The Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Human Resource Management prepares students for leadership positions in human resource departments, including the ability to establish and advance organizational policies and guidelines and to utilize the tools and techniques for developing transformational work environments.
Students learn about employee relations; human resource planning; training and development; performance management; compensation and benefits; global human resource management; staffing, analyzing and designing jobs; strategic human resource management; human resource management analytics; and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Graduates are prepared to become business leaders equipped with the ability to identify, analyze and solve complex human resource and management issues.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the program will be able to:
Demonstrate effective human resource management and leadership ability when presented with a human resource-related dilemma or opportunity.
Demonstrate understanding of the roles of analytics and ERP systems in making human resource management business decisions.
Identify and analyze global human resource concerns that affect business decisions.
Create and communicate value for all stakeholders in the organization.
Demonstrate knowledge of legal issues related to human resource management.
Students earning a B.B.A. degree in Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship are expected to have developed skills in the following critical areas of business:
Core Business Knowledge - Recall the strategic frameworks that are used to make business decisions.
Analytical Skills - Use analytical methodologies and critical thinking skills to evaluate and solve business problems.
Digital Technology – Demonstrate the technological skills necessary to analyze business problems and develop solutions.
Written Communication - Write effective business communications.
Oral Communication - Make effective business presentations, using appropriate technologies.
Teamwork – Collaborate effectively with others to achieve a common business purpose.
Business Ethics – Recognize ethical business dilemmas and use ethical decision making to resolve the dilemma.
Global - Analyze the key global factors when making business decisions.
Examples of Possible Careers
Compensation and benefits managers
Compliance officers
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
Human resources managers
Training and development managers
September 2025
Kent State University
800 E. Summit Street,
KENT,
Ohio,
44240, United States
New first-year applicants must finish secondary school in their home country by the time of enrollment to be eligible for university (comparable to the completion of senior high school in the U.S.). A student who has previously enrolled in a post-secondary (higher education) institution is required to apply as a transfer student.
All international undergraduate applicants must submit an English language proficiency test score to be considered for a Kent State program unless they meet specific exceptions or apply for conditional admissions.
All undergraduate applicants must obtain one of the following:
TOEFL iBT: 71; Home Edition iBT: 71
Revised PBT: 18 (average score)
IELTS Academic and IELTS indicator: 6.0
Duolingo:100
PTE Academic: 48
Completion of the Kent State University ESL Center Level 8 Intensive English program with a minimum of 3.75 out of 4.0 GPA
ELS Level 112 Intensive English Program completion
SAT: a minimum of 510 evidence-based reading and writing
ACT: a minimum of 21 in English
Application Deadlines: October 1 for Spring Semester; June 1 for Fall Semester.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.