Students enrolled in the Master of Professional Studies Program in Human Resources may pursue one of the following tracks:
International Human Resources Management- Diversity and Inclusion Management
- Strategic Human Capital Management
All students will take a core course in ethics and a capstone course, in addition to courses needed to graduate with a concentration in their chosen track.
Core Course (3 credits) All Students
This three-credit core course will be required for all MPS candidates. It will emphasize core values endemic to the professional world, cutting across several disciplines but with a particular focus on the connections between applied ethics and human resources and diversity. Professionals in various fields, such as H.R., diversity, business, and government, will guest lecture and present the students with real-world case studies.
Capstone (3 credits) All Students
This three-credit course will be the culmination of the student’s academic and professional experience in the MPS program. Over the course of the semester, students will work with an organization to help address a real life problem in the organization. The problems will be based on the concentrations of International Human Resources Management, Diversity and Inclusion or Strategic Human Capital Management. Working with their advisor, students will present the resolution to the issue in a reasoned, systemic way to the sponsoring organization. In an effort to ensure a high quality project, the capstone will also include research methods which will provide a foundation in research methods for students for their capstone. Students will learn how to design a research proposal, how to define with specificity and particularity, objectives of research, how to conduct literature reviews and how to assess and implement appropriate research methods based on the needs of the project. The course covers both qualitative methods such as case studies, questionnaires, surveys and interview techniques and an introduction to quantitative methods and data analysis. The faculty advisor will work closely with the student and the sponsoring organization to ensure that the project comprehensively addresses the issue and demonstrates the dept of competency the student gained through the MPS program.
