Human Resource Management (HRM) professionals provide leadership for ensuring that organizations recruit, retain and develop the best employees. People are an organization's most valuable asset and HR professionals play a key role ensuring organizations have the best people. HRM will be especially attractive to those students who like working with a broad range of people and have excellent communication and negotiating skills. HR professionals can be specialists who work in one area of HR or generalists who work in multiple areas. Key HR areas include recruitment and selection, training and development, compensation and benefits, and employee relations.
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest membership organization for HR professionals. The HR curriculum at YSU has been reviewed by SHRM and has been approved as aligned with SHRM's HR Curriculum Guidelines.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Human Resource managers are employed in every industry. The field of Human Resources offers an array of potential career options including recruiters, placement managers, trainers, compensation analysts, compensation and benefits managers, employee relations managers, and safety coordinators. Executive-level positions include Vice President of HR, Chief HR Officer, and Executive Vice President.
STUDENT EXPERIENCES
Human Resource Management majors at Youngstown State University have the opportunity to build their leadership skills through various WCBA student organizations. HR majors should plan to join the student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management. Since the HR curriculum has been approved by SHRM, HR majors who are in their senior year and who meet the eligibility requirements may apply to take the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) exam.
All business majors are strongly encouraged to complete internships. Internships are career-related work experiences that enable students to apply their knowledge and skills in an organizational setting. In the WCBA, internships that are approved for academic credit must be paid. Completing a career-related internship increases a student's job opportunities upon graduation.
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST YEAR REQUIREMENT - STUDENT SUCCESS SEMINAR | ||
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
| or YSU 1500S | Youngstown State University Success Seminar | |
| or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION | ||
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3-4 |
| or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 with Support | |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| MATH *Grade of a "C" or higher required | ||
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3-6 |
| or MATH 2623C | Quantitative Reasoning with Co-Requisite Support | |
| or MATH 1510 | College Algebra | |
| or MATH 1510C | College Algebra with Co-requisite Support | |
| or MATH 1552 | Applied Business Calculus | |
| or MATH 1571 | Calculus 1 | |
| ARTS & HUMANITIES (Select 2 Courses 6 s.h.) | 6 | |
| NATURAL SCIENCES (Select 2 Courses 7 SH) *1 Science course MUST include a lab | 7 | |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES (6 s.h.) | ||
| ECON 2610 | Principles 1: Microeconomics *Grade of a "C" or higher required | 3 |
| ECON 2630 | Principles 2: Macroeconomics *Grade of a "C" or higher required | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES (9 s.h.) | ||
| ECON 1505 | Personal Financial Literacy Recommended | 3 |
| MGT 2604 | Legal and Social Responsibilities of Business Recommended | 3 |
| General Education Elective | 3 | |
| BUSINESS TOOL COURSES | ||
| Business tool courses must be completed with the grade of a "C" or higher and cannot be taken credit/no credit. | ||
| ACCT 2602 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 2603 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 1500 | Foundations of Business | 3 |
| BUS 2600 | Business Applications of Microsoft Excel | 3 |
| BUS 2610 | Collaborating, Writing, & Presenting in Business | 3 |
| BUSINESS CORE COURSES | ||
| Upper level business courses must be completed with the grade of a "C" or higher and cannot be taken credit/no credit. | ||
| BUS 3700 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| BUS 3710 | Data Visualization with Tableau | 3 |
| BUS 3715 | Principles of International Business | 3 |
| FIN 3720 | Business Finance | 3 |
| MGT 3725 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
| MGT 3761 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MGT 3789 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MKTG 3702 | Business Professionalism | 1 |
| MKTG 3703 | Marketing Concepts and Practice | 3 |
| SENIOR CAPSTONE | ||
| MGT 4850 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT REQUIRED COURSES | ||
| MGT 3715 | Employee Relations | 3 |
| MGT 3750 | Managing Individuals in Organizations | 3 |
| MGT 4810 | Compensation and Performance Appraisal spring term only | 3 |
| MGT 4818 | Training and Development | 3 |
| or MGT 4819 | Talent Selection & Acquisition | |
| MGT 4844 | Strategic Human Resource Management spring term only | 3 |
| HUMAN RESOURCE UPPER-LEVEL COURSE | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: MGT 3705, MGT 3755, MGT 4801, MGT 4895 or MGT 4899 Internship Recommended | ||
| BUSINESS UPPER-LEVEL COURSES | 12 | |
| Select 12 SH of ACCT, ADV, BUS, ECON, ENT, FIN, MGT, MKTG 3000-5000 level courses | ||
| FREE ELECTIVES *hours will varied based on what is needed to reach 120 SH | 9 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 120-125 | |
The prerequisite for all upper level business courses includes a minimum overall 2.5 GPA
BSBA in Human Resource Management Suggested Four-Year Plan
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar or Youngstown State University Success Seminar or Intro to Honors | 1-2 |
| BUS 1500 | Foundations of Business | 3 |
| ENGL 1550 or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 or Writing 1 with Support | 3-4 |
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning or Quantitative Reasoning with Co-Requisite Support or College Algebra or College Algebra with Co-requisite Support or Applied Business Calculus or Calculus 1 | 3-6 |
| GE: Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 13-18 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| BUS 2610 | Collaborating, Writing, & Presenting in Business | 3 |
| ECON 1505 | Personal Financial Literacy GE Elective (Recommended) | 3 |
| ECON 2610 | Principles 1: Microeconomics | 3 |
| GE: Arts & Humanities | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT 2602 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 2600 | Business Applications of Microsoft Excel | 3 |
| MGT 2604 | Legal and Social Responsibilities of Business GE Elective (Recommended) | 3 |
| ECON 2630 | Principles 2: Macroeconomics | 3 |
| GE: Arts & Humanities | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 2603 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 3700 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| MKTG 3702 | Business Professionalism | 1 |
| MKTG 3703 | Marketing Concepts and Practice | 3 |
| GE: Natural Science | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| BUS 3710 | Data Visualization with Tableau | 3 |
| MGT 3725 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
| MGT 3750 | Managing Individuals in Organizations | 3 |
| GE: Lab Science | 4 | |
| Upper-Level Business Course | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| FIN 3720 | Business Finance | 3 |
| MGT 3715 | Employee Relations | 3 |
| MGT 4810 | Compensation and Performance Appraisal | 3 |
| Upper-Level HR Course Internship Recommended | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| BUS 3715 | Principles of International Business | 3 |
| MGT 3761 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MGT 3789 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MGT 4818 or MGT 4819 | Training and Development or Talent Selection & Acquisition | 3 |
| Upper-Level Business Course | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT 4844 | Strategic Human Resource Management (MGT 4844 (spring term only)) | 3 |
| MGT 4850 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| Upper-Level Business Course | 3 | |
| Upper-Level Business Course | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 120-125 | |
The per-requisite for all upper-level business courses includes a minimum 2.5 overall GPA
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Identify and have knowledge of HR functions.
- Understand employment and labor law.
- Create a training plan.
- Identify and critique selection methods.
- Create a job and pay structure within an organization.
- Ensure HR practices are consistent with strategic goals of the organization, department, and other HR functions.