Human Resources at the Moore School
- Focuses on organizations, behavior in organizations and how organizations evolve or are changed
- Explores topics such as leadership, managing change and diversity, ethical behavior, teamwork and the coordination, and alignment of multiple functional areas
This major is a good fit if you...
- Want a broad-based business education
- Are a people person or have strong leadership qualities
- Are interested in management and human resources
Why should you enroll?
- HR majors find careers across a wide range of business sectors.
- Training in management is valuable across all industry sectors.
Overview
Degree requirements: 122 hours
Major requirements: 61 hours
Students must take 15 hours from the following list of courses:
- MGMT 374 — Strategic Human Resource Management
- MGMT 376 — Employee Engagement
- MGMT 401 — Negotiation and Conflict in the Workplace
- MGMT 402 — Managing Teams in the Workplace
- MGMT 403 — Leadership in Organizations
- MGMT 404 — Compensation and Retention
- MGMT 405 — Talent Management
- MGMT 406 — International Human Resource Management
- MGMT 407 — Corporate Social Responsibility and Stakeholder Management
- MGMT 408 — Diversity and Inclusion
- MGMT 425 — HR Analytics
- MGMT 431 — Intercultural Competencies for Working in International Teams
- MGMT 472 — Entrepreneurship and Small Business
- MGMT 476 — Collective Bargaining
- MGMT 499 — Business Internship in Management
Note: In fulfilling the 15-hour requirement, students must take MGMT 374 and at least one of the following courses:
- MGMT 376 — Organization Behavior
- MGMT 401 — Negotiation and Conflict in the Workplace
- MGMT 402 — Managing Teams in the Workplace
- MGMT 403 — Leadership in Organizations
- MGMT 408 — Diversity and Inclusion
- MGMT 425 — HR Analytics
All majors are required to take Carolina Core classes to develop problem-solving skills and explore world cultures, history, languages and art. Business students also complete the Business Core Curriculum, which covers the basics for success in advanced business courses. Courses common to all programs include business communications, statistics, international business, accounting, economics, computer applications and business law.
1. CMW: Carolina Core Effective, Engaged and Persuasive Communication: Writing (6 hours)
Must be passed with a grade of "C" or higher.
ARP: Carolina Core Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving (6-7 hours)
Must be passed with a grade of "C" or higher.
- MATH 122 — Calculus for Business Administration and Social Sciences or MATH 141
- and
- STAT 206 — Elementary Statistics for Business
SCI: Carolina Core Scientific Literacy (7 hours)
- Two approved Carolina Core Scientific Literacy courses including one laboratory course
Students shall demonstrate in one Foreign Language the ability to comprehend the topic and the main ideas in written and, with the exception of Latin and Ancient Greek, spoken texts on familiar subjects. This ability can be demonstrated by achieving a score of two or better on a USC foreign language test. Those failing to do so must satisfactorily complete equivalent study of foreign language at USC. CC-GFL courses
GHS: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking CC-GHS courses
GSS: Carolina Core Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences
(3 hours)AIU: Carolina Core Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding (3 hours) CC-GSS courses
AIU: Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding (0-33 hours) CC-AIU courses
CMS: Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component* (0-3 hours)
CC-CMS courses
INF: Information Literacy* (0-3 hours) CC-INF courses
VSR: Values, Ethics and Social Responsibility* (0-3 hours)
*Course can be Stand Alone or Overlay — Overlay-approved courses offer students the option of meeting two Carolina Core components in a single course. A maximum of two overlays is allowed. The total Carolina Core credit hours must add up to a minimum of 31 hours. Some programs may have a higher number of minimum Carolina Core hours due to specified requirements.
- ACCT 225 — Introduction to Financial Accounting
- ACCT 226 — Introduction to Managerial Accounting
- ACCT 324 — Survey of Commercial Law
- BADM 301 — Business Careers in the Global Economy
- ECON 221 — Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 222 — Principles of Macroeconomics
- FINA 363 — Introduction to Finance
- MGMT 250 — Professional Communication
- MGMT 371 — Principles of Management
- MGMT 478 — Strategic Management
- MGSC 290 — Computer Information Systems in Business
- MGSC 291 — Applied Statistics for Business
- MGSC 395 — Operations Management
- MKTG 350 — Principles of Marketing
The program requires 9 hours of course work with international content that may be
completed through other degree requirements. Three hours must be taken from an approved
list of courses offered by the Moore School of Business which contain international
business or international economics content. The following course options can also
be used to satisfy the 3 credit hours of this requirement: approved course work containing
international business or international economics content, taken at a semester abroad
program; an approved Maymester or summer overseas course containing international
business or international economics content; an approved internship course in international
business wherein a student would obtain discipline-related work experience in a foreign
country; or an approved service-learning component.
Students may choose from one of the following options to complete the remaining 6-hour
requirement:
Language:
Two language courses at the 200 level or above
or
Electives:
Two approved courses with international content taken either inside or outside the Moore School from a list available in the undergraduate office.
Minors (non-business) may be selected from a University-wide list of approved minors. The minor is normally a minimum of 18 hours of prescribed courses in one subject area. Minors are recognized on the transcript.
Cognates which consist of 4 related courses in a specific field. The cognate is intended to support the course work in the major. The cognate must consist of twelve (12) hours of courses at the advanced level, outside of but related to the major. Cognates do not earn an additional designation on the transcript.
Optional Business Analytics Concentration (12 hours)**
Management — Required Course (three hours):
Choose nine hours from the list below:
- ACCT 404 — Accounting Information Systems I
- ECON 436 — Introductory Econometrics
- FINA 444 — Corporate Risk Management
- FINA 469 — Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
- FINA 472 — Student-Managed Investments
- MGMT 425 — HR Analytics
- MGSC 390 — Business Information Systems
- MGSC 486 — Service Operations Management
- MKTG 352 — Principles of Marketing Research
**Consult with your academic adviser or department on courses recommended for individual majors. The analytics concentration must be taken in conjunction with another track in your major. The department may add additional electives to the Data Analytics concentration subject to the approval of the Data Analytics Committee.
Learning Outcomes
- Students should understand the role of management and managers in building an effective organization.
- Students should understand the role of research in improving managerial practice.
- Students should be able to apply management principles to determine how managers should respond to particular challenges or opportunities confronting an organization.
- Students should be able to effectively communicate management principles or the application of those principles to particular organizational circumstances.