Human Resource Development B.S.
Total Semester Credit Hours = 120
Objectives
Human Resource Development (HRD) is a process for developing and unleashing human expertise through organization development and personnel training and development for the purpose of improving performance. Careers in this field are available in business, nonprofit, educational, and governmental settings. The HRD program provides students the opportunity to combine study and related experiences to develop, apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate knowledge of the purposes, practices, issues, and problems of work and community education. Students also have the opportunity to learn how to design, deliver, and evaluate effective training and development programs.
Degree Requirements
A minimum of 120 semester credit hours for the Bachelor of Science degree
University Core Curriculum (44 hrs.)
Field of Study (24 hrs.)
Departmental Core Curriculum (16 hrs.)
HRD 3333: Denotes course applied to minor
Upper-Division Major (27 hrs.)
HRD 4331: Denotes course applied to minor
Minor in Business Administration (9 hrs.)
One of the following:
A minimum grade-point average of 2.0 in upper-division courses in HRD and Technology.
No grade below a "C" in the major will be accepted toward degree.
Suggested Four-Year Curriculum Human Resource Development
Freshman Year
First Semester (16 hrs.)
| ENGL 1301 | College Composition I [TCCN: ENGL 1301] | |
| | Social and Behavioral Science requirement | |
| | Lab Science | |
| POLS 2305 | Introductory American Government [TCCN: GOVT 2305] | |
| | Elective | |
Second Semester (15 hrs.)
| ENGL 1302 | College Composition II [TCCN: ENGL 1302] | |
| HIST 1301 | United States History I [TCCN: HIST 1301] | |
| SPCM 1315 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication [TCCN: SPCM 1315] | |
| MATH 1342 | Statistics [TCCN: MATH 1342] | |
| | Elective | |
Sophomore Year
First Semester (16 hrs.)
| HIST 1302 | United States History II [TCCN: HIST 1302] | |
| TECH 2330 | Information Technology and Communications | |
| | Lab Science | |
| ACCT 3300 | Survey of Accounting | |
| | Elective | |
Second Semester (15 hrs.)
| POLS 2306 | Introductory Texas Politics [TCCN: GOVT 2306] | |
| MATH 1343 | Statistics II | |
| ENGL 2323 | English Literature from the 1780's to the Present [TCCN: ENGL 2323] | |
| TECH 2323 | Introduction to Computer Applications | |
| MANA 1300 | Introduction to Business | |
Junior Year
First Semester (15 hrs.)
| | Visual and Performing Arts | |
| TECH 3310 | Total Quality Management | |
| HRD 3312 | Training, Selection and Recruiting | |
| HRD 3301 | Introduction to HRD and Performance Management Systems | |
| | Elective | |
Second Semester (15 hrs.)
Senior Year
First Semester (15 hrs.)
Second Semester (13 hrs.)