This degree program provides for an in-depth examination of theory and principles in the human resource management and human resource development functional areas. The program incorporates several management disciplines such as organizational developmentand change, performance management and measurement and human resource management and develops practical management skills. It also provides students with the opportunity to share their work experiences with classmates and to apply learned skills in their workplace. 

The Master of Science in Human Resource Management and Development (MS-HRM&D) is offered at selected locations convenient to students who meet in cohort groups which remain together for the entire program. Courses are presented sequentially in a variety of week-end and week-day schedules.

Program Requirements 36 SH
MGT509 Human Resource Planning 4
MGT533 Organizational Behavior, Organizational Development and Change 5
MGT521 Recruitment, Selection and Retention  3
MGT541 Employee Relations and the Law 3
MGT513 Total Compensation Systems 5
MGT520 Performance Analysis & Productivity Measurement 4
MGT515 Training & Development: Systems & Practices 4
MGT540 Labor Management Relations 4
MGT508 Current Practices in Human Resources 4

MGT590 Management Internship (3sh) may be substituted for one of the indicated courses.

Specialty Area Concentrations

The following MS-HRM&D program core may be offered at locations which can recruit and support cohort groups made up of students in a specific specialty area concentration:

Program Requirements 36 SH
Core Course Requirements 17 SH
MGT509 Human Resource Planning 4
MGT533 Organizational Behavior, Organizational Development and Change 5
MGT515 Strategic Training and Development: Systems & Practices 4
MGT508 Current Practices in Human Resources 4

Other Concentrations 19 SH Each

Concentrations may be developed and offered as cohort groups are recruited/formed to satisfy a specific need within a market. Courses selected for a concentration may be developed specifically for that concentration or may be selected from other graduate curricula offered through the CMB. The need to develop a concentration may be determined by an analysis of the local market and/or through corporate or organizational contacts. For examples, a concentration specifically developed for the health care industry in a local area, for a state or federal government agency, or for a local professional organizational such as ASTD or SHRM. An Internship (MGT590) may be included as a course in a concentration.

Program Standard

The MS-HRM&D program does not normally offer/approve internships because of the cohort group model and the sequential delivery of the program. In place of an internship, a graded professional application/development paper, project or activity is required in each course offered in the MS-HRM&D program to ensure student exposure to "real world" human resource management situations.

Internships may be approved by the local Academic Program Director on a case-by-case basis. A student's Internship Proposal must identify the sponsoring organization and an on-site mentor, include a detailed summary of what the internship will entail, an outline of the terms of the internship, and an explanation of the relevance of the internship to the MSHRM&D program. The program director will ensure that the proposed internship meets the requirements/objectives as indicated in the Master Course Outline for MGT 590 and meets the criteria for course substitution. Only one internship (three semester hours) may be credited toward degree requirements. Repeating internships are not normally approved in this program.