Ñ HR 180 Employment Law and Practices
3 cr.  (3 lec/wk)
Introduces students to laws and practices affecting the employer-employee relationship.  Students gain a general knowledge of employment law, diversity management, equal employment opportunity, record-keeping requirements, and affirmative action.

HR 250 Employment and Compensation Strategies
3 cr.  (3 lec/wk)
Introduces students to the recruiting and selection process, including interviewing techniques and the legal implications in the recruiting and hiring process.  Explores different labor market approaches and organizational recruiting activities.  Examines compensation practices and differentiates organizational culture, philosophies, strategies, and objectives that impact compensation.

Ñ HR 281 Risk Management, Safety, and Security
3 cr.  (3 lec/wk)
Introduces students to legal and record-keeping requirements affecting health and safety.  Students explore safety management activities and policies, workplace health issues, health promotion, workplace violence, and security management.

Ñ HR 282 Organizational Training and Development
3 cr.  (3 lec/wk)
Introduces students to the training and change management process associated with organizational development and planning.  The student will explore training needs and objectives, delivery approaches, levels of training evaluation, adult learning techniques, and coaching strategies.

HR 285 Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations
1 cr.  (1 lec/wk)
Introduces students to labor relations, the bargaining process itself, major provisions of collective bargaining agreements, and current labor relations issues.  Emphasis will be placed on the legal framework of collective bargaining, labor management interactions, various approaches to labor management relations, trends in union membership, and how changes in competition and globalization are influencing labor-management interactions.

HR 296 Cooperative Education/Internship
V 1-9 cr.  (45 hours/credit)
Provides students with an opportunity for experimental study in the varied areas of human resource management.  Students complete a specific assignment in a pre-arranged employer setting.  Examples of assignments may include developing an Exit Interview, New Employee Orientation Program, or Training Program, auditing records, assisting with personnel files, or writing job descriptions.

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* - These courses may only be available on the MSU Billings Senior Campus