Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Human Resource Management Concentration
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration provides students with foundational business knowledge, linking industry concepts with real-world examples that foster applied learning to prepare students for their chosen career. Students develop proficiency in business tools/techniques and the principles/skills of management. The program builds on technical skills and soft skills to support the student’s professional growth.
BSBA-HRM Program prepares the student to:
- Apply business skills and analytical problem-solving to support organizational objectives
- Summarize how management knowledge and skills support organizational performance
- Demonstrate knowledge of the functional areas of HR management
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resource Management (BSBA-HRM) is designed to prepare graduates for careers as a human resource generalist. Students will develop proficiency in employment law, staffing, job design, compensation, benefits, workforce development, and performance improvement.
BSBA-HRM program competencies:
- Employ tools, principles, and techniques of continuous process improvement in order to achieve quality and excellence in the workplace.
- Apply appropriate concepts and principles of finance, accounting, and statistics to make effective decisions.
- Explain how managers assist organizations, individuals, and teams to adapt to continuous change.
- Analyze business organizations from a managerial perspective.
- Analyze legal implications of employment and labor law in relation to HR policies and practices, applying principles of diversity management to HR policies and labor relations
- Demonstrate the ability to work comfortably and effectively in a multicultural workforce
- Apply strategic thinking to human resource planning and policy consideration
Degree Requirements
Courses: General Education
| COMS201 | Technical and Professional Writing | 4.5 |
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| COMS203 | Speech Communications | 4.5 |
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| ECON210 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.5 |
| ECON212 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.5 |
| ENGL104 | Introductory Written Communication | 4.5 |
| ENGL105 | Professional Written Communications | 4.5 |
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| GOVT201 | American Government and Public Affairs | 4.5 |
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| HIST101 | Modern American History: 1950 to the 21st Century | 4.5 |
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| MATH102 | Introduction to College Math | 4.5 |
| MATH106 | Algebra for Business | 4.5 |
| MATH301 | Data Driven Statistics | 4.5 |
| MATH451 | Data Driven Decision Making | 4.5 |
| PHIL101 | Introduction to Ethics | 4.5 |
| SCI101 | Introduction to the Sciences | 4.5 |
| SCI103 | Science and Technology- Laboratory Course | 1.5 |
| SCI201 | Environmental Science and Sustainability | 4.5 |
| SCI203 | Environmental Science and Sustainability - Laboratory Course | 1.5 |
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| UNIV104 | Academic and Career Success | 4.5 |
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| HUMNELE | Humanities Elective | 4.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 66 |
Courses: Core
| ACCT201 | Accounting I | 4 |
| ACCT202 | Accounting II | 4 |
| BADM440 | Research Design Methods and Applications | 4 |
| ECON310 | Global Managerial Economics | 4 |
| FINC225 | Financial Statement Analysis | 4 |
| HRMT215 | Management of Human Resources | 4 |
| HRMT440 | Managing Organizational Change | 4 |
| HRMT485 | Human Resources Capstone | 4 |
| IT254 | Spreadsheet Applications | 4 |
| MGM255 | Management Fundamentals | 4 |
| MGM316 | International Business Communications | 4 |
| MGM335 | Organizational Behavior Principles | 4 |
| MGM355 | International Business Practices | 4 |
| MGM365 | The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 4 |
| MGMT235 | Business Law I | 4 |
| MGMT345 | Operations Management | 4 |
| MGMT455 | Business Policies and Strategies | 4 |
| MKTG225 | Introduction to Marketing | 4 |
| MPM210 | Introduction to Project Management | 6 |
| SCM210 | Introduction to Logistics/Supply Chain Management | 4 |
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| UNIV201 | Career Planning and Management | 4 |
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| MGMT115 | Introductory Business Practices | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 86 |
Courses: Human Resource Management Concentration
| HRM345 | Building Effective Teams | 4 |
| HRMT220 | Staffing the Organization | 4 |
| HRMT300 | Managing Employee Performance | 4 |
| HRMT330 | HRM Legal Environment | 4 |
| HRMT410 | Training and Employee Development | 4 |
| HRMT415 | Compensation and Benefits | 4 |
| HRMT420 | Managing Labor-Management Relations | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 28 |
* Capstone class, HRMT485, may be conducted incrementally based on campus decision.
Total Credit Hours: 180
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has acknowledged that Colorado Technical University’s Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resource Management fully aligns with SHRM’s HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. The HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates were developed by SHRM to define the minimum HR content areas that should be studied by HR students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The guidelines, created in 2006 and revalidated in 2010 and 2013, are part of SHRM’s Academic Initiative to define HR education standards taught in university business schools and help universities develop degree programs that follow these standards.
Locations
- Colorado Springs
- Aurora (Denver Area)
- Virtual Campus