Program Overview

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resource Management

Why Earn Your Human Resource Management Degree at Saint Leo University?

Are you a “people person”? With a Human Resource Management degree from Saint Leo, you can become an expert in any organization’s most important asset—its employees. HR professionals play a key role in finding and retaining top talent.

Saint Leo University has earned official recognition from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)—the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management—to meet guidelines for undergraduate human resource program.

As a Human Resource Management student at a Saint Leo Education Center, you'll focus on people as strategic resources, and build an understanding of recruitment, selection and placement, workplace safety and security, and organizational effectiveness. Education Center courses are identical to courses offered at our University Campus through Saint Leo's Donald R. Tapia College of Business—the largest Catholic business college in the U.S.

Undergraduate Human Resource Management Program Details

The human resource management degree program is designed to provide the academic foundation required by professional human resource practitioners and researchers, focusing on people as strategic resources, and building an understanding of recruitment, selection and placement, workplace safety and security, and organizational effectiveness.

• Est. Time to Complete: 4 years
• Credit Hours: 120 hours

Learn Your Way: Online, On Campus, or Near You

• Online: Saint Leo University’s online learning experience provides a well-rounded education with the flexibility to tailor your course of study to meet your individual needs. We know our students have lives outside school, and we seek to meet them where they are. Online students can count on receiving excellent academics as well as opportunities for hands-on learning.
• On Campus: Students who pursue their degrees at Saint Leo’s main campus near sunny Tampa Bay, Florida, join a community of enthusiastic learners just like them. Students enjoy plenty of engaging learning opportunities both inside and outside the classroom, as well as exciting departmental events.
• Near You: You may also choose to pursue your degree through one of our education centers, which merge a traditional in-person education with the flexibility to match your lifestyle. Education centers offer eight-week academic terms as well as evening and weekend classes.

Career Outlook

No matter which learning experience you choose, you will receive plenty of professional development opportunities, industry knowledge from expert professors, and support from the Saint Leo community. All this together means that you will be ready for a successful career or continued studies upon graduation.

• Skills You Will Learn:
  • Administrative and Personnel Law
  • Occupational Safety, Health and Security
  • Recruitment, Selection and Placement
• Real Experience:
  • Certification: Saint Leo's curriculum prepares you to sit for a professional Human Resource assessment or certification, such as the SHRM Assurance of Learning Assessment or the Professional in Human Resource (PHR) certification, administered by the Human Resource Certification Institute.
  • Conferences: Prepare a research paper under the guidance of a faculty member, and present it at a national conference. Attend Saints Leo’s annual International Business Conference, held at our Tampa-area University Campus.
  • Internships: Find opportunities close to home or work. College of Business students have interned at AAA, Home Shopping Network, TECO Energy, Quest Corporation of America and all branches of the military.
  • Professional Memberships: Participate in Sigma Beta Delta, the international honor society in business, management and administration.
• Career Opportunities:
  • Human Resource Manager: 9% (As fast as average) - $121,220 per year - $58.28 per hour
  • Human Resource Specialist: 10% (As fast as average) - $63,490 per year - $30.52 per hour
  • Training and Development Managers: 11% (Faster than average) - $115,640 per year - $55.60 per hour
• Where Are Saint Leo Human Resource Management Graduates Now?:
  • United Services Automobile Association
  • Towers Watson
  • DeVry University
  • Troy University
  • Dominion Resources
  • United States Navy
  • Norfolk Naval Shipyard

College of Business

Saint Leo University’s Donald R. Tapia College of Business provides a values-centered education that develops tomorrow’s business leaders. Our students create a personal legacy of character and integrity, developing into responsible global citizens ready to contribute to society across numerous fields. As the largest Catholic business College in the U.S., students find flexible degree program options at University Campus, education centers in five states, and online.

From associate to doctoral offerings, our accredited degree programs infuse student-centered teaching, future-paced research, entrepreneurial leadership, and professional networking opportunities. Students publish papers in esteemed academic journals, present original research at national conferences, and travel around the world to learn about the complexities of overseas markets. Faculty bring decades of practical experience to the coursework, ensuring students are on the cutting edge of their desired field to achieve career success.

Accreditation

Saint Leo University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, and doctoral degrees.