Human Resources Management BBA
Human resources professionals make sure that their organizations have the necessary talent — the right people — to make the company successful and help it grow. Human resources management includes identifying, recruiting, and selecting new employees, providing training and development for employees, and administering compensation and benefits plans, among other objectives.
Today’s business environment is highly competitive, and companies want to attract and keep the best people. After all, people are at the center of every organization’s ability to succeed.
The Lubar College’s Human Resources Management major will prepare you for an entry-level human resources generalist or specialist position through a curriculum that covers the core of human resources, including staffing, compensation, diversity, training and development, and labor relations.
Program Type
Major
Program Format
On Campus
Human Resources Degree Coursework (21 credits)
Required Course (3 credits)
BUS ADM 444 Human Resources Management
Human Resources Management Core Courses
(12 credits)
Students choose at least four of the following:
BUS ADM 440 Compensation Management
BUS ADM 441 Diversity in Organizations
BUS ADM 445 Training & Development in Organizations
BUS ADM 448 Staffing Human Resources
BUS ADM 547 Employment Law
ECON 415 Economics of Employment and Labor Relations
Human Resources Management Elective Courses
(6 credits)
Students choose two additional courses from the following:
BUS ADM 442 Industrial Psychology
BUS ADM 443 Special Topics in Human Resources Management
BUS ADM 446 Leadership & Team Building
BUS ADM 449 HRM Professional Internship
BUS ADM 541 Cross Cultural Management
COMMUN 300 Interviewers & Interviewing
COMMUN 310 Communication in Organizations
ECON 448 Economics of Human Resources
Students pursuing the Human Resources Management Major will also take Business Foundation Courses and Business Core courses as part of the undergraduate degree.
Additional degree requirements and course descriptions for the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog. Program Checklists and 4-Year Plans can be found on the Undergraduate Student Services MyLubar Resources page.
Human resources management professionals are sought after by all types of businesses and industries. Graduates will work in areas that may include recruiting, training, compensation and benefits, among other employment-related issues.
Average starting salary*: $53,458
* based on survey data collected from UWM students who graduated in Aug. 2023 – May, 2024
Job titles of recent Lubar BBA-HR Management graduates:
Compensation Coordinator
HR Development Associate
Associate Recruiter
Human Resources Coordinator
Talent Acquisition Coordinator
Account Executive
HR Consultant
Companies that have hired recent Lubar BBA-HR Management graduates:
Accenture
Brady Corporation
Goodwill Industries
Harley-Davidson
Kelly OCG
ManpowerGroup
Menards Distribution Center
Mosaic Management Group
Northwestern Mutual
US Bank
WFA Staffing
Lubar management faculty are acknowledged as leaders inside the classroom and within the research community, offering expertise on managing individuals and teams, and developing leaders that make an organization most effective. With knowledge in organizational behavior, human resources management, training and development, performance appraisal, mentoring, diversity, leadership, cross-cultural management, and strategy, our faculty help students create strategies to develop the most important assets that companies have: their employees.
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