Human Resources Associate’s Degree Programs

American InterContinental University

AABA in Human Resources
This degree program orients students on the different aspects of human resource management like compensation.


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Harrison College

AAS in Human Resources
After completing this program, students would be able to garner an entry-level career in human resources.


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Brookline College

AAB in Human Resources Specialization
This program allows students to obtain entry-level career in business and human resources.


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Penn Foster College

AD in Human Resources Management
This program orients students on human resources tasks like employee benefits and compensation management.


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San Joaquin Valley College

AS in Human Resource Administration
Students would gain the know-how on the procedures and practices in many organizations’ human resource departments.


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University of Phoenix

Human Resources Management Certificate
This certificate program trains students on identifying and resolving issues in the human resources department.


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Post University Online

Human Resource Management Certificate
This program imparts to students the understanding towards all the functions of a human resource department.


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US Career Institute

AAS in Human Resources
This program provides students with the broad understanding on the different functions of a human resource department.


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Human Resources Career and Training Information

The profession of human resources has progressively become a primary function within a company.  In its heyday, the field of human resources was devoted mostly to office activities such as interviewing, hiring new staff, and supervising employee benefits.  Nowadays, human resource professionals must use their knowledge to advise policy within their respective organizations.

The importance of human resources is not lost on the top executives.  Employees who work in an environment where they are happy and well-paid will give companies decided leverage over other organizations who neglect their employees.  Employees who feel they are underrated and not given sufficient compensation for their job will most likely look elsewhere for work.  Many companies are too immense to have any sort of contact between the top executives and the other employees.  Therefore, human resources departments serve as intermediaries between the top brass and the lower echelons.

If you are pursuing this career,  and you have an extroverted and assertive personality, you must also be able to work under pressure and work many times as a mediator between employees.  Obviously, you also must have the so-called “hard skills” that include communicative and grammar skills and be proficient in technology, mathematics and management skills.

Educational requirements change within the field since human resource specialists have many duties.  When choosing your associate’s degree program in human resources you must choose certain specializations.  Knowing which specialization to choose in advance will give you more leverage as you look at different curriculums.

Look for programs that have a mixture of social studies and business acumen.  Courses that may help you find an appropriate job include:

  • Behavorial sciences and psychology
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • Compensation and recruitment
  • Information Technology
  • Industrial psychology
  • Principles of management

Some human resource jobs may have other more specialized requirements such as finance, labor relations or engineering.