Our Human Resource Management Specialization can be earned in an online or hybrid1 format as a part of the following bachelor's degree programs in business:
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Bachelor’s Degree Specialization in Human Resource Management
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Take the next step toward your future in Human Resource Management. Connect with your dedicated Admissions Representative to find out more.
Minimum Completion Time*
Normal Completion Time**
*Minimum schedule does not include breaks and assumes 3 semesters of year-round, full-time enrollment in 12-19 credit hours a semester per 12 month period.
**Normal schedule assumes 2 semesters of enrollment in 12-19 credit hours per semester per 12 month period.
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Administration and Management
Understand the fundamental management theories that drive organizations and programs forward. Develop skills in leadership, planning, project management and resource management. -
Employment Law
Study federal and state laws as they affect the human resource function, including equal employment opportunity, employment agreements, wage and overtime payment, and other regulatory issues. -
Human Resource Information Systems
Explore the technology options available for managing the human resource function. -
Strategic Staffing
Recruit, select, train and retain employees to achieve organizational goals.
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Training and Development
Improve individual and corporate effectiveness through training needs analyses, implementation planning and outcomes assessment. -
Compensation and Benefits
Use pay systems and benefit plans to achieve corporate goals. Learn about compensation design, analysis and evaluation relative to legally required and voluntary benefit options. -
Conflict Resolution
Handle complaints, settle disputes, resolve grievances and reach mutually acceptable compromises with others. -
Compliance Evaluation
Use relevant information and individual judgment to determine that events or processes comply with laws, regulations or standards.
The Bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration, Business Management and Technical Management, when completed with the Specialization in Human Resource Management, fully aligns with the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. www.shrm.org.
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2023 - 2024 Academic Catalog
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*Minimum schedule does not include breaks and assumes 3 semesters of year-round, full-time enrollment in 12-19 credit hours a semester per 12 month period.
**Normal schedule assumes 2 semesters of enrollment in 12-19 credit hours per semester per 12 month period.
1Program, course, and extended classroom availability vary by location. In site-based programs, students will be required to take a substantial amount of coursework online to complete their program.
2DeVry University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), www.hlcommission.org. Keller Graduate School of Management is included in this accreditation.
3Conferral and Assessment Data - Available for all of DeVry and Keller's ACBSP accredited programs. For a full list of DeVry University's business and accounting degree programs accredited by ACBSP, please see the Accreditation page.
4At the time of application to the next credential level, an evaluation of qualifying transfer credit will occur and the most beneficial outcome will be applied. Future programmatic changes could impact the application of credits to a future program. Refer to the academic catalog for details.
5Growth projected on a national level. Local growth will vary by location. BLS projections are not specific to DeVry University students or graduates and may include earners at all stages of their career and not just entry level. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
6Scholarships are available to those who apply and qualify. Click here for more information, including any requirements or restrictions. Students may participate in only one DeVry University-based scholarship, grant or group tuition benefit program at a time. Those who qualify for more than one program will be presumed to accept the program with the highest reduction per session cost, unless the student confirms their desire to participate in a different program in writing prior to starting classes at DeVry. Scholarship and grant terms and eligibility conditions are subject to change.