Master of Science in Human Resources Management

Program Overview

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The Master of Science in Human Resources Management (MSHRM) degree was developed with the guidance of human resources professionals and is aligned with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. Members from New Jersey and across the nation identified the characteristics that would make a graduate degree valuable: a broad-based knowledge of the business they serve; skills in managing a human resources enterprise; and the vision and ability to become strategic business partners. With the increasing demand for academic credentials in the human resources field, working professionals need high-quality, accessible degree options that they can complete while they continue to work.

The MSHRM, a practitioner focused degree, develops the human resources management competencies identified through extended research about what makes effective human resources practitioners.

The program’s content and design are grounded in current best practices and directed toward preparing human resources professionals to become strategic partners within their organizations.

Courses

Courses must be taken in order.

Electives not offered by the School of Business and Management must be approved by the dean prior to enrolling in the course. Students have the option to develop graduate prior learning assessment (PLA) portfolios and/or transfer graduate credits from other institutionally accredited institutions recognized under the TESU Transfer Credit Policy and Guidelines and/or apply credits recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE). All PLA portfolio request and transfer credit must be approved by the dean.

Organizational Research ORR-510 must be taken prior to the Management Capstone MAN-630. Students cannot take them in the same term. Contact an academic advisor to register for both courses.

Download our Degree Program Profile Sheet for an overview of our MS in Human Resource Management program.

Advisory: The maximum core course and elective course credit a student may transfer into the Master of Science in Human Resources Management degree program is 12 credits.

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The MSHRM program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Credit Distribution

I. Core (24 Credits)

HRM-530Human Resources Management

3

HRM-540Lifestyle Benefits and Compensation in The New Millennium

3

HRM-550Strategic Recruitment and Selection

3

HRM-560The Entrepreneurial Organization: Learning as Competitive Advantage

3

HRM-570The Effectiveness of a Market-Connected Culture

3

HRM-600Managing the Human Resources Enterprise

3

HRM-610Human Resources as a Strategic Partner

3

HRM-620The Legal and Ethical Environment of Human Resources

3

II. Electives (6 Credits)

For TESU course options, please contact an academic advisor.

III. Core Advanced Level Courses (6 Credits)

ORR-510Organizational Research

3

MAN-630Management Capstone

3

Total Credit Hours: 36

Program Timeline

This is a hypothetical timeline that shows how a student can complete the Master of Science in Human Resources Management degree program at Thomas Edison State University in about 12 months.

To demonstrate how students could progress through the program over an 12-month period, we are using the January term as the first term and move through the program during the six graduate terms offered by the School of Business and Management each year. Each term is 8 weeks.

The timeline is informational in nature and does not represent an actual program plan. Enrolled graduate students work with our deans and academic advisors to develop a program plan that maps out how a student will complete their degree and whether they can transfer previously earned graduate credits or earn graduate credit for what they know through prior learning assessment.

Term (runs for 8 weeks) Courses To Take Credits

First Graduate Term:

Starts beginning of January

HRM-530: Human Resources Management

HRM-540: Lifestyle Benefits and Compensation in the New Millennium

3

3

Second Graduate Term:

Starts beginning of April 

HRM-550: Strategic Recruitment and Selection

HRM-560: The Entrepreneurial Organization: Learning as Competitive Advantage

3

3

Third Graduate Term:

Starts beginning of July 

HRM-570: The Effectiveness of a Market Connected to Culture

HRM-600: Managing the Human Resources Enterprise 

3

3

Fourth Graduate Term:

Starts beginning of October 

HRM-610: Human Resources as a Strategic Partner 

ORR-510Organizational Research (must be taken prior to Capstone)

3

3

Fifth Graduate Term:

Starts beginning of January 

Graduate Elective

HRM-620: The Legal and Ethical Environment of Human Resources 

3

3

Sixth Graduate Term:

Starts beginning of April 

Graduate Elective

MAN-630: Management Capstone

3

3

NOTE: Organizational Research (ORR-510) must be take prior to the Management Capstone (MAN-630). Students cannot take them in the same term.  Students can contact an academic advisor to register for both courses.

 

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Master of Science in Human Resources Management degree program will be able to:

  • evaluate human capital management practices within a global context;
  • analyze strategic, financial, and operational plans;
  • evaluate human capital data management, analytics, and reporting technologies;
  • apply ethical, legal, and data-informed decision making to human resource management policies;
  • assess human capital needs in the context of organizational change; and
  • evaluate compensation methods and benefits planning models.