Human Resourse Degrees

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This three-year programme prepares you for a career in the management of human resources in organisations - something of which South Africa has a particular need. Among other things, you will learn to understand people’s behaviour, in particular in a working environment; to improve the working and living conditions of people; to understand the South African working environment and to identify career opportunities; to identify social problems; to communicate clearly and meaningfully with people; to undertake planning, recruitment and selection of human resources professionally and to deal with problems in labour relations. (This programme does not lead to registration as an industrial psychologist though. For that you must take the BComm (Psych).)

Industrial Psychology, your compulsory major, lays a thorough theoretical foundation through the study of fields such as human resource development, occupational psychology, individual, group and organisational behaviour, labour relations, psychometrics and ergonomics. The programme also focuses on practical applications, such as visits, compulsory practical work and internships. Your other major is chosen from Public and Development Management, Political Science or Sociology.

Other compulsory first-year subjects are Applied Decision-making, Business Management, Statistics, Philosophy, Information Skills, Knowledge Dynamics and Value Studies, and a language. If an African language is not your home language, or if you do not have one as a Matric subject, you must choose Basic Xhosa. If your home language is Xhosa, or if you have it as a Matric subject, you must choose between Afrikaans and English Studies

The Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development & Family Relations offers four different curriculum choices: the general curriculum in Human Development & Family Relations, and study options in child care management, adolescence, and gerontology.
Human Development & Family Relations general curriculum

The general curriculum in Human Development & Family Relations will prepare you for a variety of specific careers in public and private human service agencies. We emphasize helping individuals and families solve their own problems, such as those involving family relations, aging, nutritional planning, and family financial management.

Course work covers topics in child development, nutrition, counseling, social work and others. You will also delve into the real world with a one-semester, full-time internship experience in a human service agency. This combination of course work and field work will well prepare you for immediate employment or graduate study, as well as introduce you to career possibilities.

This curriculum places emphasis on developing appropriate skills to help individuals and families solve problems related to child development, family relations, adolescence, aging, nutritional planning for individuals and families, and family financial management. It also features a one-semester, full-time supervised internship required in an appropriate human service agency.
Program Requirements

The program requires two introductory general education courses, PSY 101 and SOC 101, normally taken in one’s freshman year. These courses are prerequisites to CDF 211 - Child Development and CDF 311 - Family in Contemporary Society, required of all CFS majors. Other required courses include FNI 191 - Nutrition and Well-Being, CLG 402 - Intro. to Counseling Techniques, and either SOC/SWK 260 - Introduction to Social Welfare or SOC/SWK 261 - Human Services Agencies. A twelve-credit internship and a concurrent three-credit seminar comprise the senior capstone experience for all CFS majors.
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View Human Development & Family Relations (HDF) course descriptions

Human Development and Family Relations prepares students for careers in public and private human service agencies.

Emphasis on learning to help individuals and families solve problems related to child development, family relations, aging, nutritional planning for individuals and families, family financial management.

One semester of full-time, supervised field work required in a human service agency. Students are prepared for graduate study in a related field.

Tuition for New York state residents, matriculating on a full-time basis, is $4,350.00 per year. Tuition for non-New York State residents, matriculated, full-time undergraduate students is $10,610.00 per year. The New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) and Supplemental Tuition Programs (SUSTA) are available for qualified students to offset some or all tuition charges. See Financial Aid for application process.

Tuition for undergraduate New York State residents, attending on a part-time basis is $181.00 per credit hour. The rate for non-New York State residents is $442.00 per credit hour. In addition to the above, a College Fee of $0.85 per credit hour is assessed.

Tuition for non-matriculating students is dependent on the level of the course taken. All non-matriculating students who take 12 credit hours or more are charged the full-time resident or nonresident semester rate for the Fall and Spring term. During the summer term there is no tuition cap. Use the per credit hour rate to determine the tuition charge. Tuition and fee schedule may also be viewed on the Student Accounts web page, click on Tuition and Fees.

All students attending Oswego must pay tuition and the College Fee. In addition, all full-time undergraduate students must pay the Student Association Fee assessed by the Student Government. This fee covers organization dues, subscription to student publications including the yearbook, and admissions to special lectures, concerts, sports events, and other student activities. The Health, Athletic, and Technology Fees are mandatory. The remaining charges shown on the fee schedule depend upon the student’s choice of living accommodations, class status, and choice of courses. Certain laboratory and studio courses, and some courses with field trips, etc. require an additional instruction fee.

The College has a policy requiring all full-time students to have health insurance. To meet the needs of uninsured students an Accident and Sickness policy is available. This policy is designed to meet the needs of students at a reasonable price and will supplement services provided by the Mary Walker Health Center. All full-time students will see the charge for this insurance reflected on their bill. This charge can be removed from the student’s account by returning a completed waiver form to the Auxiliary Services Office, 507 Culkin Hall.

The cost of books and supplies, recreation, travel and other variable or discretionary expenses are not billed; however, such expenses must be considered by students in planning a realistic budget. Tuition and fee schedule may also be viewed on the Student Accounts website, click on Tuition and Fees.

In 1861, Edward Austin Sheldon founded what would become SUNY Oswego as the first urban teacher training program in the United States. Today, the School of Education carries on Sheldon’s concern for authentic learning and social justice through an emphasis on knowledge, practice, reflection, collaboration, and leadership in all our programs.

