HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
The human resource management (HRM)
major prepares you to perform functions relating
to the need of organizations to attract the most
qualified employees and to match them to the jobs
for which they are best suited.
Human resource management professionals are
involved in the recruiting, interviewing, and hiring
of new employees. They also may design and
deliver training programs to improve employee
performance and design and oversee the use of
performance appraisal systems, establish and
maintain a firm’s pay and benefits system, and deal
with employee grievances and discipline issues.
These activities all require extensive knowledge of
the firm, the jobs that employees hold, as well as
the legal environment. HRM professionals are
employed in the private and public sectors as well
as in for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.
HRM classes at Wichita State University are
offered in the W. Frank Barton School of
Business, which is accredited by AACSB
International—the Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business—a distinction held
by only 31 percent of the nation’s business
schools.
The HRM program prepares you to meet the
accreditation requirements for human resource
professionals as outlined by the Society for
Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Many students from Wichita State have
received outstanding student awards from the
Society for Human Resource Management – a
record that speaks well of our program and the
students we attract. The WSU Student Chapter
of SHRM is very active and can help students
make important professional contacts.
The HRM major requires courses in HR
Staffing, Training and Development,
Compensation and Benefits, and Labor
Relations. Other general management courses
may be used to complete the degree
requirements. Through the University’s
Cooperative Education and Work-Based
Learning Program, you may be employed in
work related to your major and earn up to three
credit hours for the experience. You will also be
assigned a faculty adviser to help you relate your
work experiences to your academic studies.
All students are encouraged to take advantage
of one or more of the following opportunities
available at WSU to expand your learning
experiences as a student: Career Network
Experience, Cooperative Education, Internships,
National Student Exchange, or Study Abroad.
 General Education and Additional Non-business Requirements Business Core Requirements
Basic Skills† Minimum number Minimum number Becoming a Business Student I∞ 1
(12 hours minimum) of courses of credit hours Becoming a Business Student II 1
English Composition (English 101 and 102) 2 6 Financial Accounting 3
Public Speaking (Communication 111) 1 3 Managerial Accounting 3
College Algebra (Mathematics 111) 1 3 Business Software 3
† (Note: The above must be completed in the first 48 hours of The Entrepreneurial Experience 3
college coursework with a grade of C or better.) 4 12 Principles of Management 3
Marketing 3
Fine Arts and Humanities Finance 3
(12 hours minimum) Production and Operations Management 3
One introductory course from a fine arts discipline 1 3 Legal Environment of Business 3
One introductory course from each of two different 2 6 Management Information Systems 3
humanities disciplines International Business 3
Plus a second course from the same discipline as one of 1 3 Strategic Management 3
the introductory courses or an issues and perspectives
course 4 12 Total Hours for Business Core 38

Social and Behavioral Sciences ∞This course meets the orientation requirement.
(9 hours minimum)
Macroeconomics 1 3
Microeconomics 1 3
General Psychology or Introduction to Sociology 1 3 Requirements for the Major
Required courses:
Fundamentals of Human Resource
3 9 Management 3
Labor Relations 3
Mathematics and Natural Sciences Human Resource Staffing 3
(9 hours minimum) Compensation 3
Business Calculus or Calculus I 1 3 Training and Development 3
One introductory course from biology, chemistry, geology, 1 3
or physics Directed major electives: 6
Plus a second course from the same discipline as one of 1 3 (Choose two of the following):
the introductory course or an issues and perspectives Leading and Motivating
course 3 9 Communicating Effectively in Organizations
Designing Effective Organizations
Required Non-business Courses Managing Workplace Diversity
Business Statistics 1 3 Coaching, Developing and Mentoring
Statistical Software Applications 1 1 Building Effective Work Teams
Non-business electives 1-6 6
Total Credit Hours for the Major 21
10

Total minimum requirements 52

Electives (business or non-business) 13

Please note: The Barton School of Business requires that 50 percent of the business core and
business major courses be completed at Wichita State University. Students must complete a minimum For More Information
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