Human Resource Management
General Information
The program provides the academic foundation for careers concerned with the acquisition, development, and effective utilization of the human resources of the individual organization and economic system as a whole. This area of study is concerned broadly with many problems of human resource management, including recruitment and staffing, training, management and employee development, employment and union-management relations, wage and salary management, evaluation of employee performance, national human resource policies and programs, organizational behavior, development, and leadership. The program qualifies graduates for positions in private and public sector organizations.
Requirements
| Course type |
Units |
| General Education: |
48-51 units |
| Business Pool: |
12 units (6 of these units fulfill Core GE requirements) |
| Non-Business Support: |
14 units (3 units fulfill Core GE requirements, 6 units fulfill SJSU Studies) |
| Lower Division Business Core: |
7-10 units |
| Upper Division Business Core: |
27 units (3 units fulfill SJSU Studies) |
| Human Resource Concentration: |
18 units |
| Electives or minor: |
Units needed to reach 120 and fulfill all requirements |
Human Resource Management Concentration (18 units)
Required Courses
| Course ID |
Course Name |
| BUS 150** |
Fundamentals of Human Resource Management |
| BUS 154** |
Workforce Planning, Staffing and Training |
| BUS 157** |
Legal and Regulatory Issues in Human Resource Management |
| BUS 158** |
Compensation and Reward Systems |
| BUS 159**# |
Senior Seminar in HR Management |
Choose one of the Following
| Course ID |
Course Name |
| BUS 151** |
Labor Relations |
| BUS 152** |
Human Resource Information Systems |
| BUS 153** |
Management of Diversity |
| BUS 155** |
Performance Management and Development |
| BUS 156** |
International Issues in HR Management |
Prerequisites
BUS 150 or instructor consent is a prerequisite all Human Resource Management classes.
#BUS 150, BUS 157, and 158 are prerequisites to BUS 159. BUS 159 requires graduating senior status.
BUS 157 & 159 are for Human Resource Management only.
@ BUS 91L is a prerequisite to BUS 152.
**As of fall 2004, all courses within the concentration require grades of "C-" or better. In order to graduate, a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better is required in all business courses.
Business Pool
These courses require a "C-" or better and must be completed and cleared by BSAC in BBC 008 (924-3435) prior to taking upper division Business courses. NOTE: Students must earn a "C" or better in Math 70 and ENGL 1B in order for it to fulfill GE requirements.
| Course ID |
Course Name |
| MATH 70 |
Finite Math |
| ENGL 1B |
Composition 2 |
| BUS 20 |
Financial Accounting |
| BUS 90 |
Business Statistics |
Non-Business Support Courses
| Course ID |
Course Name |
| ECON 1A |
Macroeconomics |
| PHIL 186 |
Professional Business Ethics (@) |
| ECON 1B |
Microeconomics |
|
Non-Business Global Perspectives (#) (See approved list in BSAC) |
Lower Division Business Core
| Course ID |
Course Name |
| BUS 10 |
Discovering Business (Freshmen only) |
| BUS 21 |
Managerial Accounting |
| BUS 80 |
Legal Environment of Business |
| BUS 91L |
Business Computer Productivity Tools (1 units) |
Upper Division Business Core
| Course ID |
Course Name |
| COMM 100W, ENGL 100WB, or LLD 100WB |
Writing Workshop (Requires passing of the WST) |
| BUS 130 |
Fundamentals of Marketing |
| BUS 140 |
Fundamentals of Operations Management |
| BUS 160 |
Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior |
| BUS 170 |
Fundamentals of Finance |
| BUS 187 |
Global Dimensions of Business |
| BUS 188 |
Business Systems and Policy |
| BUS 189 |
Strategic Management (Requires graduating senior status) |
| BUS 190 |
Quantitative Business Analysis |
General Education (48-51 Units)
Core GE
| Section |
Course name |
Units |
| A |
Basic Skills |
9 |
| B |
Science (including lab) |
6 |
| B4 |
Math Concepts (Math 70) |
3 |
| C |
Humanities and Arts |
9 |
| D |
Social Science(Econ 1B-D1)* |
9 |
| E |
Development |
0-3 |
| F1 |
American History |
0-3 |
| F2, F3 |
US Constitution CA Government |
0-3 |
*Areas F1-3 may also fulfill part of Area D
Advanced GE
| Section |
Course name |
Units |
| R |
Earth and Environment |
3 |
| S |
Self, Society, and Equality in the U.S. (Phil 186) |
3 |
| V |
Culture, Civilization, and Global Understanding |
3 |
| Z |
Written Comm. II (100W) |
3 |
Standard Tracking Schedules
