Bachelors in MBA - HR Abroad

If you want to understand the role of management in creating a happy, socially responsible, and efficient workforce, this is the degree for you.

The programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the professional body for HR and people development, allowing you to become a student member and enjoy the benefits and resources CIPD provides. On graduation you can become an Associate Member of CIPD, enhancing your employability in the HR field.

What are the key management ideas and practices that shape contemporary work and human resource management? What is the role of technology? How are societal dimensions implicated in management practices? Can the interests of employees and of organisations co-exist? How do developments such as the ‘gig economy’ impact employee relations? What are the drivers behind communication, change and motivation? So much can be uncovered by delving into management ideas, people’s behaviours and their interactions with organisations and society.`

When you graduate from this innovative program, you will be prepared to train and develop employees, improve employee engagement and performance, diagnose organizational needs, and assess system effectiveness. In essence, you will help organizations develop all job-related aspects for their employees.

Your personal and professional skill set will grow to include essential behavioral skills such as business acumen, communication, consultation, organization evaluation, ethical practice, global and cultural effectiveness, leadership and navigation, and employee management.

You will be able to recognize how employee behavior, knowledge, and skills enhance organizational effectiveness. When management identifies new opportunities, they will look to your expertise and guidance in developing organizational talent and addressing workplace challenges.

Students in the Management and Human Resources major can choose from various options. Students in human resources study how organizations attract, motivate, develop, and retain employees, and how they interact with organizations representing employees. Management studies focus on the activities of leadership, power, decision-making, organizational structure and change, strategy and policy, and the integration of organizational functions. Studies in entrepreneurship are designed for students who are interested in bringing new ideas to the marketplace.

This program prepares individuals to manage the development of human capital in organizations. The emphasis includes instruction in organizational behavior, labor relations, diversity and inclusion, human resources law, compensation systems, recruitment and selection, training and development, and strategic human resource management.

The program leading to the Bachelor of Science in business administration is based upon a philosophy of total student development. Students choosing this degree program are provided with an education that stresses an interdisciplinary approach. They are exposed to all aspects of the complex and changing business environment with a specific emphasis upon social, cultural and political factors.

The total development objective creates a program blending a business education with that of the liberal arts. All students choosing a degree in business administration take a common core of 10 courses such as Principles of Management, Marketing, Human Resources Management and a capstone course called Business Policy and Strategic Planning. Additional courses are required in economics, accounting, math, computer information systems, English, social sciences and humanities.

The program includes sufficient electives to allow students the option of a dual concentration if they plan their program of study carefully. In addition, the liberal arts component provides a sound foundation for both behavioral and quantitative business majors through the broadening of the students’ social and cultural backgrounds.

Students in the business administration program gain an in-depth study of all facets of the business world. Students will study accounting, business law, human resource management and management problems and policies.

Classroom discussions are designed to help the student grasp fundamental principles and to motivate utilization of these principles in solving typical management problems.

Students graduating in business administration are qualified to assume positions as management trainees, working toward middle and upper-level management positions in a variety of businesses. Credits earned in the associate program are fully applicable toward the Bachelor of Science in business administration.

Whether you’ve dreamed of rocking a power suit as your daily attire since you were a kid or you just know that the world of business needs your creative solutions and leadership, the Bachelor of Science in Business from Indiana University Kokomo is the degree for you! 

In this AACSB-accredited program, you’ll be given everything you need to thrive and grow into the thought leader, disruptor, and connector that you need to be to succeed.

With this degree, you have the option to focus your studies and specialize in professional fields by choosing a concentration. You'll work right alongside your peers and professors in a small classroom setting that provides a unique, relationship-based learning environment. If the business degree doesn't quite suit your needs but you'd like to expand your business skills, you can add a minor in business to your course of study.

Love working with people and have a passion for leadership? The management and human resources curriculum is designed with maximum flexibility to accommodate those students who have explicit career objectives and interests in several management areas including human resources. The courses offered in this concentration develop the student's capacity as a decision-maker in an organization. The student, working with a faculty advisor, can design a course of study that allows in-depth work in an area while attaining a comprehensive understanding of managerial and processes associated with the human resource function in organizational settings.

The Human Resource Management minor is designed to develop a basic understanding of managing human resources from organizational structure to operations to compliance. Human Resources is an integral and essential aspect of every organization.

The effective management of the human resources of an organization is critical to the organization's success.

Thus, the goals of human resource management are the efficient and effective utilization of human resources in order to achieve the strategic objective of the organization while facilitating the accomplishment of individual goals.

HRM involves all of the decisions and practices that relate to managing people in organizations.

The means to achieving the goals of HRM are accomplished by developing a knowledge base in job analysis, human resource planning, recruitment, selection, training and development, compensation and benefits, human resource management law, labor relations, and continuous quality improvement processes.

The HRM program will provide students with practical and applied skills, experience in applying those skills, and a variety of intellectual tools to prepare them for HRM careers in business, government, and non-profit organizations. The proposed classes, engaged pedagogy, and instructors will aim to prepare students for staffing organizations, setting and advising procedures for recruitment, interview, and placement. Additionally, students will be prepared for carrying out disciplinary action, tracking leave and absences, and ensuring the health, safety, and development of organizational employees. HR graduates will also be prepared to advise company management on labor law issues. 

Human resource managers are vital to the success of for-profit and nonprofit organizations alike because HR professionals control an organization's lifeblood—its employees.

Through our Human Resource Management major, you'll learn the processes of selecting, training and developing talent into valuable employees. You'll study how to manage a healthy work environment to increase employee satisfaction and organization productivity. With a grounded understanding of business ethics and federal law regarding HR policy, you'll be eqipped to promote a safe and open environment to help any business succeed.

Our students leave the program prepared for careers in:

• General management
• Compensation and benefits
• Recruitment, selection and placement
• Training and education
• Labor and industrial relations

As a graduate of Missouri Southern's human resources program, you'll harness your understanding of people and management into a life-long career. There are many more opportunities than we can list, but picture yourself in one of these positions:

• Work in almost any industry you can think of-- hotels, restaurants, hospitals and more-- as a recruiter or manager of employee relations.
• Real estate companies, retail stores and call centers will hire you to work in management, sales and marketing.
• Train and develop employees.

What You Will Learn

• Effective forms of communication and decision-making skills.
• A knowledge of marketing and the ability to solve challenges that arise in business.
• To work effectively in groups of all sizes.
• To demonstrate professional integrity in the performance of duties.

The human resources management concentration prepares students to take a leadership role in creating healthy and productive work environments. Coursework provides intensive training in areas such as recruiting, hiring, training, conflict management, benefits management, strategic planning, and employment law.

A degree in Business Administration with a specialization in human resource management from BHSU will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to obtain employment as an HR professional or in a HR-related position.

With a degree in human resource management, you will experience a program taught by an interdisciplinary team of accomplished faculty including professors, entrepreneurs, and professionals in the human resource field.

Employed in every industry, human resource managers plan, direct and coordinate the administrative functions of organizations. Duties include overseeing and handling the recruiting process, consulting with key executives on strategic planning, and serving as the liaison between a company’s management personnel and employees.

Lourdes University human resource management majors gain valuable internship experience and upon graduation, have the skills and knowledge needed to properly practice and manage the human resource department in today’s business world. Many Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management graduates go onto pursue graduate school in a variety of fields including labor relations, industrial relations and law.

Managing people is one of the most challenging and important aspects of business. This program will train you to diagnose problems, develop solutions, and formulate effective implementation and evaluation strategies for hiring, training, recruitment, and more.

Graduates of this program can pursue the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation — the highest professional certification for HR professionals.

The four-year human resource management degree requires 128 credit hours of coursework, with 60-62 hours taken in the major. The University’s general education program, the Integrative Core, allows students to explore areas of study outside their field of interest while developing essential leadership and communication skills that employers value.

Our human resource management major will enable you to pursue success in a number of positions and careers by providing you with classroom learning and hands-on experience opportunities including:

• Opportunities for internships in the field
• Required shadowing experience
• Service-learning opportunities
• Individual or collaborative research opportunities with faculty
• Membership in the Society for Human Resource Management and Mount Union’s chapter of Delta Mu Delta, a business honorary