Program Overview

Enjoy working with people? Searching for a career that involves the leadership, supervision and management of others? Considering an undergraduate degree in a people-oriented discipline? High Point University offers a unique academic program in human relations. The central focus of the human relations major is to develop a student’s understanding of various aspects of interpersonal relations linked to individual, group and organizational goal achievement and to develop skills necessary for professional success via a hands-on approach.

A Focused Curriculum

The academic program addresses a student’s theoretical and practical competencies in interpersonal communications, group and team dynamics, organizational behavior, leadership, conflict resolution, public relations, project management and research methods.

Courses within the human relations major include the following: Human Relations and Interpersonal Dynamics, Public Relations Techniques, Leadership Development, Group Dynamics and Team Building, Conflict Resolution and Stress Management, Advanced Leadership and Team Management, Project Development and Management, Service Learning Practicum, Advanced Interpersonal Relations and Training and Organizational Development.

Students completing a Bachelor of Arts in Human Relations often secure leadership and management positions as directors, managers, supervisors and team leaders in a wide spectrum of corporate and nonprofit organizations. Previous graduates have obtained positions in human resources, corporate leadership development, management training programs, project management, public relations, marketing, sales and other professional roles.

An increasing number of program graduates are entering graduate schools around the nation with much success. Graduates choosing to continue their education often obtain a Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A), a Masters of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Adult Education, Counseling or a Masters of Science in Management (M.S.) depending on individual career objectives.

Featured Graduate Profiles:

	Emily Guffey, ’14 – Sales Consultant at Red Ventures “My most impactful professor has been Dr. Pat Haun. I remember being a freshman and terrified of speaking in front of others. He made sure to help me through that anxiety and that has grown into a confidence that has benefited me immensely. For four years having him as a professor and advisor, he has given me all the guidance and support I could ever need.”
	Colin Russell, ’14 – Salesperson at DePere Concepts “I believe HPU has provided me with the caring people that truly cared about my academic progress, in addition to an inspiring environment which influenced me to seek a better life to have a lifetime of success and significance.”
	Holly Strom, ’14 – Data Management Analyst at Travelers Insurance “One of the most impactful moments of my education at HPU was my human relations research symposium presentation. Throughout the second semester of my senior year, I researched and wrote a paper on a human relations topic that I was (and still am) interested in. The course and my research culminated with a symposium presentation to an audience and evaluator. Seeing my feedback from my peers and my grade from my professor gave me the ability to speak at meetings and present my work confidently, which I now do every day at my job.“

The Department of Human Relations, Sociology and Nonprofit Studies offers the B.A. degree in Human Relations. To graduate from High Point University with this degree, students must complete the following:

B.A. in Human Relations

Requirements for a B.A. in Human Relations (38 credits):

• HRE 1550 – Human Relations and Interpersonal Dynamics (4)
• COM 2235 – Public Relations Techniques (4)
• HRE 2370 – Conflict Resolution and Stress Management (4)
• HRE 3220 – Leadership Development and Group Dynamics (4)
• HRE 4220 – Advanced Leadership and Team Development (4)
• HRE 3710 – Service Learning Practicum (2)
• HRE 4811-4815 – Internship (4)
• HRE 4880 – Policy and Research Methodology (4)

Two of the following courses:

• HRE 2200 – Advanced Interpersonal Relations (4)
• HRE 3550 – Project Development and Management (4)
• HRE 4110 – Undergraduate Research (4)
• HRE 4444 – Independent Study (4)
• HRE 4450 – Seminar in Training and Organizational Development (4)
• NPL 3300 – Counseling and the Helping Professions (4)
• SOA 3040 – Social & Global Inequalities (4)

Students will be advised in electing additional courses that will complement their career goals.