People succeed in HR careers with a number of different academic backgrounds.
In fact, regardless of your major, you can and should take courses from other disciplines. Doing so will supplement the knowledge and skills obtained in your major with skills related to HR from other areas. To succeed at a career in HR, you need people skills and business skills. This means you need to understand people, be able to communicate effectively with people, and understand the world of business and management. The courses and programs of study listed below have prerequisites or other restrictions.