Bachelor of Business Administration - Human Resources - Sherbrooke - Québec - Bishop's University - I71

There is growing recognition that the quality of an organization's human resources plays a central role in an ever changing business environment. With organization's facing the need for continuous change in a competitive environment they must than ever begin to rely on the knowledge, skills and abilities of their workforce to confront such challenges. Human resources is a field of business administration that works towards ensuring this for the organization. Through courses such as compensation management, human resource management, industrial relations, training and development, and organizational behaviour students will learn how to ensure that the human resource goal of attracting, developing and maintaining a competitive workforce is accomplished. Students completing this concentration may want to discuss with faculty the various options for certification as a human resource professional that are available throughout Canada.

Bachelor of Business Administration - Human Resources

Required Business Core Courses:
ECO102    Introduction to Microeconomics
ECO103    Introduction to Macroeconomics
BMA140    Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions I
BMA141    Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions II
BAC121    Purposes of Accounting
BAC221    Introduction to Managerial Accounting
BFN201    Finance I
BFN203    Finance II
BHR221    Organizational Behaviour
BMG112    Introduction to Management Theory and Practice
ILT100      Information Literacy and Critical Thinking Lab (1 credit lab)
BMG215*    Introduction to International Business
BMG311    Business Policy
BMK112    Consumer Behaviour and Introduction to Marketing
BMK211    Marketing Management
BMS231    Operations Management

Note: All required Business core courses are normally offered in each semester (Fall and Winter).

Human Resource Management Concentration
Stream Courses:
9 courses, 27 credits

Required: 1 course (3 credits)
BHR224    Human Resource Management
Plus any 6 of:
BMG230    Business Research Methods
BHR312    Industrial Relations
BHR313    Compensation Management
BHR315    Training and Development
BHR316    Organizational Conflict and Negotiation
BHR321    Organizational Theory
BHR325    Topics in Human Resource Management
BHR326    Personnel Recruitment & Selection
BHR328    Occupational Health and Safety
BHR330    International Human Resources
BHR333    Employment Law
BHR334    Administering the Collective Agreement
BMG322    Change Management
ECO204    Labour Economics
Plus: 2 courses which may be in this stream in Business, or outside of Business

Note: HR students contemplating the Human Resources Professional designation should consult the area coordinator for appropriate courses.