Human Resources

The Difference:

The human resource management program emphasizes effective, leading-edge human resources management in all organizational settings.

The purpose of the sequence is to provide students with skills and knowledge in human resource management consistent with the current needs of organizations. Students electing this sequence will acquire specific, in-depth skills necessary to assist organizations in the effective utilization of employee skills and talents.

Faculty members combine academic backgrounds with practical experience, and most courses are active, participative, and experiential. The Illinois State HRM sequence offers a number of specialized courses to prepare students for entry positions in personnel or human resources departments and to provide the broad background needed for long-term career success. Students study compensation, employee and labor relations, recruitment and selection, performance evaluation, career management, strategic human resource planning, and human resource development. In addition, they acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively assist organizations in changing employee values, norms, and behaviors consistent with emerging or new organization cultures.

The field of human resources management is growing in importance as organizations of all kinds focus increasing attention on the role of individuals and groups in organization culture and performance. People issues are critical to the production of quality goods and services, customer satisfaction, and long-term organizational viability. Graduates are employed as human resource specialists, human resource generalist, benefits administrators, compensation analysts, employee relations specialists, corporate recruiters, personnel directors, personnel assistants, trainers, quality control specialists, human resource managers, and many other occupations.

Plan of Study

Suggested plans of study are developed by academic advisors to show students what a typical semester by semester progression might look like for majors in the College of Business.

Graduation Checklist

Checklists are created by academic advisors to show the academic requirements for each major in the College of Business. Checklists are listed by major and catalog year.