Strayer BBA, Human Resource Management
Employees in any business need support in order to produce their best work. You can become the human resources professional who helps them drive the success of their organization.
Develop hands-on expertise in human resources, including recruitment, training, compensation, and benefits, with the Strayer online Bachelor of Business Administration concentration in human resource management.
This concentration can help you discover methods to foster a climate of excellence in the workplace. You'll gain a deeper understanding of the legal ramifications of staffing decisions, sourcing labor, and creating a cross-cultural work environment.
Your coursework in the Strayer BBA in Human Resource Management program focuses on how human resource management supports global operations and optimizing workforce performance.
Sample of core courses
- Introduction to Business
- Effective Communication Skills
- Management Concepts
- Business and Society
- Principles of Marketing
Concentration courses
- Human Resource Management
- Global Human Resource Management
- Staffing Organizations
- Training and Development
- Compensation Management
Employment settings to explore*
- Land-based or online college or university
- Hospital
- Government - local, state and federal
- Accouting, tax, and payroll services
- Manufacturing organizations
- Insurance carriers
- Human services agency
- Professional service providers
- Hotel and other travel accommodation providers
Job titles/positions to explore*
- Human resources manager
- Human resources generalist
- Human resources specialist
- Human resources coordinator
- Human resources analyst
- Talent acquisition manager Recruiter
- Human resources assistant
- Compensation analyst
*These are examples intended to serve as a general guide. Some positions may prefer or even require previous experience, licensure, certifications, and/or other designations along with a degree. Because many factors determine what position an individual may attain, Strayer cannot guarantee that a graduate will secure any specific job title, a promotion, salary increase, or other career outcome. We encourage you to research requirements for your job target and career goals.

Apply new skills
- You'll explore the human resource management process, its role in supporting organizational strategies, and the functions involved in workforce planning, staffing, and retention. You'll encounter the latest human resource functions, trends, and theories to drive productivity, along with accepted policies and programs that encourage workforce efficiency. In addition, you'll learn how developing strategic business decisions can help resolve workforce management issues.
Why BBA?
The Bachelor of Business Administration* prepares graduates to pursue a wide range of managerial positions in business, government, and non-profit organizations. Business Administration students can acquire fundamental, practical and professional skills in all phases of business including decisionmaking and problem-solving capabilities. The program also provides a strong liberal arts component that develops communication skills, information literacy, abstract thinking and critical analysis while fostering historical, political and social awareness.
The Bachelor of Business Administration program offers concentrations that enable students to tailor their degrees to their career and educational goals. Concentrations are available in:
Accounting****
Acquisition and Contract Management
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Health Services Administration***
Hospitality and Tourism Management**
Human Resource Management
Joe Gibbs Performance Management
Management
Marketing
Project Management
Retail Management
Social Media Marketing*****
*Arkansas, Maryland, and New Jersey students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business
Administration program must follow the program requirements as set forth in the state-specific sections of the catalog.
**Hospitality and Tourism Management Concentration is not available in Arkansas or Delaware.
***Health Services Administration is not available in Maryland campuses. This concentration is offered online only to students in Maryland.
****Accounting Concentration is not available in Arkansas.
*****The Social Media Marketing Concentration is not yet available in North Carolina.
******This offer is not available to: (a) continuing students; (b) employees of Strategic Education, Inc. And its subsidiaries, and family members residing in the same household of such employees; or (c) students enrolled through Strayer@Work or Degrees@Work. For all other students, laptop available only to Strayer University students who: (1) are a new or readmitted student in a Strayer University bachelor’s-level program; (2) have at least six courses to complete in their program; and (3) enroll for classes starting fall 2019 quarter or later. Students must complete three of their first four quarters of enrollment, or return the laptop to avoid a $350 charge. This offer is subject to change at any time. Only one laptop will be provided per student. In the event the laptop is damaged, lost, stolen, or incapacitated, strayer will not provide a replacement. All returns subject to return policy. Complete details are available in the bachelor’s laptop agreement or the bachelor’s laptop Verizon and Verizon Wireless loaner agreement, as applicable. Students receiving tuition assistance from Verizon or Verizon Wireless may only borrow and use a laptop subject to the terms of the bachelor’s laptop Verizon and Verizon Wireless loaner agreement. Limitations for other corporate-sponsored programs may also apply. Please contact your home campus or strayer online for more information.
Why Strayer?
- Online and Campus options
- 13 Concentrations
- Start a bachelor's and receive your Strayer laptop******
- Transfer up to 28 classes of previous coursework toward your degree
- Credit for Work and Life Experience: Challenge Exams and Portfolio Review options (fees apply)
- Strayer Studios Documentary-Style Video Content
- Support along the way: An Admissions Officer will guide you through the Admissions process and then a Student Services Coach will help you navigate from your first quarter through to graduation
