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Online Human Resource Management Degree

Bachelor of Arts

Briar Cliff University has a long tradition of expertise in the field of human resource management. We understand the human resources professional is indispensable to most organizations, and must be familiar with all the latest trends and directions for employment relationships, benefits, prevailing laws, labor relations and recruitment.

The H.R.M. major focuses on the management of an organization’s human resources in both unionized and non-unionized settings. The major is intended for those choosing to work in human resources management and those seeking supervisory or management positions.

As a graduate of Briar Cliff’s online Bachelor of Arts in HRM, you will be able to:

  • Demonstrate expertise in research, problem solving, statistical analysis, communication, and HR law
  • Apply ethical reasoning to decision making and demonstrate personal and team leadership skills
  • Gain legal, regulatory, ethical, and technological knowledge to provide direction in today’s global world
  • Demonstrate skills to progress in an HRM career (private or public sectors, union and non-union environments)
  • Pursue advanced studies in HRM

 

Requirements

ACCT 203 - Principles of Accounting I
ACCT 204 - Principles of Accounting II
BUAD 223 - Legal Environment of Business
BUAD 225 - Principles of Management
BUAD 310 - Business Research
ECON 210 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 211 - Principles of Macroeconomics
HRM 325 - Human Resource Management
HRM 335 - Organizational Behavior
HRM 336 - Training and Development
HRM 355 - Employment Law
HRM 385 - Global Management
HRM 408 - Labor Management Relations
HRM 420 - Compensation
HRM 425 - Strategic Human Resources Management
MATH 200 - Elementary Statistics
PHIL 212 - Ethics in Business and Society
PSYC 110 - Introduction to Psychology
SOCY 240 - Racial, Ethnic and Gender Inequality
SPEC 109 - Human Communication
SPEC 111 - Public Speaking
WRTG 159 - Contemporary Argument and Research

The online HRM degree also requires one of the following electives: PSYC 310, BUAD 224, MIS 321, HRM 425, 390/490

The human resources management student must complete enough electives & all general education criteria to meet the 124 credit hours required for graduation.