Human Resourse Degrees

Required Courses HOURS

MGMT 3332 Human Resource Management
3

MGMT 3333 Labor Relations
3
MGMT 4344 Compensation Management 3
MGMT 4345 Organizational Staffing 3

Choose two of the following courses (6 hours):

COMM 4341 Conflict Resolution in Organizations
3

MGMT 3334 Organizational Behavior
3

MGMT 3342 Training and Development
3

MGMT 434 Managing for Diversity
3

IBUS 4380 International Business Administration
3
TOTAL
18

Human Resource Management (HRM) is a growing career field. Students who wish to work as HRM professionals are encouraged to major or minor in HRM. In addition, all managers and professionals in organizations benefit from an understanding of how to effectively utilize human capital. The Human Resource Management minor provides an understanding of HRM philosophy, trends, policies and practices to equip students in other majors with the necessary knowledge and skills to become effective managers and leaders in business, public and nonprofit organizations. The HRM courses include both theory and practice and focus on the achievement of organizational objectives through effective management of human resources.

This minor is designed for students with majors in diverse areas. It will be relevant to students majoring in business administration, management, marketing, accounting, finance, MIS, and international business, as well as students in law enforcement, nursing, human services administration, nonprofit administration and other related fields.

This program can be completed on campus, online, or by combining on campus and online courses. Program requirements are the same, regardless of the delivery mode.

Total Credits: 20

Required Courses:
MGMT 310 Management Principles and Practices
MGMT 320 Organizational Behavior
HRM 310 Human Resource Management: A Strategic Framework
HRM 370 Employment Law

Elective course: One of the following courses:
HRM 520 Staffing Organizations
HRM 530 Employee Development and Training
HRM 540 Compensation Management
HRM 544 Employee Benefits Management

This certificate is tailored to meet the needs of those who require a broad understanding of the expanding area of human resource management in public or private organizations. Both conceptual and skill-building opportunities are offered in many areas, some of which include organizational staffing and development, economics, business communications, psychology, compensation administration, and personnel legalities. This certificate is intended for those who wish to pursue greater professional opportunities within human resource management, or to make a career change into the human resources area. Students must complete 60% of the course work for this certificate at Cedar Crest College.
Requirements for the Human Resources Certificate
Code
Title
Prerequisite(s)

BUA 110
Principles of Management

BUA 220
Human Resources Management
BUA 110

BUA 300
Writing for Management
ENG 100 or HON 122, BUA 110, SO standing

BUA 329
Organizational Behavior
BUA 110

Plus choose four from the following courses:

BUA 239
Law and Discrimination in the Workplace
BUA 221 or BUA 110

BUA 320
Attracting, Selecting, and Retaining Talent
BUA 220

BUA 325
Compensation Management
BUA 220

BUA 328
Power, Influence, and Negotiation
BUA 110

BUA 350
Leadership
BUA 329 and JR standing

ECO 302
Labor Economics
ECO 102 or permission of instructor

PSY 230
Team Building and Group Dynamics
See Psychology Department Prerequisites

General Education Requirements
ENGL 101 Composition I
ENGL 201 Compostition II
MATH Gen Ed Mathematics - 3 semester hours
SPCM Speech 101, 215, or 222
WEL 100 Wellness for Life & WEL 100L Wellness Lab
Social Science (Gen Ed) - 3 semester hours
Arts & Humanities (Gen Ed) - 12 semester hours
Natural Science & Lab (Gen Ed) - 8 semester hours

Pre-Business Core - 24 semester hours
ACCT 210 Principles of Accounting I
ACCT 211 Principles of Accounting II
BADM 320 Quantitative Decision Analysis
BADM 344 Managerial Communications
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics (Gen Ed)
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics (Gen Ed)
MATH 281 Introduction to Statistics (Gen Ed)
MIS 205 Advanced Computer Applications

Business Core - 33 semester hours
BADM 310 Business Finance
BADM 321 Business Statistics II
BADM 350 Legal Environment of Business
BADM 360 Organization & Management
BADM 370 Marketing
BADM 407 International Business
BADM 425 Production & Operations Management
BADM 457 Business Ethics
BADM 482 Business Policy & Strategy
ECON 300/400 electives
MIS 325 Management Information Systems

Human Resource Management Core - 18 semester hours
ECON 482 Labor Economics
HRM 417 Human Resource Management
HRM 456 Employment Law and Policy
HRM 459 Personnel Planning & Selection
HRM 465 Compensation Management
HRM 468 Negotiations & Conflict/Dispute Resolution

A minor is NOT required with this major but electives are required for total credits to equal 128 hours, of which 36 hours must be 300-400 level courses.

Group: Biology Resources
International Admission: Master (Degree), Ph.D (Degree)

●CHARACTERISTICS
(1) Specializing in human resource development and compensation management
(2) Researching business environments and business management
(3) Providing academic theories and business practices in learning
(4) Offering continuing education for human resource professionals

■STRATEGIES
(1) Holding academic conferences and business practice seminars
(2) Requiring to take courses relevant to business management
(3) Reinforcing the cooperation between the institute and enterprises
(4) Providing continuing graduate programs