BSBA in Human Resources
BSBA in Human Resources
AT A GLANCE
Credit hours: 120
Full-time, part-time, most classes have online options
Start terms: fall, spring, summer
Learn with purpose
As a human resource professional, you’ll grow and retain every company’s most valuable asset: its people. This degree offers you the flexibility to specialize in areas that interest you most, including staffing, training, performance, and compensation. You’ll also become familiar with the technology in developing and implementing human resource systems.
places us in the top 5% worldwide
of all new CU Denver freshman
identify as students of color
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Classes offered on-campus and online
Real-world experience required as a part of your degree
Our undergraduate students are motivated individuals who chose CU Denver to turn their passion into a career they love. Our program supports that mission by incorporating applied coursework into our classes. Distinguishing features of our program include:
- Learn by doing – a required experiential learning component as a part of your degree
- Well-rounded education – build a foundation in liberal arts classes before honing in on your business education
- Access to business leaders – close proximity and close ties to businesses make it easy for executives to visit our classrooms and career events
You’ll be surrounded by people who are finding their passion and making something of themselves. Our location and flexible schedule allow you to take advantage of the hundreds of businesses in downtown Denver through internships and class projects. With over 300 business partnerships tied to the Business School, you’ll graduate ready and confident to enter the workforce at the job of your dreams.
SHRM Student Club
The CU Denver Society for Human Resource Management chapter is thriving and provides a number of opportunities for human resource majors to connect with business leaders in the Denver community. An active chapter, you’ll network with your peers and gain insider access by meeting leading HR professionals.
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See yourself at CU Denver
Follow your passion
No matter your background, you’ll have access to a career and professional development course as a Business School student. Through this course, you’ll be introduced to all of the resources available to you as a student including:
- Career events
- Student organizations
- Resume and personal branding training
- Career planning
Find your people
Our students bring their passions outside of the classroom. We offer a number of clubs that give you an opportunity to build your resume and relationships with your peers at the same time.
- Beta Gamma Sigma
- Business Student Ambassador Committee
- Student Center for the Public Trust
- Society for Human Resource Management Student Chapter
See your future
“Working with the BCC office was so important in helping me get where I am. I met my first OppenheimerFunds representative at one of the CU Denver BusinessSchool career fairs.”
—Brandon Wiegand ’17, Recruiter & Learning and Development Analyst, Oppenheimer Funds
Video spotlight: Brandon Weigand, BSBA in HR
- Why CU Denver
- Business Career Center
- Getting Involved Opens Doors
- Favorite Instructor: Dr. Christina Wilson
- Professors that care
- Being Hired Before Graduation
- OppenheimerFunds Internship
Major in what matters
A career team dedicated to you
In the heart of downtown Denver, you have easy access to hundreds of employers. Our career team has developed close relationships with quality employers and regularly brings them in for career fairs and panel events. It’s no surprise that employers have told us they prefer CU Denver students, because they know how motivated our students are to succeed.
Take the first step of many towards your future career. Our career team offers a number of services that help you:
- Gain confidence to interview and network with employers
- Find opportunities to land an internship or job of your dreams
- Create your personal brand—online and in-person
- Introduce you to business etiquette and corporate culture
