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 70%, 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.
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Students in academic plans in Management Studies are precluded from taking HRM Plans.
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Please refer to the Admission section for the Faculty of Arts for details regarding the residency requirements.
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Please check the prerequisites for the courses listed below.
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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.
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Students who have completed an HRM Diploma or the course requirements for the CHRP designation, or who have graduated from a college or university HR or Business program are precluded from enrolling in the HRM Minor, Option, or Specialization.
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Students are advised to review the CHRP requirements before finalizing their HRM course selections.
Human Resources Management Minor
Four Year General majors in the Faculty of Arts or Honours majors in any Faculty may pursue the HRM Minor. The Human Resources Management Minor requires successful completion of a minimum of five academic course units (ten courses) with a minimum cumulative average of 70%, including:
Required courses (four):
Remaining courses (to a total of ten) from:
- CS 100 or 200
- ECON 351
- ENGL 210F
- MSCI 311
- PACS 202
- PHIL 215/ARBUS 202
- one of SOC 241, 243
- statistics course
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Note: Additional topics courses may be available through Wilfrid Laurier University. All cross-registration requests are subject to the approval of the HRM advisor and space availability.
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. The Human Resources Management Option requires successful completion of a minimum of five academic course units (ten courses) with a minimum cumulative average of 70%, including:
Required courses (four):
Remaining courses (to a total of ten) from:
- CS 100 or 200
- ECON 351
- ENGL 210F
- MSCI 311
- PACS 202
- PHIL 215/ARBUS 202
- one of SOC 241, 243
- statistics course
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Note: Additional topics courses may be available through Wilfrid Laurier University. All cross-registration requests are subject to the approval of the HRM advisor and space availability.
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 or Option. Students in degree studies who satisfactorily complete the requirements for the HRM Minor or Option, 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.