Employees are an organization’s greatest strength.
This makes attracting, training and developing high-quality candidates crucial to a company’s success. Our degrees in human resource management (HRM) provide students with both quantitative skills and a global perspective as they pertain to HRM with a goal of enriching the student’s understanding of the environment in which HRM operates.
HRM is based on the theory that individuals in the workplace ought to be considered as unique beings with diverse needs. HR professionals understand employees from an interdisciplinary perspective and use different tactics to lead, motivate and encourage employees.
The HRM program is a perfect fit for professionals who need to comprehend such issues as compensation management, employment law, leadership theory, recruitment, retention and the role of analysis in strategic decision making.
We offer undergraduate and graduate opportunities to study HR management: an undergraduate HRM major in our Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies (BSPS) degree, a graduate certificate in HRM, and our Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM) degree.
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Review the options for studying HR Management at the University of Richmond School of Professional & Continuing Studies
The major in Human Resource Management is available for the Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies (BSPS).
Total: 30 semester hours
PROFESSIONAL CORE
9 semester hours
REQUIRED CORE
6 semester hours
FOCUS COURSES
15 semester hours selected from the following courses
HRM345U Human Resource Development
HRM388U Internship
HRM398U Selected Topics
HRM452U Quality Management
HRM454U Compensation and Benefits
HRM460U HR and Technology
HRM467U International Human Resource Management
HRM496U Directed Research
HRM498U Selected Topics
CLAC250U Spanish: Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum
LAW322U Employment Law and Policy
PSYC327U Organizational Psychology
The undergraduate minor in HR Management is available for the BSPS and BALA.
Total: 18 semester hours
Total: 18 semester hours
REQUIRED
15 semester hours
HRM531U Human Resource Management
HRM532U Legal Issues in Human Resource Management
HRM534U Strategic Human Resource Development
HRM635U Managing Compensation and Benefits
HRM657U HRM in the Global Environment
ELECTIVE
3 semester hours. Select from among 500- and 600-level HRM courses not required for the certificate, including PSYC530U and ECON507U.
Total: 30 semester hours
CORE COURSES
18 semester hours
HRM531U Human Resource Management
HRM532U Legal Issues in Human Resource Management
HRM533U Quantitative Analysis and Research in HRM
HRM534U Strategic Human Resource Development
ECON507U Labor Economics
PSYC530U Organizational Psychology
600-LEVEL COURSES
12 semester hours. HRM697U is required. Students may then choose 3 of the remaining 600-level courses to complete the requirement.
HRM697U Strategy and Policy (required)
HRM635U Managing Compensation and Benefits
HRM638U HRM Leadership Theory and Application
HRM639U Recruitment and Retention
HRM644U Diversity in Organizations
HRM645U Organization Development and Change
HRM647U Human Resource Information Systems
HRM650U Labor Relations
HRM657U HRM in the Global Environment
HRM659U Managing Human Capital Risk
HRM696U Directed Research