Bachelor’s Degree in HR Management

Studying in HR Management bachelor’s program at University of Richmond in the USA:

The U.S. Bureau of Labor predicts growth in several HR management (HRM) careers, including international human resource management and human resource information systems specialties.

Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies (BSPS) major in HR Management offers a strategic perspective within a regional and global context, quantitative and IT skills pertaining to HRM and a thorough understanding of the environment in which HRM operates.

Necessary information:

average size is 12 students

120 semester hours of coursework, including 30 hours for the major in HR Management

You may transfer up to 60 semester hours into the degree

Total: 120 semester hours

General Education: 30 semester hours. Includes Common Seminar and Areas of Study

Tuition: $575 per sem. hr.

Curriculum:

Common Seminar: 6 semester hours

Areas of Study: 24 semester hours. At least one 3-hour course from each of the following areas:

• History
• Literature
• Natural Sciences
• Social Sciences and Cultural Studies
• Finite Mathematics (or higher)
• The Arts

General Distribution: 60 semester hours. Coursework selected from across the curriculum. Minors may be drawn from this area. Foundation Coursework applies toward General Distribution.

Major Program of Study:

The major in Human Resource Management is available for the Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies (BSPS).

Total: 30 semester hours.

• Human Resource Development
• Internship
• Organizational Psychology
• HR and Technology
• …

 

Career opportunity:

Depending on the career goals, you may wish to pursue more in-depth studies in minor. The minors are focused on career-specific subject areas including information systems, emergency management and paralegal studies.

Application Requirements:

Minimum requirements for admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts (BALA) or Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies (BSPS) degree program are:

• An earned high school diploma or GED
• A 2.0 average on any attempted college-level work

To be admitted, applicants must submit the following:

• A completed online bachelor’s degree application (with application fee)
• Original transcripts from all college-level work attempted (or evidence of high school graduation or GED)

Admission placement requires ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension and Sentence Skills test scores and an admission decision meeting with a student advisor. All incoming bachelor’s degree applicants must take the ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension and Sentence Skills tests for placement.

• Applicants are notified about scheduling a testing session after submitting the undergraduate application.
• Test scores are used to route applicants into an appropriate course of study that best enables academic success.
• Test scores are good for one year. Applicants may provide evidence of ACCUPLACER scores earned within the last 365 days for consideration and placement.
• An applicant may opt to retake the placement test once at his or her own expense of $10. Applicants may register through their academic advisor for a retest on the next scheduled placement test date. The highest test score within a given session will be considered.

English language requirement:

Language certificate	score
TOEFL iBT	100
TOEFL paper	600 or 75 for revised TOEFL paper-delivered
IELTS	7,5
Duolingo	125
ACT English section	28
SAT evidence-based reading and writing section	660

 

Deadlines and intakes:

Summer, fall, and spring applications