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BA in Human Resources Management Curriculum

BA in Human Resources Management Curriculum

BA in Human Resources Management

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Curriculum

Core Courses

Communication

Choose COM 1101 or WRI 1001 (Dependent on Placement Test Score).

Mathematics

Humanities

Choose one of the following:

Humanities Core

Choose one of the following:

Physical/Life Sciences

Choose two of the following:

Business Electives

Choose two of the following:

Free Electives

Choose one of the following:

Total Courses

Core Courses

121 credits

Total

121 credits

Tuition and curriculum are subject to change. For the official curriculum for this degree please visit the Florida Tech Catalog.
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ASC1006 - Mastering eLearning

Credits: 1

Helps students new to Florida Tech and online learning to adjust to the university and acquire essential academic and administrative survival skills (online classroom behavior, academic honesty, study skills, etc.) that enhance academic integration into college.

BUS1801 - Global Business Perspectives

Credits: 3

Surveys the functions and operations of business organizations in a global marketplace. Studies the structure, operation, financing, relationships and responsibilities of firms in context of current legal, social, regulatory and environmental issues. Requires critical thinking, communication, research, and individual and group problem solving.

CIS1140 - Business Computer Skills

Credits: 3

Uses commercial software to understand the business functions of computers and develop personal competency in practical application of computers in business. Provides specific knowledge and advanced capabilities in various skills necessary for effective performance in academic and practical environments.

EAC2211 - Principles of Accounting 1

Credits: 3

Introduces the financial environment, financial statements, the accounting cycle and the theoretical framework of accounting measurement, emphasizing mechanics, measurement theory and the economic environment.

EAC2212 - Principles of Accounting 2

Prerequisite: BUS 2211 or EAC 2211

Credits: 3

Continues EAC 2211 Principles of Accounting 1. Emphasizes understanding the role of accounting in product costing, costing for quality, cost-justifying investment decisions, and performance evaluation and control of human behavior.

BUS 5480 - Strategic Management

Credits: 3

In-depth analysis of industries and competitors, and how to build and defend competitive advantages in forming a successful competitive strategy. Case analysis and management simulation convey the multifunctional nature of decision making at the top management level. Augmented by live-case analyses.

Requirement(s): Must be taken in the final semester before graduation

EEC2303 - Introduction to Macroeconomics

Prerequisite: MTH 1000 or MTH 1001 or MTH 1701 or MTH 1702

Credits: 3

Introduces the concepts that aid in understanding both aggregate economic conditions and the policy alternatives designed to stabilize national economies. Includes the determination of GDP and national income, inflation, unemployment, monetary policy, economic growth and exchange rates.

EEC2304 - Introduction to Microeconomics

Prerequisite: MTH 1000 or MTH 1001 or MTH 1010 or MTH 1701 or MTH 1702

Credits: 3

Introduces the neoclassical theory of price determination. Includes supply and demand analysis, production and cost theory, market structures, externalities and public goods, factor payments, income distribution and informational asymmetries.

EHR3335 - Selection and Placement

Prerequisite: EMG 3331

Credits: 3

Focuses on people as strategic resources whose availability and capabilities influence organizational effectiveness. Studies strategies for attracting, assessing, acquiring and withdrawing personnel. Discusses implications of planning and implementing staffing policies.

EHR3340 - Training and Development

Prerequisite: EMG 3331

Credits: 3

Studies the theory and technology of organizational training and development. Includes concepts and applications to training, methodology for training, evaluation, forces shaping future training development, and current practices and needs.

EHR3360 - Compensation and Benefits

Prerequisite: EMG 3331

Credits: 3

Examines the financial reward systems in organizations. Studies the relevant theoretical and legal perspectives. Includes job evaluation, wage surveys, incentives, pay equity, benefits and compensation strategy.

ELA2601 - Law 1

Credits: 3

Investigates the operational responsibilities of individuals in light of political, moral, social, ethical and jurisprudential considerations.

ELA2603 - Administrative and Personnel Law

Prerequisite: ELA 2601

Credits: 3

Studies the effects of administrative and personnel law on the decision-making responsibilities of practitioners. Explores the impact on personnel policies and practices of organizations. Addresses the development, intent and implications of proactive labor legislation from the federal to the local level.

EMG3225 - Finance for Managers

Ability to use computer spreadsheets and financial business calculator. Prerequisite: BUS 2212 or EAC 2212

Credits: 3

Introduces the principles of corporate financial management. Emphasizes the time value of money in investments of real or financial assets. Covers planning for current assets and liabilities, and long-range capital. Passing grade in EST 2703 is recommended.

EMG3301 - Principles of Management

Prerequisite: COM 1102

Credits: 3

Introduces management as a discipline and process. Includes evolution and scope of management, decision-making, planning, strategy, organizing, staffing, leading, control, change, and the importance of management in the global environment and ethical considerations of management decisions.

BUS 5460 - Management Information Systems

Credits: 3

Addresses policy and management issues surrounding information systems in today’s enterprises: strategic use, organizational impact, project management, human resource issues and other topics germane to understanding management information systems.

EMG3328 - Business Ethics

Prerequisite: COM 1102

Credits: 3

Studies general moral principles and their application to ethical issues and problems pertaining to business activities, and the nature of the corporation in contemporary society.

