Human Resource Management Concentration

Coordinator:
Alvin Gibson, Business Management Department

The human resource management concentration provides a structure within which students gain an exposure to the study of human relations in organizations. Students will learn various ways of how people can work effectively to achieve overall organizational goals as well as fulfill personal goals while understanding the legal parameters that surround these issues. Although none of the courses have pre-requisites and therefore are open to all majors on campus, it is highly recommended that BUS 215 (Business Law) and BUS 249 (Principles of Management) be taken first, as BUS 321 (Human Resource Management and Law) is the culminating course that combines all the material from the other classes.

Requirements

Four courses (16 credit hours). Of these, three specific courses are required, with a fourth course being an elective. Students should consult with the coordinator to select an appropriate elective that will serve as a focus course for the concentration.

1. The three required courses are:

  • BUS 215: Business Law
  • BUS 249: Principles of Management 
  • BUS 321: Human Resource Law and Management (Required capstone; should be taken last in the concentration.)                

2. An elective/focus course chosen from among the following. This course should be selected in consultation with the HRM concentration coordinator and depends upon the student's particular area of interest:

  • BUS 310: Professional Communications
  • BUS 320: Organizational Behavior
  • JPS 244: Conflict Resolution Strategies
  • JPS 310: Public Management and Organizational Theory
  • JPS 323: Diversity at Work
  • PSY 332: Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • SOAN 229: Social Organization of Work

It is recommended that business management majors who are concentrating in human resource management and law take Business Ethics or Legal Decisions as their IDS course.