BBA in Human Resource Management

Why choose the human resource management program at North Central College?

North Central integrates traditional business courses with additional coursework to understand "what makes people tick-" and breed future HR professionals to know how to handle employee relations. Our human resource program teaches students to identify and leverage best HR practices and best fit to attract, retain, motivate and meet business goals as a professional Human Resources manager. Drawing out the best and creating a productive work environment.

Our Human Resources degree program teaches the core fundamentals of becoming a human resources manager. It also prepares students for real-world HR training so students will learn to work in private organizations or government sectors. Those interested in a graduate program may pursue the MBA or MA in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

You can also:

• Apply what you’ve learned in class through campus organizations.
• Travel, study, and work internationally through our education abroad and international internship programs.
• Identify job opportunities through faculty and alumni networks and our Career Development Center.
• Human Resource Management prepares students to manage the employees of organizations in the private or government sectors. Students learn the legal, theoretical and practical aspects of staffing, motivating, rewarding, assessing performance, and disciplining employees in union and non-union settings. Those interested in graduate studies may pursue the MBA, MA in Industrial Relations, or MA in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Major Requirements

Common SBE Core

• SBEN 100 - Globalization and Society
• ACCT 201 - Financial Accounting
• ACCT 202 - Managerial Accounting
• BUSN 205 - Business Law and Ethics
• BUSN 265 - Business and Economics Statistics
• BUSN 485 - Business Strategy
• ECON 200 - Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 205 - Principles of Macroeconomics
• FINA 350 - Corporate Finance
• MGMT 305 - Management and Organizational Behavior
• MKTG 300 - Principles of Marketing

Human Resource Management Courses

• MGMT 345 - Human Resource Management
• MGMT 355 - Training and Development
• MGMT 445 - Staffing and Employment Law
• MGMT 455 - Compensation and Performance Management

One of the following:

• COMM 317 - Intercultural Communication
• MGMT 465 - International Human Resource Management
• MKTG 370 - Marketing Research
• PSYC 270 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• PSYC 320 - Personality

A North Central education integrates career preparation with rich academic study. Our Human Resources Department encourages you to refine and apply your knowledge in an interconnected world. Here you'll learn to think independently and work globally to solve an organization's problems concerning employee relations and lead.

Internships

Students interned at the following organizations:

• Arete Event Staffing
• District 228
• DuPage Children’s Museum
• Fastenal
• Flavorchem Corporation
• Geneseo
• Good Samaritan
• Genesis Healthy Systems
• Hammond Henry Hospital
• Hendrickson Bumper and Trim
• Johnson Service Group
• Jonathan Wesley Inc.
• Northwestern Medicine
• State Farm Insurance
• Toys R Us Warehouse
• Village of Schaumburg HR Department

Careers

HR Management Graduates employed with the following companies:

• Aquilon Energy Services, Inc.
• DeVry Education Group
• Eclipse Telecom, LLC
• Flavorchem Corporation
• Genesis
• Johnson Service Group, Inc.
• JRi Shocks/MSI Defense Solutions
• Kohl’s
• Military Deli & Bakery Services
• Motorola Marketing Solutions
• Northwestern Medicine