MS in Human Resources Management
Today, companies and organizations increasingly value management professionals who are strategic thinkers and innovative problem-solvers as well as competent practitioners. The Master of Science in Human Resources (MSHR) helps you become that kind of professional. Our program enhances your understanding of your dual role in an organization as a HR professional and organizational manager.
The Fox School of Business and Management offers MS programs through which students acquire in-depth knowledge of one business discipline. These programs are ideally suited for the business professional who wishes to develop advanced mastery of one business specialization. Our approach to graduate education helps develop practical expertise through case analyses and presentations, interaction with business practitioners, and team projects. The Fox School prepares students to step immediately into key management roles in highly specialized fields. The Fox School is the region's second largest business graduate school with over 1300 students studying in 35 graduate business areas of concentration.
Regardless of your formal training -- or experience -- in the human resources field, our strategically focused curriculum, range of courses, emphasis on technology and e-business, internationally know faculty, hands-on approach to skill development, and institutional resources prepare you to be a more effective member of a human resource management team.
Full-time Students must contact HRM MS Faculty Advisor for information.
Prerequisites
STAT 5001 Quantitative Methods for Business
May be Waived with prior undergraduate or graduate courses.
Required Courses
- HRM 5051 Human Resource Management Strategies
- HRM 5052 Ethical Decisions in Business
- HRM 5053 Effective Organizational Communications
- HRM 5054 Leadership Development
Choose four of the following HRA courses:
- HRM 5111 Organizational Communication
- HRM 5112 Managing Productive Work Teams
- HRM 5113 Power, Influence and Negotiation
- HRM 5114 Building High Performance Organizations
- HRM 5115 Best Practices in Human Resource Management
- HRM 5117 Human Resource Management in a Dynamic Environment
- HRM 5182 Independent Study
Business Electives
Choose three 5000-level Business Electives, not HRM, or you may complete other graduate courses with the approval of your advisor.
Capstone
- HRM 5125 Strategic Challenges in Human Resource Management
Total credits for MS in Human Resource Management is 30 to 33 depending on prerequisites.
Learning goals
The four main learning goals for students in the MS in Human Resource Management program will be to:
1. Understand the strategic challenges associated with the role and impact of strategic HR activities in building the high performance organization.
2. Understand the impact of employment, careers, the workplace and, in general, the “world of work” on the lives of employees, citizens, and society at large.
3. Demonstrate a high degree of knowledge and professional competency in the contemporary field of HRM.
4. Demonstrate enhanced skills and abilities associated with managerial competencies, including communication and analytical skills.
Specific learning objectives include:
1. Understand the strategic challenges associated with the role and impact of strategic HR activities in building the high performance organization.
a. Understand how leading and managing the total enterprise impacts the organization.
b. Understand ethical issues related to the profession of HR management.
2. Understand the impact of employment, careers, the workplace and, in general, the “world of work” on the lives of employees, citizens, and society at large.
a. Understand public policy issues and societal trends and how they impact the organization from an HR perspective.
b. Demonstrate understanding of basic theoretical knowledge in the area of human behavior in the context of work.
c. Demonstrate knowledge of employee motivation, group behavior, leadership, and decision making from an HR perspective.
3. Demonstrate a high degree of knowledge and professional competency in the contemporary field of HRM.
a. Demonstrate knowledge of performance management, reward systems, and human capital investment
b. Demonstrate knowledge of staffing practices and labor-management relations.
c. Demonstrate knowledge of safety management and employment legal requirements.
d. Demonstrate knowledge of global human resources.
4. Demonstrate enhanced skills and abilities associated with managerial competencies, including communication and analytical skills.
a. Demonstrate competency in organizing and delivering oral communication.
b. Demonstrate competency in organizing and delivering written communication.
c. Demonstrate competency in analytical assessment from an HR perspective.
Advisor
Dr. John McClendon
Associate Professor
Tel: (215) 204-1910
E-mail: johnmac@temple.edu