The last few years have shown that effective human resource management (HRM) is critical to the ongoing growth and success of organizations. As organizations have dealt with a stream of challenges including evolving workforce priorities - including new modalities of work, geopolitical issues, and the emergence of generative AI in the workplace, ensuring that their human capital was up to the challenge has been critical. Effective HRM ensures that organizations have the right people with the right skills working in the right systems to drive current and future organizational success. To educate future HR professionals capable of delivering on this promise, our HRM program is built around a robust curriculum integrating relevant HR content knowledge and professional skills with a contemporary data-driven perspective that organizations value.
Undergraduate Major in Human Resource Management
For undergraduate curriculum in business, major in human resource management.
The Department of Management and Entrepreneurship offers a major in human resource management. Students will complete the general education requirements (including business foundation courses), supporting courses/major prerequisites, business core requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree, and 21 additional credits in the major.
The HRM program is designed to deliver a well-rounded professional education by equipping students with technical expertise in key functional areas such as talent acquisition, learning and development, continuous performance management, compliance and risk management, and strategic and integrated rewards. Additionally, the program focuses on developing essential soft skills, including professionalism, relationship management, business partnering, teamwork and collaboration, listening, and leadership. Furthermore, it enhances students’ critical and analytical thinking, data interpretation, and communication skills, ensuring they are well-prepared for the dynamic field of contemporary human resource management.
For more information on the undergraduate major in Human Resource Management, please visit: https://www.ivybusiness.iastate.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/human-resource-management/.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon graduation, undergraduate students majoring in Human Resource Management will:
- Be effective communicators.
- Be effective collaborators.
- Be problem solvers.
- Understand business concepts.
- Recognize ethical and legal responsibilities to organizations.
Curriculum:
In addition to the basic business degree requirements (https://catalog.iastate.edu/collegeofbusiness/#curriculuminbusinesstext), human resource management majors must also complete:
| Required Courses (18 credits): | ||
| MGMT 4710 | Introduction to Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGMT 4720 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organizations | 3 |
| MGMT 4730 | Evidence-Based Decision Making in Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGMT 4750 | Employment Law for Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGMT 4740 | Compensation and Benefits | 3 |
| MGMT 4760 | Applied Projects in Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Elective Courses (3 credits): | ||
| MGMT 3200 | Corporate Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MGMT 4700 | Leadership and Change Management | 3 |
| MGMT 4220 | Negotiation and Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| MIS 4360 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 3 |
Total Credits: 21
Students are limited to three business majors/degrees/certificates/minors within the Ivy College of Business. This limit is on business majors/degrees/certificates/minors only and does not apply to multiple majors/degrees/certificates/minors taken outside the Ivy College of Business.
Human Resource Management, B.S.
Sample 4-Year Plan (Your plan may differ)
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BUSAD 1020 or 1030 | 1 | ECON 1020 | 3 |
| ECON 1010 | 3 | STAT 2260 | 3 |
| COMS 1130 | 3 | PHIL 2300 | 3 |
| ENGL 1500 | 3 | ACCT 2840 | 3 |
| MATH 1500 | 3 | Global/International Perspective@ | 3 |
| LIB 1600 | 1 | BUSAD 2030 | 1 |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ACCT 2850 | 3 | SPCM 3120 | 3 |
| MGMT 3710 | 3 | ACCT 2150 | 3 |
| MATH 1510 | 3 | ENTSP 3100 | 3 |
| ENGL 2500 | 3 | Core Business Course | 3 |
| Natural Science | 3 | HUM/SOC SCI | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ENGL 3020 | 3 | MGMT 4730 | 3 |
| Core Business Course | 6 | MGMT 4750 | 3 |
| MGMT 4710 | 3 | Core Business Course | 6 |
| MGMT 4720* | 3 | HUM/SOC SCI | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MGMT 4740 | 3 | MGMT 4780# | 3 |
| HRM Elective | 3 | MGMT 4760 | 3 |
| Global/International Perspective@ | 3 | HUM/SOC SCI | 3 |
| General Electives | 8 | General Electives | 6 |
| 17 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits: 122 | |||
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Courses in these requirements may also be used as Global Perspective.
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MGMT 4720 satisfies the U.S. Cultures and Communities requirement
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Must have credit or enrollment in all core courses listed above, except for MGMT 3720, plus senior standing, in order to enroll in MGMT 4780.
Graduation Requirements:
1. Grade of “C” or higher in at least 30 credits of Core and Major courses.
2. 42 credits of 3000+ level courses from a four-year institution.
3. 50% of required Business courses must be earned at ISU.
4. At least 32 credits and the LAST 32 credits must be earned at ISU (exceptions for study abroad and internship may be requested).
5. 122 Credits minimum and a Cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 with no quality point deficiencies.
6. A grade of C or better in ENGL 2500 required, and also in one other required ENGL course.
7. All 3000-level and higher business credits must be earned at a four-year college.
8. Multiple business majors must have at least 15 distinct credits in each of the major requirements; when applicable, one course can be shared between business majors; see your advisor regarding multiple business degree requirements.
Graduate Programs
The Department of Management and Entrepreneurship participates in the PhD in Business and Technology program.
PhD in Business and Technology
The PhD in Business and Technology with a Management (MGMT) specialization is a 74-credit (minimum) curriculum that will prepare students to conduct and publish scholarly research in management, including the sub-fields of strategy, organizational behavior, and human resource management. In addition to curriculum in these core areas, students will also take courses in research methods and the closely related area of entrepreneurship.
The goal of this program is to prepare students to compete for tenure-track positions at leading research universities in the United States and abroad. As a doctoral candidate, students will learn how to conduct impactful research, and they are expected to develop a research pipeline and publish their work in top academic journals before entering the job market.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon graduation, PhD students will be able to:
- Understand and advance knowledge.
- Create knowledge through original research.
- Teach effectively in an institution of higher education.
For more information about the PhD program with a specialization in Management, please visit: https://www.ivybusiness.iastate.edu/academics/phd-program/management/.