Human Resource Management

The SPCS Human Resource Management Program offers the following programs of study:

  • Undergraduate Major

    HRM Major Program of Study

    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

    • LDSP 368U Leadership in the Global Environment
    • HUM 300U Applied Ethics
    • MATH 265U Applied Statistics

    Required Core

    6 semester hours

    • HRM 343U Human Resource Management
    • HRM 499U Senior Seminar in HRM

    Focus Courses

    15 semester hours selected from the following courses

    • HRM 345U Human Resource Development
    • HRM 388U Internship
    • HRM 398U Selected Topics
    • PSYC 327U Organizational Psychology
    • HRM 452U Quality Management
    • HRM 454U Compensation and Benefits
    • HRM 460U HR and Technology
    • HRM 467U International Human Resource Management
    • HRM 496U Directed Research
    • HRM 498U Selected Topics
    • LAW 322U Employment Law and Policy
    • CLAC 250U Spanish: Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum
  • Undergraduate Minor

    HRM Minor Program of Study

    The undergraduate minor in HR Management is available for the BSPS and BALA.

    Total: 18 semester hours

    Minor

    18 semester hours

    • HRM 343U Human Resource Management
    • HRM 345U Human Resource Development
    • HRM 454U Compensation and Benefits
    • HRM 460U HR and Technology
    • HRM 467U International Human Resource Management
    • LAW 322U Employment Law and Policy
  • Graduate Certificate

    GC-HRM Program of Study

    Total: 18 semester hours

    Required

    15 semester hours

    • HRM 531U Human Resource Management
    • HRM 532U Legal Issues in Human Resource Management
    • HRM 534U Strategic Human Resource Development
    • HRM 635U Managing Compensation and Benefits
    • HRM 657U HRM in the Global Environment

    Elective

    3 semester hours. Select from among 500- and 600-level HRM courses not required for the certificate, including PSYC 530U and ECON 507U.

  • Master’s Degree

    MHRM Program of Study

    Total: 30 semester hours

    Core Courses

    18 semester hours

    • HRM 531U Human Resource Management
    • HRM 532U Legal Issues in Human Resource Management
    • HRM 533U Quantitative Analysis and Research in HRM
    • HRM 534U Strategic Human Resource Development
    • ECON 507U Labor Economics
    • PSYC 530U Organizational Psychology

    600-Level Courses

    12 semester hours. HRM 697U is required. Students may then choose 3 of the remaining 600-level courses to complete the requirement.

    • HRM 697U Strategy and Policy (required)
    • HRM 635U Managing Compensation and Benefits
    • HRM 638U HRM Leadership Theory and Application
    • HRM 639U Recruitment and Retention
    • HRM 644U Diversity in Organizations
    • HRM 645U Organization Development and Change
    • HRM 647U Human Resource Information Systems
    • HRM 650U Labor Relations
    • HRM 657U HRM in the Global Environment
    • HRM 659U Managing Human Capital Risk
    • HRM 696U Directed Research