Human Resources Management, A.A.S.
A.A.S. Degree—62 credit hours
Curriculum Code 1412
This program is designed to prepare students for the operations, control, training, and development of personnel in the workplace. It examines the process of employee recruitment, selection and placement of individuals for appropriate areas of employment, equal opportunity, staffing, training, evaluations, maintaining the organization, and rewards. This program includes an internship/ seminar component.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the job market for human resources specialists and trainers is expected to grow much faster than average through the year 2018.
Required General Education Courses
15 credit hours as follows:
(Note: MTH-120 recommended for transfer students.)
A minimum level of competency in mathematics is required for graduation for all A.A.S. degrees. This minimum competency may be demonstrated in one of three ways:
- Placement into MTH-120 or higher; or
- Successful completion with a minimum grade of “C” in BUS-120, MTH-102, MTH-109, MTH-121, or MTH-133 or higher-level mathematics course for designated career programs; or
- An equivalent transfer course from another college with a minimum grade of “C”.
Select 3 credit hours from Humanities and Fine Arts or Physical and Life Sciences:
ARB, ART, FRE, HUM, LIT, MUS, PHI, SPA, THE or BIO, CHM, EAS, GEL, NAT, PHS, PHY
Required Career Courses
44 credit hours as follows:
Electives
Select 3 credit hours from any BUS course
Suggested Schedule
Semester 1 (15 credit hours)
(Note:
MTH-120 recommended for transfer students)
Semester 2 (16 credit hours)
Semester 3 (16 credit hours)
| BUS-143 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| BUS-215 | Employee Training and Development | 3 |
| BUS-231 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BUS-232 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
| OSA-230 | Microsoft PowerPoint & Presentations | 3 |
Semester 4 (15 credit hours)
| BUS-135 | Personal Finance | 2 |
| BUS-226 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| BUS-233 | Internship | 3 |
| BUS-237 | Seminar | 1 |
| BUS-___ | BUS- | 3 |
| ___-___ | Humanities and Fine Arts or Physical and Life Sciences Elective | 3 |