Arts Departmental Academic Plans

Human Resources Management is a set of interrelated organizational functions and processes, including staffing the organization, designing jobs and teams, training and developing skilled employees, assessing and rewarding employee performance, and maintaining and retaining employees. Students interested in employment in this field may want to pursue one of the Human Resources Management (HRM) Academic Plans as well as the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation offered by the Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations upon graduation. Several courses in the HRM academic plans provide exemption from required courses for that designation.

Admission to an HRM plan requires that the student has successfully completed HRM 200, has a minimum HRM plan average of 65%, and is in satisfactory standing in their other academic plans. Those interested in enrolling in an HRM Plan should consult the HRM website (www.psychology.uwaterloo.ca/hrm/index.html) for application procedures.

Notes

1. Students in academic plans in Management Studies are precluded from taking HRM Plans.
2. Please refer to the Admission section for the Faculty of Arts for details regarding the residency requirements.
3. Please check the prerequisites for the courses listed below.
4. Students are encouraged to complete HRM 200 before enrolling in Psych 339 or Psych 340. Note that second-year students are given priority enrolment in HRM 200.

Human Resources Management Minor

Four Year General majors in the Faculty of Arts or Honours majors in any Faculty may pursue the HRM Minor. Five academic course units (ten courses), with a minimum cumulative average of 65%, are required including:

1. Required courses (four):
   AFM 123
   HRM 200
   PSYCH 338
   PSYCH 339
2. Two to five courses from:
   CS 100 or 200
   HLTH 350
   HRM 301
   PSYCH 340
   A statistics course
3. Remaining courses (to a total of ten) from:
   ECON 351
   ENGL 210F
   PACS 202
   PHIL 215
   SOC 241
   SOC 242

Honours Psychology - Human Resources Management Specialization 

Honours Psychology majors (BA or BSc) may pursue the HRM Specialization. Please refer to the section for the Psychology Academic Plans for further details.

Honours Arts and Business - Human Resources Management Specialization

Honours Arts and Business students who are not majoring in Psychology (Psychology majors see above) may pursue this HRM Specialization. Please refer to the section for Honours Arts and Business for further details.

Human Resources Management Option

Students in General or Honours academic plans (majors and Liberal Studies) in any Faculty may pursue the HRM Option. Students must complete 3.5 academic course units (seven courses) with a minimum cumulative average of 65%, including:

1. Required courses (four):
   AFM 123
   HRM 200
   PSYCH 338
   PSYCH 339
2. At least three courses from:
   CS 100 or 200
   ECON 351
   ENGL 210F
   HRM 301
   HLTH 350
   PACS 202
   PHIL 215
   PSYCH 340
   SOC 241
   SOC 242
   A statistics course

Human Resources Management Diploma

Non-degree and post-degree students may pursue the HRM Diploma. The courses required for the Diploma are the same as those listed above for the HRM Minor. Students in degree studies who satisfactorily complete the requirements for the HRM Minor, but for whatever reason must discontinue their degree studies, may request a Diploma in HRM. Those who earn an HRM Diploma are precluded from pursuing a second HRM Plan if they are later admitted or readmitted to degree studies.