Undergraduate - UMUC Europe

Humanities Breadth Courses (12 s.h.)
Students must select at least one course from each of the following
areas, for a total of 3 semester hours in each area:
Arts
HUMN 334 Understanding Movies (3)
Any three-credit (or greater) ARTT, ARTH, MUSC, THET or
dance course
Language and Linguistics
COMM 380 Language in Social Contexts (3)
HUMN 370 Humanity of Language (3)
PSYC 442 Psychology of Language (3)
Any foreign language (not literature) course of three credits or
more except literature courses
Literature
ENGL 303 Critical Approaches to Literature (3)
Any three-credit (or greater) English literature or foreign-language
literature course
Philosophy and Religion
HUMN 127 World Religions (3)
HUMN 310 Business and Professional Ethics (6)
HUMN 350 The Religious Quest (6)
HUMN 351 Myth and Culture (3)
Any PHIL course of three credits or greater
Supplemental Major Courses (12 s.h)
The student must select four additional courses for a total of
twelve semester hours, including the following:
At least two HUMN courses
Two courses selected from the above foundation or breadth
courses, or from other courses designated HUMN
Minor in Humanities
The humanities minor complements the skills the student gains
in his or her major discipline by providing an integrated curriculum
for enrichment and exploration of culture and ideas as well as a
broad perspective on human behavior, thought, and values across
traditional disciplines.
Objectives
A student graduating with a minor in humanities will be able to:
Discuss some of the cultural traditions, major ideas, and
historical developments of the human experience.
Explain and critically assess the interrelationships of
philosophy, language, literature, history, and the arts as forms
of human expression.
Interpret some of the major historical and cultural forces that
influence and control European, Asian, or American societies.
Apply critical reasoning, judgment, and choice.
Write and speak effectively and clearly.
Use computers for communication and research.
Requirements for the Minor
A minor in humanities requires the completion of 15 semester
hours of coursework in the humanities, including at least one
course from each of the breadth areas (philosophy and religion;
literature; language and linguistics; and arts). At least 9 semester
UMUC Bachelor’s Degrees
hours must be earned in courses numbered 300 or above. Courses
listed in more than one content area may be counted only once
toward degree requirements. Courses for the minor may not
duplicate those used to satisfy the major.
Human Resource Management
Students may seek either an academic major or minor in human
resource management.
Major in Human Resource
Management
The human resource major provides 21st century skills,
knowledge, and understanding of human resource functions in
private- or public-sector organizational settings. These functions
include human resources planning, recruiting, selecting, and
placing employees; orienting new employees; training employees
in the context of their career development plans; developing and
supporting performance appraisal systems; managing labor
relations; managing compensation and benefit programs; and
implementing personnel policies and procedures. The human
resource management major prepares students for work or
graduate study in business administration and human resources.
Through the proper selection of courses, the student can prepare
for examinations for the Human Resource Professional, Senior
Human Resource Professional, and International Human Resource
Professional certification, which are offered by the Society of
Human Resource Management. In addition to the focus on
human resource functions, the major includes courses in
management and organization theory, organizational behavior
and development approaches, labor relations theory and practice,
interpersonal skill development and women’s perspectives in
management.
Objectives
The student who graduates with a major in human resource
management will be able to:
Demonstrate effective human resource planning for
technological innovation in a global environment.
Describe the importance of internal and external
organizational environments and their interrelationships for
human resource functions.
Explain the processes of job analysis, staffing, appraising and
compensating, career training, and development.
Critically evaluate the use of performance appraisal systems
and identify different performance appraisal systems.
Work as a team member to demonstrate cohesive team
managerial skills in decision making, communications,
motivation, and interpersonal behavior by focusing on group
dynamics that occur within an increasingly diverse workforce.
Discuss the history of union-management relations and
associated major federal, state, and local legislation; executive
orders; and court decisions.
Describe the interaction among management, labor, and the
federal agencies.
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