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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Human Resource Management Major, BS in Business Administration – Collateral Option


The management of human capital is critical to the success of an organization. The Human Resource Management major prepares students to assume positions as human resource generalists and specialists. The major develops a student’s competencies in forecasting human resource needs as well as the recruitment, selection, training, and development of employees. Human resource managers are also involved in designing performance appraisal systems, developing compensation and benefit programs, monitoring employee health and safety, and establishing cooperative working relationships with organized labor, all of which are covered in the coursework. The human resource management curriculum also addresses analyzing current labor force trends, treating employees fairly, encouraging diversity, and understanding the foundations of employment law. All students in the program complete at least one internship.

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students who first entered Fall 2013 or later. uTrack does not apply to transfer students who entered prior to Fall 2015.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Human Resource Management Major – Collateral Option


Term 1 Hours Milestone Notes
1,2ENGL 101 * or ENGL 118  3 2.5 cumulative GPA
3Intermediate Foreign Language * 3  
4MATH 123 *, MATH 141 *, or MATH 147  3-4  
3Natural Sciences Electives * 3-4  
CMST 210 *, CMST 217 *, CMST 240 *, or CMST 247  3  
BUAD 100   1  
Term 2
1,2ENGL 102  3 2.5 cumulative GPA
3Intermediate Foreign Language * 3  
4MATH 125 *, MATH 142 * or MATH 148  3-4  
3Natural Sciences Electives * 3-4  
MGT 202   3  
Term 3
6ACCT 200  or ACCT 203  or ACCT 207   3 MATH 125 * or MATH 141 
3Arts and Humanities Elective * 3  
ECON 211 * or ECON 217 * 3  
ENGL 255 *, ENGL 257 *, or ENGL 295  3  
5Unrestricted Elective 3  
Term 4
3Arts and Humanities Elective * 3 2.5 Cumulative GPA and completion of following courses with C or better: MATH 123 *-MATH 125 * or MATH 141 *-MATH 142 *; CMST 210 * or CMST 240 *; ENGL 255 * or ENGL 295 *; ACCT 200  or ACCT 203 ; ECON 211 *; ECON 213 *; STAT 201 * or STAT 207 *; MGT 202    
BUAD 242   2  
6ECON 213 * or ECON 218  3  
6STAT 201 * or STAT 207  3  
5Unrestricted Elective 3  
7BUAD 200   1  
Term 5
6BUAD 331 , 6BUAD 332   4 BUAD 242  
BUAD 341 , BUAD 342   4  
6FINC 301   3  
MGT 331   3  
7BUAD 300   1  
Term 6
Collateral 3 2.5 cumulative GPA
HRM 360   3 BUAD 331 , BUAD 332  
5Unrestricted Electives 2  
BUAD 205  or ECON 305  or MGT 311  or PHIL 244 * or PHIL 252  3  
HRM 492   3  
Term 7
BULW 301   2 HRM 360  
Collateral 3  
HRM 485  3  
5Unrestricted Elective 3  
6BUAD 453   4  
Term 8
Collateral 3 No milestones
HRM 481 , HRM 482  6  
5Unrestricted Electives 5  
7BUAD 405   1  
TOTAL 120  

Human Resource Management Collateral Options

ENTREPRENEURSHIP – ENT 350 , ENT 451 , and one of ENT 410 , ENT 415 , ENT 420 , ENT 425 , ENT 460 , ENT 470 , ENT 485 , ENT 492 , or ENT 499 .
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT – INMT 341 , INMT 342 , and either INMT 442  or INMT 443 .
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS – Nine hours from IB 407 , IB 409 , IB 429 , IB 439 , IB 449 , IB 492 ; BUAD 400  or MGT 472 ; and IB 489 .
MARKETING – MARK 350 , MARK 360 , and one of MARK 462 , MARK 464 , MARK 466 , MARK 468 , or MARK 469 .

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 English 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 Chosen from the University General Education list .
4 MATH 125 * or MATH 141 * or MATH 152 * 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 * or MATH 152 * must be completed by the end of the first semester of the Second Year.
5 Any courses not already required for the major. Students admitted to Smith 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 Students admitted to Smith Global Leadership Scholars will complete the honors versions of these courses: ACCT 207 , BUAD 337 , BUAD 338 , BUAD 457 , ECON 218 , FINC 307 , and STAT 207 *.
7 Students admitted to Smith Global Leadership Scholars will not take these courses due to content being covered elsewhere in their curriculum.

* Meets University General Education Requirement .