Human Resources
Program Description
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 employee 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.
Credit Distribution
Bachelor of Science Credit Hours
Career Component
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 Colonial N. America: Case Study in Cultural Interaction (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 Electives (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
Liberal Arts and Sciences Electives (6)
(May include any APY, ART, BIO, CHE, CRJ, DAN, ECO, FRE, GEN, GEO, HIS, HUM, LNG, LIT, MAT, MMS, MUS, PHI, PHY, POL, PSY, RDG, SSC, SOC, SPA, SPE, THE, WRT course)
(300 or 400 level) Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective (3)
(May include any APY, ART, BIO, CHE, CRJ, DAN, ECO, FRE, GEN, GEO, HIS, HUM, LNG, LIT, MAT, MMS, MUS, PHI, PHY, POL, PSY, RDG, SSC, SOC, SPA, SPE, THE, WRT course)
Minimum Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective Credit Hours 9
Free Elective Component (9)
(May include any college course)
Total 120 credit hours
*Required of first-year students; all other students must substitute a Free Elective.
**Students who meet the math competency must substitute a Free Elective.
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