Recent legislation and court rulings, rising health care costs, globalization, increased complexity of many jobs, the aging of the workforce, increased usage of human resource information systems and technological advances that can leave employees with obsolete skills will continue to increase the demand for human resource professionals. Human resource management is the study of issues that affect people at work.

Colorado Technical University’s Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) with a concentration in Human Resource Management is designed to prepare the aspiring human resource professional to participate as an integral member of an organization’s management team. The complexities of today’s legal environment, together with increased emphasis on customer service and competitiveness through effective personnel management, have dramatically affected the role and responsibilities of the human resource manager. Program curriculum is designed to develop insight into management structures and processes and to help build professional skills in communication, human resources and systems management.