Human Resources Management
The evolving workplace and work force continually present employers with challenges — skills shortages, family considerations and diversity issues. Human capital is a strategic force in any organization’s success. To stay competitive in the global competition for talent, organizations rely on human resources managers to develop employees’ skills, increase productivity and build job satisfaction. THE MARQUETTE ADVANTAGE
BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOUR TEAM. Through elective work in motivation, leadership, negotiation and compensation, you'll learn what it takes to be a fair, effective and successful leader. Who knows, maybe you’ll be the next Indra Nooyi, Pepsi Co.’s chairman of the board and CEO.
Where we're from
We're from Paris, Texas, and Paris, France. Oconomowoc and Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. New York and New Mexico. Alaska and Alabama.
And more places!
LEARN TO LEAD. To manage others you need to listen attentively, think decisively, communicate clearly and act ethically. Marquette's unique combination of liberal arts and business courses will help you strengthen your personal and business skills simultaneously.
INTERNSHIPS. Develop management skills while you build your personal network through internships with high-profile Milwaukee-area firms such as GE Healthcare, Harley-Davidson, MillerCoors and Manpower Inc.
JOIN A CAREER PATH ON THE RISE. A recent U.S. Department of Labor study reports that employment in human resources management is expected to jump by 20 percent in the coming decade.
MASTER THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. After earning your bachelor's degree in human resources management, you can stay for one more year and complete a master of science in human resources management, raising your prospects for employment - and pay.
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Suggested curriculum
Your major courses blue.
Freshman
- Foundations for Business Leadership
- Rhetoric and Composition I & II
- Histories of Cultures and Societies Elective
- Science and Nature Elective
- Introduction to Theology
- Philosophy of Human Nature
- Finite Mathematics
- Elements of Calculus
- Public Speaking
- Two Non-business Electives
Sophomore
- Developing Critical Skills for Business Leadership
- Business Statistics
- Principles of Financial Accounting
- Principles of Managerial Accounting
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Literature Elective
- Theory of Ethics
- Theology Elective
- Non-business Elective
Junior
- Management of Human Resources
- Human Resources Elective
- Applying Business Leadership Skills
- Introduction to Financial Management
- Introduction to Marketing
- Applied Business Economics
- Introduction to Information Technology
- Behavior and Organization
- Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Legal and Regulatory Environment Elective
- Business Elective
- Diverse Cultures Elective
- Non-business Elective
Senior
- Four Human Resources Electives
- Strategies for Entering the Business World
- Business Policies
- Ethical and Societal Issues Elective
- Three Business Electives
- Two Non-business Electives
WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH IT
Marquette graduates find employment in human resources for banks, insurance companies, manufacturers, universities and nonprofit organizations.
Recent employers include:
- Aurora Healthcare
- Brady Corp.
- Direct Supply
- Eaton Corp.
- GE Healthcare
- Harley-Davidson
- Hewitt Associates
- Johnson Controls Inc.
- Kohler Co.
- Manpower Inc.
- Marshall & Ilsley Corp.
- MillerCoors
- Robert W. Baird & Co.
- Rockwell International
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