Bachelor of Science in Business Management with Concentration in Human Resource Management

at University of New Haven USA

Music thrives as a performance and cultural practice in the U.S. and abroad. The Bachelor of Arts in Music is a dynamic program for the study of music within a liberal arts curriculum. The B.A. program is distinctive in its treatment of music as a worldwide performance and cultural phenomenon, offering students the opportunity to define their degree track with courses and performance ensembles that meet and enhance their interests in music. The program is flexible, allowing students to focus on performance or musicology.

What Does Music Mean to You?

Are you writing songs to reach people? Does the stage beckon? Can you be a great session player? Or do you envision yourself as a scholar of music? Our program meets you at your goals and aspires to pique your interests further and develop your capabilities. You will be guided and encouraged to channel your musical aptitude in a chosen direction and provided the enrichment of a liberal arts curriculum.

Our graduates have pursued careers as performers, studio musicians, composers, music publishers, music critics and journalists, educators, curators, and librarians. A degree in music has practical applications that support your love of listening, composing, and performing.

Marketing exists all throughout the world around us, and has many roles in business. Behind the every great concept or product is a creative mind helping to market it and promote to the masses. As a marketing major at the University of New Haven you’ll complement a strong foundation in the principles of business by specializing in how e-commerce and marketing technologies such as social media, database marketing, Google AdWords, and data mining have impacted – and forever changed – the traditional study and practice of marketing

You’ll also

• Learn about modern competitive strategies, development processes, consumer research and distribution channels
• Explore advertising and international marketing
• Gain real-world experience through a supervised practicum or internship
• Have the opportunity to study abroad at our Tuscany, Italy, campus, for a semester or during a two-week program
• Create Google AdWords campaigns for real clients
• Be part of our AACSB-accredited Pompea College of Business, a distinction placing us among the top five percent of business schools worldwide
• Have the option to study in the Fast Track Program, which allows you to complete your B.S. in three years or your B.S. and MBA in four years (3 + 1)
• Participate in the University’s chapter of the American Marketing Association, which draws industry leaders to campus and provides extensive opportunities for networking

Students earning a B.S. degree in marketing are required to complete 121 credits, including the university core curriculum (40 credits) and the business program core (30 credits).    Further clarification and additional requirements are outlined below:

The University’s full-time MBA program, which is one of only two in Connecticut – and less than 30 across the U.S. – that offer concentrations that are STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) certified by the federal government, enables you to both master new skills through rigorous coursework and build a portfolio of experience through internships and real-world learning opportunities that will prepare you to excel.

Our program is a great choice for those who’ve recently completed an undergraduate degree or who are looking to continue their education straight out of college. The program’s schedule allows for students to complete the program in as few as 12 months for those who meet the criteria to waive the three business foundation courses, and carry a 12-credit hour load. Students who do not meet the waiver criteria may complete the program in less than two years.

Human Resource Management

The concentration develops the strategic approach to effective management of an organization’s workforce.

The Master of Public Administration is the most widely accepted and valued professional degree in the field of Public Service. Our MPA program provides students with the core skills and knowledge necessary to be a successful professional in Public Service, as well as offering students an opportunity to complete a concentration in one of five timely areas: 1) Municipal Management, 2) Public Financial Management, 3) Public Safety, 4) Nonprofit Management, and 5) Fire and Emergency Medical Services. Our MPA accommodates the needs of students new to the field as well as those already working in public service. In both cases, we seek students who are motivated to increase their knowledge and gain the skills necessary to take on challenging assignments in public service, particularly at the state and local level.

The Public Financial Management concentration provides students with the analytic skills and knowledge to assess the finances and economic position of a municipality or other governmental unit with the power to tax

The bachelor’s degree program in Computer Science with a concentration in Cybersecurity is nationally accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (CAC/ABET).  Its objectives are to inform, challenge, and train our diverse student body for a constantly changing world of technology. This program develops a solid body of knowledge and understanding of computer hardware, software, and theory, as defined by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) curriculum guidelines. The concentration in cybersecurity embodies part of the NSA Cyber Operations requirements.

Students enrolled in this concentration will enter the cybersecurity workforce as cybersecurity analysts, engineers, offensive security specialists, responders, and investigators, depending on their course choices.

program outcomes:

• An ability to apply knowledge of computing and mathematics appropriate to computer science.
• An ability to analyze a problem, and identify and define the computing requirements appropriate to its solution.
• An ability to design, implement, and evaluate a computer-based system, process, component, or program to meet desired needs.
• An ability to function effectively on teams to accomplish a common goal.
• An understanding of professional, ethical, legal, security, and social issues and responsibilities.
• An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
• An ability to analyze the local and global impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and society.
• Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in continuing professional development.
• An ability to use current techniques, skills, and tools necessary for computing practice.
• An ability to apply mathematical foundations, algorithmic principles, and computer science theory in the modeling and design of computer-based systems in a way that demonstrates comprehension in the tradeoffs involved in design choices.
• An ability to apply design and development principles in the construction of software systems of varying complexity.
• The ability to investigate, protect and test the security of systems

Economics is the study of making choices. It is both a lens and an occupation. As a lens, economics enables us to view, organize, and explain the world around us in a coherent systematic manner. As an occupation, we find its fundamental principles are most often applied in the world of business, although not exclusively. Economics also prepares students for careers in fields as diverse as government service, law, and non-governmental institutions. Importantly, the economics degree offers outstanding preparation for graduate and professional programs.

