Human Resource Management (TSAP)
Offered at IU South Bend by College of Professional Studies
About
The Human Resource (HR) Management program is designed for students whose career objectives encompass the field of human resources.
While company titles may vary, from vice president of strategic human resources to vice president for organizational planning and development, there are few firms of any size or consequence today that do not have a human resources specialist reporting directly to the company's highest level. This practice reflects the awareness that its human resources are an organization's greatest asset. For this reason, our curriculum is designed to acquaint the student with modern human resources management in its broadest sense.
Included are the traditional areas of HR administration and labor relations, such as employment, management development, wage and salary administration, organization planning, and contract negotiations, as well as developments in the behavioral sciences and the implications for a complete human resources program.
The objectives at the undergraduate level are to provide the student with a broad spectrum of knowledge for career preparation in organizational leadership; to prepare the student for a career in modern, professional human resources management; and to encourage and develop interest in further study and research in the area of human resources development and utilization.
An internship is required to allow the student to fully embody the role of a human resource professional.
A Bachelor of Science in Business degree requires 120 hours of coursework, including:
- 42 credit hours of General Education Requirements: All IU South Bend undergraduate students are required to complete coursework in the humanities, social sciences, arts, and quantitative reasoning, which is intended to foster the strong problem-solving, communication, and analytic reasoning skills necessary for students to succeed in their college classwork and future careers.
- 48 credit hours of Business Administration Core Courses: All IU South Bend business undergraduate students are required to complete a curriculum of core courses in business that include coursework in accounting, finance, management, computer literacy, and economics to build a strong foundation of basic business competencies necessary to succeed in all business majors/concentrations.
- 30 credit hours of 300–400-level business major/concentration coursework.