Strong Businesses Are Built with Strong People
Learn how the HR industry functions from the top down with a Master’s in Human Resource Management from DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management. Take your knowledge of human capital management further by learning how to truly lead the workforce of an organization, driving success across all business functions.
Get to Know Our Master’s in Human Resource Management Program
With the basic principles of the human resources industry in your back pocket, our human resource management program is what you need to take your skillset to the next level. Our experienced faculty of industry professionals will help you master strategic staffing across multiple disciplines and business goals to ensure people are available, capable and effective. The entire curricula is aligned with the current HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates of the Society for Human Resource Management, ensuring you will always have the most up-to-date, real-world view of how the industry works and succeeds.
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Master's Advantage
If you’ve earned an undergraduate degree in business, you may be eligible to waive up to three courses. We call this our Master’s Advantage. With these course waivers1, you can take fewer courses and put your master’s degree to work for you even sooner.
What You'll Learn
The Master’s in Human Resource Management program from Keller School of Management covers the following:
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HR Assessment
Assess the culture and workplace environment and propose and make HR decisions that align with and help achieve an organization’s strategic goals. -
Strategic Management
Employ an interdisciplinary approach for strategic leadership, management and decision-making to add value to the overall success of an organization. -
leadership
Integrate distinct professional HR competencies and practical applications in HR management to ensure that an organization’s most important asset is available, capable and effective in an ever-changing business environment.
Accreditation Matters
Fully aligns with the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates www.shrm.org.
Accredited* by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) www.acbsp.org.
Embedded Programs - Demonstrate Skills at Every Step
Curious to see how you can acquire an additional credential? Now you can with our unique 2-in-1 design. Courses in our Human Resource Management graduate certificate are embedded within the Master’s in HR program. Requesting this embedded option can allow you to earn a graduate certificate on the way to your master's in Human Resources.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of our Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management may consider careers such as:
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Benefits Analysis and Administration
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Employee Compensation
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Labor relations training and development
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Other areas of employee management
Core Degree Courses
| HRM530 | Human Resources and Technology |
| HRM587 | Managing Organizational Change |
| HRM591 | Strategic Human Resource Management |
| HRM592 | Training and Development |
| HRM593 | Employment Law |
| HRM594 | Strategic Staffing |
| HRM595 | Negotiation Skills |
| MGMT520 | Legal, Political and Ethical Dimensions of Business |
| MGMT591 | Leadership and Organizational Behavior |
General Degree Courses
| ACCT500 | Essentials in Accounting, Finance and Economics |
| MATH534 | Applied Managerial Statistics |
| MGMT501 | Organizational Structures and Business Processes |
Capstone
| HRM601 | Human Resources Capstone |
Academic Catalog
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