Human resources management involves the activities needed to attract, develop, and maintain and effective workforce in an organization.  The human resource management option develops skills in the wide range of activities involved in staffing an organization - planning, forecasting, selection, training, performance appraisal, salary and benefits administration, and disciplinary procedures.  Students also focus on current trends such as workforce diversity, labor scarcity, employment-at-will, unionization, and flexible benefits and scheduling options. 

Required courses to complete this option
(18 semester hours in addition to required general education curriculum):

MGMT 325 - Organizational Theory and Behavior
MGMT 422 - Human Resources Management
MGMT 425 - Training and Development
MGMT 523 - Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations
MGMT 524 - Employment Law
MGMT 526 - Compensation and Benefits Analysis