Human Resources | Gateway Technical College

Boost your leadership skills and master industry knowledge that will prepare you for success in hiring, training and retaining employees.
Explore a range of topics, including employment law, occupational safety and health, equal employment opportunity, wages, health care, family leave and retirement plans
Learn completely online in an accelerated six-week class format that allows you to take two classes per semester and only focus on one at a time.
Enhance your resume with the program’s capstone project and internship opportunity that offers real-world experience in the field.

Program Credits

61

LOCATION

Online

Financial Aid Eligible

Yes

ESTIMATED PROGRAM COST

Tuition & Fees: $10,526
Books and Supplies: $737

Start Dates

Fall, Spring, Summer

Salary Outlook

$72,280

Career Opportunities:

HR Generalist, HR Assistant, Talent Recruiter and Retention, Benefits Assistant

Human Resources Career Pathway

Career Pathways are designed to help you reach your educational goals and explore college and career options. Pathways are made up of related certificates, diplomas and degrees that build on common skills and knowledge. You can begin at any point on the Career Pathway and customize your pathway to fit your goals. View the pathway for your area of interest.

There are many opportunities, both in high school and through previous college, work, and/or military experience, to earn credit for prior learning at Gateway.

Associate degrees are typically completed in two years by full-time students and combine hands-on technical skills with general education. Associate degree opportunities in this pathway include:

Human Resources

Prepare to enter your exciting new career, or choose to continue your education with another Gateway program or by transferring your credits to a four-year college or university.

Curriculum Sheet:

10-116-1 Human Resources Full-Time 2025-26 Curriculum Sheet.pdf

Part Time Curriculum:

10-116-1 Human Resources Part-Time 2025-26 Curriculum Sheet.pdf

Course Number: 801-136Credits: 3.00

This course is designed for learners to develop knowledge and skills in all aspects of the writing process. Planning, organizing, writing, editing and revising are applied through a variety of activities. Students will analyze audience and purpose, use elements of research, and format documents using standard guidelines. Individuals will develop critical reading skills through analysis of various written documents.

Course Number: 890-155Credits: 1.00

In this course, students explore the Gateway Technical College community. They examine college resources and services, investigate skills that lead to academic success, and identify strategies for achieving educational and personal goals.

Course Number: OPTION-SUPP2.ACredits: 3.00

Please complete 196-137 Certified Service Specialist or 196-136 Safety in the Workplace. This is for informational purposes only. Once you register for your course, you can delete this block from your timeline.

Course Number: 196-190Credits: 3.00

In Leadership Development, the learner applies the skills and tools necessary to fulfill his/her role as a modern leader. Each learner will demonstrate the application of: evaluating leadership effectiveness and organization requirements, using individual and group motivation strategies, implementing mission and goals, observing ethical behavior, developing personal leadership style and adaptation, understanding the impact of power, facilitating employee development, coaching, managing change, and resolving conflict effectively.

Course Number: 196-191Credits: 3.00

In Supervision, the learner applies the skills and tools necessary to perform the functions of a frontline leader. Each learner will demonstrate the application of strategies and transition to a contemporary supervisory role, including day-to- day operations, analysis, delegation, controlling, staffing, leadership, problem-solving, team skills, motivation, and training.

Course Number: 196-169Credits: 3.00

In Diversity and Change Management, the learner applies the skills and tools necessary to implement and maintain a diverse work environment which values change. Each learner will demonstrate the application of: assessing the current extent of diversity in the workplace; analyzing the effect of perceptions, attitudes, biases, and organizational culture on diversity; dealing with barriers; changing management strategies, processes, and reactions; measuring progress; and celebrating success.

Course Number: 196-193Credits: 3.00

This course establishes a foundation for development of employee effectiveness by focusing on the supervisor's role in understanding, communicating, and implementing organizational policies. The organizational topics covered include: employee hiring, training, performance management, contract compliance, employment law, employee assistance programs, and related topics that affect the supervisor's work group.

Course Number: 196-134Credits: 3.00

In Legal Issues for Supervisors, the learner applies the skills and tools necessary for a supervisor to effectively function in today's legal work environment. Each learner will demonstrate the application of legal practices in both union and nonunion environments, the analysis of the impact of U.S. employment laws, the impact of the global economy, and the appeal process. Students will also learn to deal with harassment and privacy issues and summarize legal issues facing contemporary supervisors.

Course Number: 804-134Credits: 3.00

All college students, regardless of their college major, need to be able to make reasonable decisions about fiscal, environmental, and health issues that require quantitative reasoning skills. An activity based approach is used to explore numerical relationships, graphs, proportional relationships, algebraic reasoning, and problem solving using linear, exponential and other mathematical models. Students will develop conceptual and procedural tools that support the use of key mathematical concepts in a variety of contexts.

