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 1300 | Introduction to Business [TCCN: BUSI 1301] | |
| COSC 1307 | Introduction to Information Systems Software [TCCN: BCIS 1305] | |
Major Courses (36 hrs.)
| HRD 3301 | Introduction to HRD and Performance Management Systems | |
| HRD 3306 | Team Building | |
| HRD 3312 | Training and Development | |
| HRD 3333 | Human Relations | |
| HRD 3342 | Career Development and Human Resource Planning | |
| HRD 4301 | Supervision | |
| HRD 4320 | Job Analysis and Design | |
| HRD 4331 | Workforce and Organizational Development | |
| HRD 4370 | Undergraduate Internship Program | |
| HRD 4372 | Capstone in HRD | |
| MANA 3320 | Human Resource Management | |
| MANA 4335 | Labor Relations | |
| 6 hours of HRD or TECH Upper Division Electives (must be 3000 or 4000) | |
HRD 4370 NOTE - For students with HRD work experience, a General Elective may be substituted.
General Elective Courses (15-18 hrs.)
4+1 HRD BS/MS Option
Eligible HRD undergraduate students may take 9 semester credit hours of approved graduate-level coursework during their senior year. 4+1 HRD students will be expected to have at least a 3.00 Cumulative GPA, a faculty recommendation, and approvals from the HRD department chair, Soules College of Business dean, and the Graduate School dean. Eligible students will take
HRD 5317,
HRD 5343, and
HRD 5316 in their senior year in lieu of taking
HRD 3312,
HRD 3301,
HRD 3342, respectively and will be provisionally admitted to the HRD MS program. 4+1 HRD students who obtain an average “B” grade in the HRD graduate-level courses taken their senior year will receive full admission to the HRD MS program after they complete all graduation requirements for the HRD BS. 4+1 HRD students will pay the undergraduate tuition rate for the 9 semester credit hours of graduate coursework previously listed and the reduced time to complete a graduate degree will provide additional cost savings.
Business Administration Minor (18 - 21 hrs.)
A minor in Business Administration is required for all HRD students.
Required Courses (12 hrs.)
| FINA 3315 | Personal Finance | |
| or | |
| FINA 3311 | Principles of Finance | |
| MANA 3311 | Fundamentals of Management | |
| MARK 3311 | Principles of Marketing | |
| ACCT 3300 | Accounting and Finance for Small Business and Entrepreneurs | |
| or | |
| FINA 3300 | Accounting and Finance for Small Business and Entrepreneurs | |
| or | |
| ACCT 2301 | Principles of Financial Accounting [TCCN: ACCT 2301] | |
| and | |
| ACCT 2302 | Principles of Managerial Accounting [TCCN: ACCT 2302] | |
| COSC 1307 | Introduction 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 1301 | College Composition I [TCCN: ENGL 1301] | |
| HIST 1301 | United States History I [TCCN: HIST 1301] | |
| COSC 1307 | Introduction to Information Systems Software [TCCN: BCIS 1305] | |
| POLS 2305 | Introductory American Government [TCCN: GOVT 2305] | |
| MANA 1300 | Introduction to Business [TCCN: BUSI 1301] | |
Second Semester (15 hrs.)
| MATH 1342 | Statistics [TCCN: MATH 1342] | |
| HIST 1302 | United States History II [TCCN: HIST 1302] | |
| CMST 1315 | Introduction 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 3300 | Accounting and Finance for Small Business and Entrepreneurs | |
| or | |
| FINA 3300 | Accounting and Finance for Small Business and Entrepreneurs | |
| or | |
| ACCT 2301 | Principles of Financial Accounting [TCCN: ACCT 2301] | |
| and | |
| ACCT 2302 | Principles 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 2306 | Introductory Texas Politics [TCCN: GOVT 2306] | |
| HRD 3333 | Human Relations | |
| or | |
| MANA 3311 | Fundamentals of Management | |
| HRD 3301 | Introduction 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 3312 | Training and Development | |
| HRD 3306 | Team Building | |
| MANA 4325 | Compensation Administration | |
| | Social and Behavioral Science (Core, 3 hrs.) | |
| | Elective (3 hours) | |
Second Semester (15 hrs.)
Senior Year
First Semester (15 hrs.)
| HRD 4331 | Workforce and Organizational Development | |
| HRD 3342 | Career Development and Human Resource Planning | |
| FINA 3315 | Personal Finance | |
| | Electives (6 hrs.) | |
Second Semester (15 hrs.)
HRD 4370 NOTE: For students with HRD work experience, a General Elective may be substituted