Human Resource Management
The Human Resources Management major courses are designed as fundamental preparation for positions in human resource management, industrial relations, or general management. A Human Resources Management major would also be valuable to students who are not contemplating a career in human resources, as these courses provide knowledge and skills for selecting, developing, motivating, retaining, evaluating, and directing employees - skills needed by managers in any technical or business domain.
In addition to major requirements, students must complete the BBA Degree Requirements.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| HRM 305 | Human Resource Policy/Admin | 3 |
| HRM 406 | Talent Sourcing & Acquisition | 3 |
| HRM 407 | Compensation & Performance Mgt | 3 |
| HRM 408 | Legal Issues in Human Resource | 3 |
| HRM 409 | Talent & Leadership Develop | 3 |
| Select two courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Business Internship 1 | ||
| Data Mining for Bus Intel | ||
| Labor in the American Economy | ||
| Economics of the Labor Sector | ||
| Seminar:Human Resource Mgmt | ||
| Research:Human Rsrch Mgmt | ||
| Digital Consumer Srch&Mktg | ||
| Management Skills Development | ||
| Organizational Change & Devlp | ||
| Negotiation and Conflict Mgt | ||
| International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior | ||
| Seminar:Organizational Behavr | ||
| Research:Organizational Behvr | ||
| Diversity and the Workplace | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 21 | |
1 HRM majors may be eligible to apply internship credit (BI 350 or 450) towards a HRM elective course. These internships must be approved in advance by the discipline faculty and department chairperson. Please see an advisor for specific details.
Human Resource Management Minor
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HRM 305 | Human Resource Policy/Admin | 3 |
| OB 354 | Behavior in Organizations | 3 |
| Choose two courses from: | 9 | |
| Talent Sourcing & Acquisition | ||
| Compensation & Performance Mgt | ||
| Legal Issues in Human Resource (Plus one course from the following:) | ||
| Talent & Leadership Develop | ||
| Choose one course from: | ||
| Talent Sourcing & Acquisition | ||
| Compensation & Performance Mgt | ||
| Legal Issues in Human Resource | ||
| Talent & Leadership Develop | ||
| Management Skills Development | ||
| Organizational Change & Devlp | ||
| Negotiation and Conflict Mgt | ||
| International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
Learning Goals
Goal 1
Students will be knowledgeable about the business disciplines.
Objective: Students will demonstrate knowledge of fundamental business content.
Goal 2
Students will be effective communicators.
Objectives:
1. Students will communicate effectively in writing.
2. Students will produce professional quality oral presentations.
Goal 3
Students will be effective team members.
Objective: Students will collaborate effectively in teams.
Goal 4
Students will be competent in the application of technology.
Objective: Students will apply technological tools to business situations.
Goal 5
Students are able to understand and integrate knowledge across diverse disciplines, cultures, and context.
Objectives:
- Students are able to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and attributes needed to understand diverse local or global contexts.
- Students are able to critically evaluate the values, processes, technologies or structures that may create a just and sustainable society.
- Students are able to creatively integrate theory and practice from across disciplines or from experiences outside of the classroom to address complex questions.
Goal 6
Students will be knowledgeable about ethical principles and their application.
Objectives:
1. Students will demonstrate understanding of academic integrity in their coursework.
2. Students will identify an ethical dilemma and apply an ethics model or framework to propose and defend a resolution.
Goal 7
Students will apply critical thinking skills to business situations.
Objective: Students will analyze business situations and recommend managerial responses.
HRM 305 Human Resource Policy/Admin 3 Credit Hours
To examine personnel policy making and administration relative to the achievement of the objectives of the firm through the eyes of general management. Topics include: recruitment and selection, wage and salary administration training, evaluation, discipline and industrial relation activities. Cases are analyzed.
Restriction(s):
Cannot enroll if Class is Freshman or Sophomore
Can enroll if Level is Undergraduate
HRM 406 Talent Sourcing & Acquisition 3 Credit Hours
The course examines how to design, administer, and evaluate talent sourcing and selection activities that support organizational strategies. The course is geared both toward those who are or will be (a) current HR managers who develop and administer staffing programs and (b) managers in other functional areas who want to improve their personal effectiveness in recruiting and selecting employees. Key topics to be covered include: staffing strategy and planning; job design and analysis; external and internal recruiting; employee testing and assessment methods; interviewing; measurement, validation, and decision-making issues in selection; laws and regulations affecting staffing and evaluation methods for staffing.
Prerequisite(s): HRM 405 or HRM 305
HRM 407 Compensation & Performance Mgt 3 Credit Hours
The course examines how to design, administer and evaluate compensation and performance appraisal programs that support organizational strategies. The course is geared both toward those who are or will be (a) HR managers who will develop and administer pay and appraisal programs and (b) managers in other functional areas who want to improve their personal effectiveness in administering pay performance appraisals. Key topics to be covered include: merit and incentive pay, methods for internally valuing jobs, external labor markets and job pricing, design and administration of pay structures, employee benefits, compensating executives and expatriates, purposes and measurement methods for performance appraisals, performance criteria, rater processes and biases, performance reviews, and team-based pay and performance. (YR).
HRM 408 Legal Issues in Human Resource 3 Credit Hours
The course examines employment law pertaining to human resource management including such areas as selection, compensation, performance appraisal, training, labor relations, and occupational safety and health.
Prerequisite(s): HRM 405 or HRM 305
HRM 409 Talent & Leadership Develop 3 Credit Hours
Training and leadership development are key elements of the human resource function. This course will teach students how to design and evaluate formal training programs and employee development programs, and how to conduct performance improvement interventions. Topics include needs assessment, adult learning and learning transfer theories, program design, and evaluation. (YR)
Prerequisite(s): HRM 305
HRM 485 Seminar:Human Resource Mgmt 1 to 3 Credit Hours
To provide students with an opportunity for intensive study in current selected areas related to the research activities and/or professional activities of faculty members. Permission of College of Business.
Restriction(s):
Can enroll if Class is Senior
Can enroll if College is Business
HRM 495 Research:Human Rsrch Mgmt 1 to 3 Credit Hours
To provide the advanced student with the opportunity to undertake a research project under the supervision of a faculty member. At least two weeks prior to registration in the term when such a course is to be elected, an interested student must submit to the dean of the school a written request for permission to elect a research course, on a form available in the school office. The request will include a description of the proposed research project. The dean will review the proposal with faculty members to ascertain availability of relevant faculty supervision and to establish appropriate credit.
Restriction(s):
Can enroll if Class is Senior
Can enroll if College is Business
*An asterisk denotes that a course may be taken concurrently.
Frequency of Offering
The following abbreviations are used to denote the frequency of offering: (F) fall term; (W) winter term; (S) summer term; (F, W) fall and winter terms; (YR) once a year; (AY) alternating years; (OC) offered occasionally