The Human Resource Management Specialist program provides educational opportunities for both HR professionals and non-HR professionals to attain and/or enhance employment skills in the Human Resource Management area.   Program courses deal with the philosophy, policies, procedures, and practices relating to the management of people with an organization, including personnel planning, work design, staffing, training, performance appraisal, compensation, and employee protection.

Job/Career Description:  Human resource personnel perform administrative activities related to hiring, training, benefits coordination, and labor relations for the organization.  Supervisors and managers in this field require strong interpersonal skills.   They must have clear and persuasive communication skills, analytical minds, and the skill to evaluate complex relationships among numerous factors.  Dealing with people is an important part of the job.

Employment Trends:  Among industries, firms involved in management, consulting, and employment services should offer many job opportunities, as businesses increasingly contract out human resources functions or hire human resources specialists on a temporary basis to deal with increasing costs and complexity of training and development programs.  Demand for specialists also should increase in outsourcing firms that develop and administer complex employee benefits and compensation packages for other organizations.

The Human Resource Management Specialist program is offered at the Savannah and Liberty Campuses.  More information on this program could be found by viewing the link above.  For questions about the program cost, please review the Tuition and Fees link under Future Students on our home page.