Human Resources Specialist, AAS

Program: HURS

The Human Resources Specialist degree program prepares graduates for entry-level positions, including staff recruitment, compensation and benefits, payroll, evaluation, and training. Graduates of this program will also have a solid business foundation with a focus on business administration techniques, critical thinking, decision-making, communication skills, and information technology skills. Students will study employment laws and regulations and learn ethical human resources practices. Students will review the value of the initiatives and strategies related to diversity and inclusion within an organization. By the end of this degree program, students will be prepared to take the SHRM-CP Exam.

Graduates of this degree plan will achieve the following program and institutional outcomes:

• Describe the primary functions of human resources in organizations.
• Analyze data to make informed human resources decisions.
• Apply employment law to human resources scenarios.
• Differentiate between ethical and unethical behavior of individuals, groups, and organizations within today's dynamic work environment.
• Evaluate the impact individual and group behavior has on an organization.
• Utilize appropriate current technology and resources to locate and evaluate information needed to accomplish a goal, and then communicate findings in visual, written and/or oral formats.
• Transfer knowledge, skills and behaviors acquired through formal and informal learning and life experiences to new situations.
• Employ strategies for reflection on learning and practice in order to adjust learning processes for continual improvement.
• Follow established methods of inquiry and mathematical reasoning to form conclusions and make decisions.
• Participate in social, academic, and professional communities for individual growth and to function as a citizen of a multicultural world.