Required Courses

IV. HR Context Areas

Economics and Demographics of Labor Markets
Focuses on the operation of the labor market, and how economic forces and demographic trends affect a firm, its workforce, and the employment relationship. Topics will include economic reasoning and current research on labor demand, labor supply, demographic trends and projections, education and training, unions, discrimination, and unemployment.

Employment Law
Covers principles of law covering the employment relationship. The focus is on understanding the legal process as it relates to employment issues, and developing abilities to research legal issues.

Managing the Global Workforce
Introduces students to the impact of global markets on the management of human capital at home and abroad. Discusses the expansion of international trade and the growth of USA multinational operations abroad.