Master of Human Resources Management (MSHRM) for catalog year 2008-2009

The Master of Science in Human Resource Management (MSHRM) is a specialized professional program designed to offer the student an opportunity to obtain proficiency in contemporary human resource management concepts, activities, and skills, particularly as they are applied to developing and executing human resource management systems in support of strategic organizational objectives. As a result of successfully completing the MSHRM program, graduates should improve their ability to apply problem-solving skills to designing human resource management systems that fit the strategic objectives of organizations and to use written and verbal communication skills effectively to communicate the results of their problem-solving analyses and recommendations.


Prerequisite Requirements

Candidates for admission must have a baccalaureate degree in any subject area from a regionally accredited college or university. The MSHRM degree program requires no prerequisite courses; however, MGT 6601, Advanced Concepts and Topics in Management, must be taken for graduate credit if the student does not have an undergraduate major in business. If the student has an undergraduate major in business, an elective course will be substituted.


Admission Requirements

Unconditional Admission

1. Students applying for admission must provide official transcripts from all universities attended.

2. Applicants who have completed a master’s or higher degree from a regionally accredited university may be admitted unconditionally. (No graduate admission test scores are required.) Official transcripts from all universities attended must be submitted, to include an official transcript showing completion of a master’s or higher degree.

3. A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university is required. (Students with a baccalaureate degree from an unaccredited or otherwise accredited institution should see Unaccredited or Otherwise Accredited Student Admissions.)

4. Applicants must have achieved at least 2.5 GPA on all undergraduate work or at least 3.0 GPA on the last 30 semester hours.

5. Official graduate admission exam results (GMAT, GRE [verbal and quantitative] must be on file (except for applicants with a previous master’s or higher degree; see #2 above).

6. A letter of recommendation is required with all applications for the MSHRM program. The letter should address the individual’s potential for success in the MSHRM program, his/her professional, managerial or administrative experience, as well as his/her written and oral communication skills.

Conditional Admission

Students not satisfying the minimum graduate admission test score and GPA requirements for unconditional admission may be conditionally admitted to the program. After the student completes the first three graduate (6000 level) courses with a ''B'' or better average, the student will be granted unconditional admission. Students not satisfying conditional admission requirements will be dropped from the program for one calendar year, after which time the student must petition for readmission. A letter of recommendation is required with all applications for the MSHRM program. The individual's potential for success in the MSHRM program as well as his/her written and oral communication skills should >be addressed.


Curriculum

All courses offer three semester hours credit except HRM 6625, 6626, and 6627.


Transfer Credit

A maximum of two courses (6 semester hours) taken at another regionally accredited institution, each with a grade of "B" or better, can be applied toward the degree. Note that the capstone course HRM 6698 Strategic Human Resource Management must be taken with Troy University and will not be accepted as transfer credit from another institution. These courses must be comparable in catalog description to Troy courses and approved by the appropriate dean/ associate dean /department chair.


Admission to Candidacy

To be admitted to candidacy, students must have a 3.0 GPA on all work attempted. Unconditionally admitted graduate students must apply for admission to candidacy within the first eighteen semester hours of graduate coursework and complete any additional requirements outlined for the specific degree program. If not completed within the first eighteen hours, a hold will be placed on the student’s registration until Degree Plan/Admission to Candidacy process is completed.


Degree Requirements

All graduates from the MSHRM program must successfully complete a nine course core including Business Research, Legal Environment of HRM, Staffing, Advanced Concepts and Topics in Management, Training and Development, Strategic Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, and Compensation and Benefits Management, and three additional courses suitable to the individual student’s academic and employment background and specific career objectives. If the student makes a "D" or "F" in a core course, the course must be retaken. If the student makes a "D" or "F" in an elective course, the course may be retaken or another elective taken in its place. The program will thus provide students the opportunity to gain an understanding of the subject matter that will enhance their career opportunities. (Total credit hour and course requirements: 36 semester hours / 12 courses). The MSHRM degree program is a non-research-oriented professional master’s degree program that requires an understanding of the accepted professional practices in the field of human resource management.


Courses

Students graduating with the HRM degree will have completed the following 36-semester-hour curriculum:

Required core courses (27 hours):

BUS 6610 (3) Business Research (A grade of “B” or better is required.)
HRM 6601 (3) Legal Environment of Employment Decisions
HRM 6603 (3) Human Resource Management
HRM 6622 (3) Human Resource Staffing
HRM 6623 (3) Training and Human Resource Development
HRM 6632 (3) Compensation and Benefits
HRM 6698 (3) Strategic Human Resource Management (Capstone course)
*MGT 6600 (3) Advanced Concepts and Topics in Management

*MGT 6600 waived if the student has an undergraduate major in business. An elective course will be substituted.

MGT 6671 (3) Organizational Behavior


Select three electives from the courses below (9 hours):

ECO 6654 (3) Labor Economics
HRM 6604 (3) Labor Law
HRM 6619 (3) Seminar in Human Resource Administration
HRM 6625, 6, 7 (1-5) Independent Study
HRM 6645 (3) International Human Resource Management
HRM 6689 (3) Internship in HRM
HSA 66XX (3) Any HSA-prefixed course
IS 6679 (3) Management Information Systems
MGT 66XX (3) Any MGT-prefixed course


Other business electives:

The elective may be selected from any appropriate graduate business administration/management, MSM, Troy-approved PME course, HRM, Specialized Study completed with a TROY faculty member, or selected pre-approved MPA courses (i.e., PA 6603, 6623, 6630, 6631, 6645, 6647, 6648, 6649, or 6650). All authorizations for a Troy MSHRM student to be a transient student at another institution must be approved before the course is attempted. Cross-listing will be permitted as follows:

IS 6679   PA 6679

MGT 6671   PA 6646

MGT 6675   PA 6620


Completion of a Capstone course (HRM 6698) with a grade of “B” or higher is required for graduation. In this course students will be extensively examined on the ability to synthesize the content of the core courses through the administration of a comprehensive case analysis final examination.