& Student Handbook - Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

160 Master Degree Programs
Master of Arts in
Human Resource Management
The human resource professional is a critical, strategic team member in
today’s quickly changing business environment. In addition to directing the
major disciplines within human resource management, this professional
must be able to provide leadership for changes within an organization.
This leadership involves addressing the social, ethical, environmental, and
economic contexts of today’s domestic and internationally focused
organizations. The Master of Arts in Human Resource Management
program prepares graduates for this challenging role through a series of
courses designed to provide essential leadership knowledge and skills. In
addition, courses in general management principles and skills are
required along with elective courses in specific human resource
management disciplines. The program’s focus is on maximizing individual
and team efforts and developing and applying leadership skills within a
human resources department and within the organization.
Program Outcomes
Graduates of the Master of Arts in Human Resource Management
program are expected to be able to do the following:
1. Understand and apply skills in the traditional areas of human
resources management, including staffing, employee/labor relations,
compensation, benefits, and individual/organizational development.
2. Lead a human resources department.
3. Identify, respond to, and facilitate organizational change as it relates
to the organization’s mission, vision and strategies.
4. Develop interdepartmental relationships to further strategic
leadership goals.
5. Enhance effective utilization of employees and organizational worklife
climate.
6. Develop the skills to mediate and resolve organizational conflicts.
7. Use a variety of quantitative and qualitative research techniques.
8. Select and use technology for planning and administering human
resource functions and activities.
9. Work effectively with diverse populations.
10. Communicate effectively in a variety of modes.
11. Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
12. Understand the ethical implications of their actions.
13. Develop lifelong learning skills.
Degree Requirements
Required Human Resource Management Courses ..........................18 cr.
Required Management Courses .......................................................14 cr.
Required Capstone Course.................................................................3 cr.
Elective Courses .................................................................................3 cr.
Required Human Resource Management
Courses: 18 cr.
HRM601 Human Resource Management Strategy.............................3 cr.
HRM602 Organizational Measurement and
Assessment Issues in Human Resources......................................3 cr.
HRM604 Developing Human Capital...................................................3 cr.
HRM606 Employment Law..................................................................3 cr.
HRM607 Managing Reward Systems...................................................3 cr.
HRM612 Conflict Management
Skills in Human Resources ............................................................3 cr.
Required Management Courses: 14 cr.
GM620 Communication Skills .............................................................2 cr.
GM625 Leadership and Decision-Making ...........................................2 cr.
GM630 Quantitative Methods..............................................................3 cr.
GM660 Financial Management ...........................................................3 cr.
GM670 Strategic Management ...........................................................2 cr.
GM675 Managerial Ethics and Issues ...................................................2 cr.
Required Capstone Course: 3 cr.
HRM689 Human Resource Management Capstone...........................3 cr.
Elective Courses: 3 cr.
GM600 Management Principles..........................................................3 cr.
GM605 Creative Problem Solving and Critical Thinking......................2 cr.
GM610 Information and Research ......................................................1 cr.
HRM605 Economics and Demographics of
Labor Markets.................................................................................3 cr.
HRM608 Employee Benefits ...............................................................3 cr.
HRM609 Labor Relations....................................................................3 cr.
HRM611 Managing International Human Resources
Practices.........................................................................................3 cr.
GM643 Multicultural Perspectives .......................................................2 cr.
GM667 Informational Technology........................................................2 cr.
Total..................................................................................................38 cr.