EMG3331 - Management of Human Resources

Prerequisite: EMG 3301

Credits: 3

Covers the principles and systems related to the management and leadership of human resources. Includes legal and administrative law issues; health, safety and security; selection and placement; job analysis; training and development; compensation and benefits; and job analysis systems.

EMG3340 - International Management

Prerequisite: EMK 3601

Credits: 3

Covers a broad spectrum of issues critical to developing a sound base of international business skills. Includes the assessment of foreign business practices, understanding international financial and trade practices and the impact on decision-making, and strategy development and implementation.

EMG4005 - Business Research Skills & Application

Credits: 3

Introduces business research methods and techniques for composing and formatting an industry analysis. Emphasizes written communication for the business discipline and how to use library and census databases. Requires synthesis of information from multiple sources and production of senior-level business analysis. First in a two-course sequence.

EMG4006 - Business Plan Research

Prerequisite: EMG 4005

Credits: 3

Focuses on applying business research methods learned in to produce a new venture concept and actionable business plan as second in a two-course sequence. Emphasizes critical thinking and business analysis tools (marketing, and operational, financial, organizational and strategic analysis). Introduces business presentation techniques.

EMG4410 - Continuous Quality Management

Prerequisite: EMG 3301

Credits: 3

Provides a contemporary approach to organization and management philosophy, theory, concepts and applications. Focuses on improving quality, productivity and competitive position through a realistic, relevant and sweeping view of the body-of-knowledge needed by operating managers to improve systems and processes.

EMG4412 - Organizational Behavior and Development

Prerequisite: EMG 3301 or PSY 3541

Credits: 3

Studies human behavior in organizations. Blends newer concepts of behavior theory with classical organizational theory. Includes methods for bringing change to organizations.

EMK3601 - Principles of Marketing

Requirement(s): Successful completion of 30 credits hours in Florida Tech Online Prerequisite: COM 1102, EEC 2303

Credits: 3

Provides the fundamental principles in the marketing of goods, services and ideas. Includes planning, pricing, promotions and distribution. Focuses on global marketing, marketing ethics and managing the marketing function.

HUM2051 - Civilization 1: Ancient through Medieval

Prerequisite: COM 1102

Credits: 3

Introduces civilization from its early development to the European Renaissance. Emphasizes the interpretation of primary texts that reflect the intellectual and historical changes in society. The first of two interdisciplinary courses.

PSY1411 - Introduction to Psychology

Credits: 3

Overviews psychological processes, including both areas in which psychology is a natural science (physiological psychology, sensation and perception, basic learning and cognition) and a social science (motivation, human development, personality, social interaction, psychopathology and psychotherapy).

PSY3541 - Psychology of Leadership

Prerequisite: PSY 1411

Credits: 3

Examines the research and application of the essential competencies of effective leadership such as managing conflict, facilitating communication and leading groups and teams.

PSY3543 - Psychology of the Workplace

Prerequisite: BUS 2703 or CRM 3012 or EST 2703 or PSY 2512 or PSY 3012

Credits: 3

Covers the many ways psychology is applied in organizations to improve performance and quality of work life. Includes employee selection and personnel law, performance management, training, motivation, job attitudes, stress, teamwork, leadership and organizational development.

COM1101 - Composition and Rhetoric

Requirement(s): Passing grade on placement exam or prerequisite course. Prerequisite: COM 0100 or COM 0110 or WRI 0100 or WRI 0110

Credits: 3

The first of two courses in college-level writing skills. Focuses on writing essays using various rhetorical modes: persuasion, description, comparison and analysis. Presents basic methods of library research, as well as the MLA documentation system. Students write one research paper and several essays.

WRI1001 - First Year Writing 2

Requirement(s): Second in a two-course series. Passing score on placement exam or prerequisite course. Prerequisite: WRI 1000

Credits: 3

Continues work begun in WRI 1000. Includes study in rhetorical analysis and the conventions of various genres. Also includes intensive instruction in writing and revision of work that culminates in a research paper.

COM1102 - Writing About Literature

Prerequisite: COM 1001 or COM 1101

Credits: 3

The second of two courses in college-level writing skills. Focuses on reading and analyzing poems, plays and short works of fiction. Students write several essays and one research paper on literary topics.

2000-Level Course

Choose one 2000-level (or higher) communication course.

Credits: 3

EST2703 - Statistics

Prerequisite: MTH 1000 or MTH 1001 or MTH 1701 or MTH 1702

Credits: 3

Emphasizes mathematical concepts. Includes measures of central tendency and spread; probability; binomial, normal and t distributions; statistical inference; and linear regression and correlation.

MTH1701 - College Algebra

Requirement(s): Passing grade on placement exam or prerequisite course. Prerequisite: MTH 0111 or MTH 1011

Credits: 3

Real-number system; arithmetic operations with polynomials, special products and factoring; linear, fractional and quadratic equations; inequalities, exponents, radicals and absolute values; functions and graphs; and complex numbers, logarithms, logarithmic and exponential functions. Credit can only be applied toward business, communication, humanities, management, psychology or computer information systems degrees at Florida Tech.

1000-Level Course

Choose one 1000-level (or higher) math course.

Credits: 3

3000/4000-Level Course

Choose three 3000/4000-level (BUS, EAC, EBA, EEC, EHC,EHR, EMG, EMK, EST) courses.

Credits: 3

Available Electives

Credits: 3

Elective courses available will vary depending upon your individual situation.

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