Master of Science in Human Resource Management
The Master of Science in Human Resource Management (MSHRM) is a specialized professional program designed to offer the student an opportunity to obtain proficiency in contemporary human resource management concepts, activities, and skills, particularly as they are applied to developing and executing human resource management systems in support of strategic organizational objectives. As a result of successfully completing the MSHRM program, graduates should improve their ability to apply problem-solving skills to designing human resource management systems that fit the strategic objectives of organizations and to use written and verbal communication skills effectively to communicate the results of their problem-solving analyses and recommendations.
Curriculum
All courses offer three semester hours credit except HRM 6625, 6626, and 6627. Students graduating with the HRM degree will have completed the following 36-semester-hour curriculum:
| Required core courses | ||
| BUS 6610 | 3 | Business Research Design (A grade of “B” or better is required.) |
| HRM 6601 | 3 | Legal Environment of Employment Decisions |
| HRM 6603 | 3 | Human Resource Management |
| HRM 6622 | 3 | Human Resource Staffing |
| HRM 6623 | 3 | Training and Development of Human Resources Management |
| HRM 6632 | 3 | Compensation and Benefits |
| HRM 6698 | 3 | Strategic Human Resource Management (capstone course) |
| MGT 6600 | 3 | Advanced Concepts and Topics in Management (May be waived if the student has an undergraduate major in business. An elective course will be substituted.) |
| MGT 6671 | 3 | Organizational Behavior |
| Elective Courses | ||
| (Select Three) | ||
| ECO 6654 | 3 | Labor Economics |
| ECO 6655 | 3 | Managerial Economics |
| HRM 6604 | 3 | Labor Law |
| HRM 6619 | 3 | Seminar in Human Resource Administration |
| HRM 6625, 6626, 6627 | 1-5 | Independent Study in the Area of Human Resource Management |
| HRM 6645 | 3 | International Human Resource Management |
| HRM 6689 | 3 | HRM Internship |
| HSA 66XX | 3 | Any HSA-prefixed course |
| IS 6679 | 3 | Management Information Systems |
| MGT 66XX | 3 | Any MGT-prefixed course other than MGT 6600 |
Other business electives
The elective may be selected from any appropriate graduate business administration/management, MSM, Troy-approved PME course, HRM, Specialized Study completed with a Troy faculty member, or selected pre-approved MPA courses (i.e., PA 6603, 6623, 6630, 6631, 6645, 6647, 6648, 6649, 6650, 6680, 6683, 6687, or 6688). All authorizations for MSHRM students to be a transient student at another institution must be approved before the course is attempted.
Cross-listing for this program only will be permitted as follows:
Completion of a capstone course (HRM 6698) with a grade of “B” or higher is required for graduation. In this course students will be extensively examined on the ability to synthesize the content of the core courses through the administration of a comprehensive case analysis final examination.
