Bachelor of Science Degree
Human resources development (or HRD) professionals help organizations and their workers reach their highest potential. If you’re well-organized and have strong interpersonal skills, Oakland University’s HRD degree provides an outstanding foundation for a human resource development career. As one of the nation’s few HRD degrees housed outside a business school, our human resource development program stands out for its emphasis on collaboration and service. You’ll earn a balanced, interdisciplinary HRD degree that equips you to solve problems constructively, build high-performing teams, and play a supportive role in your organization. Convenient class times make our HRD degree accessible to all students, including military veterans and working adults. And we have connections throughout Southeast Michigan, giving you extensive opportunities for professional internships, mentoring, networking, and human resource development jobs.
Human resources development (or HRD) professionals help organizations and their workers reach their highest potential. If you’re well-organized and have strong interpersonal skills, Oakland University’s HRD degree provides an outstanding foundation for a human resource development career. As one of the nation’s few HRD degrees housed outside a business school, our human resource development program stands out for its emphasis on collaboration and service. You’ll earn a balanced, interdisciplinary HRD degree that equips you to solve problems constructively, build high-performing teams, and play a supportive role in your organization. Convenient class times make our HRD degree accessible to all students, including military veterans and working adults. And we have connections throughout Southeast Michigan, giving you extensive opportunities for professional internships, mentoring, networking, and human resource development jobs.
Southeast Michigan’s dynamic, competitive economy makes it an ideal place to start an HRD career. Employers of every type do business here, including megacorporations, family-owned businesses, nonprofits, government agencies, and nimble startups. This diverse community becomes part of your human resource development classroom, a unique benefit of Oakland University.
As one of the job market’s fastest-growing sectors, human resources development offers tremendous growth opportunities. Whether you’re new to the profession, or seeking to take your HRD career to the next level, our HRD degree equips you to take on greater challenges, do more rewarding work, and earn higher incomes.
Our bachelor’s degree in human resources development can qualify you for work in fields such as:
Our human resources development degree includes a 32-credit core, plus an additional 32 credits drawn from four areas of concentration: organization development, training, career/leadership development, and employment systems and standards. HRD courses cover a wide range of subjects, including: