The department’s goals are based on a concept that emphasizes not only technical competence but also the ethics of professional service, thus seeking to foster sensitivity and responsiveness to social responsibilities as well as the ability to identify and pursue personal opportunities. The faculty endeavors to achieve these goals through a variety of teaching techniques-lectures, cases, role-playing, experiential exercises, seminars, directed study, internships and computer team simulations. The department arranges and supervises internships (i.e., actual job situations) for qualified juniors and seniors.

The Human Resource Management major focuses on the management of an organization’s human resources in both unionized and non-unionized settings. The major is intended for two types of management-oriented students: 1) students who are concerned with management of human resources and 2) students who plan to specialize in industrial relations and personnel functions.