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The master’s degree with a concentration in Human Resource Leadership educates professionals who lead people, performance, development, and learning. Through the program, you can develop skills by exploring cutting-edge concepts and designing hands-on projects related to:

• Human Resource Management
• Human Capital
• Organization Development

In this program, you gain skills to lead human resources at both the strategic and tactical levels by facilitating discovery and critical inquiry at the individual, team, and organizational levels.

Career Opportunities

Recent graduates from this program, without previous full-time experience in the field, typically work as:

• HR Specialists
• Recruitment Specialists
• HR Representatives
• Employee Relations Specialists
• HR Coordinators

Graduates with more previous experience hold roles such as:

• HR Manager
• Employee Relations Manager
• Director of Human Resources
• VP of Human Resources
• Chief HR Officer 

Curriculum

All classes meet via live synchronous online class sessions at a designated time each week (in the evening). Courses are offered through the University's online course management system called Blackboard. Our online courses allow students to do the following...

• Read the course materials
• Submit papers and assignments
• View grades
• Participate in live, online class sessions using a headset and/or webcam
• Discuss case studies or course content with classmates on a discussion board
• Watch and listen to short lectures from your instructor
• Participate in case study simulations

For a complete list of course requirements, see the graduate catalog. Course descriptions can be found in the online schedule of courses.