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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Human Resource Management Major, BS in Business Administration – Dual Concentration with International Business


How an organization manages its human assets–its talent–may be the single most important factor in sustained competitive success. Human resource management requires attracting, developing, and maintaining an effective workforce within an organization. Human resource management professionals forecast human resource needs and recruit and select individuals to match job needs. They also develop training programs, performance appraisal procedures, and compensation systems.

Human resource management education provides one the technical knowledge and training to immediately assume a position in human resources in a modern business. Human resource management professionals may also hold positions in government agencies or non-profit organizations.

Students interested in a career in human resource management will have a broad-based business education, which includes financial management, logistics, operations, human resources, business strategy, economics, and statistics. In addition, human resource management students will be grounded in the following areas: leadership, foundations of human resource management, acquiring talent, growing talent, and retaining talent.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration • Human Resource Management Major • Dual Concentration with International Business


First Year  Hours Credit
1, 2Written Communication: ENGL 101 *, ENGL 102 * 6
3Quantitative Reasoning: MATH 123 *, MATH 125 * or MATH 141 *, MATH 142 * 6 or 8
Cultures and Civilizations : Intermediate Foreign Language* 6
Natural Sciences * 6-8
Social Sciences * 3
Oral Communication: CMST 210 *,  *, CMST 240 *, or  * 3
   
Second Year  
4ACCT 200  3
4Social Sciences: ECON 201 * 4
Written Communication: ENGL 255 *,  *, or ENGL 295 * 3
4STAT 201 * 3
4MGT 201  3
BUAD 242  2
2Arts and Humanities * 6
5Electives 6
   
Third Year  
4BUAD 331 , BUAD 332  4
BUAD 341 , BUAD 342  4
Ethics: PHIL 244 * or PHIL 252 * 3
4FINC 301  3
BULW 301  2
4BUAD 353  3
BUAD 361  3
  3
  3
   
Fourth Year  
6International Business 12
  3
HRM 485  3
4MGT 402  3
5Electives 7-11
  Total 120
   
* Meets University General Education Requirement .
1 Must be completed by the end of the First Year.
2 Students who complete ENGL 118 * with a grade of A or B will complete their first year composition requirement by choosing ENGL 102 *, a sophomore-level course in the English Department, or ENGL 355 *. If the sophomore-level English course appears on the Arts and Humanities list , the course may also be counted toward the Arts and Humanities requirement.
3 MATH 125 * or MATH 141 * are prerequisites for STAT 201 *, which is taken during the second semester of the Second Year. As a result, either MATH 125 * or MATH 141 * must be completed by the end of the first semester of the Second Year.
4 Students admitted to Global Leadership Scholars will complete the honors versions of these courses – ACCT 207 , ECON 207 *, MGT 207 , STAT 207 *, FINC 307 , BUAD 337 , BUAD 338 , BUAD 357 , and MGT 407 .
5 Students admitted to Global Leadership Scholars will fulfill 10 hours of electives with the following courses – BUAD 217 , BUAD 317 , BUAD 417 , BUAD 427 , and BUAD 497 .
6 Twelve hours from: IB 409 , IB 429 , IB 439 , IB 449 , IB 459 , IB 469 , IB 492 , BUAD 400  or MGT 472 ; and IB 489 .