Human Resource Development B.S.
Total Semester Credit Hours = 120
Mission Statement
Human Resource Development (HRD) is a process for developing and unleashing human expertise through organization development and personnel training and development for the purpose of improving performance. Careers in this field are available in business, nonprofit, educational, and governmental settings. The HRD program provides students the opportunity to combine study and related experiences to develop, apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate knowledge of the purposes, practices, issues, and problems of work and community education. Students also have the opportunity to learn how to design, deliver, and evaluate effective training and development programs.
Degree Requirements
A minimum of 120 semester credit hours for the Bachelor of Science degree.
University Core Curriculum (42 hrs.)
Departmental Required Lower Division Courses (6 hrs.)
| GENB 1301 | Introduction to Business [TCCN: BUSI 1301] and Field of Study Designated Core | |
| COSC 1305 | Introduction to Information Systems Software | |
Major Courses (36 hrs.)
HRD 4370 NOTE - For students with HRD work experience and departmental approval, an Upper-Level Elective may be substituted.
General Elective Courses (15-21 hrs.)
4+1 HRD BS/MS Option
Eligible HRD undergraduate students may take 9 semester credit hours of approved graduate-level coursework during their senior year. 4+1 HRD students will be expected to have at least a 3.00 Cumulative GPA, a faculty recommendation, and approvals from the HRD department chair, Soules College of Business dean, and the Graduate School dean. Eligible students will take HRD 5317, HRD 5343, and HRD 5316 in their senior year in lieu of taking HRD 3312, HRD 3301, HRD 3342, respectively and will be provisionally admitted to the HRD MS program. 4+1 HRD students who obtain an average “B” grade in the HRD graduate-level courses taken their senior year will receive full admission to the HRD MS program after they complete all graduation requirements for the HRD BS. 4+1 HRD students will pay the undergraduate tuition rate for the 9 semester credit hours of graduate coursework previously listed and the reduced time to complete a graduate degree will provide additional cost savings.
Business Administration Minor (18 - 21 hrs.)
A minor in Business Administration is required for all HRD students.
Required Courses (18 hrs.)
| FINA 3315 | Personal Finance | |
| or | |
| FINA 3311 | Principles of Finance | |
| MANA 3311 | Fundamentals of Management | |
| MARK 3311 | Principles of Marketing | |
| ACCT 3300 | Accounting and Finance for Small Business and Entrepreneurs | |
| or | |
| ACCT 2301 | Principles of Financial Accounting [TCCN: ACCT 2301] | |
| and | |
| ACCT 2302 | Principles of Managerial Accounting [TCCN: ACCT 2302] | |
| COSC 1305 | Introduction to Information Systems Software | |
| | Upper division course selected from the curriculum of the Soules College of Business (3 hrs.) | |
A minimum grade-point average of 2.0 in upper-division courses.
No grade below a "C" in the major will be accepted toward degree.
Suggested Four-Year Curriculum Human Resource Development
Freshman Year
First Semester (15 hrs.)
| ENGL 1301 | College Composition I [TCCN: ENGL 1301] Designated Core Field of Study Course | |
| HIST 1301 | United States History I [TCCN: HIST 1301] | |
| COSC 1305 | Introduction to Information Systems Software | |
| POLS 2305 | Introductory American Government [TCCN: GOVT 2305] | |
| GENB 1301 | Introduction to Business [TCCN: BUSI 1301] and Field of Study Designated Core | |
Second Semester (15 hrs.)
| MATH 1342 | Statistics [TCCN: MATH 1342] Directed Elective Field of Study Course | |
| HIST 1302 | United States History II [TCCN: HIST 1302] | |
| CMST 1315 | Introduction to Public Speaking [TCCN: SPCH 1315] Discipline Foundation Field of Study Course | |
| | Creative Arts (Core, 3 hrs.) | |
| | Life and Physical Sciences Core Course | |
Sophomore Year
First Semester (15 hrs.)
| | Life and Physical Sciences Core Course | |
| | Language, Philosophy and Culture (Core, 3 hrs.) | |
| POLS 2306 | Introductory Texas Politics [TCCN: GOVT 2306] | |
| HRD 4320 | Job Analysis and Design | |
| HRD 3333 | Human Relations | |
Second Semester (15 hrs.)
| HRD 3306 | Team Building | |
| MANA 3320 | Human Resource Management | |
| MANA 3311 | Fundamentals of Management | |
| STEM 3 hours - see University Core for approved courses | |
| | Human Expression Core Course | |
Junior Year
First Semester (15 hrs.)
| HRD 4331 | Workforce and Organizational Development | |
| MANA 4335 | Labor Relations | |
| ACCT 3300 | Accounting and Finance for Small Business and Entrepreneurs | |
| | Social and Behavioral Science (Core, 3 hrs.) | |
| | Elective (3 hours) | |
Second Semester (15 hrs.)
| HRD 4301 | Supervision | |
| MARK 3311 | Principles of Marketing | |
| Upper-division Soules Elective (BLAW 4320 recommended) | |
| Elective 6 hrs | |
Also required: Upper-Division Soules Elective (BLAW 4320 recommended)
Senior Year
First Semester (15 hrs.)
| HRD 3312 | Training and Development | |
| HRD 3342 | Career Development and Human Resource Planning | |
| FINA 3315 | Personal Finance | |
| | Electives (6 hrs.) | |
Second Semester (15 hrs.)
| HRD 3301 | Introduction to HRD and Performance Management Systems | |
| HRD 4372 | Capstone in HRD | |
| HRD 4370 | Undergraduate Internship Program | |
| Elective 6 hrs | |
HRD 4370 NOTE: For students with HRD work experience and departmental approval, an Upper-Leval Elective may be substituted