Human Resource Management (M.A.)
This master's degree program prepares students to excel as specialists or generalist human resource professionals, managers, and consultants. Students acquire competencies in all of the core human resource management functional areas within a systems perspective, and relating strategically to overall organization performance.
Upon successful completion of the human resource management program, students will be able to
- use organizational analysis and research methodology to develop and implement HR and OD interventions that support high performance in individuals, teams, and organizations;
- identify and develop HR and knowledge management interventions that support business strategies and add value to the entire business enterprise;
- function as a role model of HR leadership, orchestrating strategy and working effectively in a team environment; and
- implement and continuously monitor HR initiatives in alignment with personnel law, health and safety regulations, ethical behavior, labor relations, diversity, and international issues.
This program is certified by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) to be in alignment with designated competencies as required by each association.
Admission Requirements: In addition to universitywide requirements applicants to the M.A. in human resource management program must also meet School of Business Administration requirements.
Minimum Grade Requirements: Students in the human resource management program must meet the university’s academic standards for graduate students and achieve a minimum grade of B- for each course required for the degree. All graduate students in the School of Business Administration must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
A student whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 will be placed on academic probation. The student must bring his or her cumulative GPA to 3.0 within nine graduate credits or be dismissed. A student whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 a second time will be dismissed.
Degree Requirements — Human Resource Management
36 credits
Courses are listed in recommended, but not required, sequence of enrollment.
| HRM 538 | Human Resource Selection and Recruitment | 3 |
| HRM 539 | Performance Management | 3 |
| HRM 534 | Total Pay Perspective | 3 |
| LA 535 | Employment Law | 3 |
| HRM 585 | Global Human Resource Issues | 3 |
| OD 521 | Organization Development Change and Consulting | 3 |
| HRM 509 | The Learning Organization | 3 |
| MGT 515 | Leading and Managing Teams | 3 |
| HRM 533 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 3 |
| HRM 590 | Practicum | 3 |
| | Two (2) School of Business graduate-level electives | |
In lieu of the two electives, students in the program may complete one of the following four tracks and submit a Change of Program form to declare the track with the school office.
Analytics Track
HRM 590: must be an analytics project
Coaching Track
| OD 522 | Organization Development Implementation and Coaching | 3 |
| OD 523 | Executive Coaching | 3 |
HRM 590: must be a coaching project
Organization Development Track
| MGT 502 | Leading Collaboration and Innovation | 3 |
| | | |
| OD 522 | Organization Development Implementation and Coaching | 3 |
| | OR | |
| OD 523 | Executive Coaching | 3 |
HRM 590: must be an organization development project
Talent Development Track
| HRM 503 | Adult Learning | 3 |
| | | |
| OD 522 | Organization Development Implementation and Coaching | 3 |
| | OR | |
| OD 523 | Executive Coaching | 3 |
HRM 590: must be a training project