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 (42 hrs.)

Field of Study and Lower Division Electives (26 hrs.)

ACCT 3300Accounting and Finance for Small Business and Entrepreneurs

or

FINA 3300Accounting and Finance for Small Business and Entrepreneurs

or

ACCT 2301Principles of Financial Accounting [TCCN: ACCT 2301]

and

ACCT 2302Principles of Managerial Accounting [TCCN: ACCT 2302]

MANA 1300Introduction to Business

TECH 2323Introduction to Computer Applications

TECH 2330Information Technology and Communications

Electives (14 hrs.) 

Departmental Core Curriculum (16 hrs.)

HRD 3333Human Relations

or

MANA 3311Managing People in Organizations

TECH 4301Supervision

TECH 3310Total Quality Management

TECH 4320Job Analysis and Design

TECH 4372Capstone Experience

TECH 4173E-Portfolio

 

Upper-Division Major (27 hrs.)

HRD 3306Team Building

HRD 3301Introduction to HRD and Performance Management Systems

BLAW 4340Business and Professional Ethics

MANA 4325Compensation Administration

HRD 3312Training, Selection and Recruiting

HRD 3342Career Development and Human Resource Planning

MANA 4335Labor Relations

HRD 4331Workforce and Organizational Development

MANA 3320Human Resource Management

 

Minor in Business Administration (9 hrs.)

FINA 3315Personal Finance

MARK 3311Principles of Marketing

One of the following:

MANA 3305Operations Management

MANA 3330Management Information Systems

TECH 3355Supply Chain Management

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.

Two additional lower-or upper-level hours should be selected from the CBT approved list.

Suggested Four-Year Curriculum Human Resource Development

Freshman Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

ENGL 1301College Composition I [TCCN: ENGL 1301]

HIST 1301United States History I [TCCN: HIST 1301]

TECH 2323Introduction to Computer Applications

POLS 2305Introductory American Government [TCCN: GOVT 2305]

MANA 1300Introduction to Business

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

MATH 1342Statistics [TCCN: MATH 1342]

HIST 1302United States History II [TCCN: HIST 1302]

SPCM 1315Fundamentals of Speech Communication [TCCN: SPCM 1315]

Creative Arts (3 hrs.)

Life and Physical Sciences (3 hrs.)

Sophomore Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

TECH 2330Information Technology and Communications

ACCT 3300Accounting and Finance for Small Business and Entrepreneurs

or

FINA 3300Accounting and Finance for Small Business and Entrepreneurs

or

ACCT 2301Principles of Financial Accounting [TCCN: ACCT 2301]

and

ACCT 2302Principles of Managerial Accounting [TCCN: ACCT 2302]

Life and Physical Sciences (3 hrs.)

Language, Philosophy and Culture (3 hrs.)

Social and Behavioral Science (3 hrs.)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

POLS 2306Introductory Texas Politics [TCCN: GOVT 2306]

HRD 3333Human Relations

or

MANA 3311Managing People in Organizations

HRD 3301Introduction to HRD and Performance Management Systems

STEM (3 hrs. - see University Core for approved courses)

Human Expression (3 hrs.)

Junior Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

TECH 3310Total Quality Management

HRD 3312Training, Selection and Recruiting

HRD 3306Team Building

MANA 4325Compensation Administration

Elective (3 hrs.)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

TECH 4320Job Analysis and Design

TECH 4301Supervision

MANA 3320Human Resource Management

BLAW 4340Business and Professional Ethics

MARK 3311Principles of Marketing

Senior Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

HRD 4331Workforce and Organizational Development

HRD 3342Career Development and Human Resource Planning

FINA 3315Personal Finance

Electives (6 hrs.)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

MANA 4335Labor Relations

TECH 4173E-Portfolio

TECH 4372Capstone Experience

MANA 3305Operations Management

or

MANA 3330Management Information Systems

or

TECH 3355Supply Chain Management

Electives (5 hrs.)