Master of Science in Human Resource Management
Course of Study for Continuing Students (Matriculated/Admitted Prior to Summer 2015)
This degree program consists of 30 credits, distributed among the three areas listed below. Unless otherwise noted, each course is three credits. There are no transfer credits or substitutions allowed for Areas 1 and 3, or for the required courses listed under Area 2. All degree requirements must be completed within five (5) years from the semester date of admission as a matriculated student.
1. CORE COURSES - 9 credits
Students should select three courses total from among those listed below:
CEI 505 Research Methods in the Social Sciences (offered online)†
CEX 520 Ethics in Management (offered online)† and eitherCEI 596 Seminar in Leadership in Organizations (offered online)† or
CER 506/MBA 506 Leadership, Team Effectiveness and Communications (offered on-campus) *
Note: Core Courses may NOT be used to satisfy the requirements of the Advanced Graduate Certificate (AGC) in Human Resource Management. For students who matriculated in the program prior to Fall 2014, CEX 515/MBA 515 Managing in a Global Economy and MBA 592 Organizational Behavior may be used as core courses. The courses can be used only as electives by those students who matriculated in Fall 2014 or later.
2. HRM & EMPLOYEE RELATIONS COURSES - 18 credits
Required Courses (6 credits)
HRM 532 or CES 515/MBA 532 Foundations of Human Resource Management
HRM 533 or CES 516/MBA 533 Survey of Employee/Labor Relations
Students select four of the following courses (12 credits). Only one elective course may be used to satisfy this requirement.
Human Resource Administration (Students must complete at least one course in HRA)
CES 510/MBA 510 Employee Benefits (prerequisite: CES 515)†
HRM 541 or CES 511/MBA 513 Human Relations and Workforce Planning
CES 523/MBA 523 Human Resource Management Workshop†
HRM 546 or CES 526/MBA 526 Job Evaluation, Compensation Systems, and Benefits (Prerequisite HRM 532 or CES 515/MBA 532)
HRM 537 or CEX 537/MBA 537 Employee Learning and Development
HRM 538 or CEX 538/MBA 538 Organizational Change Management (prerequisite: CES 515)Employee Relations(Students must complete at least one course in ER)
CES 514/MBA 514 Collective Bargaining in Public Sector (prerequisite: CES 515)*†
CES 519/MBA 519 Grievance Handling and Arbitration*†
CES 524/MBA 524 Employee Negotiations Workshop*†
CES 525/MBA 525 Employment Law and Policy (prerequisite: HRM 533 or CES 516/MBA 533)
CEX 547/MBA 530 Employee Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management*†Electives
CEI 585 Principles of Adult Learning†
CES 513/MBA 531 New Developments in HR Management (Prerequisite CES 515)†
CES 517/MBA 527 Women in the Workplace (formerly Women, Work and Dollars)
CES 521/MBA 520 History of Labor Relations*†
CEX 515/MBA 515 Managing in a Global Economy†
MBA 592 Organizational Behavior
* Indicates a course that has not yet been developed for online delivery and is therefore only available on campus.
† Indicates a course that is no longer offered or is being phased out. Currently matriculated students who have received passing grades for these courses may use them to fulfill program requirements.
3. MASTER'S PROJECT SEMINAR (HRM 595/CED 595) - 3 credits
INTERNSHIP
Although not required, students may choose to gain field experience by completing
a one-credit internship practicum over and above the requirements for the Master of Science degree.
The internship course (CES 599/MBA 599) requires a minimum of 45 hours of work in a setting that is outside of the student's
current area of employment. Students must obtain approval from the program director
to enroll in this S/U graded course. At the conclusion of the term, an Internship
Project Requirement (Work Report) must be submitted to and approved by the faculty
advisor who is mentoring and supervising the student's experience.
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