Human Resource Management
Every organization of every size—from corporations to nonprofits—needs innovative professionals to help it to attract, support, and manage its most valuable resource—the people who will make it be successful. In the Human Resource Management program, you will gain the knowledge and skills to become a Human Resource Management (HRM) professional with expertise in employment law, workplace diversity, and HR analytics. Through classroom learning and hands-on experiences in the field, WNE graduates become skilled as strategic business partners capable of solving organizational problems from their first job throughout their careers.
Why Choose Human Resource Management?
At WNE, we help our students develop an entrepreneurial mindset in their approach to the work they do in business. In HR, that means, we encourage you to be creative and innovative as you build upon your foundational understanding of business functions and as you pursue program-specific coursework related to employment law, recruitment, employee performance, compensation and benefits, and diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. We also help you to develop as a principled leader, whose decision-making is informed both by technology and an understanding of the sensitivity and interpersonal communication skills essential to this success in this rewarding field.
What Will You Study?
Human Resource Management is a vast field with many pathways for you to pursue. To help you find what’s right for you, each year your professors will guide you through activities from career exploration to implementation. Here’s how it works: Freshman year is all about career exploration as you take the Introduction to Business Seminar. As a sophomore, it’s on to Career Investigation, where you will study Management and Organizational Behavior or the honors course Managing People and Processes and gain an in-depth look at HRM career opportunities. Junior year, you will dig deeper into HRM-specific coursework like Performance Management and HR Analytics and field test your career path through an internship. Senior year you implement what you learn through participation in the “RealTest” Assessment Exercise as part of your senior capstone course and work with the Delbridge Center on job search strategies.
Career Opportunities
Human Resource Management majors are prepared for a career path in human resources across industries. Graduates are uniquely equipped to understand the strategic direction of organizations and use analytics to identify innovative people-oriented solutions to problems and opportunities. Although career paths available to students include HRM generalist and HRM specialist (focused on a specific HRM area), HRM knowledge and skills are desired assets for many managerial positions.
Clubs & Organizations
Human Resource Management majors students may have interests in: Alpha Lambda Delta (First-year honor society), Alpha Kappa Psi (Professional business fraternity), Beta Gamma Sigma (Honor Society), and Management Association. Many of our students also participate in varsity and intramural sports, special interest groups, and student government.
Faculty
A diverse group of professionals, our Human Resource Management faculty is focused on teaching and mentoring you. All members hold advanced degrees in accredited business majors from some of the finest colleges and universities. They are involved in research, provide consulting services to companies, publish in national journals, and present their work at regional and national meetings about leadership. Our faculty developed the area's Leadership Institute more than 30 years ago, which educates mid-level managers, and offers a Management Institute for area companies.
AACSB International
The best business schools in the world are accredited by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Western New England University is the only private institution in western Massachusetts accredited by AACSB International and among fewer than 5% of business schools in the world to hold this accreditation.
Unique Learning Opportunities
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Internships and Field Work
This program offers a wide range of internship opportunities to engage in experiential learning opportunities that prepare them to be strategic, innovative problem solvers in organizations across industries. We'll place you with the type of business or organization that suits you and enhances your marketability Such opportunities can lead to employment opportunities directly through the internship experience or lead to HR employment post-graduation at places like The Hanover Insurance Group, Aetna, U.S. Electrical Services, Inc., and TEKsystems.
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The SAP Certification Advantage
SAP, the Enterprise software, is part of our core Business Education of how today's businesses are run. SAP is used by companies such as SunPower for Talent Management, San Francisco 49ers to enhance fan experience, and Proctor & Gamble for Real-Time Analytics. Students receive SAP certification, which expands career options.
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Study Abroad: View Business From a Global Perspective
Today’s competitive workforce needs business professionals who think from a global perspective. The College of Business will help you to become a student of world economies and cultures while making valuable contributions in your explorations. Whether you participate in a faculty-led summer seminar course or spend a semester at an international university, the experience will broaden your horizons and help you compete in the global landscape.
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