EDWARD S. AGENO SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
PROGRAM OFFERED:
• MBA with a concentration in Human Resource Management (see p. 35)
• MS in Human Resource Management
• Graduate Certificate
(For undergraduate programs, please go to p. 17.)
The effective, strategic use of human resources is critical to business success. Business profitability requires increasingly versatile skill sets that are regularly updated. Companies need more innovative and creative employees. Employees need companies that make effective use of their talents and abilities. Global teams need to interact and work across cultures to attain competitive advantage. GGU’s leading-edge human resource management program is carefully structured to give you the foundation and in-depth training you’ll need as a human resource or personnel manager. Through our innovative curriculum, you’ll gain a thorough, hands-on understanding of what is happening in the marketplace; why it is happening; what the future trends may be; and how to positively affect the leading and managing of human resources in a changing, international business climate.
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH A CONCENTRATION IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT For requirements for the MBA with a concentration in human resource management, see p. 35.
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT The master of science in human resource management degree is designed for any professional who is looking to have a positive impact on their organization and career. You’ll study the dynamics of effective human resource management and learn how to consider the perspectives of both employees and employers; the causes and effects of down-sizing; the importance of upgrading skills; and how people react to change. You’ll look at what managers and employees are likely to face in the future, and how to ascertain that companies follow legal requirements in dealing with employees. You’ll get an ever-deepening understanding of how to interact with people — an asset not only in business but in every aspect of your life. Our core program concentrates on international, general and strategic human resource management, employment law and human resource information systems.
Requirements for the Master of Science in Human Resource Management The master of science degree in human resource management requires completion of 33 units in the graduate program. Each course listed carries three semester units of credit. The foundation program course may be waived if the student has previously completed comparable courses at a regionally accredited college or university. Students may be admitted to advanced program courses before completion of the foundation program course, but must complete the course by the time that 12 units have been earned in the advanced program.
FOUNDATION PROGRAM — 3 UNITS
One of the following:
MGT 140 MGT 141
Management Principles Organizational Behavior
MGT 305 Managing People in International Settings
MGT 346 Human Resource Management
(Must be taken as the first three units of the advanced program)
Employment Law
Technology Applications in
Human Resource Management
MGT 370 Strategic Human Resource Management
(Must be taken as part of the final six units of the advanced program)
MGT 358
MGT 364
46 Graduate Human Resource Management
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