Department

The demand for human resource professionals as strategic partners on the management teams of organizations is growing rapidly. The objective of the Human Resources curriculum is to provide students with the opportunity to acquire specialized knowledge and applicable skills necessary to function as professionals in this career field.

Human resources functions involve examining present and future employee needs, training and development, selection and placement, and reward and protection. In addition to providing a theoretical base, each of the courses offers the opportunity to apply the learning in a work-related setting. Such settings include businesses, hospitals, social service agencies, and government offices.

Further, the curriculum prepares students for the national examination of the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) for certification as Professional in Human Resources.

Career Component		Credit Hours
HRS 140	Training and Development	3
HRS 202	Adult Development and Learning	3
HRS 230	Employee Development	3
HRS 240	Staffing	3
HRS 300	Theory and Techniques of Training	3
HRS 310	Compensation Management	3
HRS 330	Organizational Behavior	3
HRS 377	Field Experience I	3
HRS 410	Labor Relations	3
HRS 420	Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management	3
HRS 450	Applied Strategies in Training and Development	3
HRS 470	Human Resource Management Professional Seminar	3
HRS 477	Field Experience II	3
MGT 110	The Concept of Management	3
	Minimum Career Credit Hours	42

Computer Information Systems Component
CIS 115 or above	Computer Information Systems 115 or above	3

General Education Component
*GEN 110	Ideas and Experiences: Introduction to Critical Thought and Expression	3
GEN 220	Concepts of American Culture: Early Foundations and Enduring Themes	3
GEN 230	Creative Expression	3
GEN 240	Scientific Discovery	3
GEN 410	Baccalaureate Capstone I	3
GEN 411	Baccalaureate Capstone II	3
	Minimum General Education Credit Hours	18

Humanities Component
LIT (Any)	Literature Elective	3
PHI (Any)	Philosophy Elective	3
SPE 130	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
WRT 175	College Writing II	3
WRT 200	Analytical Writing	3
WRT 250	Writing for Business	3
	Minimum Humanities Credit Hours	18

Social Sciences Component
PSY 100	Introduction to Psychology	3
SSC 200	Human Relations	3
SOC 100	Introduction to Sociology	3
(300 or 400 level)	Social Sciences Elective	6
	Minimum Social Sciences Credit Hours	15

Mathematics/Science Component
**MAT 114	Intermediate Algebra	3
MAT 201	Statistics and Society	3
	Minimum Mathematics/Science Credit Hours	6

Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective Component (May include any APY, ART, BIO, CHE, CRJ, DAN, ECO, FRE, GEN, GEO, HIS, HUM, LNG, LIT, MAT, MUS, PHI, PHY, POL, PSY, RDG, SSC, SOC, SPA, SPE, THE, WRT course)		6
(300 or 400 level) Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective (May include any APY, ART, BIO, CHE, CRJ, DAN, ECO, FRE, GEN, GEO, HIS, HUM, LNG, LIT, MAT, MUS, PHI, PHY, POL, PSY, RDG, SSC, SOC, SPA, SPE, THE, WRT course)		3
	Minimum Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective Credit Hours	9

Free Elective Component (May include any college course)

9

TOTAL

120

**Students who meet the math competnecy must substitute a Free Elective.

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Medaille College, 18 Agassiz Circle, Buffalo, NY 14214

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