Management and Human Resources

A quality product demands a quality workforce. With a Bachelor of Science in Management and Human Resources from the University of Idaho, you will have the skills and knowledge to help companies stay competitive through the development, management and motivation of talented and productive employees. 

As a major in management and human resources, you will learn how to serve as the link between employees and the organization. You will build strong management, leadership, communication and planning skills. Students graduate with an understanding of management as it relates to other business functions. This broad business perspective is essential for success in a management or human resources career.

As a student in the College of Business and Economics, you will learn business the way business is actually done in the real world. You will examine issues relevant ing today’s market and engage in hands-on programs that simulate real business situations. You will closely collaborate with other students, receive personal mentorship from top business faculty and network with practicing professionals.

The acclaimed Integrated Business Curriculum (IBC) is the college's signature program. In your junior year, you will work as part of a team with other business students to address problems for companies such as Boeing, Micron, Starbucks, Columbia Sportswear and Coldwater Creek. The yearlong experience strengthens your teamwork and decision-making skills, and gives you valuable cross-functional knowledge in business systems, product and process planning, managing firm resources and business operating decisions.

Prepare for Success

Managers and human resources professionals must be able to work with diverse groups of people with radically different personalities, abilities and values. To be successful, you must be a leader, a good problem solver, decisive, organized and prepared to work under pressure. To prepare for the program in high school, take courses that expose you to all areas of business, as well as those that develop your written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

Your First Year

During your first year in the College of Business and Economics, you will complete core discovery courses and general university requirements in English, math, science and communication. You also will take Business 100, an introductory course that provides a broad overview of all business majors.

You will take foundation business courses during your second year and spend your junior year working as part of a small team with other business majors in the Integrated Business Curriculum. Your fourth year will include an intensive capstone course and upper-division courses in your major.

Advising Sheet: Human Resources Emphasis
Advising Sheet: Management Emphasis

What You Can Do

With a degree in management and human resources, you might become a:

• Recruiting specialist
• Employee relations coordinator
• Payroll administrator
• Human resources director
• Human resources manager
• Human resources generalist
• Training specialist
• Benefits coordinator
• Labor negotiator

• Entrepreneur
• Small business owner
• Manager trainee
• Management consultant
• Retail manager
• Project manager
• Product manager
• Sales manager
• Real estate agent

Opportunities

A Bachelor of Science in Management and Human Resources opens doors to many dynamic career opportunities in retail, manufacturing, corporations, nonprofit organizations, education and government. If you are majoring in another business discipline or in a completely different field, a double major in management gives you a competitive edge over other candidates. Recent program graduates have a reported average annual salary of $41,000. Graduates are actively recruited by top employers, including:

• Boeing
• Stryker
• Endoscopy
• Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
• Micron
• E & J Gallo Winery
• Coldwater Creek
• Tamarack Resorts
• Costco
• Enterprise Rent-a-Car
• United States Navy

Current Research

Faculty members in the College of Business and Economics’ excellent faculty are nationally and internationally recognized for their expertise in management and human resources with research interests and projects that address current issues in the workforce.

Activities

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM):  A student chapter of the national organization for human resource professionals. The club organizes visits to companies in Spokane, Boise, Seattle, Portland and locally to network with practicing human resource managers.

Hands-On Experience

In the College of Business and Economics (CBE), you will have hands-on experiential learning opportunities to ensure your readiness for the real business world. These interactive programs give you practical experience and business know-how that will set you apart. Our signature programs include:

• Integrated Business Curriculum: The program revolutionizes the traditional model of teaching business in standalone classes and emphasizes a more realistic approach to business education. The innovative yearlong program brings together juniors in all business majors to address real issues.
• VIEW Entrepreneurship Program: Vandal Innovation and Enterprise Works (VIEW) provides opportunities for you to create and pursue new business ideas and build entrepreneurship skills. The program is available to all majors and hosts an annual competition for teams of student entrepreneurs.
• Vandal Solutions: A nonprofit, student-operated company that gives you practical business experience, while offering the university and local businesses market research, Secret Shoppers and feasibility studies. Proceeds benefit university programs and activities.
• Barker Bulls and Bears Trading Room: Students gain practical experience in this sophisticated trading room outfitted with 60-inch plasmas tuned to CNBC, a real-time trade station and current technologies. 
• International Experiences: Discover business globally by studying abroad for a semester or accompanying our faculty on one of several CBE student international trips.
• Internships: Gain valuable on-the-job experience through quality internships with major employers. The Career and Professional Planning program and the CBE Virtual Career Center will help you find that perfect internship.

Facilities

The modern J.A. Albertson Building is home to the College of Business and Economics. Here students learn in technologically advanced classrooms featuring smart boards and wireless connectivity.