Program Description
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) in Human Resource Management degree builds skills and knowledge related to organizational behavior, labor relations and compensation management.
Delivery Mode
Traditional (on campus)
Curriculum
The following eight-semester schedule of courses provides a recommended framework for completing this program of study in four years.
| Course | Credits |
| Freshman Year | |
| First Semester | 16 |
| ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ENG 101 English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 181 College Algebra | 3 |
| UNI 100 First-Year Seminar | 1 |
| General Education Courses/Electives | 6 |
| Second Semester | 15 |
| BUS 281 Management Science I | 3 |
| ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ENG 211 Business Writing I | 3 |
| PSY 100 General Psychology | 3 |
| General Education Course/Elective | 3 |
| Sophomore Year | |
| Third Semester | 15 |
| ACC 200 Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 242 Business Law I | 3 |
| CDC 101 Public Speaking | 3 |
| MAT 225 Business Statistics | 3 |
| General Education Course/Elective | 3 |
| Fourth Semester | 15 |
| ACC 321 Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 381 Management Science II | 3 |
| MGT 300 Principles of Management | 3 |
| MKT 300 Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| General Education Course/Elective | 3 |
| Junior Year | |
| Fifth Semester | 15 |
| FIN 301 Financial Management | 3 |
| MIS 201 Management Info Systems | 3 |
| Concentration/Business Electives | 6 |
| General Education Course/Elective | 3 |
| Sixth Semester | 15 |
| Concentration/Business Electives | 9 |
| General Education Course/Electives | 6 |
| Senior Year | |
| Seventh Semester | 15 |
| BUS 499 Integrated Strat. Capstone | 3 |
| Concentration/Business Electives | 9 |
| General Education Course/Elective | 3 |
| Eighth Semester | 15 |
| Concentration/Business Electives | 9 |
| General Education Course/Elective | 6 |
| Total | 120 |
Program Requirements
Business Core Courses (30 credits)
- ACC 200 Financial Accounting
- ACC 321 Managerial Accounting
- BUS 242 Business Law I
- BUS 381 Management Science II
- BUS 499 Integrated Strategic Capstone
- ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
- FIN 301 Financial Management
- MGT 300 Principles of Management
- MKT 300 Principles of Marketing
Required Major Courses (18 credits)
- BUS 342 Business, Society and Government OR BUS 345 Business Ethics
- HRM 300 Principles of Human Resource Management
- HRM 310 Compensation Management
- HRM 330 Labor Relations
- MIS/HRM 322 Human Resource Information Systems
- HRM 400 Human Resource Strat. and Plan.
Related Electives (9 credits)
- HRM 492 HRM Internship
- ACC, BUS, ECO, FIN, HRM, MGT, MIS or MKT courses, 300-level or above not already required or included in the Business Core or Required Major Courses above
Required Minor/Certificate (12 credits*)
- Students select one of the following minors or certificates: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Forensic Accounting, Management, Management Information Systems or Marketing or the Certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship or Certificate in Spanish for Business. Students may select a different minor or certificate, with the approval of their adviser, in which case the 9 credits of Related Electives may be fulfilled with courses required for the minor.
* These minors are 21 credits; however, 9 of these credits are required in the “Business Core Courses” above. The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Certificate requires 15 credits; however, 3 credits are included in the major courses above.
Note: All students must complete a special experience course, a laboratory course and two writing-intensive courses.
Program Webpage
https://www.calu.edu/academics/undergraduate/bachelors/human-resource-management/index.aspx