Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resource Management

Overview

120
Credits
$387 Per Credit
SemesterBased

On average, people (and that includes you!) spend a third of their lives at work, amounting to about 90,000 hours in a lifetime. To improve people’s lives and make an impact, earn a degree in HR management. You can change the future of company culture while also helping a company retain their employees.

Program Description

The Human Resource Management major in UW-Green Bay’s Cofrin School of Business provides students with in-depth knowledge in the Human Resources Management domain through a rigorous curriculum with courses covering important topics in HR such as employee retention and development, recruitment and selection, compensation, job performance and cutting-edge topics such as HR Analytics.

The program provides considerable exposure to the liberal arts and develops the critical thinking, problem-solving, interpersonal, communication, quantitative and computer skills needed by graduates to successfully serve as leaders within modern organizations. The program also addresses contemporary organizational issues such as global competition, social responsibility and ethics, sustainability, and the relationship between organizations and various environmental forces.

In the HRM major students begin their studies by taking general education courses as well as introductory-level business courses. Additionally, students take courses providing an overall understanding of business such as the basics of Marketing, Accounting, Human Resources, Management and Finance among others. Finally, students take HRM-focused upper-level courses and complete a capstone course, prior to applying for graduation.

Career Opportunities

A degree in HR management gives you a wide range of opportunities.

When you think of human resources, working in an office comes to mind. But your options are broader than that – because our program teaches how to manage people, you can work anywhere, from a construction site to a factory floor to higher education.

STRONG Job Growth

10% job market growth for human resource specialists in the U.S. through 2030. (U.S. Dept. of Labor.)

Earning Potential

Businesses know the value of your knowledge. The median salary for HR managers in the U.S. is $121,220. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.)

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