Over the last few years, our understanding of the workplace has shifted rapidly. One thing, however, remains the same: a company's most valuable asset is talent. Keeping employees engaged and performing at their best is the key to the success of any organization.
This is where human resources professionals come in. If you are looking to innovate how organizations foster a successful working environment, a minor in human resource management will enhance your bachelor's degree. Find out how you can help maximize the human potential of any company.
Why Study Human Resource Management?
Human resource management courses allow you to focus on the tools and skills necessary to lead organizational change. The curriculum is designed to teach you strategic aspects of the field. The projects you complete will help you develop approaches to secure positive outcomes for both the organization and the employee. You will also learn how to analyze performance measurement, human resource management metrics and compensation.
What You’ll Learn
Building effective teams
Compensation and benefits
Human resource management
Human resource strategy
Organizational behavior
Talent recruitment and attrition
Workplace safety and health
Review the full curriculum below.
Students are required to complete the following courses:
OS286/PY286/EM286 Organizational Behavior
OS352 Strategic Human Resource Management
OS452 Advanced Human Resource Management
The remaining two courses will be chosen from the following:
EC475 Personnel Economics
EHS309 Introduction to Environmental and Occupational Health
EHS330 Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
LW466 Law of the Workplace
OS466 Negotiations and Relationship Management
Coursework centers around the tools and approaches human resources professionals use on a daily basis. Various co-curricular and extracurricular activities help you build additional experience.
The minor takes the basic topics learned in core business classes to the next level. We dove deeper into employee rights and learned how to implement HR policies to assist those in need and in protected classes. The professors bring a large amount of real-world experiences to the classroom.
Micah Larrow '19BS in Global Supply Chain Management with a minor in human resource management
Career Possibilities
Students have found success in many roles, including as a:
Compensation analyst
Diversity officer
Human resources coordinator
Human resources manager
Recruiter
Employers
Our students have found that their skills are in high demand. The Clarkson Class of 2022 had a 96-percent placement rate, with an average starting salary of roughly $69,000 for graduates of the program.
Some of the most recent employers of Reh School of Business students include:
