Faculty

John Volpe, Assistant Professor of Economics (Program Director)
V.R. Nemani, Associate Professor of Business Administration
Sheila Barry-Oliver, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
John Haskins, Assistant Professor of Business Administration

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Description

The Management of Human Resources major prepares individuals to assume positions in the human resource function within business, government, and nonprofit organizations. Emphasis is placed on developing in students both a broad human resources perspective as well as some familiarity with the technical aspects of performing human resources and human resource programs. This program supports a major in Management of Human Resources in the School of Professional Studies. A minor is not offered.

Students electing this major select three courses (9 credits) from the human resource management concentration within the Master of Science in Administration (M.S.A.) graduate program, which will count toward partial fulfillment of the M.S.A. Organizational Management degree with a concentration in Human Resource Management.

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Major Requirements

Required Courses (36 credits)

ALL of the following courses:

BADM 371 Human Resource Management
BADM 373 Organizational Behavior
BADM 375 Introduction to Organizational Development
COM 201 Fundamentals Interpersonal Communication
COM 315 Management Communication
COM 325 Intercultural Communication
ECON 226 Labor Economics
PHIL 253 Business and Professional Ethics
PSYC 315 Psychology of Group Behavior

THREE of the following courses:

ADMN 671 Performance Management
ADMN 672 Organizational Staffing
ADMN 673 Key Legal Issues in Human Resource Management
ADMN 675 Staff Development and Training
ADMN 676 Compensation and Benefits
ADMN 678 Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
ADMN 679 Diversity in the Workplace

Senior Comprehensive Portfolio 

Students must submit a Senior Comprehensive Portfolio Assessment Project prior to graduation and must receive a passing grade in order to graduate. Specific requirements and due dates (usually the end of January) are distributed to seniors in the fall semester of their graduation year. To prepare for the portfolio, students should keep copies of all written course work, graded papers, and exams.

Course Selection & Planning
Students should obtain a Management of Human Resources “Suggested Sequencing” sheet from advisors in the School of Professional Studies. This sheet suggests an overall plan for the timely sequencing of the various required and elective courses in the program.

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Program Policies

Advanced Placement: Credit earned through AP exams may not be applied toward the major.

CLEP Policy: Students wishing to receive credit for CLEP examinations should contact the program faculty.

Grades in Major Courses: Students are required to earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in all courses counted to fulfill requirements for the major or minor.

Pass/No Pass: The pass/no pass grading option is not accepted in courses to be applied for the major or minor.

Senior Assessment: Students must prepare and complete the senior compres.

Study Abroad: Students are encouraged to plan their studies to allow for the possibility of study abroad to obtain a greater understanding of how global economic, political, environmental, social, and cultural issues influence domestic and multinational organizations. Prior discussions with the program director are necessary to ensure that the courses taken abroad may be applied toward major credit. 

TELL Policy: The Accounting Program encourages students with substantial experiential learning to apply for TELL credits in accounting.

Transfer Credits: Students may apply transfer credit toward the major if the transferred courses parallel those required for the major. Transfer students who elect this major must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours in major courses at Trinity College.

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Course Descriptions

Link to Business Administration Catalog Page Course Descriptions

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