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2019-2020 University Catalog 
    
2019-2020 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Human Resource Development, BS


About the Program

A new major in Human Resource Development (HRD) offers you unparalleled resources, learning experiences and development opportunities.

When you graduate from this innovative program, you will be prepared to train and develop employees, improve employee engagement and performance, diagnose organizational needs, and assess system effectiveness. In essence, you will help organizations develop all job-related aspects for their employees.

Your personal and professional skill set will grow to include essential behavioral skills such as business acumen, communication, consultation, organization evaluation, ethical practice, global and cultural effectiveness, leadership and navigation, and employee management.

You will be able to recognize how employee behavior, knowledge, and skills enhance organizational effectiveness. When management identifies new opportunities, they will look to your expertise and guidance in developing organizational talent and addressing workplace challenges.

For more information on Human Resource Development click here.

Degree Requirements


120 Credits Required

Departmental/Program Major Requirements (60 credits)


Electives (9 credits)


University Core Requirements


  • Human Cultures Humanities
  • Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
  • Information Literacy
  • Science #1
  • Science #2
  • Science, Technology, and Society
  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Quantitative Reasoning

For a complete listing of course selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.

Prerequisite Information:


For current pre-requisites for courses, click here.


 

Additional Requirements


Click here for Human Resource Developmental Supplemental Information .

Program Requirements


15 Credits


15-16 Credits


15 Credits


15 Credits


15 Credits


15 Credits


15 Credits


Spring 4th Year


15 Credits


Notes


  • 32 credits of upper division courses (30000 level or higher) must be taken at Purdue University, West Lafayette.
  • ANY COURSE TAKEN AT PURDUE CAN BE ATTEMPTED NO MORE THAN THREE TIMES (INCLUSIVE OF W, WF, I AND IF).
  • 2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.
  • “B-” or better required in all HRD major courses
  • Students are required to complete a globalization experience that addresses the corresponding embedded outcome from the University Core Curriculum.

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical.

In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.  Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful.  These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program”. 

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