Program Overview
Kenneth W. Monfort College of Business
Contact: Isaac Wanasika, Ph.D., Chair
Location: Kepner 1090
Telephone: 970-351-1882
Website: mcb.unco.edu/programs/business-administration/management.aspx
Advising Information:
All business majors must consult with their assigned advisor each semester prior to registering.
To find your advisor, log into ursa.unco.edu; go to 'Student' tab and click 'View Student Information' link. If no advisor is listed, contact the MCB Advising Office for advisor information, 970-351-233.
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
The concentration in Human Resource Management is designed to develop skills in the management functions of strategic and human resource planning, compensation, recruitment, training and development, career planning, organizational effectiveness, and employee relations.
As the environment has noticeably changed for today’s organizations, both large and small, it has required a different role from the human resource department. Still encompassing all the traditional aspects of personnel and industrial relations, the role of the Human Resource (HR) Manager has vastly expanded to include many integral organizational functions not previously considered. Among these are joining the strategic planning team in the formulation of strategic business decisions and acting as both a catalyst and stabilizer to ensure the integrity and continuous development of the organization through its human resources.
Unique to our HR program is the emphasis placed on HR’s role in developing a strong and healthy company culture. By understanding the benefits of a healthy company culture, the more traditional HR roles of recruiting, training and development, performance management and compensation become easier to manage.
Human Resource Management Student Learning Outcomes:
Students who graduate from the Monfort College of Business with a concentration in Human Resource Management will be able to:
- Understand the role of Human Resources as a strategic business partner and change management resource within organizations.
- Acquire skills across the full range of talent management activities (hiring, staffing, career development, performance evaluation, and reward systems) that are required in today’s organizations.
- Develop skills in areas of potential conflict management, labor relations, and negotiations.
- Understand employment law, especially as it applies to ethics and social responsibility.
- Understand the important elements for creating safe and engaging workplaces.
Program Admission Requirements:
- Incoming New First Time and Transfer students are admitted to the College of Business major and minors provided they meet the admission requirements set forth by UNC.
- Current UNC students who have completed at least 15 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or above are guaranteed admission to any business major.
- Current UNC students who have completed at least 15 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.00-2.49 qualify to apply for admission to a business major. Students may apply at the MCB Advising Center located in Kepner 1095
Degree Requirement Notes:
Students are reminded that to graduate with a Business Administration degree, a student must attain a 2.0 or greater cumulative Business GPA and at least a "C-" grade in each individual Business Administration Core, concentration and business elective courses.
Business coursework may be transferred toward a Business degree according to the following limits:
- Students must complete at least 30 credits of their business degree in residence from MCB and these credits must be at the 300 and/or 400 level.
Program Requirements:
All students in the program must complete a Professional Experience prior to graduation. A for-credit internship, if completed satisfactorily, will fulfill the work experience component of the Professional Experience. All students must complete the Professional Experience required workshops. For more information please visit the Professional Experience website.
- In addition to fulfilling the basic requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration students must attain at least a grade of "C-" or better in the Required Concentration Credits, Elective Concentration Credits, and Elective Major Credits in order to count towards graduation.
Coursework completed by a student within the preceding 10 years may apply as credit toward a bachelor's degree. Coursework taken before the 10-year limit may be reviewed by the school director and college dean to determine its appropriateness to the major requirements.
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
1. Liberal Arts Curriculum — 31 credits
To complete the degree in 120 credits as outlined, the program recommends the below LAC courses that also count toward the required major credits.
Any additional LAC coursework completed outside of the recommended list below may extend the length of the program of study.
Written Communication — 6 credits
The program recommends that you choose one of the following courses for Intermediate Communication:
BA 205 OR ENG 123
Either course will fulfill both a major requirement and the Liberal Arts Curriculum requirement.
See Written Communication courses
Mathematics — 3 credits
The program recommends taking the following courses:
MATH 124 or STAT 150
Both courses are required for the major. Either one of them will fulfill the 3 credit hour math requirement in the Liberal Arts Curriculum.
See Mathematics courses
Arts & Humanities, History, Social & Behavioral Sciences, U.S. Multicultural Studies [MS], and International Studies [IS] — 15 credits
To complete the LAC in the minimum number of credits, be sure to choose at least one course with an IS designation and one course with an MS designation.
The program recommends the following courses in the Social & Behavioral Sciences category.
ECON 203 AND ECON 205
PSY 120 OR PSY 265 OR SOC 100
Both economics courses and one of the other three courses are required for the major. Any one of them can be used to fulfill the Liberal Arts Curriculum requirement of 3 credits in Social and Behavioral Sciences. A second one can be used to fulfill the requirement of an additional course (3 credits) in Arts & Humanities, History or Social and Behavioral Sciences.
See Arts & Humanities, History, and Social & Behavioral Sciences courses
Natural & Physical Sciences — 7 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Natural & Physical Sciences courses
See Liberal Arts Curriculum
2. Required Major — 88 credits
(Required Supporting Credits — 28 credits)
The following courses are required as part of the Business major, some of which will also count towards the Liberal Arts Curriculum.
(Business Core Credits — 30 credits)
Take all of the following courses:
BAMG 456 is the capstone course for Business majors and is designed to be taken in the student’s last semester.
(Human Resource Concentration Credits — 24 credits)
Take all of the following courses:
| BAMG 353 | Introduction to Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BAMG 452 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| BAMG 457 | Organizational Theory & Design | 3 |
| BAMG 458 | International Management | 3 |
| BAMG 461 | Talent Management | 3 |
| BAMG 462 | Training & Organization Development | 3 |
| BAMG 463 | Compensation, Performance Management and Conflict Management | 3 |
| BAMG 464 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 3 |
(Elective Major Credits — 6 credits)
Take six (6) semester credit hours from BACS 200 or BACS 287 or any other 300/400 level business course not already counted in Business Core, Concentration or Concentration electives.
(BAAC 301and BAFN 302 may not be used)
| Any 300 or 400-level business electives (BA prefix) except for BAAC 301 and BAFN 302 | |
| or | |
| BACS 200 | Web Design and Development for Small Business | 3 |
| or | |
| BACS 287 | Fundamentals of Programming | 3 |
3. University-Wide Credits — 1-13 credits*
*Note: Students must apply at least some of the recommended courses to both the liberal arts curriculum requirements and the major requirements to complete this degree program in 120 credit hours. Students who apply all of the recommended courses to the LAC will have up to 13 credits of university wide electives to apply to this degree depending on the number of credits applied to both the LAC and the major. See your advisor for details.