Degree Requirements

Our accelerated Master of Science in Human Resource Management (HRM) program was designed specifically to address the strategic issues faced by HR professionals in today's complex organizations. Within this larger perspective, the HRM program emphasizes:

• organizational theories of behavior, development, leadership and change;
• the employee/employer relationship in terms of practices, procedures and legal aspects;
• ethical and diversity issues;
• the implications of managing the HR function on an international scale.

Requirements

• 36 credit hours (12 three-credit courses)
• eleven required courses
• one elective

Required Courses

• Personal and Professional Leadership *
• Organizational Behavior *
• Finance for Non-Financial Managers **
• Changing Economies **
• Ethics and Diversity in the Global Business Environment **
• Organizational Development **
• Labor and Employee Relations
• Employment and Recruitment Practices
• Compensation and Benefits
• Business Research Methods
• Professional Leadership Project

Elective Courses

Choose one from the following:

• Leading in the International Organization
• Leading Effective Teams
• Operations Management
• Management Information Systems
• Strategic Management
• Negotiation and Conflict Management

* These first two courses are taken in sequence in a cohort group.

** These four courses may be taken in any order, but must be the student's third, fourth, fifth and sixth courses in the program.