Human Resource Management, Minor
Program Description
(for Business and Nonbusiness Majors)
This minor is designed for students seeking to supplement their major with a human resource management dimension. Only 6 semester hours counted towards a major (including classes in the Business core) may be applied to a minor or certificate. A minimum of 12 hours must be taken at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi. For additional information, contact the academic advisor in the College of Business.
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Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| FINA 3355 | Employee Benefits and Retirement Planning | 3 |
| MGMT 3310 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGMT 3318 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT 3320 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGMT 4305 | Organization Staffing | 3 |
| MGMT 4385 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Note:
MGMT 4320 Leadership Development (3 sch) may be substituted for FINA 3355 Employee Benefits and Retirement Planning (3 sch) if FINA 3355 is not available.
Courses
MGMT 3310 Principles of Management
3 Semester Credit Hours (3 Lecture Hours)
Explores fundamental management principles and theories of organizations. Emphasis is placed on the basic functions of management: planning, organizing, directing, and controlling. Topics include the external environment, ethics, international management, decision making, organizational structure, human resource management and diversity, motivation, group dynamics, and control mechanisms. Junior standing or above.
Prerequisite: BUSI 0011.
MGMT 3315 Business Communications
3 Semester Credit Hours (3 Lecture Hours)
Introduces the fundamentals of effective communication in business and administration. Emphasis is placed on the application of modern techniques to business writing, professional presentations, group communications, verbal communications, nonverbal communications, and listening. BUSI 0011, and Junior standing or above.
Prerequisite: BUSI 0011.
MGMT 3318 Organizational Behavior
3 Semester Credit Hours (3 Lecture Hours)
Introduces factors that influence interactions between individuals and groups in work environments. Topics include individual differences and diversity, motivation, leadership, power and influence, conflict, organizational culture, stress, and teams.
Prerequisite: MGMT 3310.
MGMT 3320 Human Resource Management
3 Semester Credit Hours (3 Lecture Hours)
Explores the comprehensive set of managerial activities carried out in organizations to develop and maintain a qualified workforce. Topics include the legal environment, recruitment, selection, training, employee appraisals, compensation systems, and employer relations.
Prerequisite: MGMT 3310.
MGMT 3350 Business Ethics and Decision Making
3 Semester Credit Hours (3 Lecture Hours)
Historical and contemporary views of business as a social institution; focus is on the nature of ethics and the utilization of codes of ethics, decision-making processes, critical thinking, and creative problem solving.
Prerequisite: MGMT 3310.
MGMT 3355 Organization Change
3 Semester Credit Hours (3 Lecture Hours)
An in-depth study of group and organization-wide interventions designed to improve the group and organization's ability to cope with change and manage continuous improvement. Emphasis is on developing processes to improve group dynamics, organization-wide health and effectiveness, and on a systems approach to diagnosing and solving problems.
Prerequisite: MGMT 3310.
MGMT 3370 Entrepreneurial Thinking, Innovation, and Creativity
3 Semester Credit Hours (3 Lecture Hours)
This initial course in entrepreneurship will equip students with a fundamental understanding of how to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. The course introduces core concepts in entrepreneurship and engages students through experiential learning. Students will learn innovative and creative problem-solving techniques, approaches to opportunity analysis, identification of resource requirements, and business model development and validation concepts. Junior level or above OR permission of instructor.
MGMT 4305 Organization Staffing
3 Semester Credit Hours (3 Lecture Hours)
Examines the concepts, methods, and problems encountered in the development, validation, and utilization of employee recruitment, selection, training, and career development. Legal defensibility, and organizational effectiveness of staffing and development will be discussed.
Prerequisite: MGMT 3320.
MGMT 4315 Multinational Management
3 Semester Credit Hours (3 Lecture Hours)
A study of management processes and their application across different cultural, economic and legal environments. The course focuses on differences among values, beliefs, perceptions, attitudes and behaviors across national and cultural boundaries that affect the employee work and performance.
Prerequisite: MGMT 3310.
MGMT 4320 Leadership Development
3 Semester Credit Hours (3 Lecture Hours)
A study of traditional and contemporary leadership models, styles, and practices. Focuses on self-assessment and the characteristics of leaders important to effective leadership outcomes.
Prerequisite: MGMT 3310.
MGMT 4350 Small and Family Business
3 Semester Credit Hours (3 Lecture Hours)
Examines the entrepreneurial aspects and the ongoing management of a small and family business enterprises, with a focus on achieving and sustaining competitive advantage. Additional topics include the unique aspects of family business, leadership, decision-making, management, marketing, financial controls and other mission-critical processes.
Prerequisite: MGMT 3310.
MGMT 4370 New Venture Creation
3 Semester Credit Hours (3 Lecture Hours)
Examines topics related to successfully launching a startup business or reviving a small or family-owned venture. Students will learn techniques to develop and validate business models and assemble resources and capabilities needed for success. The course also discusses operating-level decisions and exit and harvest strategies for business ventures. MGMT 3370 or Approval of the Instructor.
Prerequisite: MGMT 3370.
MGMT 4385 Strategic Human Resource Management
3 Semester Credit Hours (3 Lecture Hours)
An examination of the issues important to human resource planning. Emphasis is on the processes and activities used to develop human resource objectives, practices, and policies to meet the needs and opportunities of an organization and improve organizational effectiveness.
Prerequisite: MGMT 3320.
MGMT 4388 Business Strategy
3 Semester Credit Hours (3 Lecture Hours)
Analytical process and methodology for policy-strategy formulation, approached as a multi-level, integrative process. Analysis focused on integration of skills and competencies acquired through the BBA program. Students may register for this course only after the successful completion of all other courses in the Business Core Requirements.
MGMT 4390 Current Topics in Management
1-3 Semester Credit Hours (3 Lecture Hours)
Selected topics for special study related to management functions, processes or issues. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
MGMT 4396 Directed Individual Study
1-3 Semester Credit Hours (3 Lecture Hours)
Individual supervised study and a final report.
MGMT 4398 Internship in Management
3 Semester Credit Hours (3 Lecture Hours)
Supervised full-time or part-time, off-campus training in business or government organization. Oral and written reports required.