Human Resource Management
Become a proactive manager with comprehensive knowledge of human resource functions and learn about the contemporary issues organizations face in today’s workplace environment.
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AT A GLANCE
What You’ll Learn:
- Strategic management, design thinking, service learning, and critical human resource processes.
- Competencies that align with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
What You’ll Do:
- Take part in hands-on, practical projects that prepare you for real-world situations.
- Participate in semester-long, faculty-supervised internships for course credit.
Where You’ll Go:
- HR management positions at major corporations, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations.
- Prestigious graduate programs to further your career preparation.
Our Students
![Patty Adesanya '23](/sites/web/files/2023-07/Profile%20-%20Patty%20Adesanya%20-%20460%20x%20460.jpg)
![Patty Adesanya '23](/sites/web/files/2024-02/Patty-Adesanya-460x460.jpg)
“After taking HR classes, I realized I’m a people person. I like to see how you can use training and development to make someone better. That resonates with me.”
- Major: Human Resource Management
- Complementary Minor: Communication, Psychology
- Hometown: Lowell, M.A.
![Cianni Thomas '23](/sites/web/files/2023-06/Profile%20-%20Cianni%20Thomas%20-%20460%20x%20460.jpg)
![Cianni Thomas '23 speaks at the MLK Legacy Dinner.](/sites/web/files/2024-02/Cianni-Thomas-460x460.jpg)
“I’m really grateful for my Bryant education because it’s made me realize that I have a lot of options when it comes to career pathways. I’m interested in human resource management, and I also really like event planning and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Bryant has made me realize that I can do anything.”
- Major: Human Resource Management
- Complementary Minor: Information Systems, Psychology
- Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Where Our Students Go
Graduates of Bryant’s human resource management program go on to prestigious graduate programs and are in demand by businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies.
- Aetna
- Fidelity Investments
- FM Global
- General Atomics
- IBM
- KPMG
- Liberty Mutual Insurance
- MathWorks
- Numotion
- Oracle
- State Street Global Advisors
- Target
- Wayfair
- Bryant University
- Northeastern University
- Quinnipiac University
- University of Connecticut
- Western New England University
Learn Through Experience
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Internships and Career Advancement
- Shadow accomplished human resource management alumni to explore different paths.
- Participate in HR internships in various sectors through the Amica Center.
- Network with industry leaders through the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Research
- Participate in Bryant’s Research and Engagement Day (REDay).
- Present a thesis or research topic through the Honors Program.
Clubs and Organizations
- Bryant SHRM Chapter
- Collegiate DECA
- Enactus