College Catalog

The Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration will prepare students with the skills necessary to meet the business demands of the future. This major will provide each student with a solid business core that includes an extensive background in the functional areas of marketing, finance, accounting, and management; an understanding of the business environment to include the legal, economic, human resource, ethical, and international aspects; technical skills in information systems and quantitative analysis; and the ability to communicate, integrate, and synthesize. In addition, our growing number of new and returning business students will gain another choice in concentrations to meet their personal and career interests and aspirations.

Successful organizations today recognize that the selection, development, and retention of human resources is key to present and future success. No organization is better than or stronger than the people who constitute its staff. The Human Resource Management (BBH) concentration prepares students for an important role in the Human Resource process of organizations of all types: manufacturing and service, public and private sector. A solid core of business courses provides students with a practical understanding of Human Resource Management in a 'real world' setting; courses in human behavior provide an understanding of people's actions and motivation in a work environment. Students will also gain the knowledge and skills necessary to sit for the Human Resource Professional Certificate from the Society for Human Resource Management, a widely recognized international association.

Career Opportunities

Employment in public and private sector organizations in such positions as HR managers, HR generalists, or specialists in areas such as training, compensation, recruitment, safety and health, or labor relations.

Recommended High School Subjects

English and mathematics courses (including algebra).

Remediation Strategies

All students entering the major will be tested for English, mathematics and reading deficiencies. Students will be expected to remediate any deficiencies during their first semester. In addition to the standard remediation requirements, applicants to this major must remediate algebra deficiencies identified during placement testing.

Transfer Procedures

All transfer credits will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis to determine where they would fit into the curriculum sequence. Students must have earned a grade of 'C' or better in courses transferred into the B.S.

Program Goals

A graduate of this major should be able to:

• understand how to plan, organize, lead, and control within an organizational setting.
• increase individual knowledge and understanding of self, the dynamics of group and team interactions, and their impact upon productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• recognize the skills and techniques needed for problem solving and decision making.
• understand the application of laws and the legal system to the business environment, especially employment related laws.
• utilize human relations/human resource management skills and abilities in a business organizational setting.
• communicate effectively both orally and in writing in business situations.
• understand basic statistical and quantitative analyses and their application in a business environment.
• understand the international arena and its current role and impact on business.
• recognize the importance of business ethics and social responsibility to business operations.
• understand basic accounting methods and broad functions of marketing and their applications to business.
• utilize information systems for efficient, effective human resource management processes and systems.
• apply the strategic management process to an analysis of the current business environment, identify and forecast trends, and make recommendations on preferred courses of action.

Curriculum

Additional Information

This major fully aligns with the HR curriculum guidelines established by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

Accreditation

Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) and The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE)