Department Chair
Elzotbek Rustambekov, Ph.D.
At a Glance
What You’ll Learn:
- All the major HR functions and how to develop your own career as a leader with the confidence to manage a diverse workforce
- Competencies that align with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
What You’ll Do:
- Take part in hands-on, practical projects that prepare you for real-world situations
- Participate in semester-long, faculty-supervised internships for course credit
Where You’ll Go:
- HR management positions at major corporations, government agencies, and nonprofit
organizations - Prestigious graduate programs to further your career preparation
Program Highlights
Every organization needs skilled professionals to handle their most valuable asset — it’s employees. Investment in a strong HR presence leads to better employee engagement and delivers higher organizational performance.
As a Human Resource Management major at Â鶹ӰÒô, you’ll develop a complete understanding of all HR functions such as recruitment, employee orientation, training and career development, employment law and labor relations, performance appraisal, compensation and benefits, and conflict resolution. You’ll also discuss the contemporary issues and challenges found in today’s workforce and learn how to incorporate a global perspective in HR decision-making.
Sample Courses
Our curriculum consists of engaging coursework that’s designed to prepare you for your future career. Just a few sample courses include:
Human Resources Management
MGT 312
Internship: Human Resources Administration
MGT 350
Employment Relations
MGT 464
Global Dimensions of Human Resource Management
MGT 358
Compensation Management
MGT 380
Human Resources Development
MGT 351
Strategic Human Resource Management SHRM
MGT 478
Where Our Students Go
Our graduates go on to major corporations and prestigious graduate programs, including:
- Aetna
- Fidelity Investments
- General Atomics
- IBM
- KPMG
- Oracle
- Wayfair
- Michigan State University
- Northeastern University
- UMass
- University of Maine
- University of Southern California