Human Resource Management, Combined B.S. and M.S.

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Under this degree path undergraduate students complete 12 graduate level credit hours toward the MS in Human Resource Management while pursuing a BS in Human Resource Management. These credit hours will count as required hours for both the BS and MS degree, allowing students to complete both degrees in 148 credits instead of 156.

Bachelor of Science Requirements

(120 credits required)

Human Resource Management Major Requirements

BU 3420 - Human Resource Management (4 credits)
BU 3xxx - Employment and Labor Laws (4 credits)
BU 3xxx - Employee Engagement (4 credits)
BU 4xxx - Total Rewards: Compensation and Benefit Systems (4 credits)
BU 4xxx - Performance Management and Workforce Management (4 credits)
BU 4xxx - Strategic HR Business Partner: HR Strategy and Leading Change in Organizations (4 credits)

Graduate level courses that will meet undergraduate requirements:

MG 5950 - Employment and Labor Relations: Conflict Analysis and Resolution (4 credits)
MG 5520 - Organizational Effectiveness/Design and Talent Development (4 credits)
MG 5730 - Talent Acquisition and Talent Management (4 credits)

Business Core

BU 1110 - Business, Innovation and the Entrepreneur (4 credits)
BU 2110 - Quantitative Methods in Business (4 credits)
AC 2210 - Financial Accounting (4 credits)
AC 2220 - Management Accounting (4 credits)
BU 2410 - Leading Across Borders and Cultures (4 credits)
BU 2510 - Principles of Marketing (4 credits)
BU 3310 - Business Finance (4 credits)
BU 3880 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business (4 credits)
EC 2110 - Introduction to Macroeconomics (4 credits)
EC 2120 - Introduction to Microeconomics (4 credits)
BU 4045 - Senior Seminar in Business (4 credits)

BA/BS Liberal Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum

WR 1015 - Writing in the Liberal Arts and Sciences I 4 credits
WR 1020 - Writing in the Liberal Arts and Sciences II 4 credits
MT 1020 - College Algebra (4 credits) (or higher)
LAS 1 - On Being Human (4 credits)
LAS 2 - Communities in America (4 credits)
LAS 3 - The Creative Arts (4 credits)
LAS 4 - Social Sciences (4 credits)
LAS 5 - Lab Science (4 credits)
LAS 6 - Humanities (4 credits)
LAS 7 - Global Perspectives (4 credits)

Master of Science Requirements

(36 credits required)

Please see the Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog for more information on the Master of Science in Human Resource Management program.

Master of Science courses completed in Bachelor of Science degree program:

MG 5950 - Employment and Labor Relations (4 credits)
MG 5520 - Organizational Effectiveness/Design and Talent Development (4 credits)
MG 5730 - Talent Acquisition and Talent Management (4 credits)

Remaining requirements:

MG 5120 - Organizational Leadership and Change (4 credits)
MG 5836 - Information Systems in Human Resource Management (4 credits)
MG 5635 - Global Human Resource Management (4 credits)
MG 6090 - Compensation and Benefits (4 credits)
MG 6610 - Strategic Planning and Policy (4 credits)
MG 6040 - Research Methods (2 credits)
MG 6975 - Strategic Capstone (2 credits)