Human Resource Management at Oregon State University

In the 21st century, human resource management is about more than staffing, compensation and benefits. Human resource managers are tasked with finding and attracting diverse and global talent, creating fair and safe workplaces for all employees, developing and retaining employees through their career stages, and helping people thrive in changing work environments.

Human resource management professionals increasingly rely on analytics to inform successful initiatives and are expected to understand the science of decision-making and in influence, biases related to social judgments in the workplace, and the changing legal landscape within the U.S. and abroad. You’ll learn evidence-based, data-driven practices and skills for implementing new workforce initiatives within organizations.