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B.S. in Human Resource Management

 

BS-Human-Resources-Management

Advocate for people, be an asset to any business.

As part of its ACBSP-accredited business program, Grove City College offers a human resources management degree to prepare students for leadership in a foundational and critical component of business. With a bachelor’s in human resource management through our four-year program, you will develop a highly valuable skill set to effectively manage people and help businesses steward talent to compete in the marketplace.

Program Highlights
  • Personal access to accomplished faculty mentors with wide-ranging experience in human resources, employee benefits, and leadership, as well as a passion for coaching students to success.
  • ACBSP accreditation that ensures industry-standard quality of curriculum and program objectives.
  • Internship opportunities in a wide range of professional environments with companies such as Liberty Mutual, Westinghouse, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Hewlett-Packard.
    • Over the past several years, our students have also interned in human resources and employee benefit administration with UPMC, PNC, and Ellwood Group Inc., among others.
  • 67 major credit hours of rigorous undergraduate coursework to prepare you for professional success. For detailed descriptions of courses, view the College Catalog.
    • As an HRM major, you will explore topics such as personnel recruitment and selection, EEO laws and regulations, performance management, workplace psychology, dispute resolution, retention strategies, organizational theory, and employee compensation and benefits. You will also be exposed to career opportunities and pathways in human resources, employee benefits and risk management. As you explore different areas of the field, you will regularly engage with faculty in discussions regarding the application of Christian stewardship and biblical principles to leadership and management in today’s workforce.
    • Through included business core courses, you will also build your background in accounting, financial management, marketing, business law, operations, data analysis, and other relevant areas.
    • If you have an interest in human resources but are unsure about it as a career path, or if you develop an HR interest late in your college career, you may prefer our B.S. in Management with a concentration in human resources—designed with more general management courses and greater scheduling flexibility than the B.S. in Human Resource Management.
  • Minors available in business analysis, digital marketing, sports management, and other business-related fields.
  • Business Advisory Group comprising accomplished alumni and other friends of the College who provide the program with real-world insight and serve as liaisons to facilitate future job placement.
  • Active on-campus groups led by students, including the Management Association, American Marketing Association, Business Leadership Honorary Society, Society for International Business Affairs, Delta Mu Delta honor society, Student Government Association, Center for Entrepreneurship + Innovation, and more.
  • Vocation-enriching humanities core classes woven into your academic schedule that will cultivate excellent critical thinking, writing and other communication skills, empathy, and a big-picture approach to your career.
Career Outcomes
  • Within six months of graduation, 97% of Grove City College business graduates are employed or pursuing further education in graduate programs. By taking advantage of all that Grove City has to offer, you too could launch into an exciting career or master’s program soon after graduating.
    • Our business graduates consistently build careers with renowned companies like ALCOA, Pillsbury, Prudential, Northwestern Mutual, and more. As an HRM graduate, you will be prepared to pursue a wide variety of positions, such as human resource generalist, compensation and benefits manager, labor relations specialist, training and development manager, and risk and insurance manager, among others.
    • Others obtain admittance into competitive graduate or professional programs at institutions such as Duke, Penn State, Ohio State, Columbia, and the University of Pittsburgh.
  • You will also be prepared to demonstrate competitive technical knowledge on the Major Field Test (MFT).
  • No matter where you take your degree, you will have the broad foundation, strategic mindset, and interpersonal skills to help employees reach their potential and boost business performance and productivity in a large corporate setting or a small organization.