Course Number: OPTION-COMM.1ACredits: 3.00

Please complete 801-196 Oral/Interpersonal Communication or 801-198 Speech. This is for informational purposes only. Once you register for your course, you can delete this block from your timeline.

Course Number: 809-172Credits: 3.00

Race, Ethnic, and Diversity Studies is a course that draws from several disciplines to reaffirm the basic American values of justice and equality by teaching a basic vocabulary, a basic history of immigration and conquest, principles of transcultural communication, legal liability, and the value of aesthetic production to increase the probability of respectful encounters among people. In addition to an analysis of majority/minority relations in a multicultural context, the topics of ageism, sexism, gender differences, sexual orientation, people with disabilities, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are explored. Ethnic relations are studied in global and comparative perspectives.

Course Number: 196-188Credits: 3.00

In Project Management, the learner applies the skills and tools necessary to design, implement, and evaluate formal projects. Each learner will: demonstrate the application of the role of project management; develop a project proposal; use relevant software; work with project teams; sequence tasks; chart progress; and deal with variations, budgets, resources, implementation, and assessment.

Course Number: 809-198Credits: 3.00

This course introduces students to some of the major theories and topics of psychology, including the physiological basis of behavior, personality and learning theories, memory, states of consciousness, stress, research methods, intelligence, human development, psychopathology, and social behavior.

Course Number: 116-101Credits: 3.00

In this course, students analyze compensation and benefits programs as they fit into a workforce staffing plan. They examine program design, implementation, management, and measurement. Students relate the alignment of compensation and benefits programs to organizations' values through analysis of a total rewards package. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to explain how compensation and benefits programs influence employee recruitment, retention, motivation, and performance.

Course Number: 196-133Credits: 3.00

This course introduces techniques and skills used in bargaining to maximize a company's profits and competitiveness for both domestic and global concessions. Interpersonal negotiations skills are essential for any person working in the business world. Students will be introduced to an interest based negotiations strategy and to conflict resolution techniques that will prove valuable throughout one's personal and professional life.

Course Number: 196-189Credits: 3.00

In Team Building and Problem Solving, the learner applies the skills and tools necessary to facilitate problem solving in a team environment. Each learner will demonstrate the application of the benefits and challenges of group work, necessary roles in a team, stages of team development, different approaches to problem solving, consensus, a systematic process of problem definition, data acquisition, analysis, the development of alternative solutions, solution implementation, and evaluation.

Course Number: 116-102Credits: 3.00

In this course, students examine how to foster a learning culture. They explore how to identify training needs, match them to resources and providers, and measure results. Students analyze effective strategies for a variety of training techniques and environments. They align employee development initiatives to the achievement of organizational objectives. Students develop and present training projects based on adult learning theory and instructional design techniques. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to explain how to develop a culture of continuous learning that encourages employees to flourish and the organization to thrive.

Course Number: 101-112Credits: 3.00

A practical approach to the study of accounting. Basic accounting practices and procedures are explained with particular emphasis on the transactional effect on the income statement and balance sheet. Other areas covered include adjusting and closing entries; accounting for cash, including bank reconciliations and payroll accounting.

Course Number: 116-103Credits: 3.00

In this course, students explore employee relations and engagement concepts. They identify regulations and policies that govern and practices that guide workplace rules and conduct. Students examine tools of employee engagement and processes to measure and evaluate levels of engagement. They relate employee attitudes and engagement to the quality of the organizational culture. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to explain the engagement practices that successfully connect an organization and its employees.

Course Number: OPTION-HR1.ACredits: 3.00

Please complete 116-105 Human Resources Capstone or 116-106 Human Resources Internship This is for informational purposes only. Once you register for your course, you can delete this block from your timeline.

Course Number: 116-104Credits: 3.00

In this course, students analyze the recruitment and selection process. They identify the recruitment model and examine the process to measure and evaluate recruitment results. Students relate successful employee recruitment to the success of an organization and explain how recruitment and selection objectives should be aligned with the organization's strategic objectives. They evaluate applications and resumes and analyze interview techniques appropriate for the work required. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to explain effective recruitment and selection strategies as well as administer employee retention programs.

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Application for Admission & Application Fee
Students must meet one of the following multiple measures: earned a technical diploma or higher,* earned a minimum high school GPA of 2.6, earned a minimum college GPA of 2.0 or submit ACT or Accuplacer test scores. Submit any needed transcripts or test scores. *Please note short term technical diplomas do not fulfill Multiple Measures. These programs include Nursing Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Advanced EMT, and Truck Driving.
Review the program technical standards. An acknowledgement of these standards will be completed within the online application.