Program Length: 36 months (may be completed in as little as 30 months)
Available at the following locations:
Available Online: This program is delivered fully online.
Idaho Locations: Boise, Nampa
Utah Locations: Layton, Lehi, Logan, Ogden / West Haven, Provo / Orem, Salt Lake City / Murray
Days until classes:
Next classes start
Jun 17th
Degree Overview
Business Administration with a Human Resources emphasis
The best way to advance one's career or to begin one's career is through receiving additional education. This especially applies to those who are in the modern and fast-paced business world of today. To achieve your career goals or to embark upon your new career path, consider an advanced degree in business administration. The Business Administration program offered here at Stevens-Henager College prepares our graduates for a variety of responsible managerial positions in both domestic and international firms. The objectives of the program are to provide a foundation in accounting, sales and marketing, operations management, human resource management and banking and finance that will provide our graduates with an integrated understanding of modern business as well as the economic concepts that guide the global economy. Business Administration graduates have the opportunity to gain employment in entry-level to mid-level positions as an office manager, account manager, small business developer, human resource assistant or sales manager.
Education and Opportunities in the Field of HR
Students earning an emphasis in Human Resources will be prepared to apply business principles to the strategic function of human resources management. Topics covered by our courses include sourcing, recruiting, hiring, retention, talent mapping, training and developing employees, benefits and compensation policies, employment law, organizational development and conflict resolution strategies. Possible areas of employment for our graduates include entry-level positions in human resources such as human resource generalist, specialist positions in benefits, positions in staffing and recruiting, and human capital development and training.
Student Information
Our Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program prepares graduates for employment in occupations such as Administrative Services Managers (11-3011.00), Business Teachers, Post-secondary (25-1011.00), General and Operations Managers (11-1021.00), Management Analysts (13.1111.00), Managers, All other (11-9199.00), Sales Managers (11-2022.00), Social and Community Service Managers (11-9151.00), Storage and Distribution Managers (11-3071.02), Transportation Managers (11-3071.01), or Transportation, Storage and Distribution Managers (11-3071.00). The total tuition and fees for this program is $ 72,960, including books. Stevens-Henager College does not provide housing, so no room and board fees apply. Graduates of our Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program have an on-time completion rate of 59% and a job placement rate of 91%. The median Title IV debt for this program is $ 40,438, the median non-Title IV debt is $ 4,920, and the median loan debt is $ 45,296. Our Net Price Calculator can help you see how you can afford college.
Course Descriptions
CourseCourse NameCredits
Course Description
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Accounting Fundamentals
Introduces the fundamental principles and practices of accounting, including the theory of debit and credit and the accounting cycle. Includes beginning steps in analysis of accounting transactions and their relationships to the basic accounting equation in preparation for more complex problem analysis in advanced accounting. Covers accounts receivable, accounts payable, special journals, cash receipts and payments, and banking procedures, as well as the accrual basis of accounting and the preparation of the worksheet and financial statements.
Credits: 6.0
Payroll Accounting
Presents the theoretical and practical applications of payroll procedures and emphasizes the methods of computing wages and salaries, keeping records, and the preparation of various federal and state government reports. Students are required to complete a comprehensive payroll project. (Prerequisite: ACC101, or with consent of the dean)
Credits: 4.0
Accounting Principles I
A continuation of ACC101 with special emphasis on accounts receivable and uncollectible accounts, promissory notes, merchandise inventory, and tangible and intangible assets. Emphasizes the theory of internal control using the voucher system. Corporate topics include capital stock transactions, dividends, treasury stocks, and earnings per share, long-term liabilities, and shortterm investments. (Prerequisite: ACC101, or with consent of the dean)
Credits: 6.0
Accounting Principles II
Discusses financial statement analysis including comparative statements, measuring profitability, financial strength, and the statement of changes of financial position on a cash basis. Covers the cost cycle, raw materials, manufacturing costs, financial reports, and budgeting for business that operates as a manufacturing concern. (Prerequisite: ACC213, or with consent of the dean)
Credits: 6.0
Managerial Accounting
Covers the study of the use of accounting data internally within a firm by managers in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing businesses. Teach students to use accounting data for planning, controlling, and making decisions concerning the optimum allocation of the firm's financial resources. (Prerequisite: ACC213, or with consent of the dean)
Credits: 4.0
Computer Fundamentals
This course introduces the elements of several popular computer software programs in word processing, spreadsheet management, and presentation design, Emphasis will be placed on the basic fundamentals of document creation, saving, and printing along with the more advanced concepts of presentation design.
