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MS in Human Capital Management Curriculum

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DEGREE STRUCTURE

CORE CURRICULUM: All students take a set of nine core courses (total of 21 credits), which provide a solid foundation of HR business knowledge and skills. These include, but are not limited to: Foundations of Human Capital Management, Quantitative Methods and Metrics, Managing Inclusion and Cultural Diversity, HR Information Systems, HR Analytics, and Organizational Behavior.

ELECTIVES: Students apply knowledge from the core curriculum towards elective courses (total of 6 credits). This pathway allows students to develop their own specialization in human capital management competencies. 

CAPSTONE: The Capstone experience (total of 3 credits) allows students to synthesize the knowledge which they have acquired throughout the program through an extensive business simulation conducted in the Special Projects course, working on a business project with a current organization in the Capstone Applied Project course, or by completing a Research Thesis. The Special Projects simulation is programmed to simulate a profit or nonprofit organization that is in manufacturing or service. Typical decision variables involve wages, replacing employees, hiring, promoting from within, training costs for promotions, fringe benefits, budget for other activities, safety, employee participation programs, grievances, human resources information systems, performance appraisal programs, affirmative action program, production levels, overtime, employee morale, turnover, and absenteeism. The Capstone Applied Project requires students to identify and work on an organizational project in an organization that they are currently a part of or in an organization that has granted approval for the capstone project. Students are expected to establish objectives, plan their strategy and then make decisions dictated by these plans. The Thesis must demonstrate the student’s ability to conduct comprehensive research and articulate original ideas and thought processes that make a practical contribution to the existing body of knowledge in the field of human resources.

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CORE CURRICULUM

Students are required to take all courses (9 courses, 21 credits).
Credit Hours: (21 Required)

  • HRCM1-GC1300 - Foundations of Human Capital Management Immersion (3 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC1330 - Business Communication (1.5 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC1310 - Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC1210 - Quantitative Methods and Metrics for Decision Making (3 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC1240 - Human Resources Information Systems (1.5 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC1320 - Business Strategy & Ethics (1.5 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC2015 - Managing Inclusion & Cultural Diversity (3 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC2200 - International Human Resource Management (3 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC2025 - Human Resource Analytics (1.5 credits)

ELECTIVES

Students select six (6) credits from courses listed below. Students who choose the thesis capstone must complete HRCM1-GC1900.
Credit Hours: (6 Required)

  • HRCM1-GC3021 - Principles of Organization Design and Performance (3 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC3022 - Mergers and Acquisitions (1.5 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC3207 - Managing Organizational Leadership and (Talent 3 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC3400 - Internship (3 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC1220 - Financial Management (1.5 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC1900 - Research Process & Methodology (3 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC2210 - Dispute Resolution & Conflict Management (1.5 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC2220 - Total Rewards Strategy and Design (3 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC2230 - Employment Recruitment, Selection and Retention (1.5 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC2240 - Foundations in Labor Relations and Employment Law (1.5 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC2350 - Future Trends in Human Capital management (1.5 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC2310 - Managing Complex Initiatives (1.5 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC2340 - Applications in Organizational Development (1.5 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC2400 - Coaching Theory and Practice (1.5 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC3510 - Organizational Perspectives on Identity, Equity, and Power (1.5 credits)
  • HCAT1-GC2010 - Digital Workplace Design (1.5 credits)
  • HCAT1-GC2025 - Agile Methods and Organizations (1.5 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC3500 - Special Topics (1.5 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC3550 - Consulting Skills and Practice (1.5 credits)

CAPSTONE

(Students are required to select one course listed below.)
Credit Hours: (3 Required)

  • HRCM1-GC1901 - Research Project: Thesis (3 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC4000 - Special Project: Applied Human Resource Strategies (3 credits)
  • HRCM1-GC5000 - Capstone Applied Project (3 credits)

Total number of required credits: 30
 

Schedule

Full-time Schedule

FALL (12 Credits)
  • Foundations of HCM – Immersion (3 credits)
  • Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
  • Business Communication (1.5 credits)
  • HR Information Systems (1.5 credits)
  • ELECTIVE (1.5 credits)
  • ELECTIVE (1.5 credits)
     
SPRING (12 Credits)
  • Quantitative Methods and Metrics for Decision Making (3 credits)
  • Managing Inclusion and Cultural Diversity (3 credits)
  • International HR Management (3 credits)
  • Business Strategy and Ethics (1.5 credits)
  • HR Analytics (1.5 credits)
     
SUMMER (6 credits)
  • CAPSTONE (3 credits)
  • ELECTIVE (1.5 credits)
  • ELECTIVE (1.5 credits)
     

*Students who wish to write a Thesis must take Research Process + Methodology (3 credit, Elective) in the Fall semester
 

Part-time Schedule

Fall 1 (6 Credits)
  • Foundations of HCM – Immersion (3 credits)
  • Business Communication (1.5 credits)
  • HR Information Systems (1.5 credits)
     
Spring 1 (6 Credits)
  • Quantitative Methods and Metrics for Decision Making (3 credits)
  • International HR Management (3 credits)
     
Summer (6 credits)
  • Managing Inclusion and Cultural Diversity (3 credits)
  • Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
     
Fall 2 (6 Credits)
  • Business Strategy and Ethics (1.5 credits)
  • HR Analytics (1.5 credits)
  • ELECTIVE (1.5 credits)
  • ELECTIVE (1.5 credits)
     
Spring 2 (6 Credits)
  • CAPSTONE (3 credits)
  • Elective (1.5 credits)
  • Elective (1.5 credits)
     

*Students who wish to write a Thesis must take Research Process + Methodology (3 credit, Elective) in the Fall semester

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