Professional Interdisciplinary Studies (B.S.) Human Resources Concentration
The Professional Interdisciplinary Studies program is designed for mature adults seeking a non-traditional bachelor’s degree option. The curriculum has rigor, coherence, and logical progressions and is aligned with current and anticipated market demands of students and the workforce. The Human Resource Development Concentration prepares students for careers as professional training directors, training/development managers, human resource directors, etc. Graduates of our program develop skills in communication, conflict resolution, training and development, team leadership, workplace learning, career planning, succession planning, organizational development, and performance improvement.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Core | 20 | |
| Interdisciplinary Concentration | 21 | |
| Professional Concentration | 27 | |
| Internship and Research Project | 8 | |
| Total Hours | 76 | |
Curriculum Map
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| ENG 104 |
COMPOSITION I or English Composition I with Co-requisite Support or COMPOSITION & LITERATURE FOR L |
3 |
| MATH 111 or MATH 114 |
COLLEGE ALGEBRA or Quantitative Reasoning |
3 |
| UNIV 105 | UNIVERSITY SUCCESS FOR ADULTS | 2 |
| Humanities & Fine Arts Option | 3 | |
| Natural Science Option | 3 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 105 or ENG 112 |
COMPOSITION II or COMPOSITION |
3 |
| Humanities & Fine Arts Option | 3 | |
| Natural Science Option | 3 | |
| Social & Behavioral Science Option | 3 | |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| CLL 104 | WORKFORCE COMU,BEHAVR & CULTUR | 3 |
| CLL 120 | INTRO TO INTERDSCPLNARY STDYS | 3 |
| Humanities & Fine Arts Option | 3 | |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CLL 301 | PRINCIPLE-CENTERED LEADERSHIP | 3 |
| UNIV 200 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 1 |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| General Elective | 2 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| Interdisciplinary Concentration: Discipline 1 | 3 | |
| Interdisciplinary Concentration: Discipline 1 | 3 | |
| Interdisciplinary Concentration: Discipline 1 | 3 | |
| Interdisciplinary Concentration: Discipline 1 | 3 | |
| 300-400 Level Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CLL 383 | RESEARCH TOOLS & FUNDAMENTALS | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary Concentration: Discipline 2 | 3 | |
| Interdisciplinary Concentration: Discipline 2 | 3 | |
| Interdisciplinary Concentration: Discipline 2 | 3 | |
| Interdisciplinary Concentration: Discipline 2 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| CLHR 200 | FOUNDTNS OF HUMAN RES DEVLPMT | 3 |
| CLHR 215 | DESGN,DELVRY,& FACLTN OF TRNG | 3 |
| CLHR 220 | TRANG, DEVELOP, & COMMUNICATNG | 3 |
| CLHR 320 | ISS IN HRD:CONFCT RESOL & NEG | 3 |
| CLHR 330 | ETHICAL PROC N THE WORKFORCE | 3 |
| CLL 480 |
INDEPENDENT STUDY or SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL TRAIN or INTERNSHIP |
3 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| CLHR 310 | MNGT & ADM OF THE TRAING FUNC | 3 |
| CLHR 415 | PROG PLNG & DVLPMNT IN CONT ED | 3 |
| CLHR 425 | ASSESS & ANALZG TRAING NEEDS | 3 |
| CLHR 450 | HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELPMT SEM | 3 |
| CLL 483 | SPCL FIELD RESEARCH PROJECTS | 2 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 124 | |
Notes:
- Candidates that transfer 12 or more hours of college credit are exempt from UNIV 105 UNIVERSITY SUCCESS FOR ADULTS; however, the student must take 2 hours of general electives to replace the UNIV course.
- Online Graduation Clearance (to be completed during the graduating semester only).
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will demonstrate verbal and written communication skills through writing assignments, presentation of projects, and/or job application portfolios.
- Students will differentiate qualitative and descriptive quantitative analyses/approaches, apply a selected approach of research, and demonstrate proficiency in the use of technology for inputting, collecting, and analyzing information and developing presentations and other forms of communication.
- Students will demonstrate a minimum of six leadership and ethical traits for diverse global and regional markets.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the interdisciplinary relationships among the humanities and fine arts, social and behavioral sciences, and natural sciences in response to workforce trends and societal challenges.
- Students will identify of the origin and development of Human Resource Development (HRD) as well as the critical functions and roles of HRD in an organization, make connections between the HRD issues in theory and those in practice, design HRD interventions in different contexts, and identify contemporary cutting-edge topics in HRD research. (Human Resource Development Concentration)