Overview

The interdisciplinary approach is appropriate because of the many skills and knowledge areas that are needed for success in this field.

The master's degree Professional Studies - Human Resources Leadership from Tennessee Tech University prepares you for a leadership role providing you the fundamental knowledge necessary to invest in human capital through strategic human resource management, overseeing compensation and benefits, improving employee relations, ensuring compliance with labor laws, and developing new approaches to worker participation.

Program Overview

Human resource professionals are increasingly becoming an integral part of an organization's strategic planning process. Company executives turn to HR professionals for policy directives and creative ways to use human capital for improved performance results.
The Human Resources Leadership concentration focuses on a variety of workplace factors (economic, environmental, ethical, legal, political and administrative) and the impact they can have on organizational productivity, performance and behavior.
The objective of this program is to help students develop a strong foundation in HR principles and procedures, as well as develop critical thinking skills required to make good decisions and solve problems concerning the human side of business.
An interdisciplinary studies approach to this field is a perfect fit - succeeding in human resources requires a variety of skills, abilities, experiences, knowledge and the excellent graduate-level degree education you'll receive through this flexible and rewarding program.
This degree also contains an embedded certificate in Human Resources Leadership.

Programme Structure

Courses:

Employment and Human Resources Law
Diversity in the Workplace
Compensation and Benefits
Recruitment, Selection, and Retention
Managing Emergency Volunteers
Science of Contact Tracing
Organizational Skills and Development

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 30 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-07-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2024-05-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2025-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-11-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2024-10-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Human Resource Management Leadership View 232 other Masters in Human Resource Management in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
Satisfactory undergraduate grade point average, a minimum of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
3.0 grade point average in their undergraduate major course of study
A score of 146 on the verbal portion of the GRE® General Test (GRE) and 144 quantitative portion.
A combined score of 290 on the verbal and quantitative reasoning sections and a 3.5 on analytical writing.
Five (5) or more years of professional work experience demonstrated through a portfolio.
a resume;
a 500- to 600-word essay detailing the reasons for wanting to enter the MPS program and discussing how the program will help the applicant achieve personal and professional goals; and
two (2) sealed letters of professional reference.

Tuition Fee

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International

15000 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1250 USD per credit during 30 months.
National

7968 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 664 USD per credit during 30 months.
In-State

6288 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 524 USD per credit during 30 months.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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Scholarships Information

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