Business: Human Resource Management (A.A.S.)
HEGIS: 5004
SUNY CODE: 1325
This program prepares students for entry-level human resource management positions in such areas as employee benefits, recruiting, job analysis, compensation, employee welfare coordination and training.
The goals of this program are to:
- prepare students for a variety of entry-level employment in Human Resource Management and for continuing education in a number of fields; and
- permit students to build their academic credentials and acquire career-specific skills and expertise.
Successful graduates from this program will be able to:
- identify potential human resource management entry-level opportunities and identify different career choices in human resource management; and
- write and perform job evaluations, complete job analysis, write job descriptions, understand employee compensation & benefits issues, and understand labor laws and health and safety Issues.
Career Opportunities/Transfer Information
Graduates find employment in public and private institutions. While not designed as a transfer program, graduates can go on to four-year programs at SUNY Oswego, SUNY Polytechnic Institute and many other colleges and universities.
Program of Study
1st Year
1st Semester
| BU 104 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| BU 111 | Business Organization & Management | 3 |
| BU 251 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| EN 111 | College Writing | 3 |
| FS 100 | First Year Student Seminar | 1 |
| | Science Selective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
2nd Semester
| BU 112 | Business Communications | 3 |
| BU 141 | Intro Marketing | 3 |
| EN 112 | College Literature | 3 |
| | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Selective | 3 |
| | Mathematics Selective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
DEISJ Selective: Student may select any Liberal Arts course from the DEISJ category.
2nd Year
3rd Semester
| BU 232 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BU 252 | Compensation, Benefits & Law | 3 |
| BU 254 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| IS 115 | Computer Applications I | 3 |
| SS 185 | Intro Macroeconomics | 3 |
| | Physical Education Activity | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
4th Semester
| BU 233 | Bus Applications & Strategies | 3 |
| BU 250 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| BU 253 | Human Resources Selection and Performance Evaluation | 3 |
| IS 117 | Computer Applications II | 3 |
| | US History and Civic Engagement Selective | 3 |
| | Physical Education Activity | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Total Credit Hours: 64
This program may be completed entirely online. For more information: www.herkimer.edu/ia
For more information, contact the Academic Division at (315) 866-0300, ext. 8240 or toll free 1-844-GO-4-HERK, ext. 8240.
Apply here: www.herkimer.edu/apply