Human Resource Management

The human resource management major seeks to provide undergraduate students with a broad overview of organizational management. It offers a flexible program of courses that emphasizes the most current knowledge in the profession.


Learning Goals
After completing your BBA with a major in Human Resources, you will be able to:

  • Develop and apply HR planning, recruitment, and selection practices that conform to commonly accepted professional standards and are legally sustainable.

  • Develop and apply training needs analysis, instructional objectives, training program design that fully utilizes multimedia capabilities, and training evaluation practices so that training has a positive return on investment (ROI) for the business.

  • Develop and apply performance appraisal forms and corrective performance management actions including feedback and disciplinary measures so that they are effective and legally sustainable.

  • Develop and apply compensation, benefit, and reward systems that facilitate the attraction, development, and retention of a high-performance workforce and are legally sustainable.

  • Develop and apply labor-management practices that foster a productive work environment and that are legally sustainable.

  • Develop and apply HR information systems (HRIS) that support effective decision-making in all HR areas (i.e., staffing, training, performance management, compensation and reward systems, and labor-management practices).



Plan of Study

Lower Division

Freshman Year - Fall Semester
Course Course Title Credits
SLS1501 Freshman Year Experience (Freshmen must take this course during their first semester) 1
ENC1101 Writing and Rhetoric I 3
MAC1105 College Algebra 3
ECO2013 Macroeconomics 3
BSC2023 Human Biology 3
BSC2023L Human Biology Lab 1
    14
Freshman Year - Spring Semester
Course Course Title Credits
ENC1102 Writing and Rhetoric II (Prerequisite is ENC1101) 3
MAC2233 Calculus for Business (Prerequisite is MAC1105) 3
ECO2023 Microeconomics 3
SPN1130 Spanish I (Suggested Elective) 5
    14
Freshman Year - Summer Semester
Course Course Title Credits
MUH1011 Music Appreciation 3
STA2023 Statistics for Business and Economics 3
REL2011 Religion:  Analysis and Interpretation 3
    9
Sophomore Year - Fall Semester
Course Course Title Credits
SPN1131 Spanish II (Suggested Elective) 5
CHM1032 Chemistry and Society 3
CHM1032L Chemistry and Society Lab 1
ACG2021 Accounting for Decisions (Prerequisite is ECO2023) 3
    12
Sophomore Year - Spring Semester
Course Course Title Credits
COM3461 Intercultural/Interracial Communication 3
ACG3301 Accounting for Planning and Control (Prerequisite is ACG2021) 3
CGS2100
or
CGS2060
Computer Business Application
or
Intro. to Microcomputers
3
WOH2001 World Civilization 3
    12

Total: Minimum of 60 credits
     
     
Lower Division Additional Electives
Course Course Title Credits
INR2001 Introduction to International Relations 3
GEO2000 Introduction to Geography 3
MUH2116 Evolution of Jazz 3
SYG2000 Introduction to Sociology 3
SYG2010 Social Problems 3
THE2000 Theatre Appreciation 3
   

No upper division business courses will be used in GPA calculation or counted towards credits needed for acceptance into the CBA. Upper division courses fulfilling a student's UCC requirement will not double count as general upper division electives.

Additional major requirements:

  • CLAS completed
  • Gordon Rule Requirement (Must have a "C or better in the following courses): ENC1101, ENC1102, REL2011, and WOH2001.
  • Must have a "C" or better in the following courses: ACG2021, ACG3301, CGS2100 (or CGS2060), ECO2013, ECO2023, MAC2233 (or MAC2311), and STA2023 (or STA2122).

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Upper Division

Junior Year - Fall Semester
Course Course Title Credits
CGS3300 Introduction to Information Systems 3
COM3150 Business and Professional Communication 3
FIN3403 Financial Management 3
MAN3025 Organization and Management 3
    12
Junior Year - Spring Semester
Course Course Title Credits
MAR3023 Marketing Management 3
MAN4301 Human Resource Management 3
QMB3200 Applications of Quantitative Methods in Business 3
Elective Upper Division Business Elective 3
    12
Junior Year - Summer Semester
Course Course Title Credits
MAN4322 Human Resource Information Systems 3
Elective Upper Division Business Elective 3
    6
Senior Year - Fall Semester
Course Course Title Credits
BUL4310 Legal Environment of Business 3
MAN4320 Recruitment and Staffing 3
MAN4410 Union-Management Relations 3
Elective Upper Division Business Elective 3
    12
Senior Year - Spring Semester
Course Course Title Credits
MAN4102 Managing Diversity 3
MAN4504 Operations Management 3
MAN4330 Compensation and Benefits 3
Elective Upper Division Business Elective 3
    12
Senior Year - Summer Semester
Course Course Title Credits
MAN4720 Strategic Management 3
MAN4350 Training and Development 3
    6

Total: Minimum of 60 credits
     
     
Upper Division Business Electives
Course Course Title Credits
ECO 3202 Applied Macroeconomics 3
ENT 4113 Entrepreneurship 3
FIN 3140 Personal Finance Management 3
MAN4120 Managing Virtual Teams 3
MAN4864 Family Owned Business 3
MAR4144 Export Marketing 3
MAR4156 International Marketing 3
MAR4503 Consumer Behavior 3
MAR4860 Customer Relationship Management 3
REE3043 Real Estate Principles 3
REE4103 Appraisal of Real Estate 3
   

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Additional Information

Tuition and Fees
The Bachelor of Business Administration Online for Non-Florida Residents plan of study is comprised of 120 credits (approximately 40 courses) which are offered at $333 per credit. Apply today and take advantage of the special discounted tuition. The regular out-of-state tuition costs $571.40 per credit, but you will only pay $333 per credit!


Exams
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To locate pre-approved proctoring facilities in the U.S. and several international cities, please refer to the National College Testing Association.


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