Human Resource Management, Bachelor of Business Administration (HRM)*

Program Overview

The Human Resource Management major is designed to prepare students to recruit, develop, motivate, and evaluate the performance of an organization’s human capital. The program is also designed to strengthen both the critical thinking and problem-solving skills necessary to support a firm’s people and processes. As a result, the HR major helps students gain, and understand the balance needed, between the professional knowledge and personal skills necessary for success in this demanding field.

Students must complete 42 semester credit hours in residence at Walsh.

Program Requirements

Required Human Resource Management Major Courses

MGT 404	HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT	3
MGT 405	MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS	3
MGT 410	PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS MGT	3
MGT 453	ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP	3
MGT 457	GLOBAL MANAGEMENT	3
MGT 462	DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION	3
MGT 471	SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT	3

*ACBSP requires new programs to be in place for two years and have graduates from the program before it will be reviewed for accreditation.

Graduation Requirements

To graduate with a bachelor’s of Business Administration degree from Walsh, students must meet general and program-specific graduation requirements. All students must:

• Complete a program of study within 60 calendar months (five years) from the initial date of course enrollment (as designated by the first semester attended on the student’s Walsh transcript). A student’s program of study is the specific curriculum required by the institution at the time of the student’s matriculation as an undergraduate degree candidate at Walsh unless the student changes majors or degrees while attending Walsh. If a student changes majors or degrees, the program of study is the specific curriculum required by the College at the time the student officially changes the major or degree.
• Earn 30 semester credit hours of general education coursework to include one course in English composition or written communication from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, one mathematics course from the following: Intermediate algebra course; Mathematics course that satisfies MTA; or a higher-level mathematics course or placement
• Earn a minimum of 124 semester credit hours toward a bachelor’s degree, including a maximum of 82 semester credit hours transferred to Walsh.
• Achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.000 (“C”) or better in residence at Walsh.
• Complete all communication courses (COM 210, 320, 340 with a grade of “C” (2.000) or better. If COM 300 is required, the course must be completed with a grade of P (Pass).
• BBA students must complete the required BBA Professional Core Required Elective with a grade of “C” (2.000) or better.
• Limited to a maximum of 6 semester credit hours of directed study, practicum and/or internship coursework except BBA.MGT and BBA.MKT majors who may elect to take a 9-credit internship (MGT 488 or MKT 488).
• Limited to a maximum of 12 semester credit hours of allowable graduate level coursework. All courses completed at the graduate level need to be completed with a grade of “C” (2.000) or better in residence at Walsh.
• File an official Application for Graduation form with the Records and Registration office. An appointment with an advisor can be made to review graduation requirements.
• Students can view their degree completion progress any time by logging into Self-Service for Students through the portal and clicking on “Program Plan.”

Major Requirements

Students must complete all courses in their major (as listed below), to include any approved or required course substitutions, with a grade of “C” (2.000) or better.

MGT 201	PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT	3
MGT 303	BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT	3
MGT 404	HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT	3
MGT 405	MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS	3
MGT 410	PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS MGT	3
MGT 453	ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP	3
MGT 457	GLOBAL MANAGEMENT	3
MGT 461	BUS STRAT & POLICY CAPSTONE	3
MGT 462	DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION	3
MGT 471	SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT	3
MGT 483	DIRECTED STUDY IN MANAGEMENT	3
MGT 488	MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP	3

Students must earn a cumulative grade point average of “C” (2.000) or better in their major.

Complete 15 semester credit hours of the 42 hours in residence in management coursework.