Human Resources and People Management Major
The Human Resources and People Management (HRPM) degree prepares students for careers in the human resources (HR) management field by not only teaching students the functional knowledge, but by developing the skills necessary for implementation of strategic and legally defensible HR practices in contemporary business organizations. Human resources management involves the attraction, retention, development, and deployment of an organization’s most important asset: its human capital. There has never been a more exciting time to join this growing field as organizations increasingly differentiate themselves through their people. Students in the HRPM program are well prepared to take HR roles as generalists, employee relations specialists, compensation specialists, human capital analysts, trainers, recruiting specialists, and other specialist and generalist roles in the human resources field. In addition, some of our alumni have chosen to follow a more general management track after graduation. Our curriculum is formally aligned with the guidelines published by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest Human Resources professional organization. SHRM provides education, research, advocacy, and certification. Our alignment with the SHRM Body of Knowledge was examined by SHRM prior to our certification as an aligned major, and demonstrates to future employers that they can rely on the fact that our students have been educated in all the areas considered essential for a human resources practitioner.
Goal 1 Communication in HR – Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Goal 2 Critical Thinking and HR – Students will demonstrate the ability to problem solve and apply critical thinking to people management issues.
Goal 3 Jesuit Tradition/Ethics/Social Justice in HR/People Management – All HRPM Students will demonstrate appreciation/knowledge of the role of ethics and social justice.
Goal 4 Diversity – All HR/People Management Students will demonstrate appreciation/knowledge of the importance of diversity & inclusion and respect of differences.
Goal 5 Program Specific
Goal 5.1 Motivation - All HR/People Management students will learn and be able to apply theories of human motivation.
Goal 5.2 Performance - All HR/People Management students will learn and be able to apply theories of performance management
Goal 5.3 Retention - All HR/People Management students will learn and be able to apply theories of retention of talent.
Goal 5.4 Strategic HRM - All HR/People Management students will be able to synthesize and analyze issues related to human resource strategy and planning.
Goal 5.5 HR analytics – All HR/People Management students will learn and be able to apply the use of data analytics for human resource decision making.
The traditional undergraduate programs includes a minimum of 120 credits distributed across three components: A General Education component divided into Signature Courses, Variable Courses, and an Integrative Learning requirement; a Major and Divisional component; and Free Electives. In addition to course requirements as specified in each area, students must complete one certified course in each of the following overlay areas1:
- Diversity, Globalization or Non-western Area Studies,
- Ethics Intensive
- Writing Intensive, and
- Diversity
- 1
Overlay requirements are part of the 120 credit requirements
General Education Signature Courses
See this page about Signature courses.
General Education Variable Courses
See this page about Variable courses. Six to Nine courses
General Education Overlays
General Education Integrative Learning Component
See this page about Integrative Learning Component. Three courses:
In no case may an ILC course be double counted towards completing other requirements of the Human Resources and People Management major.
- Check the current Academic Catalog for any pre-requisites to the courses. You are responsible to complete any necessary pre-requisites.
- Check the Course Schedule for overlays as many ILCs are approved overlay courses.
- Check with the appropriate department for course scheduling as not all courses are offered every semester.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required of All HSB Students | ||
| ECN 102 | Introductory Economics Macro | 3 |
| Select two from the following areas: | 6 | |
| Economics | ||
| International Trade | ||
| International Macroeconomics | ||
| Industrial Organization | ||
| Game Theory | ||
| Economic Development | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| The Economics of Healthcare | ||
| Econometrics | ||
| Economic Forecasting | ||
| Asian Economies | ||
| Chinese Economics | ||
| Latin American Economies | ||
| Econ of Poverty & Income Dist | ||
| Race and the Economy | ||
| English | ||
| Public Speaking & Presentation | ||
| Writing for Organizations | ||
| Negotiations, Writing&Conflict | ||
| Nature & Environmental Writing | ||
| Philosophy | ||
| The Authentic Self | ||
| Topics in Moral Psychology | ||
| Philosophy of Sports | ||
| Political Science | ||
| Intro to American Politics | ||
| Intro to Comparative Politics | ||
| Intro to Global Politics | ||
| Intro to Political Thought | ||
| Advising and Advocacy | ||
| Constitutional Politics | ||
| Const Law:Rights & Civil Lib | ||
| Public Policy | ||
| Women and American Politics | ||
| Race & Ethnic Politics in U.S. | ||
| Protesting Inequality | ||
| Latin American Politics | ||
| Asian Democ at the Crossroads | ||
| Understanding Putin's Russia | ||
| Political Geography | ||
| Global Political Economy | ||
| Ethics inInternational Affairs | ||
| Sex & Power around the World | ||
| Psychology | ||
| Introductory Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Men and Women | ||
| Psychology of Culture | ||
| Behavioral Economics | ||
| Industrial/Organizational Psyc | ||
| Personality Psychology | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Psychology of the Self | ||
| Psychology of Gender | ||
| Sociology | ||
| Intro to Sociology | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Ethnic & Minority Relations | ||
| Sociology of Gender | ||
| Classical Sociological Theory | ||
| Race and Social Justice | ||
| White Collar Crime | ||
| Fair Trade Coffee: Study Tour | ||
| Classes and Power in US | ||
| Law and Social Policy | ||
| Poverty Ethics & Social Policy | ||
| Race Relations in Philadelphia | ||
Business Foundation
Ten courses, including:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 101 | Concepts of Financial Acct | 3 |
| ACC 102 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| DSS 100 | Excel Competency | 1 |
| DSS 200 | Intro to Information Systems | 3 |
| DSS 210 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| DSS 220 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| FIN 200 | Intro to Finance | 3 |
| or FIN 225 | Fund of Quantitative Finance | |
| MGT 110 | Essent'ls of Organzational Beh | 3 |
| or MGT 120 | Essentials of Management | |
| MGT 360 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| MKT 201 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 495 | Business Strategy 1 | 3 |
| or ACC 423 | Accounting Control Systems | |
| Total Hours | 31 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MGT 220 | Intro Human Resource Managemen | 3 |
| MGT 221 | Diversity in the Workplace | 3 |
| MGT 322 | Decision Making w/ Analytics | 3 |
| MGT 425 | Managing HR: Resrch/Appl | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Economics of Labor | ||
| Business Stakeholders & Ethics | ||
| Perspectives on Leadership | ||
| Organizational Sustainability | ||
| Influence,Negotiation&Conflict | ||
| Intro:Entrepreneur/New Venture | ||
| Family Business | ||
| Breaking News in Bus. Ethics | ||
| Leading Teams | ||
| Career Management | ||
| International Talent Mgt | ||
| Social Enterprise & Soc Change | ||
| Intro International Business | ||
| Legal Environ't of Business II | ||
| Employment and Labor Law | ||
| Manage Hum Capital Spec Topics | ||
| Practicum in Human Capital I | ||
| Manage Human Cap Internshp I | ||
| ManageHuman Capital Research I | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Free Electives
Six courses