Human Resource Management (HRM-MNR-BU) Minor

Location(s): Ferris Main Campus

Minor

A minor in Human Resource Management helps to position students in other majors for promotion to supervisory/management positions in their chosen field. It is a popular minor for students pursuing majors in business administration, health care (e.g., Health Care Systems Administration, Radiography, Sonography, Nuclear Medical Technology, and Nursing), Communications, Engineering Technology, and Psychology. Students will take courses in Human Resources, Employment Law, Compensation, and Negotiations and have a choice of two additional elective courses depending on their interests and career aspirations.

Admission Requirements

New Student Admission Requirements

Students must be admitted to Ferris State University and pursuing a bachelor’s degree.

Transfer Student Admission Requirements

Students must be admitted to Ferris State University and pursuing a bachelor’s degree.

All Minor Requirements - 18 Credits Required

Minor Courses - 18 Credits Required

Choose 2 of 11
HCSA 120 - Health Services Administration Credit Hours: 3 (For Non-College of Business Students)
COMM 301 - Interviewing Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 301 - Applied Management Credit Hours: 3 (For Non-College of Business Students)
PSYC 326 - Indust-Organizational Psych Credit Hours: 3
ECON 331 - Labor Economic Labor Relations Credit Hours: 3
INTB 335 - Cross-Cultural Business Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 338 - Employee Benefits Credit Hours: 3
SOCY 340 - Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. Credit Hours: 3
COMM 366 - Diversity and Communication Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 385 - Recruitment and Selection Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 474 - Cases Strategy-Workforce Trend Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 373 - Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3 (Health Care Systems Administration BS (HCSA-BS) Majors May Substitute HCSA 335 or HCSA 336 )
MGMT 375 - Negotiations Credit Hours: 3
BLAW 421 - Employment Law Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 472 - Compensation Credit Hours: 3

Notes

Students who return to the university after an interrupted enrollment, not including summer semester, must normally meet the requirements of the curriculum which are in effect at the time of their return, not the requirements which were in effect when they were originally admitted.
Credit Variance - Credits required may vary based on course placement, prerequisites, etc. If you have questions, contact your advisor.

Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate from Ferris State University, students must meet both University and Programmatic Graduation Requirements.

University Graduation Requirements

These are the minimum graduation requirements for a minor at Ferris State University:

A GPA of 2.00 or higher must be achieved for the courses within the minor.
A minimum of 18 credits within the minor must be earned.
A minimum of 50 percent of minor credits must be earned from Ferris State University to meet the Residency requirement.
A minimum of 9 of the credits in the minor must be at the 200 level or higher.
A maximum of one-third of the credits, but no more than 7 credit hours, in a minor may overlap with the student’s major.
Up to 6 credit hours may overlap between any two minors.
The minor must be completed prior to or at the awarding of a bachelor’s degree.

Programmatic Graduation Requirements

These are the additional graduation requirements mandated by the program:

All requirements as specified in the All Minor Requirements section must be met.
A term prior to completion of the minor, students must log into MyFSU and complete the “Apply for Graduation”. You will receive an email back with the next steps to take. Once this is done the Graduation Secretary will notify the Registrar who will note the completion of the minor.

Contact Information

Management Department
(231) 591-2427
[email protected]