Human Resources Management (BBA)
Human Resources Management is a discipline of great importance in the strategic planning of organizations. The fundamental purpose of the Bachelor of Business Administration program in Human Resources Management is to provide students the knowledge, skills and abilities on the principles, practices and the processes of the strategic management of human resources. The Program emphasizes the importance of the integration of the objectives of human resources management with the organization’s objectives and foments the attitudes that professionals in this field must possess.
Students must approve the required core and major courses with a minimum grade of C.
This Program, in the San Germán Campus, is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), located on 11374 Strang Line Road, Lenexa, Kansas, USA.
This Program, in the Bayamón Campus, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) (https://www.acbsp.org/).
All campuses are authorized to offer this Program. The Aguadilla, Barranquitas and Ponce campuses are also authorized to offer this Program through online education.
Program Goals:
The Bachelor of Business Administration program in Human Resource Management is designed to develop professionals who can:
- Play a strategic role in the management of human resources in the workplace in a global environment.
- Recognize the diversity of the workforce as active human capital in organizations.
- Exercise leadership and be agents of change with social responsibility and ethical behavior.
Program Objectives:
- Recognize the role of strategic administration of human resources management in organizations in the global environment.
- Learn how the practices and policies of human resources management are articulated with the strategic administration of organizations.
- Identify the characteristics of the workforce based on the practices of human resources management.
- Learn to manage job diversity.
- Develop the ethical-legal framework in the profession of human resources management.
- Recognize the importance of continuous improvement in their profession and related areas to foster leaders as agents of change with social responsibility.
Competencies Profile of Graduates
This Program is designed to develop the competencies that will enable students to:
Knowledge
- Recognize the contribution of human resources administration to managerial functions and its impact on the organization's strategic decision-making.
- Identify the areas of the human resources related to recruitment, selection, training and development of the human resource; to compensations, labor legislation, syndication and collective bargaining; and to security and hygiene in the organizational work environment.
- Compare the federal and state legal framework applicable to human resources management.
- Explain the competitive advantage that the organizations must develop through their human resources to obtain a positioning in the local and international markets.
Skills
- Apply the practices and the policies of the of human resources management that support the strategic administration of organizations using the information systems in human resources.
- Communicate with property and correction, in oral as well as in written form, with the professional language of their field.
Attitudes
- Show an ethical conduct in harmony with the standards of the profession in their performance and commitment to their professional improvement..
- Appreciate the importance of diversity and inclusion, as well as the sensitivity considering the needs of the workforce.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Human Resources Management
| General Education Requirements |
48 credits |
| Core Course Requirements |
47 credits |
| Major Requirements |
21 credits |
| Prescribed Distributive Requirements |
3 credits |
| Elective Courses |
3 credits |
| Total |
122 credits |
General Education Requirements - 48 credits
Forty-eight (48) credits are required as explained in the section “General Education Requirements for Bachelors’ Degrees.” Students in this Program will take GEMA 1200 in the Basic Mathematical Skills category.
Core Course Requirements - 47 credits
Major Requirements - 21 credits
Prescribed Distributive Requirements - 3 credits
Students will choose three (3) credits from the following: