Bachelor of
Human Resource Development
Degree-Completion Program
for Talent Developers
There is a growing demand for individuals who can develop talent and lead teams to help organizations meet their goals. This degree-completion program aligns workforce development with human resources – a natural, valuable pairing.
Apply to the University of Arkansas, a top public research institution, and earn a bachelor’s degree that opens doors to career opportunities and personal growth. Learn to apply integrated training, organizational development, and career planning and counseling skills to the design, management and evaluation of programs. Improve individual productivity, employability, job satisfaction and organizational effectiveness.
Undergraduates also obtain a solid academic base to pursue a graduate degree. This major does not lead to traditional licensure for teachers in Arkansas.
100%
Online
120
Credit Hours
4 YRS
Estimated Time
to Complete
Why Study Human Resource Development?
Human Resource Development, or HRD for short, empowers businesses to make investments in their employees that will later result in a stronger and more effective workforce. An education in Human Resource Development qualifies you to help organizations make smart, effective investments in their employees.
The flexibility of online courses can help you overcome the challenges of earning a degree while working, taking care of family, and handling other responsibilities. Support services for online students will assist you on your path to graduation.
All HRDE core courses are offered online on an 8-week fall and spring semester schedule. Summer classes are optional, offered in two five-week sessions. Students must successfully complete the HRDE 43303 capstone course during their last semester of course work to graduate.
Vernetta Johnson of Denton, Texas, talks about her experiences.
- Training and development
- Skills and technical training
- Help people improve their individual performance through learning
- Help people qualify for a job, do a job, or advance
- Organization development
- Organizational change
- Systematic development of expertise
- Help improve organizational performance
- Career development
- Employee counseling
- Career management
- Performance coaching
- Policy development with technical writing skills
- Administrative functions through training employees in benefits and payroll techniques
- Designing recruitment protocols
- Training leaders and managers on how to conduct performance appraisals
- Training leaders and managers on appropriate interview questions
- Designing and administering new hire orientation programs
- Participating in interviews
- Training leaders and managers on the appropriate processes to complete a grievance
- Assess training needs
- Design, implement, and evaluate training and development programs
- Coach employees to improve poor performance
- Help employees manage their careers
- Provide management and leadership training
- Design interventions for organizational change
- Align training and development with the strategy, goals, and vision of the organization
- Instructional designer/technologist
- HRD/training specialist
- Human performance improvement consultant
- E-learning specialist
- HRD generalist
- Training and development manager
- Program designer
- Curriculum designer/developer
- Training facilitator
- Program evaluator
- Organizational development consultant
- Corporate learning specialist
- Chief learning officer
Online Degree Qualifications
All students are welcomed into the program as pre-HRDE majors. For promotion to the degree-eligible HRDE major, students must meet the following criteria before their senior year:
- Have three or more years of any type of full-time work experience or equivalent.
- Three to six hours of required Social Sciences must be ECON 21403 or ECON 21003 and ECON 22003.
Three hours of HRDE math requirement chosen from: MATH 21803 or MATH 20503 or MATH 11103 or MATH 21003. - Have a cumulative U of A GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Some prospective students can qualify for an application fee waiver.
To research how credits from most U.S. colleges/universities have transferred in the past, browse the university’s Transfer Equivalency page.
If you have HRD questions not answered by the above sources, please contact the HRDE
academic adviser at:
bcss@uark.edu
hrde@uark.edu
479-575-4203
| Tuition / credit hour | $263.18 |
| Fee / credit hour | |
|---|---|
| Library | $4.68 |
| Network & Data Systems | $13.10 |
| Off-campus | $30 |
| Online Facilities | $2 |
Tuition and fees per credit hour reflect fall 2024 rates for students studying completely online. Students in online programs who take an on-campus course will pay on-campus fees, mandatory and college fees, for only the on-campus course.
Transfer Your Credits
Learn how credits can transfer into our online programs.
Downloads
- Catalog of Studies
- Department of Human Resource and Workforce Development Education
- College of Education and Health Professions
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Brandi WoodsNashville, AR
We’ve always been Razorback fans. I thought it would be an awesome thing to graduate as a Razorback and I knew that the University of Arkansas had a great online program so that’s why I chose to go with the University of Arkansas."
Rachel EakinsParagould, AR
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