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
Outcome 1.1: Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Goal 2. Critical Thinking and HR
Outcome 2.1: 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
Outcome 3.1: All HRPM Students will demonstrate appreciation/knowledge of the role of ethics and social justice.
Goal 4. Diversity
Outcome 4.1: All HR/People Management Students will demonstrate appreciation/knowledge of the importance of diversity & inclusion and respect of differences.
Program Specific
Goal 5. Motivation
Outcome 5.1: All HR/People Management students will learn and be able to apply theories of human motivation.
Goal 6. Performance
Outcome 6.1: All HR/People Management students will learn and be able to apply theories of performance management
Goal 7. Retention
Outcome 7.1: All HR/People Management students will learn and be able to apply theories of retention of talent.
Goal 8. Strategic HRM
Outcome 8.1: All HR/People Management students will be able to synthesize and analyze issues related to human resource strategy and planning.
Goal 9. HR analytics
Outcome 9.1: All HR/People Management students will learn and be able to apply the use of data analytics for human resource decision making.
Cornerstone Core Curriculum Requirements
Consist of 14 core and 2 overlay requirements. See below for additional detailed information on each of these requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| First Year Course Requirements | ||
| ENG 101 | Craft of Language | 3 |
| World History Course Area | 3 | |
| Philosophy Requirements | ||
Either Level One or Level Two (but not both) -- must be Ethics designated. If approved, philosophy courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as Philosophy Level Two and as a Mission Overlay course. | ||
| Philosophy Level One | 3 | |
| Philosophy Level Two | 3 | |
| Theology & Religious Studies Requirements | ||
If approved, Theology & Religious Studies courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as CCC Theology and as a Mission Overlay course. | ||
| Theology | 3 | |
| Religious Studies | 3 | |
| Diversity & INT 151 Requirements | ||
A student's Diversity course may not count for any other CCC course area requirement or as their Mission Overlay course. If approved, Diversity courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive Overlay requirement. INT 151 may not count for any other CCC requirements. This course must be taken in the first two years | ||
| Diversity | 3 | |
| INT 151 | Inequality in American Society | 1 |
| Math & Natural Science Requirements | ||
If approved, Math & Natural Science Requirements may count toward overlay requirements. | ||
| Mathematics | 3-4 | |
| Natural Science | 4 | |
| Social Science Requirement | 3 | |
If approved, such Social Science Requirement may count toward a student's overlay requirements. | ||
| Non-Native Language Requirement | 3-4 | |
A single Non-Native Language course may not count as an overlay course but a second language course fulfills a student's Mission Overlay requirement. | ||
| Literature Requirement | 3 | |
If approved, Literature courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements. | ||
| Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design Requirement | 3 | |
If approved, Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements. | ||
| Overlay Requirements | ||
| Writing-Intensive | 3 | |
If approved, Writing-Intensive courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, electives, or as any CCC course area requirement except for the first-year courses (World History and Rhetoric and Composition). | ||
| Mission-Overlay | 3 | |
Mission Overlay courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, elective courses, or any of the following CCC course areas: Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design, Literature, Mathematics, Natural Science, or Social Science. | ||
| Total Hours | 47-49 | |
Recommended CCC Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Diversity | ||
| Diversity in the Workplace | ||
| Mission-Overlay | ||
| Business Stakeholders & Ethics | ||
Business Foundation
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 101 | Concepts of Financial Acct | 3 |
| ACC 102 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| DSS 100 | Excel Competency | 1 |
| DSS 200 | AI in Business | 3 |
| DSS 210 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| DSS 220 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| ECN 102 | Introductory Economics Macro | 3 |
| FIN 200 | Intro to Finance 1 | 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 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 34 | |
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ECN 101 is a prerequisite for FIN 200 and may count towards the Cornerstone Core Curriculum Social Science requirement.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MGT 220 | Intro Human Resource Managemen | 3 |
| MGT 221 | Diversity in the Workplace (will count for CCC: Diversity) | 3 |
| MGT 210 | Business Stakeholders & Ethics (will count for CCC: Mission-Overlay) | 3 |
| MGT 322 | Decision Making w/ Analytics 1 | 3 |
| MGT 425 | Managing HR: Resrch/Appl | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Economics of Labor | ||
| Intro International Business | ||
| Perspectives on Leadership | ||
| Organizational Sustainability | ||
| Influence,Negotiation&Conflict | ||
| Intro:Entrepreneur/New Venture | ||
| Breaking News in Bus. Ethics | ||
| Career Management | ||
| International Talent Mgt | ||
| Social Enterprise & Soc Change | ||
| Topics in Business Law | ||
| Special Topics I | ||
| Neurodiversity at Work Interns | ||
| Practicum in Management | ||
| Internship I | ||
| Research I | ||
| Calculus (will count for CCC: Mathematics) | 3-4 | |
| Precalculus | ||
| Differential Calculus | ||
| Fundamentals of Calculus | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Total Hours | 24-25 | |
- 1
If students have taken one of the following courses: DSS 315, FMK 301, MKT 202, PSY 211 or SOC 312 they may substitute any HRPM major elective for MGT 322.
Free Electives
Graduation requires 120 credits. Any credits necessary to reach that number outside of the CCC and major requirements are considered free electives.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| DSS 100 | Excel Competency | 1 |
| ACC 101 | Concepts of Financial Acct | 3 |
| MGT 110 or MGT 120 |
Essent'ls of Organzational Beh (of Theology) or Essentials of Management |
3 |
| Non-Native Language or Mathematics | 3-4 | |
| ECN 101 or ECN 102 |
Introductory Economics Micro or Introductory Economics Macro |
3 |
| ENG 101 | Craft of Language (or World History) | 3 |
| Hours | 16-17 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACC 102 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Craft of Language | 3 |
| MGT 110 or MGT 120 |
Essent'ls of Organzational Beh (or Theology) or Essentials of Management |
3 |
| Non-Native Language or Mathematics | 3-4 | |
| ECN 102 or ECN 101 |
Introductory Economics Macro or Introductory Economics Micro |
3 |
| INT 151 | Inequality in American Society | 1 |
| Hours | 16-17 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| MGT 220 | Intro Human Resource Managemen | 3 |
| DSS 200 | AI in Business | 3 |
| DSS 210 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| MKT 201 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| Philosophy Level One | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT 221 | Diversity in the Workplace | 3 |
| MGT 210 | Business Stakeholders & Ethics | 3 |
| DSS 220 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| FIN 200 | Intro to Finance | 3 |
| Philosophy Level Two | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| Major Elective | 3 | |
| MGT 360 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| Religious Studies | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT 322 | Decision Making w/ Analytics | 3 |
| Natural Science | 4 | |
| Free Electives | 9 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| Major Elective | 3 | |
| BUS 495 | Business Strategy | 3 |
| Fine & Performing Arts, Design & Creativity | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT 425 | Managing HR: Resrch/Appl | 3 |
| Literature | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 6-9 | |
| Hours | 12-15 | |
| Total Hours | 120-125 | |