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Bachelor in Labor and Human Resources - 100% Online

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania | Penn State World Campus | ID: 170333

Overview

128 OUTREACH BLDG UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania 16802-7012
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814-865-1146
Online Training
Classroom Training
Bachelor of Science in Labor and Human Resources
Employment Skill Gain
Credential Skill Gain
Bachelor’s Degree
$69,465.00 - $69,465.00
Training(Trade)

Description of Training Provider

Penn State World Campus is the second largest campus of the Pennsylvania State University with more than 20,000 students. It provides online access to Penn State education, offering more than 175 programs developed and taugh by Penn State faculty.

Program Description

Organizations of all kinds — corporations, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, etc. — depend on their human resources staff to not only match employees with the jobs for which they are best suited, but to enhance their productivity and limit turnover. Similarly, the labor movement requires highly educated staff to best represent the interests of their members, particularly in global markets that have created new challenges for all of the labor movement’s stakeholders.
The Bachelor of Science in Labor and Human Resources, offered online through Penn state World Campus, is designed for those who wish to learn about human resources from a more quantitative perspective.
Offering two areas of specialization - Human Resources or Labor and Employment Relations – it prepares graduates for various positions in human resources, recruitment, placement management, compensation and benefits, and other labor environments, including positions such as:
  • human resources generalist
  • benefits and compensation specialist
  • staffing and placement specialist
  • training and development specialist
  • employee recruiter
  • labor relation specialist
  • union organizer/negotiator
  • arbitrator
This is a DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM for transfer students with AT LEAST 38 COLLEGE CREDITS that can be used toward 123 total credits.

Skills & Competencies

Bachelors Degree Skills and Competencies Taught: Job analysis for employee compensation and benefit choices; managing, training and employing in a global market place; accounting for the company; training and development for the needs of the company and employee professional development; managing in a diverse workforce; using of statistics for decision-making; understanding the history and ethics of work; relating the relationship of management to employees; analyzing the economics of the company in relation to the employees; making policy after analyzing the economy in relation to the workplace.

Additional Information

Service Costs

62,500.00
62,500.00
6,400.00
565.00

Performance Measures

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