Human Resource Management B.B.A.

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The Human Resource Management Degree is designed for students who desire a degree that provides wide ranging business skills and a desire for challenging work.

Are you looking for an opportunity to affect change in your organization? Do you enjoy leading people? Then this is the degree for you.

The course work has been designed by practicing Human Resource professionals using the framework for professionals provided by the Human Resource Certification Institute.

• Strategic Management
• Workforce Planning and Employment
• Human Resource Development
• Compensation and Benefits
• Employee and Labor Relations
• Occupational Health, Safety and Security

Specific course work prepares students in Employment Law, Recruitment, Assessment and Selection; Employee Performance, Training and Development; Compensation and Benefits; Health Safety and Security; Employee and Labor Relations, HR Information Systems and Strategic HR Management; Current Issues. Woven throughout the specific coursework of Human Resources are topics relevant to all business professionals.

To stay ahead of the rapidly changing HR environment, and to maximize your opportunity to experience the growing importance of HR in organizational strategy, this is the degree of choice for HR professionals.

Students in this accelerated program study one topic at a time enabling full concentration and maximum exposure to the topic.

SCHEDULE

The program consists of 75 weeks of instruction - one night per week for four hours.

DEGREE AWARDED

Bachelor of Business Administration

CONTACT

Kathy Slemp, Program Director
Human Resource Management
316-295-5412
kslemp@friends.edu

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Sixty-two (62) semester hours of transferable credit from accredited colleges or universities.
Completion of Writing 1 and 2 with a “C” or better.
Earned credit in a college math course.*

*Math required for graduation is College Algebra or a higher level math class.

Core Requirements:

Total: 43 hours

General Education Requirements for Degree Completion Program:

Writing 1 (w/ grade of “C” or better) - 3 hours
Writing 2 (w/ grade of “C” or better) - 3 hours
Math - 3 hours
Natural Science w/ lab - 4 hours
Speech/Interpersonal Communications - 3 hours
Religion/Philosophy - 3 hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences - 6 hours
(Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Anthropology, Economics)
Computer Information Systems - 3 hours
Liberal Arts/Humanities - 9 hours
- Select a minimum of 9 hours within at least two categories:
  - History
  - Literature
  - Fine Arts (Art, Music, or Drama - survey courses acceptable)
  - Foreign Language/World Culture

Total General Education Requirements: 37 hours

Notes:

* Math:

The Nature of Mathematics or higher level math course, passed with a grade of ‘C’ or better, is required for Criminal Justice and Organizational Management and Leadership degree programs.
College Algebra, passed with a grade of ‘C’ or better, is required for all other degree completion programs.

Continuously enrolled students entering the PACE program within the College of Adult and Professional Studies under the catalog years of 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 will have the option of meeting the general education requirements for the DCP major in effect during those catalog years.