Human Resource Management
Earn your degree in human resources and be prepared to drive positive change within organizations. The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s human resource management program gives you skills, experiences, and knowledge necessary to recruit and identify top talent, develop, and train employees, foster healthy work environments, and to work with management in order to make the organization a positive place to work.
Become a Strategic Partner of Any Business
Equip yourself with the knowledge and expertise necessary for a career in HR with a human resource management bachelor's degree or certificate.
Through unique projects, work-study assignments, competitions, internships and study abroad, you’ll gain real-world experience, make connections and learn best practices in the world of business and management. You’ll also feel supported. Our expert faculty care about you and your future, and they work hard to create a supportive community where you’ll feel motivated to do your best.
Program curriculum is intentionally designed for you to be able to immediately enter the HR field upon graduation. Human Resource Management majors will leave UW-Eau Claire having passed the Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) exam. This certification proves your knowledge of — and competency within — HR practices and demonstrates your ability to do your job well. This external validation of your knowledge, skills, and competencies provides you with a competitive advantage when you enter in the job market.
Combine these achievements with your strengthened communication, teamwork, interviewing, time management and problem-solving skills, and your resume is sure to stand out in today’s competitive job market.
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Our business programs are among the best. We are accredited by AACSB International, a mark of excellence achieved by less than 5% of all business schools worldwide.
UW-Eau Claire houses one of the largest SHRM chapters in the area. This club meets regularly for learning, networking and volunteering opportunities. Explore the ingredients for a strong resume, identify what skills employers are looking for and learn how to create a positive brand for yourself.
Demonstrate your expertise at the Wisconsin SHRM Student Conference and HR Games Competition, events HR students regularly participate in and win awards at. These competitions are excellent ways to meet other HR professionals and sharpen your presentation, negotiation, demonstration, and problem-solving skills.
UWEC students are highly encouraged to participate in internships — some of which even count for credit. Through internships, human resources students have assisted in things like conducting interviews and reference checks for prospective employees; creating salary surveys; and developing HR policy manuals, salary structure and employee training programs.
In order to graduate, HR majors are required to pass the SHRM-CP exam. This ensures you are ready to hit the ground running and immediately excel in your chosen career.
Blugold Stories
Being a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has opened up doors to so many opportunities for me. I’ve been able to develop my leadership skills and participate in high-impact conferences, mentor programs, networking events and volunteer opportunities. My involvement in SHRM helped me get both my internship and my job after college.
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Where can the human resource management program lead me after graduation?
Your human resources degree from UW-Eau Claire will inspire you to make organizations better. You will be ready to help companies find top talent and assist in creating a healthy work environment for their employees. Because many organizations need HR professionals, graduates find employment in a variety of industries and fields. Explore careers in staffing (recruitment and selection), training and development, labor relations, compensation and benefits, employee relations, and many more.
Example Careers
- Human resource coordinator
- Human resources assistant
- Recruiter
- Training and development coordinator
- Payroll specialist
- Human resources generalist
- Manager
- Employee relations specialist
- Benefits specialist
Recent Graduates
Corporate Recruiter
U.S. Bank
Minnesota
Senior Human Resources Assistant
Amazon
Minnesota
Operations Specialist
Gander Mountain
Wisconsin
Global HR Manager
R.J. Reynolds
North Carolina
Recruiting Coordinator
Anheuser-Busch
Texas
The human resource management program prepares you for success through a curriculum that includes a strong liberal education core and major-specific coursework in management, HR and business. A required student professional development program will also cover topics in career planning, professional image, interviewing, etiquette, and networking.
Here are a few courses in Human Resource Management at UW-Eau Claire.
MGMT 459
Advanced Human Resource Management
Provides students the opportunity to study in-depth human resource topics of the nature of work, recruitment, selection, training and development, compensation, benefits, labor relations, and health and safety.
MGMT 444
Training, Developing, and Engaging Employees
Training, developing, and engaging employees is highly important to organizations as human resources can provide them a true competitive advantage. This course will cover current training, development, and employee engagement topics using an integrated approach which implements needs assessment, ties with the organization’s strategy, and continually evaluates learning outcomes, and adjusts for effectiveness. Students will participate in activities, cover different methods and techniques, complete case studies, explore the impact of technology on training, and put together employee training and development programs.
MGMT 349
Human Resource Management
Examines policies and practices relating to recruitment, selection, training and development, performance appraisal, reward systems, and employee relations. Strategic human resource planning, equal employment opportunity laws, and international human resource management issues are also addressed.
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