Program Overview

Bachelor's in Human Resource Management

The Bachelor's in Human Resource Management program is designed to equip students with the specialized skills needed to help organizations build a lasting competitive advantage through their most critical resource—their employees. As an human resource management major, students will develop the professional and technical skills to strategically solve the challenges facing today’s changing workplace and workforce.

Program Details

• The program prepares students for successful careers by emphasizing topics consistent with guidelines from the industry's leading professional organization, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
• These topics include:
  • Talent acquisition and management
  • Total rewards (compensation and benefits management)
  • Employee relations
  • Organizational change
  • Training and development
  • Human resource analytics

Career Opportunities

• Recent WMU graduates with degrees in human resource management are working as human resource generalists and specialists in:
  • Compensation and benefit management
  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Recruiting
  • Staffing
  • Training
  • Union relations
• Some of the organizations they work for are:
  • Amazon
  • Epsilon
  • EY
  • Kellanova
  • Stryker
  • Whirlpool

Scholarships

• Yes, scholarships are available for human resource management students based on merit and financial need.

Program Achievements

• 100% of human resource management graduates had instructors who made them excited about learning
• 100% of human resource management graduates felt their education and experiences as a student at WMU prepared them for their profession
• 96% of human resource management graduates participated in Experience-Driven Learning while earning their degree

Other Programs of Interest

• Business Law
• Interpersonal Communication
• Leadership and Business Strategy
• Psychology
• Strategic Communication
• Supply Chain Management