B.B.A. Human Resource Management
https://www.tamuct.edu/degrees/undergraduate/hr-management.html
OVERVIEW
A bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management (HRM) is a versatile degree that bridges vital information in business, leadership, communications and ethics with human resource practices in the workplace. Essential HRM skills development, complemented by our various general studies courses, and SHRM alignment, ensure well-rounded HRM graduates are ready to take on the complex challenges within this rewarding career field. A&M-Central Texas provides an inclusive, student-focused learning experience with instructors who have real-world experiences in human resource management. Our program's alignment with SHRM allows our BBA HRM majors, with 500 relevant hours of HR experience, to qualify for the SHRM-CP certification exam before graduation. The SHRM-CP is an industry recognized certification demonstrating knowledge and understanding of HR functions including strategy, leadership, business acumen, compensation, benefits, staffing, training, employee development, legal compliance, and more. Students are also encourage to develop professional acumen and leadership skills by participating in HR related events, projects, and research through our student chapter the HR Warriors Leadership Team affiliated with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
The field of human resource management spans organization types including for-profit and nonprofit employers as well as industry clusters such as biotechnology and health sciences, energy, advanced manufacturing, information technology, petroleum and aerospace.
Human resource professionals may choose to work as a generalist engaging in all the functions of HRM or as a specialist, focusing more deeply on a specific function. Both career tracks offer advancement from entry level to management, director and vice president positions. HR generalist career tracks may also provide opportunities in other management fields.
BBA HRM students are eligible to complete a micro-credential as part of their degree program. Please speak to an advisor for more information about micro-credentials.
Program Level Student Learning Outcomes
The student will be able to:
- Demonstrate proficiency in written communications.
- Demonstrate proficiency in oral presentations.
- Exhibit cross-cultural competencies that will aid in communicating and working with people from different cultures.
- Design and defend a reasoned resolution to an ethical challenge.
- Demonstrate knowledge proficiency in the core business disciplines and integrate across multiple business disciplines.
- Make decisions through business data analysis.
- Demonstrate knowledge proficiency in the core human resource management functions.
Course Substitution Process
Students seeking to apply credits earned elsewhere toward their A&M-Central Texas degree should speak to a college advisor. Students must provide an official course description for each course taken at another institution if they wish to receive credit for it towards their A&M-Central Texas degree. If the course description alone is not sufficient to determine course equivalence, a course syllabus may also be required.
Requests for course substitutions will be denied if any of the following conditions apply:
- There is no available course requirement within the A&M-Central Texas degree that adequately matches the proposed substitution course
- The proposed course substitution makes it impossible for the student to complete the minimum number of upper-level hours required for the A&M-Central Texas degree
- The proposed course substitution makes it impossible for the student to meet the minimum A&M-Central Texas residency requirement of 30 hours
- The proposed course substitution is for upper-level business credit, and the original course was completed more than 10 years prior to the date of the substitution request.
Subject to the restrictions above, American Council on Education (ACE) recommended credit may also be utilized to fulfill upper level elective requirements. In special cases, ACE recommended credit may be utilized for non-elective requirements. In such cases, a department competency exam may be required. Please speak to an advisor for more information. No more than four upper level courses may be approved for substitution through ACE credit.
Bachelor of Business Administration - Human Resource Management Program Requirements
Due to the fact that there is substantial overlap with the MGMT pre-fixed courses, a Bachelors of Business Administration Human Resource Management student may not double major in Management.
Refer to the General Education Core Requirements page for more information on the CORE REQ coursework. The Field of Study (FOS) courses are listed in the footnotes (if applicable). At least 120 credit hours are required for the degree.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
Fall | ||
| CORE REQ Communications (010) | 3 | |
| MATH 1324 | Mathematics for Business & Social Sciences (CORE REQ (020) 1 | 3 |
| CORE REQ Life and Physical Science (030) | 3 | |
| CORE REQ Creative Arts (050) | 3 | |
| ACCT 2301 | Principles of Financial Accounting (CORE REQ (090) 1 | 3 |
Spring | ||
| CORE REQ Language, Philosophy and Culture (040) | 3 | |
| CORE REQ Life and Physical Science (030) | 3 | |
| ECON 2301 | Principles of Macroeconomics (CORE REQ (090) 1 | 3 |
| ACCT 2302 | Principles of Managerial Accounting (DEG REQ) 1 | 3 |
| BCIS 1305 | Business Computer Applications (DEG REQ) 1 | 3 |
| or CIS 3300 | Computer Technology and Impact | |
| Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
| CORE REQ Communications (010) | 3 | |
| CORE REQ American History (060) | 3 | |
| CORE REQ Government/Political Science (070) | 3 | |
| ECON 2302 | Principles of Microeconomics (CORE REQ (090) | 3 |
| Any Level Elective 1 | 3 | |
Spring | ||
| CORE REQ American History (060) | 3 | |
| CORE REQ Government/Political Science (070) | 3 | |
| PSYC 2301 | General Psychology (CORE REQ (080)) 2 | 3 |
| or SOCI 1301 | Introduction to Sociology | |
| Any Level Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Any Level Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Third Year | ||
Fall | ||
| BUSI 3301 | Professionalism and Communication in Business | 3 |
| ACCT 3301 | Accounting and Finance Data Analytics 1 | 3 |
| MKTG 3301 | Marketing | 3 |
| BUSI 3311 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| or BUSI 2305 | Business Statistics | |
| BUSI 3332 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| or BUSI 2301 | Business Law | |
Spring | ||
| BUSI 3344 | Introduction to the Global Business Environment | 3 |
| MGMT 3302 | Personnel and Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGMT 3350 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| FIN 3301 | Financial Management I | 3 |
| Any Level Elective or Upper-Level COBA Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
Fall | ||
| BUSI 4301 | Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility | 3 |
| MGMT 4304 | Recruitment and Selection of Human Resources | 3 |
| MGMT 4305 | Human Resource Development | 3 |
| MGMT 4306 | Employer and Labor Relations | 3 |
| MGMT 4325 | Leadership Theory and Practice | 3 |
| or MGMT 4302 | Interpersonal Skills for Business Professionals | |
| or MGMT 4384 | Management Internship | |
Spring | ||
| BUSI 4359 | Business Strategy | 3 |
| CIS 4350 | Management Information Systems (or Upper-Level COBA Elective) 3 | 3 |
| MGMT 4303 | Wage and Salary Administration | 3 |
| BUSI 4334 | Employment Law | 3 |
| Upper-Level COBA Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
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Lower Level Electives, Any Level Electives, Component Area Options, or Degree Requirements (DEG REQ) may consist of the FOS courses: MATH 1324, ECON 2301, ECON 2302, BCIS 1305, ACCT 2301, ACCT 2302, BUSI 1301, BUSI 2305.
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CORE REQ (080) recommended courses are PSCY 2301 or SOCI 1301. These are not degree required courses.
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Please see your advisor for information on recommended micro-credential course offerings.
