Human Resource Management

The human resource management major prepares students for professional positions in leadership, as well as those who are interested in a career in the human resources field. The ability to lead and understand an organization’s human resources is key to success in today’s knowledge based economy. Students will learn to evaluate ethical, social, civic, legal, cultural, and political issues, and how they impact the human resources of an organization. Students will develop effective human resource strategy for innovation in a global environment. Our human resource management major is endorsed by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), based on the guidelines created by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Thirteen major content areas prepare students to lead employees in high performance work practices.

Students in this major develop skills and knowledge that enable them, for example, to: identify and interpret laws affecting labor in the workplace; utilize HR metrics to justify employee programs; and demonstrate an understanding of compensation issues.

See the Graduate section of this Catalog for more information on Graduate programs offered at Mount Mercy.

Core Requirements for all Business Majors:

BA 203	Principles of Law	3
BA 250	Technology & Communication In Business	3
BA 270	Business Statistics	3
BA 379	Financial Management	3
BA 435	Senior Seminar in Business	3
or BA 436	Business Strategy Seminar
BC 265	Principles Of Accounting I	3
BC 266	Principles Of Accounting II	3
BN 204	Principles Of Management	3
BK 208	Principles Of Marketing	3
EC 251	Macroeconomics Principles	3
EC 252	Microeconomic Principles	3
Select one of the following:		3
MA 130	Finite Mathematics
MA 132	Basic Mathematical Modeling
MA 139	Pre-Calculus
MA 142	Mathematics Modeling
MA 160	Business Calculus
MA 164	Calculus I (Required for Actuarial Science Majors)
Total Hours		36

Human Resource Management Major (Core business requirements plus 18 additional semester hours): 

BN 304	Human Resource Management	3
BN 380	Organizational Behavior	3
BN 386	Compensation, Benefits, and Evaluations	3
BN 392	Advanced Topics in Human Resource Management 1	3
BA 305	Employment Law and Labor Relations 1	3
Select one of the following:		3
BA 310	Dispute Resolution
BA 350	Risk Management
BN 340	Management Information Systems
BN 377	Project Management
BN 382	Corporate Social Responsibility
BN 425	Human Resource Internship
CO 250	Effective Group Communication
CO 260	Intercultural Communication
CO 270	Interpersonal Communication
PL 269	Introduction to Ethics
PS 221	Social Psychology
PS 349	Industrial/Organizational Psychology
SW 265	Diversity in America
Total Hours		18

1	Can NOT double count as electives for the business, management, or marketing majors. Electives in the human resource major can NOT double count for either core curriculum requirements or the management major.

Academic Requirements for the Human Resource Management Major

All human resource management majors must achieve a minimum grade of C- in all courses required for the major (BN 304 Human Resource Management, BN 392 Advanced Topics in Human Resource Management, BN 380 Organizational Behavior, BN 386 Compensation, Benefits, and Evaluations, BA 305 Employment Law and Labor Relations, and the human resource management elective). This applies to equivalent courses transferred from other institutions.

See the additional Academic Requirements for all business department majors and minors found in the Business Administration section of the Catalog.