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Human Resource Management

EIU's Human Resource Management Minor, open to all majors, builds the knowledge and skills to lead, serve, and succeed in HR roles. Coursework spans employment law, organizational behavior, compensation, staffing, and leadership — giving students practical grounding in the people-management skills every organization needs, no matter what their primary major is.

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Degree Level
Minor
Delivery
In Person
Credit Hours
18 Total, 18 in Major
Careers
Compensation, Managers, Training
Human Resource Management students at EIU

Why Study Human Resource Management at EIU?

  • No matter what you're studying, this minor builds practical, in-demand HR skills you can carry into any career path.
  • Courses like Employment Law and Compensation Management dig into the actual legal and financial realities HR professionals navigate daily, not abstract theory.
  • Every organization — business, nonprofit, or government — needs people who can manage HR well, making this one of the most transferable minors available.
  • Two core courses plus four electives let you build real HR expertise without derailing your primary major.
  • With options like Industrial/Organizational Psychology alongside management coursework, students get both the business and behavioral-science sides of HR.
"I chose Eastern IL University because it is close to home, allowing me to stay connected with my support system, including family and friends. It also offers a respected accounting and business program that has helped prepare me with the skills and knowledge needed for my future career."
Mariah Hoene
Class of 2026, Accounting and Management, Concentration in Human Resources
Mariah Hoene, Accounting and Management, Concentration in Human Resources at EIU

Hands-On Experience

  • Students work through the real legal compliance issues — hiring, termination, workplace regulations — that HR professionals face on the job.
  • Coursework builds practical frameworks for structuring real pay and benefits systems, not just theoretical pricing models.
  • Students practice the real skills behind hiring, onboarding, and developing talent within an organization.
  • This course applies real leadership and decision-making scenarios, pushing students to practice judgment calls HR leaders actually make.
  • Required and elective coursework examines how people genuinely behave inside organizations, grounding HR theory in observed workplace dynamics.
Hands-On Experience, Human Resource Management students at EIU

What You'll Learn

The Human Resource Management minor provides students with a program of study that focuses on developing both knowledge and behavioral, organizational, business, systems, and people skills applicable to human resource management professionals, who are tasked with attracting, developing, retaining, and managing an organization's employees. The program is open to all majors.

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$143,837
Median Salary 4 Years After Graduation

Career Outcomes

  • Compensation & Benefits Managers
  • Human Resources Managers
  • Training & Development Managers
  • Compliance Officers
  • Environmental Compliance Inspectors
  • Equal Opportunity Representatives &…
  • Government Property Inspectors &…
  • Coroners
  • Regulatory Affairs Specialists
  • Customs Brokers

Career Insights

Job Outlook ★ Bright Outlook Grow Rapidly
Preparation Needed Considerable (4/5)
Personality Fit Conventional

Connect With Us

Ayse Costello
Professor
aicostello@eiu.edu
Lumpkin Hall 4025
217-581-8524
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David Boggs
Professor of Management
djboggs@eiu.edu
3014
217-581-2627
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Billy Panther
Head of Panther Pride
Old Main
217-581-2223
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