Human Resource Management Major B.S.

The human resource management (HRM) major prepares students for professional career opportunities in business, government and nonprofit organizations. Current management thought and practice emphasizes the importance of human capital in the strategic management of organizations. The HRM courses incorporate this strategic management perspective into policies and programs in functional areas of HRM including staffing, compensation, benefits, employee development, employee relations, labor relations and related areas.

Many of the HRM courses are appropriate for general managers as well as HRM professionals. In addition, courses meet the needs of both degree-seeking students and those who want to continue their education for professional development purposes.

Requirements:

The human resource management program includes courses in six areas:

1. General Education/Liberal Studies

2. COM Foundation Courses

• MIS 100 Fundamentals of Information Technology in Organizations
• MATH 115 College Algebra
• STAT 201 Statistics I
• ECON 201 Macroeconomics
• ECON 202 Microeconomics
• ACCT 210 Financial Accounting

3. Human Resource Management Core Courses (24 credits)
   
   • MGMT 310 Management Principles and Practices
   • MGMT 320 Organizational Behavior
   • MKTG 300 Marketing Principles
   • MIS 310 Principles of Management Information Systems 
   • FIN 390 Financial Management 
   • MGMT 499 Case Studies in Strategic Management 
     
4. Human Resource Management Required Courses (20 credits)
   • HRM 310 Human Resource Management: A Strategic Framework
   • HRM 520 Staffing Organizations
   • HRM 530 Employee Development and Training
   • HRM 540 Compensation Management
   • HRM 544 Employee Benefits Management
     
5. Human Resource Management Electives (4 credits)
   
• ECON 313 Labor Economics
• MGMT 360 Managing a Diverse Workforce
• HSTD 393 Training Design and Instruction
• HRM 330 Personnel and Industrial Psychology
• HRM 370 Employment Law
• HRM 380 Managing Employee Health and Safety
• HRM 550 Employee/Labor Relations
• HRM 585 International Human Resource Management 
   
6. Unrestricted electives as needed to total a minimum of 124 credits.

Many College of Management courses are sequenced and build on previous learning.  Students must complete course prerequisites before registering for a course which requires prerequisites.  In addition, students must complete 30 credits of coursework before they can register for College of Management upper division courses (those numbered 300 and above).  MGMT 499 Case Studies in Strategic Management is a capstone class which should be taken near the end of a student’s program.

Transfer of Credit

Transfer course evaluation is made by the faculty in the College of Management.  Students may be granted credit for courses of similar content and level (such as lower or upper division) taken at regionally accredited colleges and universities.  Students cannot meet major required or elective course requirements with lower-division courses.  In addition, courses being transferred into the accounting, economics and management information systems areas must meet respective sunsetting policy requirements.  Sunsetting policies specify the acceptable time between when a course is taken and when the course is evaluated to meet a major requirement.  If a course is not accepted because too much time has elapsed since the course was completed, a student may demonstrate competence in some courses via exam.  Currently, waiver exams are available for Financial Accounting, Strategic Management Accounting, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics and Fundamentals of Information Technology in Organizations.

Credit and Residency Requirements

Students in each of the College of Management bachelor of science major programs must complete a minimum of 20 credit hours of their major requirements and/or major electives at Metropolitan State University.  In addition, students must complete at least 30 credits at Metropolitan State University in order to graduate.