Human Resource Management, BSB

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About the Program

Purdue Northwest offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Business that has been designed to help students develop a broad perspective of the business organization and the environment in which it operates. A distinctive and flexible general education component establishes a solid foundation that facilitates your ability to respond to changing employment opportunities even after you graduate. Through a series of core courses and with the guidance of experienced faculty, you will be introduced to the broad range of knowledge and skills needed to begin or advance a career in a wide range of enterprises.

The major in Human Resource Management provides our students with the knowledge and skills to become capable human resource professionals.

Degree Requirements

• 120 Credit Hours
• Minimum grade of C- required for all courses
• Minimum GPA of 2.0 required for graduation
• Major Core Courses are only offered at the Hammond campus

PNW General Education Core (31-32 Credits)

• English Composition (6 or 7 Credits):
  • ENGL 10400 - English Composition I  or ENGL 10000 - English Composition  
  • ENGL 10500 - English Composition II  
• Speech Communication (3 Credits): COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication  
• Quantitative Reasoning (3 Credits): MA 15300 - College Algebra  or above
• Natural Sciences (3 Credits): Select from the Natural Sciences Core list  
• Technology (3 Credits): BIA 10200 - Computer Utilization For Management  
• Humanities (3 Credits): Select from the Humanities Core list  
• Social Sciences (3 Credits): SOC 10000 - Introductory Sociology  or PSY 12000 - Elementary Psychology  
• Additional Credits (3 Credits): BIA 22500 - Fundamental Managerial Statistics  
• General Education Electives (3 Credits): Select any course from the Gen Ed Core list, except a FYE course    
• First-Year Experience (FYE) (1 Credit): BUSM 10000 - Freshman Seminar In Business  

College of Business Core (44 Credits)

• ACC 20000 - Introductory Accounting
• ACC 20100 - Management Accounting I
• BIA 21100 - Introduction to Business Information Analytics
• BIA 36000 - Operations And Supply Chain Management
• BUSM 10100 - Introduction To Business
• BUSM 20000 - Second Year Seminar in Business
• BUSM 30000 - Third Year Seminar In Business
• BUSM 35400 - Legal Foundations Of Business I
• BUSM 38000 - International Business
• BUSM 40000 - Fourth Year Seminar In Business
• BUSM 45000 - Strategic Management: Capstone
• COM 39400 - Business Communication
• ECON 25100 - Microeconomics
• ECON 25200 - Macroeconomics
• FIN 31000 - Financial Management
• MKG 22400 - Principles Of Marketing
• OBHR 33000 - Introduction To Organizational Behavior

Major Core (30 Credits)

Major Core Required Courses

• OBHR 42600 - Training and Managerial Development
• OBHR 43100 - Human Resources Management
• OBHR 43300 - Staffing Organizations
• OBHR 43500 - Total Rewards And Compensation
• OBHR 43900 - Employment Law
• OBHR 44300 - Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management

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  Human Resources Major Course Electives (6 Credits)

  Choose any two (2) courses from:

  • OBHR 42300 - Negotiations  
  • OBHR 42700 - Occupational Safety And Health  
  • OBHR 43000 - Labor Relations  
  • OBHR 43400 - Benefits Administration  
  • OBHR 44400 - Leadership  
  • OBHR 44800 - Human Resources Information Systems  
  • OBHR 49000 - Problems In Organizational Behavior  
  • OBHR 49500 - Internship In Human Resources  

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  Business Electives, 300 Level + (6 Credits)

  Any (2) College of Business course 30000 level or higher. College of Business subject codes include: ACC, BIA, BUSM, CIS, ENTR, FIN, MKG, and OBHR.

Other Required Courses (15 Credits)

• BUSM 34400 - Business Ethics  or PHIL 32400 - Ethics For The Professions  
• Free Electives - Any four (4) courses 10000 level or higher except for GNS 29000 , MA 11100 , and MA 11500  

Civics Literacy Proficiency

The Civics Literacy Proficiency activities are designed to develop civic knowledge of Purdue Northwest students in an effort to graduate a more informed citizenry.

Students will complete the Proficiency by passing a test of civic knowledge, and completing one of three paths:

• Attending six approved civics-related events and completing an assessment for each; or
• Completing 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement that use C-SPAN material and completing an assessment for each; or
• Earning a passing grade for one of the approved courses (or transferring in approved AP or departmental credit in lieu of taking a course)

For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.

Total 120 Credits Required

Requirements

Minimum Grade and Grade Point Average (GPA):  Minimum grade of C- required for all courses (unless otherwise noted); 2.0 GPA

Experiential Learning (EL):  One EL course is required, select from the Experiential Learning course list     

General Education Core:  General Education notations can be found within the course description.  Please click on a course to see if it meets a Gen Ed requirement.

Milestone Courses noted by (m) next to the course title have been identified as being critical to your success in this field of study. 

Please see the Additional Information and Guidelines section below for more information.

Resources

The 8 semester plan of study is a recommended sequence of classes designed to show how this program can be completed within four years.

Visit the 15 to Finish website for information and resources.

For career information, click here to visit the Careers and Employment Trends page.

For Financial Aid eligibility, click here.   See Important Dates and Deadlines for annual FAFSA filing deadlines and Indiana state aid deadlines. State Financial Aid recipients are required to complete 30 credits per calendar year to maintain eligibility for the 21st Century Scholars award and the On-time Frank O’Bannon grant.

Financial Guarantee: If you follow the degree map and find a course unavailable, you may be able to take the course for free in a future semester.  Certain exclusions apply. 

Additional Information and Guidelines

Note 1: Business Elective – Any College of Business 3-credit hour course 30000 level or higher. College of Business subject codes include: ACC, BIA, BUSM, CIS, ENTR, FIN, MKG, and  OBHR

Note 2:  Free Elective – Any course 10000 level or higher except for GNS 29000 , MA 11100  and MA 11500 . For Finance and BIA majors or minors, you must take MA 15910  

Note 3:  BUSM 40000 and BUSM 45000 - must be taken in the semester during which a student expects to Graduate

Note 4:  Major Courses: Choose any 2 courses from OBHR 42300 , OBHR 42700 , OBHR 43000 , OBHR 43400 , OBHR 44400 , OBHR 44800 , OBHR 49000 , and OBHR 49500 (3 Cr Internship)  

Note 5: Recommended Natural Science courses: FN 30300 , FIS 14000 , SCI 10300 , SCI 10400 , SCI 10500 , SCI 11200 , SCI 11300 , SCI 11400 , SCI 12200 , SCI 13100 , or any EAS course

Note 6: General Education Elective - any course from the university approved general education courses list.

Experiential Learning Requirement (EL) - Any course that has been officially designated as experiential learning. Please select from this list of approved College of Business EL courses, these are designated with subject codes: ACC, BIA, BUSM, ENTR, FIN, MKG, and OBHR . Students should check the course schedule for courses which may have newly received EL designation. Students should check the course schedule for courses which may have newly received EL designation

College Scorecard

The U.S. Department of Education has created a scorecard for each university and its programs.  The scorecard shows data for the university such as graduation rate, average annual cost, and median earnings.  Then, when certain minimum standards have been met, data are available for a specific program.  That data could include median earnings, median total debt, and number of graduates. The link below will help you learn more:

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?490805-Purdue-University-Northwest&fos_code=5210&fos_credential=3