2023-2024 Catalog

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:

BUS-120Business Mathematics

3

OR-

MTH-120General Education Mathematics

3

-
 

COM-101Composition I

3

COM-103Speech Fundamentals

3

ECO-101Principles of Macro-Economics

3

(Note: MTH-120 recommended for transfer students.)

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:

BUS-100Introduction to Business

3

-
 

BUS-110Legal Environment in Business

3

OR-

BUS-136Business Law

3

-
 

BUS-135Personal Finance

2

BUS-142Financial Accounting

4

BUS-143Managerial Accounting

4

BUS-170Introduction to Human Resources

3

BUS-215Employee Training and Development

3

BUS-226Business Ethics

3

BUS-231Principles of Management

3

BUS-232Human Resources Management

3

BUS-233Internship

3

BUS-237Seminar

1

CIS-115Microsoft Office I

3

OFT-122Microsoft Excel

3

OFT-230Microsoft PowerPoint & Presentations

3

Electives

Select 3 credit hours from any BUS course

Suggested Schedule

Semester 1 (15 credit hours)

BUS-100Introduction to Business

3

-
 

BUS-110Legal Environment in Business

3

OR-

BUS-136Business Law

3

-
 

BUS-120Business Mathematics

3

OR-

MTH-120General Education Mathematics

3

-
 

COM-101Composition I

3

CIS-115Microsoft Office I

3

(Note: MTH-120 recommended for transfer students)

Semester 2 (16 credit hours)

BUS-142Financial Accounting

4

BUS-170Introduction to Human Resources

3

COM-103Speech Fundamentals

3

ECO-101Principles of Macro-Economics

3

OFT-122Microsoft Excel

3

Semester 3 (16 credit hours)

BUS-143Managerial Accounting

4

BUS-215Employee Training and Development

3

BUS-231Principles of Management

3

BUS-232Human Resources Management

3

OFT-230Microsoft PowerPoint & Presentations

3

Semester 4 (15 credit hours)

BUS-135Personal Finance

2

BUS-226Business Ethics

3

BUS-233Internship

3

BUS-237Seminar

1

BUS-___
BUS-

3

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Humanities and Fine Arts or Physical and Life Sciences Elective

3