Management, Human Resources Management Concentration, B.S.B.A.

The human resource management concentration covers the fields of personnel management, industrial relations, and training. The program is designed to provide students with a solid understanding of the wide range of opportunities in the field. The courses emphasize both the theoretical aspects and the practical skills needed for success in the field. By careful selection of elective courses, students can design a program to suit their individual career interests.

B.S.B.A. Core Requirements

All B.S.B.A. majors in the John L. Grove College of Business should satisfactorily complete the 100-/200-level business core courses during their freshman and sophomore years and the 300-400-level business core courses during their junior and senior years, as listed below.

Required Courses in Related Fields

Required Courses in the John L. Grove College of Business

ACC 200 - Fundamentals of Financial Accounting Credits: 3
Accounting majors must earn a C or better in this course.
ACC 201 - Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
Accounting majors must earn a C or better in this course.
BSL 261 - American Legal Environment Credits: 3
BSN 101 - Foundations of Business Administration Credits: 2
ECO 113 - Principles of Economics Credits: 4
ECO 280 - Managerial Economics Credits: 3
FIN 311 - Financial Management Credits: 3
MGT 305 - Organizational Behavior Credits: 3
MGT 447 - Business and Society Credits: 3
MGT 497 - Strategic Management Credits: 3
MIS 142 - Business Computer Systems Credits: 3
MKT 305 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
SCM 200 - Statistical Applications in Business Credits: 3
SCM 330 - Supply Chain and Operations Management Credits: 3

Note:

Students who place at the advanced level in the mathematics placement/competency test are not required to take MAT 140A /MAT 140B . In lieu of MAT 140A /MAT 140B , students are required to take an additional free elective.
Completion of ECO 101 and ECO 102 will satisfy the requirement for ECO 113 .
Completion of MAT 117 taken at Shippensburg University will satisfy the requirement for SCM 200 .
MGT 447 Satisfies university diversity requirement.

Major Course Requirements

Students should meet with their faculty advisor to plan the sequencing of their major program of study. Students interested in a double major and/or minor shall be required to take the prescribed courses in each respective major and/or minor. Students can double count one course between business majors with the permission of the respective department chair(s). Refer to the index under Double Majors and Minors for further information.

Required (12 crs.)

Electives (6 crs.)

(Two courses from the following 3-credit courses)

Human Resource Management Career Opportunities

The Department of Labor continues to project a strong demand for entry-level jobs in the human resource management field. Human resource management is among the top paying fields. Graduates of the program are prepared to begin their careers in the human resource management departments of corporations or government agencies as trainees, recruiters, compensation specialists, job analysts, grievance counselors, and arbitration managers. The program provides a solid foundation for graduate study in the fields of personnel, industrial relations, human resource management, and organizational development.