The Bachelor of Arts in Human Resources Management is a 124 credit program focusing on employee selection, training, management development, industrial relations, compensation, and the dynamics of organizational behavior. Students who complete this degree will prepare to become human resources practitioners in high performing organizations. Students will demonstrate competency in three critical areas, including: knowledge of business practices; ability to make strategic contributions to the organization through personal credibility; and effective management of the human resources function, including human resources technical skills.
APCS 114 – Computer Applications for Business
3 credit hours
Advanced survey of business application software, which includes spreadsheets, databases, presentation software, and file manipulation on networks. Topics with spreadsheets include design and development, advanced formulas and functions, charting and formatting, and the use of business analysis tools. Topics with databases include design and development of tables, queries, forms and reports for business information purposes. Also included is business communication and presentation software with an emphasis on integrating them with the spreadsheets and databases. Lab experience with microcomputer software.
Prerequisite: LDRS 105
BUSI 201 – Principles of Accounting I
3 credit hours
Concepts and issues of financial accounting as a system of recording, classifying, summarizing, and interpreting business transactions for preparing financial reports.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor.
BUSI 202 – Principles of Accounting II
3 credit hours
A continuation of Principles of Accounting I with an emphasis on financial analysis and reporting to aid management in decision making.
Prerequisite: BUSI 201
BUSI 230 – Principles of Management
3 credit hours
Introduction to the management discipline designed to provide a basic understanding of both theory and practice encompassing the planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling functions.
Prerequisite: LDRS 102; BUSI 130 recommended
BUSI 347 – Business Ethics
3 credit hours
Approaches to ethical issues and problems facing business and society today
Same as SOCI 347
Prerequisite: Junior standing
BUSI 460 – Corporate Strategy
3 credit hours
Examines the total business organization and its environment from the perspective of executive management. Attention given to discerning and framing objectives, strategies, and their implementation; management simulation and analysis of business situations through the case-study method are utilized. In this capstone course, students will integrate concepts learned in previous management courses.
Prerequisite: Senior standing in a Business Administration major
ECON 211 – Principles of Microeconomics
3 credit hours
The market economy functioning through demand and supply; focus on consumer decision making, firm decision making in different market structures, worker decision making, and selected microeconomic issues.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor
ECON 212 – Principles of Macroeconomics
3 credit hours
National income, employment, price level, money and banking, fiscal and monetary policies, international trade and finance, and comparative economic systems.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor
MATH 220 – Statistical Methods
3 credit hours
A study of applied statistics with emphasis on appropriate use of technology. Topics include probability, correlation, regression, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing. Students may not receive credit for both MATH 220 and MATH 336. Offered fall and spring semester.
Prerequisites: MATH 102, 120, 210, or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
BUSI 336 – Human Resource Management
3 credit hours
Study of the organization, selection, development, compensation, and utilization of the human resources of the firm; also surveys labor-management relations and development.
BUSI 230 recommended
BUSI 338 – Financial Management
3 credit hours
Introduction to corporate financial planning and tools of financial analysis which may be used to manage working capital, administer capital budgeting, and evaluate the capital structure of a profit-oriented firm.
Prerequisites: BUSI 202, and Junior standing; MATH 303 recommended.
BUSI 345 – Organizational Behavior
3 credit hours
Analysis of the behavior of people in organizations, drawing upon the disciplines of Psychology, Sociology, and Business Administration. Applications are studied in the context of effective management of organizational behavior and the important inter-relationships between needs and expectations of the individual, the organization, and society.
Same as SOCI 345
Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor
BUSI 349 – International Business
3 credit hours
Study of business in a global economy with the major complexities involved including the effects of different social systems, governmental influences on trade, financial exchange rates, and corporate relationships and policies.
Same as ECON/PLSC 349
Prerequisite: Junior standing
HRMC 453 – Employment Law
3 credit hours
This course provides an overview of balancing the needs of an organization with its working conditions and the legal rights of its employees. It also explores methods of dealing with collective bargaining and union relations, and it examines procedures for responding to grievances, complaints of discrimination, and wrongful discharge.
HRMC 454 – Strategic Management
3 credit hours
This course examines the functions and activities of human resources management in organizational structures. Students are exposed in processes used to develop policies as well as strategies for implementation. The topics of leadership, short- and long-range strategic planning, evaluation, benchmarking, change management, dealing with difficult people and conflict resolution are discussed. Students are also provided information about human resources management innovators and management philosophies.
Strategic Staffing
The key components and processes of forecasting staffing needs, internal and external recruiting, hiring, orientation, and exit interviews are examined. Students are also exposed to labor laws and other governmental regulations related to employment.
HRMC 457 – Compensation & Benefits
3 credit hours
The methods and processes of analyzing, developing, implementing and administering pay structures and compensation and benefit packages are examined. The course explores performance-based pay, incentives, and related regulatory requirements. It also provides students with insights into creating balance between attractive compensation packages and overall organizational needs and goals.
HRMC 459 – Training & Development
3 credit hours
This course provides practical methods and tools for evaluating current and future organizational training needs. Methods for needs analysis, planning, development, and delivery and evaluation of training methods are examined. Strategies for building and maintaining a business environment supportive of ongoing learning and skill development are discussed, and the unique needs of particular employee groups are also addressed.
Available only with a Business Administration major
BUSI 336 – Human Resource Management
3 credit hours
Study of the organization, selection, development, compensation, and utilization of the human resources of the firm; also surveys labor-management relations and development.
BUSI 230 recommended
HRMC 453 – Employment Law
3 credit hours
This course provides an overview of balancing the needs of an organization with its working conditions and the legal rights of its employees. It also explores methods of dealing with collective bargaining and union relations, and it examines procedures for responding to grievances, complaints of discrimination, and wrongful discharge.
HRMC 454 – Strategic Management
3 credit hours
This course examines the functions and activities of human resources management in organizational structures. Students are exposed in processes used to develop policies as well as strategies for implementation. The topics of leadership, short- and long-range strategic planning, evaluation, benchmarking, change management, dealing with difficult people and conflict resolution are discussed. Students are also provided information about human resources management innovators and management philosophies.
Strategic Staffing
The key components and processes of forecasting staffing needs, internal and external recruiting, hiring, orientation, and exit interviews are examined. Students are also exposed to labor laws and other governmental regulations related to employment.
HRMC 457 – Compensation & Benefits
3 credit hours
The methods and processes of analyzing, developing, implementing and administering pay structures and compensation and benefit packages are examined. The course explores performance-based pay, incentives, and related regulatory requirements. It also provides students with insights into creating balance between attractive compensation packages and overall organizational needs and goals.
HRMC 459 – Training & Development
3 credit hours
This course provides practical methods and tools for evaluating current and future organizational training needs. Methods for needs analysis, planning, development, and delivery and evaluation of training methods are examined. Strategies for building and maintaining a business environment supportive of ongoing learning and skill development are discussed, and the unique needs of particular employee groups are also addressed.