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Concentration in Human Resource Management
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Traditional Day ProgramsWC
Evening & Weekend ProgramsSCD
Online ProgramsON
Graduate ProgramsGRAD
The Human Resource Management (HRM) profession is one of the most challenging in the modern business world. It is an excellent career choice for those skilled in working with others. Specifically this program prepares professionals who deal with constant change and frequent conflict in the human resource discipline. The profession has a critical role in the future in helping people adapt to the increasingly high-tech, global, multi-cultural and team-oriented nature of the workplace. Midway College’s program prepares graduates for employment in areas such as human resource management, training and development, management, and education.
The Human Resource Management concentration provides learners with a wide area of knowledge in the HR field including: strategic management, workforce planning and employment, human resource development, total rewards, employee and labor relations, and risk management. Our curriculum incorporates the latest theoretical knowledge on strategic human resource issues and the practical skills that are vital for a successful professional career in this field. This objective is achieved not only through formal instruction but also through a hands-on manner, with a strong emphasis on real world case studies.
If a currently enrolled Midway Student has not completed the BA curriculum they will need the permission of their academic advisor to enroll in the concentration courses.
When a student enrolls just for the concentration series of courses with the intention of completing a certificate they must have successfully completed BA 440: Human Resource Management and BA 430: Strategic Planning or equivalent before starting in the concentration courses
Midway College's curriculum for the Business Administration - Human Resources Management concentration aligns with the recommended HR curriculum by the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM).
Available through: WCSCDON
| Semester Hours | |
|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 37 |
| Business Administration Major Requirements* | 48 |
| Principles of Accounting I (BA 210) | 3 |
| Principles of Accounting II (BA 215) | 3 |
| Principles of Microeconomics (BA 217) | 3 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics (BA 220) | 3 |
| Leadership and Organizational Behavior (BA 305) | 3 |
| Business and Organizational Communication (BA 313) | 3 |
| Business Research Methods (BA 319) | 3 |
| Principles of Marketing (BA 320) | 3 |
| Managerial Finance (BA 321) | 3 |
| Business Plan Development (BA 325) | 3 |
| Principles of Management (BA 330) | 3 |
| Strategic Planning (BA 411) | 3 |
| Project Management (BA 415) | 3 |
| Human Resource Management (BA 440) | 3 |
| Business Capstone (BA 490) | 3 |
| Application Software (CS 235) | 3 |
| Human Resource Management Concentration Requirements* | 18 |
| Workforce Planning & Employment (HRM 300) | 3 |
| Training and Development (HRM 302) | 3 |
| Legal Environment of Human Resource Management (HRM 303) | 3 |
| HRM Seminar: Critical Thinking and Case Studies (HRM 304) | 3 |
| Employee Selection & Performance Assessment (HRM 401) | 3 |
| Compensation & Performance Mgmt. (HRM 405) | 3 |
| Electives | 21 |
| Total | 124 |