Required Courses
Required
Behavioral Science
Courses
Required
Business Administration
Courses
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Human resource management builds communities through the study of people and the workplace.The focus of the major is the connection between theory and application as it applies to meeting the needs of both the employee and employer. Students majoring in behavioral science and human resource management will study theories and concepts focused on understanding and effectively managing the human resource component of an organization as the knowledge and skills of employees are recognized as the critical source of competitive advantage in today’s global marketplace.
All of this is accomplished through an interdisciplinary program relying on courses in psychology, sociology, management, economics and other related business courses. Topics can be categorized into three broad areas: 1) personnel issues such as job analysis, selection, compensation, and labor relations; 2) worker issues such as motivation, job satisfaction and leadership; 3) group issues including group processes, power and organizational structure.
With skills gained through this major students will have a foundation for careers in human resource management or general management or to pursue graduate studies in industrial-organizational psychology, industrial relations and business, as well as human resource management.
Programs offered:
B.A. in Behavioral Science and Human Resource Management
Requirements of the Major include completion of the following
courses::
| ACC 230 |
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Financial Accounting |
| ACC 231 |
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Managerial Accounting |
| BUS 260 |
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Principles of Management |
| BUS 362 |
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Human Resources Management |
| BUS 382 |
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Management-Labor Relations |
| CSC101 |
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Spreadsheets and Databases |
| ECO120 |
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Principles of Microeconomics |
| ECO122 |
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Principles of Macroeconomics |
| MAT 111 |
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Statistics |
| PSY 202 |
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Organizational Psychology |
| PSY 204 |
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Social Psychology |
| PSY 303 |
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Psychological Testing |
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Completion of two of the following behavioral science courses:
| PSY 203 |
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Learning and Conditioning (prereq. PSY 101) |
| PSY 205 |
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Theories of Personality (prereq. PSY 101) |
| PSY 301 |
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Research Methods (prereq. PSY 101, MAT 111) |
| SOC 302 |
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The Sociology of Work and Occupations (offered biennially) |
Completion of two of the following business administration courses:
| BUS 240 |
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Business Law I |
| BUS 310 |
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Corporate Finance (ECO 121, MAT 111) |
| BUS 350 |
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Marketing |
| BUS 462 |
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Recruitment and Selection |
| ECO 220 |
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Intermediate Microeconomics (prereq. ECO 121, MAT 121) |
| ECO 424 |
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Labor Economics (prereq. ECO 221, ECO 222) |
Additional requirements and things to note:
a. A grade of “C-” or better is required in all courses contributing to the major.
b. No upper level courses taken in completion of the major can be used towards any
other major or minor offered within the division of economics and business administration.
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