Credits: 3.5
Databases
This course introduces several current database software products and their use in business. Emphasis is placed on database terminology in the study of tables, queries, forms, and reports. Computations and expressions are used to perform database inquiries.
Credits: 3.5
Economics
Basic course in microeconomic concepts. Topics include recession and depression, the circular flow of production and consumption, the role of the market in the economy, wage and price movements, and other key points.
Credits: 4.0
Economic Principles
include inflation, the cause and effects of interest rates, the dollar and the foreign trade deficit, productivity growth rate, and the federal budget deficit.
Credits: 4.0
English Composition
This course focuses on the principles of effective English composition with a comprehensive review and reinforcement of language arts skills. Emphasis is placed on the four essentials of writing: unity, support, coherence, and sentence skills. Practice in proofreading, editing, revision, and clear thinking is incorporated throughout the course.
Credits: 4.0
Communication Arts
This course focuses on developing critical thinking and communication skills in both verbal and nonverbal areas. Emphasis is placed on debate, panel discussions, committee work, conflict resolution, interviews, and editorial writing.
Credits: 4.0
Principles of Finance
Emphasizes money and capital markets, investments, corporate finance, and the universal application of each for a more micro-oriented realistic approach to finance. Money, capital markets, and financial instruments begin the course study with investment theory developed to guide the student's choice of financial instruments. Concluding the course are the special finance problems of the large investor.
Credits: 4.0
Finance
Introduces the principles and practices of financial management. The course also teaches about working capital management, financial budgeting and planning and international financing and investing decisions. The course provides a systematic treatment of the investing and financing decisions of multinational firms. (Prerequisite: FIN231, or with consent of the dean)
Credits: 4.0
American Civilization
This course covers the history of the United States from the American Revolution to the present. Emphasis is on the economic, political, and social development of our country.
Credits: 4.0
U.S. History Since the Civil War
This course offers students an overview of how America transformed itself, in a relatively short time, from a land inhabited by hunter-gatherer and agricultural Native American societies into the most powerful industrial nation on earth. The student will learn how dominant and subordinate groups have affected the shifting balance of power in America since 1863. Major topics include: Reconstruction, the frontier, the 1890s, America's transition to an industrial society, Progressivism, World War I, the 1920s, the Great Depression and the New Deal, World War II, the Cold War, Vietnam, economic and social change in the late 20th century, and power and politics since 1974.
Credits: 4.0
Introduction to Human Resources Management
This course introduces the major human resources management functions in organizations. Emphasis is placed on staffing; training and development; employee relations; labor relations; employment law; workplace health, safety and security; compensation and benefits; job analysis; and job design.
