Why study Human Resource Management at MC?
Do you enjoy working with people? Do you see yourself as someone who would like to help facilitate the success of your organization? At Maryville College, being a Human Resource Management major means developing the skills needed to help organizations manage their most important asset — people.
HR professionals are a crucial part of any businesses’ strategy and can help propel the organization to new heights. The tasks involved in HR include the development of selection and performance appraisal instruments, the management of salaries and benefits, and the development of training and career enhancement opportunities. You’ll get to learn about these dimensions through courses such as Principles of Management and Human Resource Management. Additionally, we want you to understand how people interact and the psychology of human behavior so you will experience such courses as Introductory to Psychology and Social Psychology. You will also need to see how individuals function when placed into groups so you will explore Introductory Sociology and Group Facilitation.
THE BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD AT MC
Comprised of accomplished local business and community leaders, the Board meets twice a year to provide insight and input into the current challenges that organizations face in pursuit of success and effectiveness, particularly as those challenges relate to the knowledge and skill sets required of prospective employees. In turn, MC faculty respond to those challenges through curricular innovation and reform. Each meeting involves interaction with current students (such as presentations), keynote speakers, roundtable discussions and workshops.
Meet a Current Scot
Maddux Morse
Hometown: Brownsville, Vermont, and Knoxville, Tennessee
Multiple factors drew Maddux to MC – its small size, community feel, the personal approach of its professors and her twin sister who is majoring in Music. Maddux chose the HR Management program after seeing people struggle with dissatisfaction in their jobs. “My goal is to improve the culture and environment that people work in,” she said.
As an HR Management major, Maddux loves that she can establish a strong foundational understanding of business through courses such as economics and accounting. She also appreciates the support she’s found in campus groups like the Philosophy Club, the MC Concert Choir and the Highland Echo. In addition to these on campus groups, Maddux is also a McGill Fellow and works with the Academic Success Center and Athletic Communications.
Meet a Recent Grad
Ronald Villalobo ’22
Currently: Human Resources Manager for FACE Amusement in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Transferring to MC to play football, Ronald had envisioned his college education leading him to a career as a Spanish teacher. However, after researching the HR management program, Ronald chose to pursue that path.
He credits both the professors in the Social Sciences Division and his time on the football team for preparing him to be a leader, noting that the professors “spend the time and care to see you grow” while the football team showed him how to “work well with others in my work team.”
In his position with FACE Amusement, Ronald oversees recruiting for the food and beverage department and will oversee recruiting at a new location in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. “With the growth FACE Amusement is doing, the room for advancement in my career is very bright,” he said
