Human Resource Management

Program Details

As the role of an HR professional within the workforce changes, students will need to adapt their skill sets in order to land these lucrative and prestigious positions.

The increasingly focused skill set desired by major employers is no longer served by general business degrees. In today’s economy, it is essential that aspiring HR professionals receive training and experience in coordinating the administrative functions of an organization, hiring and training employees, handling inter-company disputes, working with HR software, and other skills that will be important to their job on day one.

Human Resource Managers earned a median salary of $121,220 in 2020 and the Bureau of Labor Statistics projected the number of jobs to grow by 9% from 2020 to 2030.

HR managers play a key role in the performance of every company, help determine the makeup of the entire workforce, and have become critical to determining policies in a work-from-home movement. 

Why Human Resources Matters

HR managers have a tremendously valuable impact not just on the companies they work for, but on individual co-workers within the organization, and play an integral role in the modern economy.

As the role of an HR professional within the workforce changes, students will need to adapt their skill sets in order to land these lucrative and prestigious positions. The increasingly focused skill set desired by major employers is no longer served by general business degrees. In today’s economy, it is essential that aspiring HR professionals receive training and experience in coordinating the administrative functions of an organization, hiring and training employees, handling inter-company disputes, working with HR software, and other skills that will be important to their job on day one.

Our Human Resources Management major is intended to provide students with the relevant skills to address these areas and to succeed as the highest performers in this burgeoning field. Graduates from this program will be able to point to specific skills they have learned and developed in HR that will allow them to stand out amongst all applicants.

Faculty Contributors

Faculty members of Tiffin University - All of the Human Resource Management courses offered through the LCMC were developed within the business department at Tiffin University. Founded in 1888, Tiffin has an incredibly strong track record of delivering quality education to students. Furthermore, Tiffin has vast experience in providing distance education and has invested in classroom technology, 24-hour IT services, and other key areas intended to lead to positive learning outcomes for off-campus students.

Curriculum Highlights

The HR Management program is a part of the business school and therefore includes the standard business core curriculum. 

• Math Required: No additional math is required.
• Hardest Class: Upper-level courses get progressively more challenging as you advance.

The Human Resource core includes:

• Intro to Human Resource Management
• Training & Development]
• Total Compensation Management
• Employment and Labor Law
• Human Resource Risk Management
• Organizational Behavior

How does this degree align with the real world?

During the creation of this curriculum, we consulted with HR professionals and hiring managers throughout the country to ensure that the learning outcomes of this major aligned with industry demand. Though the majority of these conversations were held with large-scale Fortune 500 employers, where Human Resources is the most impactful, we also held discussions with smaller businesses to ensure that the skills learned in this major are universally applicable. Lastly, we consulted a group of recent college graduates in Human Resources to ensure that this curriculum covered important, on-the-job skill sets that were lacking in their own educations.

Career Outlook

Human Resources positions are among the hardest to fill within the workforce. Employers are desperate for students with the critical thinking of Liberal Arts graduates and focused HR skills.

• HR Manager
• Compensation & Benefits Manager
• Labor Relations Specialist
• Training & Development Major