Bachelor of Science degree programs are offered in the areas of Adolescence Education, Childhood Education, Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages (TESOL), Technology Education and Vocational Teacher Preparation. Graduate programs are offered in the areas of Childhood Education, Literacy Education, Adolescence Education, Childhood Special Education, Art Education, Technology Education, Vocational Teacher Preparation, School Administration and Supervision, School Psychology and Counseling Services.

The School of Education also offers a variety of programs in the allied profession, including Bachelor of Science degrees in Technology Management, and Wellness Management; academic minors in Athletic Training and Health Science; and a Master’s degree in Human Services/Counseling.
National Accreditation of School of Education Programs

The School of Education at SUNY Oswego is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE, 2010 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036, 202-466-7496). This accreditation covers initial teacher preparation programs and advanced educator preparation programs.

NCATE accreditation is the standard of excellence in teacher education, verifying that our programs produce competent, caring, and qualified teachers and other professional school personnel who can help all students learn.
New York State Teacher Certification

The Adolescence Education, Agricultural Education, Business & Marketing Education, Childhood Education, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and Technology Education programs are registered by the New York State Education Department (NYSED); they lead to eligibility for initial certification. The Vocational Education (7-12) programs are also registered by the NYSED; they lead to eligibility for initial and professional certification.

A candidate who completes all the degree requirements of one of these programs fulfills the academic requirements for the appropriate certification. However, NYSED has additional requirements for all certifications, including appropriate scores on New York State Teacher Certification Exam(s), U.S. citizenship, good moral character (confirmed by a criminal background check), and timely application. Complete information is available from the NYSED (Office of Higher Education, Room 979 Education Building Addition

Human Resource Management Major (60 cr)
A. Core Requirements (33 cr)
ACC 201 - Principles of Accounting I
ACC 202 - Principles of Accounting II
MKT 250 - Marketing Principles
MGT 261 - Business Organization
FIN 325 - Corporate Finance
BLW 355 - Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business
HRM 385 - Organizational Behavior
HRM 386 - Human Resource Management
HRM 462 - Employment Law Employment
HRM 464 - Senior
MGT 495 - Management Policy and Simulation
B. Elective Requirements (6 cr)
Six credit hours of HRM electives
C. Cognate Requirements (21 cr)
CSC 101 - Tools for Computing
ECO 101 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 200 - Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 350 - Introduction to Labor Economics
MAT 158 - Introduction to Statistics A
MAT 208 - Mathematical Applications for Business and Management
COM 210 - Critical Thinking and Public Speaking

Human Development Major (48 cr)
A. Core Requirements (24 cr)
PSY 100 - Principles of Human Behavior
PSY 280 - Analysis of Psychological Data
PSY 290 - Research Methods in Psychology
PSY 322 - Child Psychology
PSY 323 - Adolescent Psychology
HDV 120 - Fundamentals of Gerontology
HDV 400 - Research Designs and Applications in Human Development *
B. Elective Requirements (9 cr)
Upper division electives under approved multidisciplinary learning agreement
C. Cognate Requirements (15 cr)
GST 303 - Career Awareness II
GST 498 - Internship *
Select one course from the following:
SOC 100 - Introductory Sociology
ANT 112 - Cultural Anthropology
Select one course from the following:
HDV 325 - Family Dynamics Across the Lifespan
CPS 391 - Introduction to Family Systems
SOC 351 - The Changing Modern Family
Select one course from the following:
COM 212 - Interpersonal Communication
CPS 310 - Introduction to Counseling

The Certificate in Personnel Practice is awarded by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the recognised professional body of Personnel and Human Resource practitioners. The Certificate is a widely recognised professional qualification, almost essential for anyone wishing to enter a career in Human Resource Management.
It offers practical skill development as well as a good grounding in basic HR principles.
During the course you will conduct a Recruitment interview, design and deliver a training session, learn how to run performance appraisals, find out about Human Resource Planning, as well as carry out a work based project.
What our students’ say
‘I have really enjoyed the CPP course, the tutors are great and are really supportive. I would recommend anyone wanting a career in HR to complete the CPP course at Staffordshire University’. Lisa Hughes
‘I have thoroughly enjoyed doing this course. All tutors have been helpful in every way. All that I have learned I can now take into the workplace to enrich my abilities’. Jane Holmes
‘The HRP Assignment taught me how to write a report, this was an excellent starting point. The Training Assignment gave me great confidence as I achieved a distinction. It was apparent from my result that this is an area of which I possibly will pursue in a future role. I not only found this topic interesting, but the lectures very enjoyable. I would like to thank all lecturers involved for the experience, it has been made a better one due to the lecturers possessing patience, professionalism, dedication and most of all friendship’. Nicky Smith
What it’s about
n open access programme for students who are working in, are interested in, or seeking a career in, Human Resource Management (Personnel). The course is a basic introduction to personnel management covering a range of traditional personnel activities in a practical way. All students need to become a Student Member of the CIPD at the beginning of the course.
This study programme leads to the Certificate in Personnel Practice awarded by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the recognised professional body of Personnel and Human Resource practitioners. The Certificate is a widely recognised professional qualification. It is aimed at those who have been given, or are about to be given, personnel responsibilities in their organisation, or for those who aspire to such a position. Preferably, entrants should be supported by their employers so that assessed practical experience and project work can be undertaken in their own organisation