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Undergraduate Degree
Human Capital and Society
Program:
Human Capital and Society
Plan Code:
HUMCPS_BA1
Program Level:
Undergraduate
Award Type:
Bachelor of Arts
College:
College of Social Science
Relevant Excerpt(s) from Academic Programs:
Undergraduate Programs
Admission to the College of Social Science
Graduation Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Degrees
Department:
Human Resources and Labor Relations
Excerpt from the official Academic Programs Catalog:
Listed below are the approved requirements for the program from the official Academic Programs Catalog.
Students must consult their advisors to learn which specific requirements apply to their degree programs.
College of Social Science
School of Human Resources and Labor Relations
Undergraduate Programs
Human Capital and Society
View this text within the context of the catalog.
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Capital and Society provides a general social science understanding of the complex nature of people and work. The program focuses on workforce education, training and development; laws governing employment and workplace rights; human decision-making and behavior in the labor market and workplace; and organizational strategies, policies and practices governing and influencing employee outcomes and performance.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Human Capital and Society
The University requirements for bachelor’s degrees as described in the
Undergraduate Education
section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Capital and Society.
The completion of Statistics and Probability 200 or 201 referenced in item 3. below may also satisfy the University mathematics requirement or the SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) REQUIREMENT in the College, but not both.
The University’s Tier II writing requirement for the Human Capital and Society major is met by completing Human Resources and Labor Relations 465. That course is referenced in item 3. below.
The requirements of the College of Social Science for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
The following courses for the major (39 or 40 credits):
a.
One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits):
GEO
363
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Geographers
3
PSY
295
Data Analysis in Psychological Research
3
STT
200
Statistical Methods
3
STT
201
Statistical Methods
4
STT
315
Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Business
3
STT
421
Statistics I
3
b.
One of the following courses (3 credits):
EC
201
Introduction to Microeconomics
3
EC
202
Introduction to Macroeconomics
3
c.
All of the following courses (18 credits):
HRLR
201
Human Capital and Society
3
HRLR
313
Employment Relations
3
HRLR
314
Legal Environment of Work
3
HRLR
315
Research Methods and Analysis
3
HRLR
410
Voice and Democracy at Work
3
HRLR
465
Capstone in Human Capital and Society
3
d.
Complete a minimum of 15 credits with at least 3 credits from each of the four areas below (General, Human Capital Systems, International, and Labor History):
General
CEP
460
Communication Skill Training for the Helping Professional
3
HRLR
211
Introduction to Organizational Leadership
3
HRLR
212
Career Management
3
HRLR
311
Applied Organizational Leadership
3
HRLR
493
Internship in Human Capital and Society
3 to 12
HRLR
494
Undergraduate Research in Human Capital and Society
3 to 6
SSC
490
Special Topics in Social Science
3
SSC
493
Social Science Internship
3
SSC
493A
Social Science International Internship
3
SSC
494
Undergraduate Research in Social Science
3
SSC
496
Field Study Abroad
3
Human Capital Systems
CEP
470
Disability in a Diverse Society
3
HRLR
316
Economics of Human Capital
3
HRLR
401
Income Inequality
3
MGT
411
Organizational Staffing
3
International
HRLR
414
Legal Standards in a Global Workplace
3
HRLR
420
Comparative Human Capital Systems
3
Labor History
HST
307
Labor History of the United States to 1863: Making a North American Working Class
3
HST
308
Labor History of the United States since 1863: Modern Labor and Working-Class History
3
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