Credits: 4.0
Staffing Management
This course focuses on developing the strategic structure necessary for providing corporations with the human resources needed to achieve organizational goals. Students learn strategies and techniques for planning, recruiting, selecting, training, and retaining employees. (Prerequisite: HRM 210 or consent of the Dean)
Credits: 3.5
Training and Development
This course examines training and organizational development techniques and strategies. Topics include needs assessment; design, development, and delivery of training content; and evaluation of learning outcomes for individuals and organizations. (Prerequisite: HRM 210 or consent of the Dean)
Credits: 3.5
Compensation and Benefits
This course examines the compensation and the benefit plans used to attract, retain, and motivate employees. Topics include compensation management issues such as calculating pay increases; merit pay; pay-for-performance; incentives/bonuses; profit sharing; and analyzing, interpreting and incorporating comparative salary survey data. Students will also evaluate employee benefits such as paid time off, retirement plans, health and wellness benefits, flexible work models, and regulatory issues that influence pay and benefits management. (Prerequisite: HRM 210 or consent of the Dean)
Credits: 4.0
Human Resources Information Systems
This course focuses on using technology to develop, maintain, and manage human resources information. Topics include HR software applications, database fundamentals, privacy and confidentiality issues, vendor evaluation, system and software development, design issues, and strategies for gaining user acceptance. (Prerequisite: APP 101, HRM 210, or consent of the Dean)
Credits: 3.5
Employment Law
This course examines legal issues in the workplace, addressing employment laws that impact the human resource function involved in the employer/employee relationship. Topics include discrimination, affirmative action, harassment, equal employment opportunity, employment agreements, and other legal issues that shape the motivation, production, and rights of employees. (Prerequisite: MAN 224, HRM 210, or consent of the Dean)
Credits: 4.0
Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
This course examines conflict resolution issues in a corporate environment. Topics include negotiation skills, facilitation skills, employee relations, labor relations, group communication process, and diversity management issues. (Prerequisite: HRM 210 or consent of the Dean)
Credits: 4.0
Organizational Development and Workplace Planning
This course focuses on external business realities as well as how value is defined by key stakeholders both inside and outside the company. This course presents practical tools for leveraging this knowledge to create HR practices; building organizational capabilities; designing HR strategy; and marshaling resources that create value for customers, investors, executives, and employees. (Prerequisite: HRM 210 or consent of the Dean)
Credits: 4.0
Human Resources Capstone
This course requires the student to demonstrate their mastery of human resources knowledge by creating a model situation with solutions for common human resource challenges. Students will use all of the integrated knowledge gained from classroom and project experiences throughout the program to complete the capstone. (Prerequisite: Completion of all technical courses or with the permission of the Dean.)
Credits: 3.0
Management Principles
An introduction to the basic principles of management as it applies to formal organizations. Students are introduced to the importance of effective management within organizations. The traditional management framework is used to provide essential skills in planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling.
Credits: 4.0
Business Practices
Analyzes the major business activities of marketing, production, financial/information management, and personnel. Instructs students in the operation of a business, focusing on ownership, business operations, and career opportunities.
Credits: 4.0
Marketing
This course focuses on business activities necessary to match products and markets. Marketing functions such as purchasing, distribution, consumer analysis, promotion, and pricing are discussed.
Credits: 4.0
Entrepreneurship
This course is a career-related overview of business startups, idea identification, value proposition, and competitive advantages in a student's area of specialization. The student will be able to identify and evaluate new business ideas; to learn how to prepare and evaluate business plans; and to identify capital sources for new ventures.
Credits: 4.0
Investment Principles
Focuses on real estate investments, both private and commercial. Terminology, mortgage and other financing means, valuation and appraisal concepts are discussed.
Credits: 4.0
Internet Commerce
Introduces Internet commerce basics and focuses on business concepts and applying technology in order to be successful. Other topics include globalizing a company, marketing and advertising, market trends, vendor solutions, credit card verification systems, security auction technologies, storefronts, and overall technology architecture. Students will learn to utilize Internet commerce solutions from process re-engineering to deployment and testing.
Credits: 4.0
Business Law
Deals with the legal problems confronting businesses such as court procedures, contracts, property law, fair credit reporting, the Privacy Act, business relationships, and supervision.
Credits: 4.0
Operations Management
Explores long-range and short-range problems in operations management, both for manufacturing and for service operations. Emphasizes understanding these problems and the practical applications of quantitative techniques relative to them. Realistic case studies stress logical analysis, both quantitative and qualitative, and the presentation of results.
