Organizational Management (BAS), Human Resource Management Specialization
Previous Degree Required: A.S./A.A.
Eligible for Financial Aid: Yes
Delivery Method(s): Hybrid, Online
Location(s): Cocoa, Melbourne, Palm Bay, Titusville, Online
Additional Limited Access Application Process Required: No
Program Testing Requirements: Not Required
Academic Community: BUSN
Program Code: OMBSHRMG
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code: 52.0299
Florida Department of Education CIP Code: 1105202991
This is a specialization of the BAS Organizational Management degree.
The Human Resource Specialization is designed to prepare students for roles as human resource specialists, compensation and benefits administrators, trainers and succession planners, as well as corporate recruiters. Students can also expect to complete coursework and projects in alignment with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) certifications: SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) and SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP). These certifications may require additional assessments by an outside agency and confirmation of an active, current role in the human resources field.
Refer to the Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) overview page to find information about admission, graduation, general education and other requirements. Students who need technical electives will work with a bachelor’s advisor to determine the courses best suited to their plan of study.
Visit the program page for more information.
Program of Study
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 60 | |
| Complete Associate Degree | ||
| General Education or Technical Concentration | 21 | |
| General Education (for A.S. degree students) or Technical Concentration (for A.A. degree students) | ||
| Organizational Management - Core Courses | ||
| ACG 3024 | Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| BUL 3130 | Legal, Ethical, and Social Aspects of Business | 3 |
| GEB 3213 | Foundations of Managerial Communications | 3 |
| MAN 3240 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MAN 3303 | Management and Leadership | 3 |
| MAN 4301 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| ECP 3530 | Economics of Health and Healthcare Policy | 3 |
| or ECP 3703 | Managerial Economics | |
| FIN 3402 | Financial Management | 3 |
| or QMB 3250 | Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions | |
| Human Resource Management Specialization | ||
| MAN 4320 | Human Resource Recruitment and Selection | 3 |
| MAN 4330 | Compensation Management | 3 |
| MAN 4350 | Human Resource Professional Development | 3 |
| MAN 4401 | Employer and Labor Relations | 3 |
| MAN 4901 | Capstone - Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
In accordance with Florida Statute and Florida Administrative Code, students must
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Satisfy the foreign language competency requirement
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Satisfy the Civic Literacy Graduation Requirement.
Course Sequence
Below is the recommended sequence for taking courses in this degree. Using this guide and meeting with your assigned advisor each term is the key to successful program completion.
Please note that course prerequisites, including required developmental math, reading, or writing, need to be completed to continue on to the more advanced course. Click on the course number to see the requirements.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACG 3024 | Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| ECP 3703 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| GEB 3213 | Foundations of Managerial Communications | 3 |
| MAN 4301 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MAN 3240 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MAN 4320 | Human Resource Recruitment and Selection | 3 |
| MAN 4330 | Compensation Management | 3 |
| Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
| FIN 3402 | Financial Management | 3 |
| or QMB 3250 | Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions | |
| MAN 3303 | Management and Leadership | 3 |
| BUL 3130 | Legal, Ethical, and Social Aspects of Business | 3 |
| MAN 4350 | Human Resource Professional Development | 3 |
| MAN 4401 | Employer and Labor Relations | 3 |
| Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
| MAN 4901 | Capstone - Human Resource Management 2 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 60 | |
- 1
Select 21 credits to meet the general education requirement or technical elective requirement. Work with a bachelor's advisor to determine the courses needed.
- 2
Capstone course is to be taken in student’s final term.
- Design Human Resource Management (HRM) systems and processes for all core Human Resource functions.
- Core Ability Supported: Process Information
- Develop HR strategic planning and manpower requirements for the employee recruitment and selection process.
- Core Ability Supported: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Develop HRM assessment protocols ensuring adequacy and effectiveness of the employee recruitment and retention process.
- Core Ability Supported: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Formulate HR policies ensuring adequacy and compliance with all established legal requirements.
- Core Ability Supported: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Create strategic work design methods for job analysis and design while providing for job enlargement, enrichment, and rotation requirements.
- Core Ability Supported: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Design training and development programs providing for skills or needs assessment, instructional design, training deployment, and evaluation methods.
- Core Ability Supported: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Create methods for career development, mentoring, and succession planning ensuring strategic planning and manpower continuity.
- Core Ability Supported: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Develop the performance measurement process (PMP), appraisal forms, feedback procedures, and corrective action protocols.
- Core Ability Supported: Communicate Effectively
- Design compensation, benefits, and reward systems facilitating attraction, development, motivation, and retention of the workforce.
- Core Ability Supported: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Develop labor-management practices fostering a productive work environment. Implement HR information systems (HRIS) supporting the efficient collection, retention, and management of employee data.
- Core Ability Supported: Work Cooperatively
- Create HR procedures for risk management ensuring a safe and secure working environment while mitigating liability.
- Core Ability Supported: Model Ethical and Civic Responsibility
- Apply ethical practices in a business environment.
- Core Ability Supported: Model Ethical and Civic Responsibility
- Demonstrate financial management, capital budgeting, and assets management skills expected of an organizational manager.
- Core Ability Supported: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Demonstrate written and oral presentation skills expected of an organizational manager.
- Core Ability Supported: Communicate Effectively
- Demonstrate knowledge of appraisal and evaluation techniques for employee performance and commitment within the organization.
- Core Ability Supported: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Apply management and leadership theories and practice in program and resource management.
- Core Ability Supported: Process Information
- Demonstrate the techniques leaders use to motivate and evaluate individuals and teams.
- Core Ability Supported: Work Cooperatively