The University of New Haven’s undergraduate program in economics provides students with the analytical and technical skills that are valued by employers. We place considerable emphasis on providing our students with the wide array of practical skills and acquired intelligence necessary to respond to a changing natural and human environment. Our graduates bring a high degree of critical thinking, solid writing, and presentations skills to their employment field of choice. They are well-adapted, attentive, and prepared to respond to the inevitability of surprise, spontaneity, and innovation.

In addition to the General Education requirements, the B.A. Economics requires 33 credits. The 33-credit program is comprised of 24 credits of courses required for all B.A. Economics majors and 9 credits from one of two concentrations. The Behavioral Economics concentration entails taking a series of more specialized economics courses leading towards the Behavioral Economics focus. Alternatively, a student can choose to retain a more general and broader overview of Economics through the General Economics concentration

Progam Outcomes 

• Students will produce descriptive economic analysis.
• Students will demonstrate analyzes of an economic problem and show normative solution.
• Students will show ability to apply critical thinking to solve an economic problem
• Students will analyze data by using quantitative techniques through modeling.
• Student will demonstrate the knowledge of analytical skills by economic modeling.
• Students will use different software’s to show technical skills. 
• Students will recognize the multidisciplinary thinking.
• Students will demonstrate solutions to the complex human interactions and economic sustainability.
• Students will prepare and deliver an oral presentation on an economic topic.

Businesses have a critical need to extract considerable information from the massive increase in available data. These insights are intended to increase business profitability, enhance productivity, improve operations, and enrich decisions-making.

To accommodate this potential, businesses need employees trained in business practices, statistics, and programming. The University of New Haven's master’s in Business Analytics has been designed to provide graduates with a thorough understanding on how to use and deploy predictive analytics and visualization for maximum results.

Our program, which was designed through a collaboration of top faculty in the departments of Economics and Business Analytics, Finance, Marketing, and Management, can be completed, on average, in 18 months (four semesters), You’ll develop a thorough understanding of data’s profit potential across all business areas and learn how to use and deploy predictive analytics, machine learning, and data visualization for maximum results.

Dive even deeper into the data

Want to zero in on the profit potential of one area and offer a deeper level of expertise to employers? Our program offers two concentrations:

• Marketing Analytics: You will learn to develop and use analytics algorithms to evaluate a significant amount of marketing data from multiple sources
• Global Supply Chain: You will learn how to analyze the efficiency of every step along the chain and develop the metrics that inform decisions.

As a criminal justice major at the University of New Haven, you’ll join one of the nation’s most established and diversified criminal justice programs. It’s a program that allows you to customize a major that fuses your interests with pragmatic, sought-after learning opportunities that will lead you to a successful and fulfilling career in this challenging and rewarding field.

You will gain an acute understanding of crime-solving and public safety issues as you learn to not only navigate the intricate fields of criminal justice but also shape the future of our justice system.

As a criminal justice major at the University of New Haven, you’ll join one of the nation’s most established and diversified criminal justice programs. It’s a program that allows you to customize a major that fuses your interests with pragmatic, sought-after learning opportunities that will lead you to a successful and fulfilling career in this challenging and rewarding field.

Program Outcomes:

• Demonstrate the knowledge of theory, methods, and empirical findings related to issues of police, correction, and courts.
• Analyze a substantial body of literature related to police, corrections, or courts.
• Communicate criminal justice concepts orally and in writing.
• Evaluate and moral issues in a professional/disciplinary setting.

Contribute to human advancement
Doctors and scientists endeavor each day, conducting research and experiments to use our genetic information to diagnose, treat, prevent, and cure illnesses. Our genes are instructions that tell your body how to make all the proteins it needs to survive and grow. By identifying each of these proteins, scientists hope to better understand how your body works, and what is happening when it doesn't work properly, leading to more effective medicines and treatments.

It is biotechnology that is credited for creating some of the wonders of the world.

As a genetics and biotechnology major at the University of New Haven, you’ll learn this first hand, using technology to modify living organisms to benefit humankind. You’ll develop the knowledge and skills needed to excel in this exciting, flourishing field.

Through this program, you will:

• Take courses in biochemistry, genetics, cellular, and molecular biology
• Experience unique and innovative courses in nucleic acid biochemistry, genomics, bioinformatics, and molecular biology of proteins
• Learn how this knowledge can help treat disease, develop drugs, decrease our environmental footprint and produce food
• Integrate classroom learning with laboratory experience
• Have the opportunity to participate in internships and gain research experience
• Interact with representatives from the local biotechnology and pharmaceutical community

As a forensic science major at the University of New Haven, you will learn to use science and technology to uncover evidence that can "testify" in court and impact criminal or civil cases. You will sharpen your powers of observation and learn how to identify and interpret such evidence in one of the most respected forensic science programs in the country, a program enthusiastically endorsed by the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC).

And, you will have the opportunity to study in the world-renowned Henry C. Lee Institute for Forensic Science. This state-of-the-art center – named after the legendary investigator – features working crime-scene labs and high-tech visual displays, and serves as a go-to resource for law enforcement agencies around the globe.

Here, and in mock crime scenes on campus, our students:

• Learn to interpret physical evidence, provide objective insights, and become adept at the intricate science of forensics
• Use the latest crime-solving resources and equipment while staying up-to-date on continuously changing developments and techniques
• Work in interactive internship programs throughout the U.S. or engage in faculty-mentored research projects
• Develop an uncommon degree of dedication and tenacity as they become part of a legacy started by famed investigator Dr. Henry C. Lee nearly 40 years ago