School of Commerce and Technology

Human Resources Management Program

Do you have excellent organizational skills? Are you detail-oriented? Would you like to put these strengths to use in the workplace? This degree provides training for skills related to Human Resources Management and prepares you to provide support to companies as well as employees.

Your degree equips you to enter a field with a great deal of growth and opportunity, and helps you advance into management positions in the future.

Human Resources Management Program Overview

• Apply skills, knowledge and abilities in core human resource functions such as human resource information systems, record keeping, compensation and benefits administration, and staffing procedures in an organization
• Use knowledge of human resources management to identify and deal with employee relations issues and to communicate effectively in a work environment
• Understand employment laws and labor relations
• Utilize skills and knowledge in hiring, supervising and training within a human resources department

Program Goals

Upon completion of the program, it is expected that students will be able to:

• Define and understand the founding principles unique to human resources management
• Identify and validate and understanding of the conceptual knowledge of behavior science and general management theories
• Apply knowledge of human resources management to identify and deal with employee issues
• Examine, differentiate, and implement relative employment laws
• Students will have a working knowledge of diversity in the workplace

Human Resources Management Career Opportunities (CIP Code 52.1001)

Human Resource Managers are employed at federal and local government agencies, elementary and secondary schools, general medical and surgical hospitals, corporate offices, and non-profit organizations.

The Human Resources Management program is designed to prepare you for potential employment in the following: (the occupation listed contains a link to information on the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET website).

13-1071.00 - Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists

Accreditation

The Human Resources Management program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Northwestern College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, www.ncahlc.org.

Degree Requirements and Course Offerings

See the Northwestern College Catalog.

Other Program Information

The job placement rate for the Human Resources Management program was unable to be calculated at this time, pending the creation of an approved formula for job placement calculations by the U.S. Department of Education. Upon publication of a formula, this web page will be updated promptly.

During the 2010-2011 Academic Year (July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011), 3 students graduated from the Human Resources Management program at Northwestern College. Of these students, 1 (or 33%) graduated on-time as defined in the Northwestern College catalog. (Part-time students generally take a longer period of time to graduate because they don’t take a full course load; therefore, the graduation rate is lower since part-time students are not considered to have graduated on-time). The median student loan indebtedness of the Human Resources Management program graduates in 2010-2011 was as follows: Federal Stafford Student Loans (subsidized/unsubsidized) - $25,500; Third-Party Private Education Loans - $0; Northwestern College Institutional (GAP) Loan - $0.

The tuition and fees cost for a student starting the Human Resources Management associate degree program as of the 2011-2012 academic year is estimated at $46,365, based upon six academic quarters of full-time tuition at current tuition rates. (Potential future tuition increases cannot be determined at this time, and hence are not factored into this estimate.) Book and supply costs are estimated at $2,400. (The actual cost will vary depending on multiple factors). Northwestern College does not offer on-campus housing. For additional information on college costs, please visit our Financial Aid Cost of Attendance web page.

Program Goals

Upon completion of the program, it is expected that students will be able to: