MMH
Human Resource Management
Ithaca Career Track Advisor
Professor Bruce Tracey
Singapore Career Track Advisor
Dean Judy Siguaw
Managing human capital is one of the most vexing challenges in our industry today, and the demand for business-savvy Human Resource professionals is growing rapidly. The Human Resource Career Track is designed to prepare students for both corporate and operations-level HR positions in a wide array of industry segments. Through coursework, career development activities, and faculty support, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the policies, procedures, and systems for attracting, selecting, developing and retaining the best employees and supporting the firm’s business strategies.
The Human Resources Management Career Track consists of three components: courses, connections, and career. All are designed to help students obtain the necessary knowledge, skills, and connections for obtaining a rewarding HR position in the hospitality industry.
Courses
Students must select courses totaling 12 credit hours from the list below.
Note: Deviations from these requirements must be approved by the Career Track Advisor.
Ithaca Campus Courses
- H ADM 3313 – Training and Development
- H ADM 4414 – Quality Planning in the Hospitality Industry
- H ADM 4485 – Employment Discrimination Law and Union–Management Relations
- H ADM 5513 – Strategic Human Resource Management in the Hospitality Industry
- H ADM 6611 – Negotiations in the Hospitality Industry
- ILRHR 6600 – Human Resource Leadership: Views from the Top
- ILRHR 6620 – The Agile Enterprise: Exploring the Dynamics of Marketplace and Organizational Agility
- ILRHR 6640 – Human Resource Online Research and Reporting Methods for Executive Decision-Making
- ILRHR 6650 – Business Strategy & Human Resources
- ILRHR 6660 - Strategic HR Metrics
- ILRHR 6680 – Staffing Organizations
- ILRHR 6690 – Managing Compensation
- ILRHR 6980 – International Human Resource Policies and Institutions
Singapore Campus Courses
- B6741 – Managing People Across Cultures
- B6836 – Managing Organizational Change
- B6350 – Managing Human Capital in the New Organization
- B6360 – Training & Development
- B6361 – Performance & Compensation Mgmt.
- B8085* – Leadership in Organizations
- B8090* – Communications Mgmt
- B6836 – Managing Organizational Change
- B6358 – Global Mgmt of Human Capital
- B6361 – Building the Human Capital Base
*Note: Courses with fewer than 3 credits must be combined to meet the elective requirements.
Connections: The Human Resources Management faculty will serve as an ongoing source of information for internships, mentorships, and job opportunities, and will organize a Hospitality Human Resource Management Roundtable with high-level executives in conjunction with the Center for Hospitality Research.
Career: All students will participate in the career-planning activities provided through the career services office.