Bachelor of Science in Business Management with a Concentration in Human Resource Development (BSBMHRD)

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(Please see the Undergraduate Program Offerings by Campus chart in the catalog or on the Herzing Website at www.herzing.edu/career-programs/downloads for a list of Herzing campuses offering this program.)

Program Description

This program prepares individuals to apply integrated training, organizational development, career planning, and counseling skills to the design, management, and evaluation of programs to improve individual productivity, employability, job satisfaction, and organizational effectiveness. The program includes instruction in psychology, organizational behavior, principles of adult education, occupational counseling, skill testing and evaluation, program design, consulting practice, organizational development, and applications for issues such as training, management development, customer service, and lean management.

Business Management Core Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, the student should be able to:

Define operational, ethical, legal, and human resource issues associated with business management
Analyze financial information using standard tools to support and evaluate managerial decision-making.
Develop a marketing plan
Formulate strategic business solutions

Human Resource Development Concentration Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, the student should be able to:

Apply knowledge of integrated training and career planning in achieving organizational effectiveness.
Describe how psychology and organizational behavior are utilized in the design and management of business programs.
Apply mathematical, statistical, and research techniques to analyze contemporary business practices and functions in conducting research.
Utilize human resource information technology to make management decisions.

Potential Occupational Titles

Potential occupational titles for this program include, but are not limited to, general and operations manager, sales manager, and administrative services manager.

Program Content

A minimum of 123.00 semester credit hours is required for graduation.

Required Management Core Courses

All courses, 36.00 semester credit hours, are required.

AC 107 - Accounting I 3.00 semester credit hours
AC 220 - Finance 3.00 semester credit hours
BU 106 - Introduction to Business 3.00 semester credit hours
BU 204 - The Digital Firm and Business Communications 3.00 semester credit hours
BU 206 - Business Law I 3.00 semester credit hours
BU 220 - Principles of Marketing 3.00 semester credit hours
BU 302 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior 3.00 semester credit hours
OR
BU 600 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior 3.00 semester credit hours
BU 327 - Business Ethics 3.00 semester credit hours
BU 345 - Project Management 3.00 semester credit hours
BU 407 - Quantitative Decision Making 3.00 semester credit hours
OR
BU 421 - Operations Management 3.00 semester credit hours
OR
BU 550 - Research and Decision Making 3.00 semester credit hours
EC 111 - Principles of Microeconomics 3.00 semester credit hours
EC 121 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3.00 semester credit hours

Required Courses in Human Resource Development

All courses, 36.00 semester credit hours, are required.

AC 216 - Accounting II 3.00 semester credit hours
BU 307 - Organizational Change 3.00 semester credit hours
OR
BU 550 - Research and Decision Making 3.00 semester credit hours
OR
BU 600 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior 3.00 semester credit hour
BU 461 - Human Resource Management 3.00 semester credit hours
OR
BU 550 - Research and Decision Making 3.00 semester credit hours
OR
BU 600 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior 3.00 semester credit hours
BU 470 - International Human Resource Management 3.00 semester credit hours
HR 100 - Introduction to Human Resource Management 3.00 semester credit hours
HR 220 - Human Resource Information Systems 3.00 semester credit hours
HR 230 - Employment Law and Labor Relations 3.00 semester credit hours
HR 310 - Compensation and Benefits 3.00 semester credit hours
HR 320 - Training and Development 3.00 semester credit hours
HR 330 - Risk Management 3.00 semester credit hours
HR 340 - Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Essentials 3.00 semester credit hours
HR 410 - Strategic Staffing 3.00 semester credit hours

Open Elective Courses

A minimum of 6.00 semester credit hours of open electives is required. A minimum of 3.00 semester credit hours must be at the 300- to 400-level.

Required Capstone or Internship

3 semester credit hours are required.

BU 491 - Capstone Project 3.00 semester credit hours
BU 495 - Internship (Bachelor’s Degrees) 3.00 semester credit hours *

Note:

* Online students in some states may not be allowed to take this internship due to state restrictions.

* Enrollment in a student readiness training is required prior to the internship course. Successful completion of training is required prior to internship course enrollment

Required Courses in General Education

Students enrolled in this bachelor’s degree must complete a minimum of 40.00 semester credit hours in general education distributed among the following disciplines. A minimum of 9.00 semester credit hours must be upper level (300- to 400-level courses). Refer to the General Education section of the catalog for Herzing University courses that would satisfy these requirements. *

4.00 Semester Credit Hours in Computer Applications ♦
3.00 Semester Credit Hours in Cultural Diversity
6.00 Semester Credit Hours in English Composition or Literature
3.00 Semester Credit Hours in General Education Electives ♦
3.00 Semester Credit Hours in Humanities With a Critical Thinking Focus ** ♦
1.00 Semester Credit Hour in Information Literacy
7.00 Semester Credit Hours in Mathematics (College Algebra or Above)
4.00 Semester Credit Hours of Natural Science With a Lab Component
6.00 Semester Credit Hours in Social or Behavioral Science ▲
3.00 Semester Credit Hours in Speech

* Transfer students may transfer courses that are within 1.00 semester credit hour of the courses listed above to meet these discipline requirements. Any resulting deficiency in the total of 40.00 semester credit hours required in general education may be made up with general education electives from any of the listed disciplines.

** A course with a critical thinking focus would be a course that addresses the theories and application of critical analysis with an emphasis on developing sequential reasoning skills. Examples may be courses in critical thinking, philosophy, logic, or science.

♦ The state of Minnesota requires a minimum of 30.00 semester credit hours of general education for bachelor’s degrees, not counting computer applications. However, all Herzing University students in the BSBMHRD program must complete a minimum of 40.00 semester credit hours in general education, including computer applications, to complete the requirement for graduation from this bachelor’s degree program. Minnesota students must complete at least 4.00 semester credit hours of general education in the humanities.

▲ Students in the BSBMHRD program must take PS 101 - Psychology and PS 310 - Industrial Psychology to satisfy this general education requirement.

Personal and Professional Development Courses

2.00 semester credit hours are required.

PD 121 - Professional Development I (Semester Credit Hour Course) 1.00 semester credit hour
PD 202 - Professional Development II (Semester Credit Hour Course) 1.00 semester credit hour