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Accounting 010
African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures 013
Africana Studies 014
African Area Studies 016
Aging 018
American History 512
American Literature
American Studies 050
Anthropology 070
Archaeology
Armenian 078
Art 081
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Asian Studies 098
Astrophysics 105
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Biomathematics
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Botany
Business Law 140
Cell Biology
Chemistry 160
Chinese 165
Chinese Studies 170
Cinema Studies 175
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Community Development
Comparative Literature 195
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Dance 203, 206
Dentistry
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Education 300
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English
Entomology
Environmental Certificates
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Exercise Science and Sport Studies 377
Film Studies
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Food Science 400
Foreign Language Proficiency Certificates
French 420
Genetics
Geography 450
Geological Sciences 460
German 470
Gerontology
Greek 490
Greek, Modern Greek Studies 489
Hindi
History
History/French Joint Major 513
History/Political Science Joint Major 514
Human Resource Management 533
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Hungarian 535
Individualized Major 555
Information Technology and Informatics 547
Interdisciplinary Studies, SAS 556
Italian 560
Japanese 565
Jewish Studies 563
Journalism and Media Studies 567
Junior Year Abroad
Korean 574
Labor Studies and Employment Relations 575
Latin 580
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Microbiology
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Military Education, Air Force 690
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Molecular Biology
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Operations Research 711
Organizational Leadership 713
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Physics 750
Physiology and Neurobiology
Planning and Public Policy 762
Polish 787
Political Science 790
Supply Chain Management and Marketing Science 799
Portuguese 810
Psychology 830
Public Health 832
Religion 840
Russian 860
Russian, Central and East European Studies 861
Science, Technology, and Society 880
Critical Sexualities Studies 888
Social Justice 904
Social Work 910
Sociology 920
South Asian Studies 925
Spanish 940
Statistics and Biostatistics 960
Statistics-Mathematics
Study Abroad 959
Theater 965, 966
Ukrainian 967
Urban Studies
Visual Arts
Women's and Gender Studies 988
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Mason Gross School of the Arts
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New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2011–2013 Programs of Study and Courses for Liberal Arts Students Programs, Faculty, and Courses Human Resource Management 533 Courses  

Courses

REQUIRED COURSES
37:533:301 Introduction to Human Resource Management (3) While many of the tasks associated with human resource management are centered in the HR department, all managers have HR responsibilities. This course will cover the broad range of topics associated with HR management from the perspective of the HR professional, the manager, and the employee. This course serves as the base course in both the undergraduate HRM major and minor. It will also serve to familiarize students who hope to become managers or team leaders during their careers with some of the issues they will have to deal with, such as staffing, motivating, and developing team members.
37:533:311 Staffing (3) This course focuses on the effective management of the flow of talent into and through organizations. It covers human resource planning, recruiting and selection, career transitions, and other workforce movement. An important goal of the class will be to provide opportunities to develop hands-on skills that are relevant to effectively managing talent flow. Prerequisite: 37:533:301.
37:533:312 Training and Development (3) This interactive, theoretically anchored, and applied course is aimed at understanding the processes and practices of developing human capital. It covers how organizations train and develop their employees, performance management as an evaluative and developmental tool, and the strategic development of talent framed within the context of talent leadership. Prerequisite: 37:533:301.
37:533:313 Compensation and Rewards (3) This course will help students understand the theoretical basis for compensation and other rewards systems and provide a practical understanding of how compensation and reward systems work. The economic, psychological, and strategic aspects of rewards systems are covered. A series of exercises provide hands-on experience with major compensation and rewards practices. Prerequisite: 37:533:301.
37:533:315 Global Human Resource Management (3) Explores the importance of international business management in the context of international human resource management, including topics on culture, compensation and benefits, international organizations and their structures, international assignment management, and the legal and regulatory considerations that global organizations face. Prerequisite: 37:533:301.
37:533:317 Career Management (3) Provides students with the knowledge and skills to help others manage their careers while learning how to manage their own careers. Topics will include self-assessments, motivation theory, professional skill-development, career ladders, labor market/occupational trends, market research, personal branding, job search techniques, r sum  writing, interviewing skills, negotiating, networking, and creating work-life balance. Prerequisite: 37:533:301.
37:533:321/322 Special Topics in Human Resource Management (3) Topics offered may include:
  • Organizational Change
  • Economics and Demographics of Labor Markets
  • Internal Consulting
  • Teams
  • Benefits
  • Leadership
Prerequisite: 37:533:301.
37:533:376 Corporate Governance (3) Explores the relationship between corporate governance and the economic, social, and political impact of corporations. Topics include: history of the corporation and stock ownership, boards of directors, principal-agent/stakeholder theories, executive compensation, profit sharing, employee ownership, stock options, shareholder rights, takeovers and mergers, labor issues, pension funds, international corporate governance, the relationship between governance, corporate performance, and financial collapses, social and environmental sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and the role of public policy and government regulation. Prerequisite: 37:533:301.
37:533:494/495 Independent Study and Research (BA) Individual reading and research project under the guidance of a human resource management faculty member on a topic of interest to the student. For HRM majors only. Prerequisites: Completion of five human resource management courses from the list of core requirements including 37:533:301, with a GPA of 3.5 or better. Permission of faculty member required.
37:533:496, 497 Internship in Human Resource Management (BA) Students work as staff members in an approved public or private organization's Human Resource Management Department. The opportunity will allow students to apply conceptual knowledge learned in the classroom to actual situations and to acquire new skills. For HRM majors only. Prerequisites: Completion of five human resource management courses from the list of core requirements including 37:533:301, with a GPA of 3.5 or better. Permission of faculty member required.
37:533:498, 499 Honors in Human Resource Management (BA) An in-depth individual research project under the guidance of a member of the HRM department. Student will produce a thesis quality research paper. For HRM majors only. Prerequisites: Completion of three human resource management courses from the list of core requirements including 37:533:301. Students must have completed 90 credits and carry a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better.  Students must apply to program director.
37:575:315 Employment Law (3) - Labor Studies Offering Overview of employment at-will and its limitations; wages and hours; medical/family leave; privacy; drug testing; workers compensation; and fundamental antidiscrimination law.
37:575:345 Organizational Behavior and Work (3) - Labor Studies Offering Behavior by individuals and groups in the workplace; group and intergroup dynamics; organizational culture, structure, and change; leadership, employee motivation, job performance, and feedback.

Applicable Labor Studies Courses
In addition to 37:575:315 and 37:575:345, there are certain courses from the Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations that are applicable to both the HRM undergraduate minor and major. For the complete list, please consult the HRM undergraduate website at smlr.rutgers.edu/hrmug.

Applicable Courses from Other Disciplines
The HRM undergraduate major includes a selection of three courses from psychology, sociology, and economics. Applicable courses from these areas of study can be found on the human resource management website at smlr.rutgers.edu/hrmug. Course descriptions for these courses can be found under their respective headings in the Programs of Study and Courses for Liberal Arts Students chapter of this catalog.

 
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