The Organizations and Human Resource Management (OHRM) minor is ideal for students who want to take leadership or people-focused roles in any type of organization. Whether your future is at a global firm, a nonprofit, a government agency or a start-up, this minor prepares you with the foundational theories and real-world practices necessary for organizational success. A wide menu of classes from ILR’s Human Resource Studies and Organizational Behavior departments will help prepare students in guiding, leading and empowering people and organizations into the future.

Eligibility & Requirements

  • The OHRM minor is open to all Cornell undergraduate students.
  • Students must complete 15 total credits, including:
    • ILRHR 2600 Managing Talent (3 credit hours), which is a required course.
    • The remaining 12 additional credits of elective courses must have an ILRHR or ILROB prefix.
  • Only 3 of the 15 credits can double count with other major or minor requirements. To avoid double counting, ILR students must use 12 of their general elective credits, rather than those electives needed to complete the ILR major.
  • All classes must be taken for a letter grade.
  • Credit internship, honors’ thesis, directed studies and independent study credits related to Organizations and Human Resources Management are encouraged but cannot count toward the 15 credits required to complete the minor.
  • Students cannot petition for any exceptions to these requirements. 

A Sampling of ILROB and ILRHR Courses

  • Managing Talent (required for the minor)
  • Understanding and Improving Decision Making
  • Social Capital and Organizations
  • Staffing Organizations
  • Managing Total Rewards
  • HR Analytics
  • Human Resource Strategy
  • Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance
  • Negotiations
  • Building Power from Nothing
  • Sport Psychology
  • Managing for Creativity
  • Morality at Work

Learning Outcomes

  • Gain an understanding of foundational theories in organizational behavior and human resources
  • Learn important principles for motivating employees, shaping workplace decisions, navigating conflict and managing group dynamics
  • Recognize how leadership behaviors and HR practices impact business outcomes
  • Be able to identify best-in-class people management practices, such as recruitment, selection, performance management, training and development, total rewards and supporting equity and inclusion efforts
  • Know how to analyze quantitative and qualitative data to identify and design effective leadership practices and HR interventions