Human Resources and Organizational Development (MS)

Format: In-Person

Credit Hours: 30

College: College of Education & Human Development

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Admission Requirements

Application requirements:

Completed application submitted at https://apply.graduate.louisville.edu/apply/
Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate coursework completed. Only institutionally accredited bachelor’s degrees will be considered. To be considered official, transcripts must be sent by the issuing institution to the UofL Graduate School directly. Transcripts issued to the student are considered unofficial.
International transcripts must be evaluated per the grad school requirements: https://graduate.louisville.edu/admission/international/evaluation
Personal statement- The Admissions Committee evaluates applications based on how an applicant's goals, professional experiences, and commitment to education are an appropriate fit with this program.
Current resume
Two recommendations- If you have studied at a college or university in the last five years, the admissions committee prefers to see at least one letter from a faculty member. Other references can include work supervisors. Personal references (e.g. family, friends) are not accepted.

International Applicants:

International applicants must submit additional application items and meet additional admission requirements. Information on the international application and admission requirements can be found here: https://graduate.louisville.edu/admission/international

Admission Requirements:

Completed application (including all checklist items) to be holistically reviewed
Unconditional admission requires a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 for all undergraduate coursework taken. Cumulative undergraduate GPAs ranging from 2.5 to 2.74 will be considered for conditional admission on a case-by-case basis.
Conferred Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution required for unconditional admission. Applicants in their final year of their bachelors degree with final courses being completed before the graduate program start, can be reviewed for probationary admission pending a final transcript showing degree conferral by the end of the first semester.
Admission is competitive. Meeting the GPA minimum and all other admission requirements does not guarantee that prospective students will be accepted into the program.

The program requires ten courses consisting of 30 credit hours (including portfolio/fieldwork).

The curriculum is centered around five program goals:

Program Purpose: To prepare professionals who lead people, performance, development, and learning through discovery and critical inquiry.

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Core Coursework		18
LEAD 605	Leadership Dynamics in HROD
LEAD 611	Strategic Human Resources and Organization Development
LEAD 617	HROD Analytics and Evidence Based Practice
LEAD 661	The Learning Organization
LEAD 662	Organizational Analysis
LEAD 616	HROD Integrative Capstone
Electives		12
Choose 12 credit hours from the following:
LEAD 612	Talent Acquisition and Management
LEAD 614	Program and Organization Evaluation
LEAD 624	HROD in Global Organizations
LEAD 631	Performance Management and Total Rewards
LEAD 660	Diversity and Inclusion
LEAD 664	Organizational Change Management
LEAD 671	Employee Engagement and Organizational Culture
LEAD 672	Digital Transformation and AI in Organizations
LEAD 696	Special Topics in Human Resources and Organizational Development
Minimum Total Hours		30

Degree Assessment:

A minimum of 30 credit hours with an overall GPA of 3.0; no more than two grades of C (six (6) credit hours)
Satisfactory completion of program portfolio
Successful completion of Capstone project equal to 75 applied hours