Online Master of Business Administration in Human Resource
Management
The following Master of Business Administration program with
specialization is Human Resources Management (MBA/HRM) is offered
at these University of Phoenix campus locations: Tulsa, Puerto Rico
and Online.
The MBA/HRM
program is designed to meet the needs of a broad but unique population
- the working adult manager or supervisor who could benefit from
a graduate business education. Because the tools of the human
resources management science are applicable to the problems of
the public sector as well as the private sector, students whose
career interests involve not-for-profit enterprise are also encouraged
to seek admission. The MBA/HRM program requires a practical background
in business, and the successful candidate will have a least three
years of relevant experience.
The various
components of the program-curriculum, learning resources, and
faculty- have been selected to produce specified outcomes. These
outcomes, while reflecting contemporary academic practice, also
focus on the functional competencies required of working manager.
Thus, the MBA/HRM program emphasizes the identification, analysis,
and solution of complex human resources management problems that
require technical understanding and blackened decision making.
Although a functional knowledge of managerial economics, accounting,
finance, quantitative analysis, and human resources management
underlies the program, equal attention is given to the development
of report writing, oral reporting, and group processing skills.
Students develop
additional expertise in the solution of persistent human resources
management problems through the completion of a research project,
which relates the student's professional interests or responsibilities
of the goal of improved human resources managerial functioning.
The research project on human resources management, therefore,
serves not only to provide a vehicle for the application of theory
to practice, but also serves to demonstrate that the MBA/HRM candidate
can perform in a variety of sophisticated management roles with
the confidence and self-discipline expected of the MBA/HRM program
graduate.
The program
involves a variety of learning formats, depending upon the subject
matter and competencies to be developed. These formats include
lecture, seminar, team teaching, and self-directed learning.
The MBA/HRM
program has a 46-credit requirement. All course work must be completed
satisfactorily or be repeated. All course work must be satisfactorily
completed prior to taking the Research Project in Human Resources
Management.
Research
Project in Human Resources Management - Managerial Business Plan
One of the major program activities for the MBA/HRM degree is
the successful completion of a research project in the form of
a Managerial Business Plan in the field of Human Resources Management.
The Managerial Business Plan must satisfy the requirements established
for its presentation, procedure, theoretical framework development,
and content analysis. The Managerial Business Plan will reflect
the student's ability to apply the knowledge, experiences and
skills relevant to the solution of a specific business problem.
The MBA Managerial Business Plan, begun in the Research Methodology
Seminar (BUS/581) and completed in the Research Project in Human
Resources (HRM/582), is an exercise in practical, professional
human resources management and planning. It allows for the synthesis
and integration of theory and practice developed throughout the
student's graduate program in business and human resources management,
and apply that learning and experience toward the solution of
"real" business problems or situation in his or her
place of employment, relative to his or her discipline in the
graduate business program. The managerial business plan provides
the opportunity for the student to demonstrate his or her specific
applied knowledge, skill, and professional development relating
to the aggregate curriculum and will result in the following:
1. Review
an organization or current business situation.
2. Identify and develop a situation statement requiring a formal
Management Business Plan.
3. Identify specific company activities/functions affected by
the Managerial Business Plan.
4. Identify and utilize primary (proprietary) and secondary (public)
sources of information relevant to the business situation being
studied.
5. Process the foundational components contributing to the preparation
of a formal managerial business plan.
6. Prepare a formal Managerial Business Plan.
Online
MBA in Human Resource Management Required Course Study
COM 515
Managerial Communications
1 credit
ORG 502G
Human Relations and Organizational Behavior
3 credits
LAW 529G
Legal Environment of Business
3 credits
MKT 551G
Marketing Management
3 credits
QNT 530G
Statistics & Research Methods for Managerial Decisions
3 credits
MGT 554G
Operations Management
3 credits
ECO 533G
Economics for Managerial Decision Making
3 credits
ACC 529G
Accounting for Managerial Decision Making
3 credits
FIN 544G
Finance for Managerial Decision Making
3 credits
CIS 564.4G
Information Management in Business
3 credits
EBUS 500.1G
Principles and Practices of e-Business
3 credits
HRM 555
Human Resources Management
3 credits
LAW 530G
Legal Issues in the Workplace
3 credits
HRM 556G
Employee Motivation and Compensation
3 credits
MGT 578G
Strategy Formulation and Implementation
3 credits
HRM 590G
Human Resources Capstone Course
3 credits
The University
reserves the right to modify the required course of study.
MBA
in Human Resource Management Course Waiver Policy
Students may
waive a maximum of 9 credits, not to exceed four University courses.
California students, including Online, may only waive 6 credits
from their Required Course of Study on the basis of transferable
coursework. To meet the criteria for transfer, the course to be
transferred must:
1.
Be completed within the last ten years with a grade of "B"
or higher at a regionally accredited, or approved nationally accredited,
or candidate for accreditation college or university.
2.
Be comparable in content and credits to the University of Phoenix
course being waived, and be a graduate level course.
3.
Be an official transcript of the college or university where the
credit was earned.
Students who
wish to waive a course must make a formal written request to the
Office of Admissions, citing the course they wish waived, the
course to be transferred, and the university where the course
was completed. An official catalog course description and syllabus
must accompany the request along with a copy of the catalog cover
from which the course description was taken. The official transcript
from the institution where the course was completed must also
be submitted unless it was previously submitted to the University.
The official
transcript from the institution where the course was completed
must also be submitted unless it was previously submitted to the
University during the admission process.
BUS 581 and
HRM 582, Research Methodology Seminar and Research Project in
Human Resources Management, may not be waived.
Online
MBA in Human Resource Management Admission Requirements
The requirements for admission to the MBA program are as follows:
1. A completed
and signed University of Phoenix graduate application and
an application fee.
2. An undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited or
candidate for accreditation college or university, or a comparable
degree from a recognized institution outside of the United
States.
3. Official transcripts verifying all course work earned toward
the bachelor's degree and any graduate course work attempted.
4. A minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 (on
a 4.0=A scale) as shown on the undergraduate degree posted
transcript.
5. Verification of a minimum of three years of significant
full-time, post high school work experience with exposure
to organizational systems and management processes.
6. Current employment. Unemployed applicants must verify access
to a suitable work environment in which to complete classroom
assignments.
7. All University students must complete the Adult Learning
Outcomes Assessment prior to enrolling in their required course
of study.
8. For non-native speakers of English, a score of 550 on the
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The following
may exempt a non-native speaker from having to take the TOEFL:
9. Successful completion of 30 transferable, academic semester
credits at a regionally accredited college or university in
the United States
10. Successful completion of 30 transferable, academic semester
credits at a recognized college or university in a country
in which English is the official language
11. U.S. high school diploma or GED
12. Equivalent of a U.S. high school diploma from a country
in which English is the official language
13. Official documents are required to meet these requirements.
14. A signed Enrollment Agreement.
15. Applicants educated in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
are exempt from the TOEFL requirement since Spanish and English
is the medium of instruction in Puerto Rico.
16. All University students must complete the Adult Learning
Outcomes Assessment prior to enrolling in their required course
of study.
MBA
in Human Resource Management Degree Requirements
The following requirements must be satisfied to earn the MBA/HRM
degree:
1.
Completion of the 46 semester credit required course of study
with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 ("B").
2.
Satisfactory completion of the applied management science project.
3.
Payment of all tuition and fees.
4.
Completion of the University’s Comprehensive Cognitive Assessment
post–test.
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