses in certain core areas. | ||
| For Communication select: | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION I | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION II | ||
| For Mathematics select: | ||
| COLLEGE ALGEBRA FOR ECONOMICS & BUSINESS ANALYSIS | ||
| MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS | ||
| For U.S. History select: | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1865 | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1865 TO PRESENT | ||
| For Social & Behavioral Sciences select: | ||
| ECON 2305 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 3 |
| For Component Area Option select: | ||
| ECON 2306 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 3 |
| Business Foundations | ||
| Additional hours required in general education core. | 2 | |
| UNIV 1101 | CAREER PREPARATION AND STUDENT SUCCESS | 1 |
| or UNIV 1131 | STUDENT SUCCESS | |
| MANA 1301 | BUSINESS IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT | 3 |
| ACCT 2301 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I | 3 |
| ACCT 2302 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II | 3 |
| BSTAT 2305 | INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS | 3 |
| INSY 2303 | INTRODUCTION TO M.I.S. AND DATA PROCESSING | 3 |
| BCOM 3360 | EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| BLAW 3310 | LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS | 3 |
| BSTAT 3321 | INTERMEDIATE STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS | 3 |
| FINA 3313 | BUSINESS FINANCE | 3 |
| MANA 3318 | MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR | 3 |
| MARK 3321 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3 |
| OPMA 3306 | OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| MANA 4322 | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| Human Resource Management Specialization | ||
| HRMN 3320 | HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| HRMN 4320 | EMPLOYMENT LAW | 3 |
| HRMN 4328 | HUMAN RESOURCE STAFFING AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| HRMN 4342 | COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| HRMN 4343 | TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| MANA 4326 | DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | 3 |
| Advanced Electives | ||
| Select six business courses numbered 3000 or higher. 1 | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 1
A maximum of 9 credit hours in entrepreneurship or management courses may count as advanced electives.
Recommended business electives for human resource management majors
| BCOM 4380 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS FOR BUSINESS | 3 |
| ECON 4305 | THE ECONOMICS OF DISCRIMINATION | 3 |
| ECON 4330 | HUMAN RESOURCE ECONOMICS | 3 |
| INSU 4330 | LIFE AND HEALTH RISK MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| MANA 4325 | LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS | 3 |
| MANA 4329 | DISABILITY & WORK | 3 |
| MANA 4341 | NEGOTIATIONS AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION | 3 |
| MARK 4308 | MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP OF THE SALES FORCE | 3 |
Suggested Course Sequence
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ENGL 1301 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| MATH 1315 | 3 | MATH 1316 | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | 3 | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| ECON 2305 | 3 | ECON 2306 | 3 |
| MANA 1301 | 3 | Creative Arts | 3 |
| UNIV-BU 1131 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ACCT 2301 | 3 | ACCT 2302 | 3 |
| INSY 2303 | 3 | BSTAT 2305 | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | 3 | POLS 2312 | 3 |
| Life & Physical Science | 3 | Life & Physical Science | 3 |
| Language, Philosophy, & Culture | 3 | Elective(2 hours for freshmen/3 hours for trasnfers) | 2 |
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| BLAW 3310 | 3 | HRMN 4320 | 3 |
| FINA 3313 | 3 | HRMN 4328 | 3 |
| MANA 3318 | 3 | BCOM 3360 | 3 |
| MARK 3321 | 3 | BSTAT 3321 | 3 |
| HRMN 3320 | 3 | Advanced Business Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| HRMN 4343 | 3 | HRMN 4342 | 3 |
| MANA 4326 | 3 | MANA 4322 | 3 |
| OPMA 3306 | 3 | Advanced Business Elective | 3 |
| Advanced Business Elective | 3 | Advanced Business Elective | 3 |
| Advanced Business Elective | 3 | Advanced Business Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||