Developing Individuals, Transforming Organizations

The Human Resource Management Program : The Bachelor's Degree Program

 

Welcome

The Human Resource Management Program advances economic development and organizational and individual effectiveness through the integration of training, career, and organizational development. HRM's program offerings span the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree levels.

Human resource positions are the fourth most sought-after positions in the country, and human resource salaries have increased by 25 percent in the past five years. In Tennessee, starting salaries for these jobs are $40,000 to $60,000.

The Bachelor's (B.S.B.A.) degree program offers instructional specializations and credentialing programs for H.R. professionals preparing for public and private sector communities and corporations. Students admitted into the HRD program will be expected to develop and demonstrate mastery of a wide range of instructional competencies that are stipulated by international organizations such as the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction (IBSTPI), the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), and the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM).

The Bachelor's (B.S.B.A.) degree prepares those individuals who wish to develop professional expertise in human resources to work in the private and public sectors in capacities such as program designers, subject matter experts, and instructional specialists.

Degree Requirements

Freshman---------------------------------------------33 or 35 Hours

English 101, 102
Math 123-125 or 141-142
Intermediate Foreign Language
Natural Science
Social Science
Business Administration 101

Sophomore--------------------------------------------------31 Hours

Accounting 201, 202
Economics 201
Written Communications
Ethics
Arts
Statistics 201
Business Administration 201
Humanities (Literature)
Oral Communications

Junior--------------------------------------------------------32 Hours

Business Administration 331-332
Business Administration 341-342
Finance 301
Business Law 301
Business Administration 361
Human Resource Development 340 (Training Systems: Strategies and Techniques)
Collateral*
Non-US History

Senior-------------------------------------------------28 or 32 Hours

Human Resource Development 440 (Program Planning for Adult Learning)
Human Resource Development 452 (Technology in Learning Environments)
Collaterals*
Human Resource Development 455 (Program Evaluation)
Human Resource Development 479 (Internship and Career Development)
Management 401
Electives

* Collateral courses (total of 9 hours) come from one of the following programs: Decision Analysis, General Management, Information Management, International Business, Logistics and Transportation, Marketing, Operations Management, or Resource Management

For more information contact Michelle Molter at mmolter@utk.edu or (865) 974-8092.

Innovative Leadership in Management Education and Practice

The Department of Management 408 Stokely Management Center Knoxville, TN 37996-0545 Phone: (865) 974-3161 Fax: (865) 974-2048 Email: ghurst@utk.edu