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MS in Human Resource Education

Human Resource Education Contacts

Program Advisor
Louisville: 502-852-5597 or 502-852-6411
Fort Knox: 502-942-8000 or 502-334-8635 x6444

Human Resource Education Faculty

Carolyn Rude-Parkins
(Instructional Design and Distance Learning)

Department of Leadership, Foundations & Human Resource Education
Leadership, Foundations & Human Resource Masters Degrees
Program sheet (including degree requirements) [PDF]
UofL Schedule of Classes
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The Master of Science in Human Resource Education focuses on training and workplace performance problem solving applied in a variety of job settings. Courses examine strategies to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of an organization's human resources. Students learn ways to identify and “bridge the gap” between potential and actual performance. Interventions may include training and/or solutions such as organizational climate change, ergonomic alignments, knowledge management. Critical skills are managing projects, managing change, and evaluating the result. Application of technologies to support learning and performance are considered. The Human Performance Improvement competencies (ASTD, 1999) are the basis of the program.

The degree program requires a minimum of 30 credit hours, including 6 hours of electives to allow for individualization. Students complete a field project at the end of the program. The final project may be conducted in the student's place of employment, with an onsite supervisor as approved by the student's advisor. Internships may be available in local organizations such as General Electric, UPS, KFC, Future Brands, Humana, U.S.Army.

All courses are available online worldwide via distance education, as well as on-site in Louisville and Fort Knox. The program is not appropriate for P-12 teacher certificate renewal. Existing IT certifications and IT certification courses offered online may be applied to electives.

Admission and Degree Requirements

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this program are employed in training development, instructional design, human resource, and workforce development roles. The program prepares them to be instructors in their specialization area, developers of performance improvement interventions, improvement process evaluators, and leaders of human resource projects.

University of Louisville

College of Education & Human Development

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