Master of Science in Human Resources

In less than one year of full-time study or two years part-time, the 12 courses in DePaul's MSHR will prepare you to take full advantage of many job and career-pathing opportunities. Human Resource professionals help organizations strategically meet workplace challenges including employee attraction and retention, diversity, the global economy, mergers and acquisitions, new technology, incentives, restructuring, employee ownership, total rewards and performance management. Some of the jobs available to individuals with educational preparation at the master's degree level include compensation consultant, benefits consultant, trainer, HR analyst, recruiter, labor relations representative and HR director.

Individuals with an MBA degree or students currently enrolled in the MBA program may have up to six MBA courses count toward the requirements of the Master of Science in Human Resources degree. The exact number of courses that can be double-counted in this manner depends upon the specific coursework of each individual.

Curriculum

Students complete the MS in Human Resources by taking 12 courses across three groups:

Core Human Resource Courses (students take all five courses)

• Behavior in Organizations(MGT 500)
• Strategic Management of Human Resources (MGT 555)
• Recruitment and Selection (MGT 523) or Personnel Psychology (PSY 442)
• Training and Career Development (MGT 525) or Advanced Training and Development (PSY 445)
• Compensation (MGT 526)

Human Resource Electives (Students choose four HR-related courses from the following areas):

• Management
  Negotiation skills, change management, leadership, resolving conflict, labor-management relations, labor relations and government policy, employment law, career planning, managing culture

• Psychology
  Motivation, performance appraisal, diversity, organizational consultation, stress and health, concepts and methods, industrial psychology

• Public Services
  Ethics in administration, writing in the professions

• Law
  Employment discrimination, labor law

• Economics
  Labor economics and labor relations, analytical methods

• Internship
  Strongly recommended for students without HR experience

Business Electives (students choose three electives from certain courses in general business at DePaul's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. If an equivalent course was taken elsewhere an HR course can be substituted.)

• Management
  Managing operations, business law

• Public Services
  Intro to public service management, financial administration, strategic plans

• Marketing
  Decisions in marketing management

• Accounting / Management Information Systems
  Financial accounting, management of information technology

• Economics
  Business conditions analysis, money & financial systems, global economy, economics for decisions