HR 6320 - Global Human Resource Management
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
This course examines the impact of globalization on the HR function. Cultural diversity, expatriation, and the role of transnational firms in developing economies receive special attention. Students will investigate the similarities and differences between HR techniques in national and multinational firms.
Credit: 3
HR 6400 - Human Resource Management
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
This survey course stresses a systematic approach to human resource management and decision making. The role of HR managers is discussed, focusing specifically on the following functional areas: strategic human resource management, workforce planning and employment, and employee and labor relations. Using discussion, independent research, and objective testing, students build their knowledge of human resource management.
Credit: 3
HR 6401 - Global HR Strategy
This course examines the impact of globalization on the HR function. Cultural diversity, expatriation, and the role of transnational firms in developing economies receive special attention. Students will investigate the similarities and differences between HR techniques in national and multinational firms.
Credit: 4
HR 6420 - Compensation Management
Prerequisite: HR 6400. Graduate standing.
This is a survey course in which students explore the contemporary issues and challenges facing compensation managers. Changes in legislation are considered, along with behavioral science theories, social and human factors, and economics. Students investigate the compensation management decision-making process and the impact of these decisions on stakeholder constituencies.
Credit: 3
HR 6460 - Human Resource Development
Prerequisite: HR 6400 or 6320. Graduate standing.
This course investigates the factors that affect adult learning. Theories of motivation, human behavior, and andragogy are explored. Students will investigate mechanistic and traditional training modalities, and the circumstances under which these methodologies may be optimally employed.
Credit: 3
HR 6461 - Conflict Avoidance, Management, and Resolution
A course for graduate students enrolled in the MAODC program. This course allows students to explore the causes of conflict, how to manage them, and how to resolve them. The content is especially geared toward cross-cultural, transnational, or diversity-related conflicts when working with diverse work teams.
Credit: 4
HR 6470 - Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations
Prerequisite: HR 6400 and 6420.
This course examines the processes by which employees unionize their workplaces and provides practice in the labor negotiation process. Through case studies and simulated collective bargaining exercises, students will build their knowledge of, and skills in, labor negotiations.
Credit: 3
HR 6990 - Internship
Prerequisite: At least a 2.7 GPA for undergraduate level and a 3.0 for graduate.
Internships provide students with applied, experiential learning opportunities so that they can make connections between academic study and the practical application of that study in a professional work environment. Academic internships are supervised by a faculty member and an on-site professional supervisor. All academic internships must be approved in advance by the department or program. Unless stipulated otherwise by the department or program, credit hours are defined by the university's credit hour policy. Internships may be repeated for a total of 9 credit hours.
Credit: 1 to 3
HR 7021 - Certification Seminar in Human Resources
Prerequisite: HR 6400, 6420, 6460 and 6470.
A capstone course for graduate students enrolled in the MA/HRM program or MBA students with a human resources management concentration. All of the major areas in the HRM field are generally revisited. The course will be taught through a combination of lectures, in-class discussions, and experiential exercises that should assist the student in successfully completing the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) examination level of Professional in Hu- man Resources (PHR). NOTE: Successfully completing this course will not, in and of itself, guarantee passing the certification examination.
Capstone course.
Credit: 3