Human Resource Development B.S.

Total Semester Credit Hours = 120

Mission Statement

Human Resource Development (HRD) is a process for developing and unleashing human expertise through organization development and personnel training and development for the purpose of improving performance. Careers in this field are available in business, nonprofit, educational, and governmental settings. The HRD program provides students the opportunity to combine study and related experiences to develop, apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate knowledge of the purposes, practices, issues, and problems of work and community education. Students also have the opportunity to learn how to design, deliver, and evaluate effective training and development programs.

Degree Requirements

A minimum of 120 semester credit hours for the Bachelor of Science degree.

University Core Curriculum (42 hrs.)

Departmental Required Lower Division Courses (6 hrs.)

MANA 1300Introduction to Business [TCCN: BUSI 1301]

HRD 2330Information Technology and Communications

Major Courses (42 hrs.)

HRD 3301Introduction to HRD and Performance Management Systems

HRD 3306Team Building

HRD 3312Training and Development

HRD 3333Human Relations

HRD 3342Career Development and Human Resource Planning

HRD 4301Supervision

HRD 4320Job Analysis and Design

HRD 4331Workforce and Organizational Development

HRD 4370Undergraduate Internship Program

HRD 4372Capstone in HRD

MANA 3320Human Resource Management

MANA 4335Labor Relations

6 hours of HRD or TECH Upper Division Electives (must be 3000 or 4000)

HRD 4370 - For students with HRD work experience, a HRD or TECH Upper Division Elective may be substituted.

General Elective Courses (9-12 hrs.)

Business Administration Minor (18 - 21 hrs.)

A minor in Business Administration is required for all HRD students.

Required Courses (12 hrs.)

FINA 3315Personal Finance

or

FINA 3311Principles of Finance

MANA 3311Fundamentals of Management

MARK 3311Principles of Marketing

ACCT 3300Accounting and Finance for Small Business and Entrepreneurs

or

FINA 3300Accounting and Finance for Small Business and Entrepreneurs

or

ACCT 2301Principles of Financial Accounting [TCCN: ACCT 2301]

and

ACCT 2302Principles of Managerial Accounting [TCCN: ACCT 2302]

COSC 1307Introduction to Information Systems Software [TCCN: BCIS 1305]

Upper division course selected from the curriculum of the Soules College of Business (3 hrs.)

A minimum grade-point average of 2.0 in upper-division courses in HRD and Technology.

No grade below a "C" in the major will be accepted toward degree.

Suggested Four-Year Curriculum Human Resource Development

Freshman Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

ENGL 1301College Composition I [TCCN: ENGL 1301]

HIST 1301United States History I [TCCN: HIST 1301]

HRD 2330Information Technology and Communications

or

COSC 1307Introduction to Information Systems Software [TCCN: BCIS 1305]

POLS 2305Introductory American Government [TCCN: GOVT 2305]

MANA 1300Introduction to Business [TCCN: BUSI 1301]

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

MATH 1342Statistics [TCCN: MATH 1342]

HIST 1302United States History II [TCCN: HIST 1302]

CMST 1315Introduction to Public Speaking [TCCN: SPCH 1315]

Creative Arts (Core, 3 hrs.)

Life and Physical Sciences (Core, 3 hrs.)

Sophomore Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

ACCT 3300Accounting and Finance for Small Business and Entrepreneurs

or

FINA 3300Accounting and Finance for Small Business and Entrepreneurs

or

ACCT 2301Principles of Financial Accounting [TCCN: ACCT 2301]

and

ACCT 2302Principles of Managerial Accounting [TCCN: ACCT 2302]

Life and Physical Sciences (Core, 3 hrs.)

Language, Philosophy and Culture (Core, 3 hrs.)

Electives (3-6 hrs.)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

POLS 2306Introductory Texas Politics [TCCN: GOVT 2306]

HRD 3333Human Relations

or

MANA 3311Fundamentals of Management

HRD 3301Introduction to HRD and Performance Management Systems

STEM 3 hours - see University Core for approved courses

Human Expression (Core, 3 hrs.)

Junior Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

HRD 3312Training and Development

HRD 3306Team Building

MANA 4325Compensation Administration

Social and Behavioral Science (Core, 3 hrs.)

Elective (3 hours)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

HRD 4301Supervision

HRD 4320Job Analysis and Design

MANA 3320Human Resource Management

MARK 3311Principles of Marketing

Elective (3 hrs.) - HRD or TECH

Senior Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

HRD 4331Workforce and Organizational Development

HRD 3342Career Development and Human Resource Planning

FINA 3315Personal Finance

Electives (6 hrs.)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

MANA 4335Labor Relations

HRD 4372Capstone in HRD

HRD 4370Undergraduate Internship Program

MANA 3305Operations Management

or

MANA 3330Management Information Systems

or

TECH 3355Supply Chain Management

Elective (3 hours)

HRD 4370 NOTE: For students with HRD work experience, a HRD or TECH Upper Division Elective may be substituted