Human Resource Management

You can earn either a B.A. or B.S. degree or minor in Human Resource Management. The B.S. includes a few more courses in mathematics and computer science. Course requirements for both degrees give you a strong foundation for developing the skills necessary for human resource managers, while emphasizing creative thinking and problem solving.

For a B.A. degree you must take:

• BUS 162 Management of Organizations
• BUS 205 Introduction to Business Law
• BUS 384 Human Resource Management
• BUS 424 Staffing and Employment Law
• BUS 434 Compensation and Performance Management
• PHL 110 Ethics
• PSY 270 Industrial Psychology
• PSY 320 Personality
• BUS 241 Business and Economic Statistics or PSY 250 Statistics
• one of BUS 393, PSY 255, or SOA 200
• BUS 497 or BUS 499
• ACC 201 or ACC 202
• one of  HST 320 or SOA 380
• one of SPC 230, SPC 317, SPC 330, or LEV 230

Recommended electives: ENG 455 and ECN 330

B.S. Requirements
Beyond the B.A. requirements, students must complete:

• CSC 160 Computer Science I
• MTH 152 Calculus II
• Plus one mathematics elective beyond MTH 152 or one computer science elective beyond CSC 160
• One of:
  • ACC 307 Cost Accounting
  • BUS 446 Operations Research
  • ECN 445 Econometrics

A minor in human resource management is also available.

• PHL 110 Ethics
• BUS 241 Business and Economic Statistics or PSY 250 Statistics
• PSY 270 Industrial Psychology
• BUS 384 Human Resource Management
• BUS 424 Staffing and Employment Law
• and two additional electives from the major.