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Human Resource Management, AAS-T

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The Human Resource Management AAS-T degree prepares students to gain an introduction to Human Resource Management. Students will explore functional areas of Human Resource (HR) knowledge needed for career success. General education courses, accounting courses, and business and HR conference electives will assist students in meeting the growing need for human resource (HR) professionals and have the ability to build on their education. 

The Human Resource Management program is designed for the working professional wishing to enter the human resource field, professionals wanting to enhance their HR knowledge, HR professionals wishing to advance in their field, certified HR professionals seeking re-certification hours, and managers wanting to get a better understanding of HR.

Human Resource Management AAS-T degree graduates will:

  • be prepared to obtain an entry-level position in their field
  • explain HR’s role in developing human capital and its impact on an organization’s success
  • analyze the role of diversity in HR and how a diverse workforce can drive business results
  • describe best practices for human resource’s role in ethics and social responsibility in organizations
  • analyze the implications of employment law for business
  • define benefits and identify strategic benefit design considerations to retain talent
  • explain how an organization’s strategy affects talent acquisition
  • describe how to assist organizations in correctly identifying talent needs
  • identify successful strategies for developing a diverse talent pool of qualified candidates
  • recognize decisions concerning selecting, integrating, and retaining a talented workforce
  • leverage technology and project management to support HR activities
  • apply metrics and analytical strategies that achieve bottom-line business results
  • describe basic accounting and financial principles and procedures for analyzing and interpreting financial data for business
  • evaluate strategies and techniques for assessing and selecting qualified candidates
  • meet Humanities , Natural Science , Quantitative Reasoning , Social Science , and Written Communication  general education distribution area outcomes

Lake Washington Institute of Technology does not offer every course each quarter. It is the student’s responsibility to consult the Class Schedule and work out an individual schedule with an advisor. Any developmental coursework a student may be required to complete may increase the program length.

Program Requirements

Recommended Course Sequence

The courses listed below are a suggested sequence; as long as prerequisites are met, courses may be taken in a different order.

General Education Requirements - 30 credits

Technical Electives - 13 credits

If you can attend one of the conferences, this will assist with career development (you can attend multiple years). Internships can be an excellent career development and resume builder. Classes cannot count twice and the total credits may not be reduced.

Diversity and Social Justice Requirement

Within the degree requirements, students must complete a 3-5 credit course that meets the college’s Diversity and Social Justice (DSJ) requirement. DSJ courses are designated in the college schedule and are designed to meet other general education or technical requirements simultaneous to meeting the DSJ requirement (e.g., ENGL& 101 with the DSJ attribute meets both the ENGL& 101 requirement and the DSJ requirement).

Note: Not all sections of a course meet the DSJ requirement. Students should review the class information to ensure the class section includes “course attributes: meets diversity requirement.”

Visit the DSJ requirement webpage to view the current list of general education and technical courses that meet the requirement.

Students who have taken a DSJ class in a previous certificate or degree, do not have to take another DSJ class.

Total Program Credits: 90

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