At the core of their roles, human resources practitioners are responsible for ensuring that organizations provide fair, just and inclusive work environments based on social, legal and economic frameworks.
Human resources are the often unseen (and unsung) professionals within a successfully run organization. HR departments in the modern workplace are shifting away from focusing on compliance and liability issues, and focusing on creating people-driven, productive organizations in which employees are engaged and energized. This wide-ranging profession shapes and monitors company culture; recruits, hires and successfully onboards top talent; researches and recommends market-based salaries and competitive compensation and benefit plans; assist in conflict management and more.
Emmanuel’s human resources management minor is interdisciplinary in nature and includes courses from business and economics, English and communications, integrated digital and data sciences, psychology and sociology. As advised by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the curriculum combines a base of business courses and electives centered on communications, data analysis, and supporting diverse and inclusive work environments. This program may provide career pathway opportunities to students in multiple majors—students in communication & media studies may pursue roles in employer branding, employee communications or labor relations, or education students may add the HR minor to prepare for a career in corporate training or talent development.
View the 2022-2023 Academic Catalog to find course titles, numbers and descriptions.
A Minor in Human Resource Management consists of six courses:
5. Skills-Based Elective (choose one):
6. Diversity and Inclusion Elective (choose one):
Upon completion of the Human Resource Management Minor, student will be able to:
Within the School of Business & Management, a student-faculty research team is studying the effects of linking executive pay to DEI initiatives to answer the question: when it comes to diversity initiatives in corporations, does money talk?
As her research in economics education has focused on innovation in the classroom and finding ways to help students apply economic theories to real-world situations, students are vital in every aspect to Associate Professor of Economics Rebecca Moryl’s work.
Robert’s interest in the workings of the wider world grew in 2011 as the Arab Spring became international news. “I love history,” he said, “so knowing the history of the states as well as their current affairs made their actions and interactions much more interesting to me.”
At Emmanuel, management major Juan Sebastian Levy '14 prepared to succeed in an increasingly global society, experience that has taken him to Wayfair's offices in Berlin and back to Reebok's international headquarters in Boston.
On campus and off, Jaxell Negron is all about building community. As an RA, he creates a strong, safe sense of rapport within his residence hall. Through the on-campus boxing club he co-founded, he gave students a new way to work out and relieve stress.
One of Jannet Desvira's goals early in her Emmanuel career was to become president of the Business Leaders of Emmanuel Club. She has achieved that and more—and is poised to become a business leader in the real world.
Rocky Stroud II G'17, a graduate of Emmanuel's MSM program with a specialization in research administration, is overseeing field operations in Africa for the Broad Institute's NeuroGAP-P initiative.
Dr. Rebecca Moryl is an Associate Professor of Economics at Emmanuel College. Professor Moryl teaches on subjects including microeconomics, economic relations, the politics of international economic relations and urban economics. She believes that understanding economics is critical to understanding the worlds-big and small-in which we live.
Management major Maan Alawa '17 got a taste of the world of hospitality—and award-winning company culture—through his HR internship with Kimpton Hotels.
Chris Coutsoukis '16 is a firm believer in the benefits of a liberal arts education. His personal & career interests are numerous and diverse, and he wanted his academic & professional preparation to reflect that.
Management major (and sports lover) Tyler Kiely '19 is pursuing his personal, academic and career goals as a Fan & Youth Engagement Representative at Fenway Park.
When most American consumers think of Enterprise, they think "car rental"—but as a Management Trainee intern on the other side of the counter, Bethany Bonilla '19 is learning it is much more than that.
Emmanuel is a place where students broaden their sense of what’s possible and prepare for inspiring careers in an ever-changing world. Be here.
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