Arts Academic Plans

Honours Psychology Majors (BA or BSc) may pursue the Human Resources Management (HRM) Specialization.

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. Honours Psychology Majors who are interested in employment in this field may want to pursue the Human Resources Management (HRM) Specialization 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 Specialization provide exemption from required courses for that designation.

Admission to a Human Resources Management academic 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 the Human Resources Management Specialization should consult the HRM website (www.psychology.uwaterloo.ca/hrm/index.html) for application procedures.

The Human Resources Management Specialization requires successful completion of a minimum of 3.5 academic course units (seven courses) with a minimum cumulative average of 70%, including:

Required courses (four):

• AFM 123/ARBUS 102, or both of AFM 101 and 102
• HRM 200
• at least two of
  • HRM 301
  • PSYCH 338
  • PSYCH 339
  • PSYCH 340

Remaining courses (to a total of seven) from:

• one of ENGL 210F, PACS 202, PHIL 215/ARBUS 202
• PSYCH 399
• PSYCH 439
• PSYCH 462
• PSYCH 467
• PSYCH 499C (see Note 7)
  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.

Notes: 

1. Students in academic plans in Management Studies are precluded from taking HRM academic plans.
2. Please check the prerequisites for the courses listed above.
3. For further information, refer to the HRM website (www.psychology.uwaterloo.ca/hrm/index.html).
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.
5. 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.
6. Students are advised to review the CHRP requirements before finalizing their HRM course selections.
7. Topic and supervisor must be approved by the HRM Advisor or the HRM Director. Only 0.5 unit of the Honours Thesis course, PSYCH 499A/B/C, may be counted toward the HRM Specialization.