Waubonsee Community College Human Resources Degree Programs

Human Resources Degree Program at Waubonsee Community College

Waubonsee Community College offers an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree program in Human Resources Management (Major Code 131B). This program is designed to equip students with core business principles and essential skills necessary for planning, leading, and organizing within human relations and personnel environments.

The AAS degree requires a total of 60 credit hours for completion, divided into three main sections:

Curriculum Breakdown

The program structure includes:

• General Education Requirements: 15 credit hours covering subjects like communication (e.g., COM100 Fund of Speech Communication or COM121 Communication in the Workplace), writing (e.g., ENG152 Business Communication or ENG101 First-Year Composition I), economics, and mathematics.
• Major Program Requirements: 33 credit hours focused on business and HR specifics. Key courses include introduction to business (BUS100 Introduction to Business), legal environment of business (BUS210 Legal Environment of Business or BUS211 Business Law), leadership (BUS220 Leadership in Business), organizational behavior (BUS225 Organizational Behavior), and foundational accounting/information systems (e.g., ACC101 Introduction to Accounting or ACC202 Financial Accounting; CIS110 Business Information Systems). The core HR curriculum is covered in MGT215 Human Resources Management I and MGT220 Human Resources Management II.
• Electives: Students complete 12 credit hours by selecting electives from a range of business-related disciplines including Accounting (ACC), Business Administration (BUS), Computer Information Systems (CIS), Economics (ECN), Management (MGT), Marketing (MKT), and others.

This program is part of Waubonsee’s Business and Information Technology subject area offerings.

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Waubonsee Community College Human Resources Degree Program Highlights

• Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in Human Resources Management.
• Provides core business principles and skills for HR roles.
• Focuses on planning, leading, and organizing in human relations and personnel environments.
• Curriculum includes General Education, Major Program, and Elective courses.
• Requires 60 total credit hours for completion.
• Covers essential business areas like Accounting, Business Law, and Management.
• Includes specific core courses: MGT215 Human Resources Management I and MGT220 Human Resources Management II.

You can view detailed information about the programs or certificates available at Waubonsee Community College on the NCES website.