Human Resources
Associate in Science Business and Accounting · Yuba College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Human Resources is a concentration within the field of business administration that has the responsibilities of compensation and benefits, recruitment, disciplinary actions, and keeping up to date with any laws that may affect the company and its employees. Students in this program will explore important issues in human resources management including: changing government and legal requirements, downsizing, attention to and appreciation for diversity, global workforce development, the role of information systems, and changing cultural and economic factors. Graduates of this degree should qualify for employment opportunities in human resources departments within private industry, city, county, and state level as a human resources assistant; administrative assistants; social and human services assistant; records management assistant; labor relations assistant; training and development assistant.
Upon completion of this degree, students will be able to:
- Identify the role human resources management has in the Business Industry.
- Demonstrate the ability to research constantly changing government regulations.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply analytical methods to business and ethical situations.
- Demonstrate basic skills used in day to day operation of a common human resource office, such as written communication, data collections, and payroll procedures.
- Model those attributes necessary for gainful employment in the field of human resources.
Required courses
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT-10 | General Accounting | 4 |
| GNBUS-5 | Introduction to Supervision | 3 |
| GNBUS-6 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| GNBUS-8 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| GNBUS-9 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| GNBUS-10 | Introduction To Business | 3 |
| GNBUS-21 | Business Communication | 3 |
| GNBUS-48 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| GNBUS-53 | Records and Information Management | 3 |
| Complete one course from the following: | ||
| GNBUS-30 | Business Computer Applications | 3 |
| GNBUS-33 | Spreadsheet Applications | 3 |
| Total units required for degree major | 31 | |
Students earning an AA/AS degree must complete a minimum of 21 units of General Education requirements and the health graduation requirement, in addition to the program units listed here. Students must complete a total of 60 degree applicable units to earn an AA or AS. Please
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