Learn to lead and develop effective teams

Successful business leaders know their most important resources are their human resources. A team of great people elevate and up-level organization, and can mean the difference between a thriving company and a dying one. Knowing how to strategically lead and develop your employees set you apart in today’s competitive marketplace. Our degree prepares you to develop your team and your leadership to meet the dynamic challenges of an ever-changing workforce.

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3 year degree

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Sample Careers
  • Human Resource Manager
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Human Resource Recruiter
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The average undergraduate student award is $23,395.

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Program Overview

All successful business leaders know their most important resource is the people who work around them. A team of great people elevate and up-level an organization, and that can mean the difference between a thriving company and a dying one. Concordia’s Bachelor of Science in Human Resources and Strategic Leadership prepares you to lead and develop effective teams to maximize business outcomes and ensure internal processes move smoothly and effectively.

What to Expect

A human resources degree from Concordia means you’ll learn about important federal and state legislation, case law decisions, and executive orders that affect employment relationships. You’ll learn to analyze a compensation plan that identifies and describes plan objectives, salary structure, and fringe benefits. You’ll recognize organizational performance models that create effective teams and organizations through employee motivation, engagement, culture, and change management. In addition, you’ll develop methods for attracting, retaining, developing, and engaging a diverse workforce.

You’ll gain an understanding of how strategic planning relates to the workforce and human resource development. And finally, through our strategic leadership degree program, it’s important for us to mold servant leaders at CUW. During your studies, you’ll identify and describe the elements of servant leadership that apply to the work of the human resource professional.

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