Human Resources Degree - Kansas City Campus

The human resources major helps students develop, support, and administer personnel in business organizations. Students understand the challenges of employment and staffing; the complexities of compensation and benefits; the policies and programs that promote employee responsibility, production, and satisfaction; and the methods to hire, retain, and terminate employees based on legal policies and ethical parameters, protecting both the rights of workers and the interests of the company. They learn the role of human dynamics in coordinating, training, and supporting a diverse workforce. As coordinators of human capital, students must become adept at communication, critical thinking and problem solving in such areas as data management, systems design, and conflict management within changing organizational structures and unstable economic conditions. Graduates are prepared for support or supervisory personnel positions in a range of corporate, civic, or nonprofit organizations. 

The Curriculum

Liberal Arts Studies Courses

• LAS 30012 Proseminar
• LAS 45012 Graduation Review

Foundation Courses

• ACC 20364 Accounting for Business Operations (or equivalent) 
• ECO 30564 Economics for Managers (or Micro and Macro Economics)
• MAT 20143 Business Math (or equivalent college-level math course) 
• OAD 30763 Business Statistics (or equivalent statistics course) 
• OAD 31664 Business Ethics (or equivalent)   

Major Required Courses 

• ACC 30664  Managerial Accounting or OAD 40264 Planning & Budgeting
• OAD 30063  Behavior in Organizations or OAD 30563  Management 
• OAD 30264  Employment Law and Policies 
• OAD 32563  Human Resource Administration 
• OAD 32864  Employment and Staffing 
• OAD 41564  Compensation and Benefits 
• OAD 41764  Training and Development
• OAD 49200  Seminar in Applied Human Resources (Capstone Course)