To fulfill the requirements for the M.S.M. with a concentration in Human Resource Management, students must complete an 18-credit hour Business Management core, a 15-credit hour concentration and a 3-credit elective. While some course sequencing is necessary, the program is designed to permit students to complete requirements at their own pace.

The purpose of the M.S.M. program is to provide the management practitioner with scholastic depth and contemporary skills to meet the challenges of today?s global organizations. By focusing on the role of the manager at the micro and macro levels, and embracing the manager-as-leader paradigm, this program recognizes the reality and challenging nature of contemporary organizational systems that require change and innovation for organizations to remain competitive in a global environment.

In addition to the University?s graduate graduation competencies; students will have an advanced level of applicable knowledge in the following areas as appropriate to one?s field of study:

  • Apply contemporary leadership and management models and theories.
  • Apply change frameworks and models.
  • Apply legal principles to guide professional behavior and decisions.
  • Articulate personal values and goals as guideposts for professional behavior.