Credits: 4.0
Management Planning Principles
This course addresses the principles of various planning topics including strategic planning (mission, vision, objectives, and strategies), long- and short-term operational planning, and development of business plans. (Prerequisite: MAN103, or with consent of the dean)
Credits: 4.0
Organizational Design and Change
Focuses on developing strategies and structures that align organizations with their industry environments. Adapting to changes in technology, power structures, and competition is studied as well as planning and implementing changes in internal systems and processes.
Credits: 4.0
Human Resource Management
Studies the application of psychology to the problems of personnel management. The student is expected to grasp a working knowledge of the basic operative functions of procuring, developing, maintaining and utilizing a labor force sufficient to meet the minimum entry-level requirements of employment in personnel work.
Credits: 4.0
International Business Principles
This course addresses differences associated with global management, challenges in conducting import and export activities, as well as important cultural differences that may affect the business relationship. (Prerequisite: MAN103 Management Principles, or with consent of the dean)
Credits: 4.0
College Algebra
Designed to improve skills in numbers and algebraic expressions, solving equations, graphing, sets, exponents, radicals, inequalities, formulas, and applications.
Credits: 4.0
Introduction to Logic
This course focuses on the techniques for determining the validity of arguments and analyzing problems in the world. Topics include a discussion of informal fallacies, Aristotelian logic, and symbolic logic.
Credits: 4.0
Critical Thinking
This course is designed to provide an interdisciplinary approach to critical thinking and challenges the student to question his or her own assumptions through analysis of the most common problems associated with everyday reasoning. The course explains the fundamental concepts, describes the most common barriers to critical thinking and offers strategies for overcoming those barriers.
Credits: 4.0
Solutions Concepts
Introduces students to project management. Topics include analysis of business requirements, development and deployment cycles, creating project plans for successful delivery, implementation of risk management techniques and mitigation strategies, scheduling task cycles, and implementing monitoring tools and controls to track project progress.
Credits: 3.5
Psychology of Motivation
Students review skills necessary to be successful in college, including: note-taking, study skills, writing, finding and using information on the Internet, and reading/understanding college-level text. Students are exposed to basic motivation theories, values clarification, and philosophic principles.
Credits: 4.0
Professional Development
This course addresses employment search and acquisition skills. Topics include matching qualifications with job requirements, resume preparation, and job applications. Also includes cover letters, follow-up letters, resignation letters, and recommendation letters. Classroom activities include discussion of basic interviewer questions and interviewing techniques.
Credits: 4.0
Biological Psychology
This course introduces the student to the intricate relationship between biology and psychology. The student is exposed to the emerging field of biopsychology in which fascinating new discoveries are constantly being made. Major topics include: anatomy of the nervous system, plasticity of the brain, sensory systems and attention, wakefulness and sleeping, emotional behaviors, the biology of learning and memory, and psychological disorders.
Credits: 4.0
Sociology of Aging
This course contains an interdisciplinary approach that provides the concepts, information, and examples students need to achieve a basic understanding of aging as a social process. This course addresses a broad range of societal issues and covers concepts associated with an aging population. It examines the concept of aging on both an individual and societal level. Major topics include: the history of aging in America; physical aging; psychological aspects of aging; personal adaptation to aging; death and dying; community social services; how aging affects personal needs and resources; and government responses to the needs of aging.
Credits: 4.0
Statistics
Explores practical skills in statistics. Topics include distributions, relationships, randomness, inference, and proportions, This course teaches an interdisciplinary approach that provides the regression, and variance. Emphasis is placed on understanding the use of statistical methods and the demands of statistical practice. (Prerequisite: MAT220)
Credits: 4.0
Total Courses: 45Total Credits: 182
Admissions Information
Applicants for admission to the College must have graduated from an accredited high school, private secondary school, or have completed the equivalent (GED). All students who graduate after January 2006 must provide a high school transcript to check eligibility for the new Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG).
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