MBA — Human Resource Management
Degree: MBA
Location(s): Rhode Island
Start Date: Fall & Spring
Length: 1.5-3 years
Cost: $842 per credit*
Credits: 36-42
Lead in the Business of People
Human resource managers with general business and financial knowledge are in high demand, especially in the areas of strategic planning, compensation and benefits. These senior HR executives develop, implement and administer increasingly sophisticated rewards and benefits policies — including salaries, bonuses, pensions, life insurance and medical insurance packages.
Take the fast track to becoming an HR executive through JWU’s MBA with a concentration in Human Resource Management.
Developed and updated in collaboration with leading companies and designed to accommodate the schedules of working professionals, our professionally focused curriculum includes real-world projects and challenges so you can gain what employers value the most: experience.
Our faculty experts are leaders in the industry they teach. They know what it takes to achieve success in their respective fields and they’re ready to share their insight with you.
The MBA is also offered as a combined BSBA/MBA accelerated master’s degree.
Curriculum
In addition to classes, free elective credit can be applied to a number of options, such as internships, minors or study abroad (contact your advisor before scheduling free elective credits).
Credits Foundation Courses | ||
| BUSN5000 | Business Fundamentals | 3 |
| BUSN5010 | Quantitative Methods in Business | 3 |
| Core Courses | ||
| ACCT5600 | Accounting for Strategic Decision-Making | 3 |
| BUSN5600 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| FISV5600 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MGMT5575 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MGMT5800 | Effective Leadership | 3 |
| MRKT5500 | Strategic Marketing | 3 |
| RSCH5800 | Evidence-Based Research in Management | 3 |
| Human Resource Management Courses | ||
| HRM5010 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| HRM5020 | Labor and Employee Relations | 3 |
| HRM5050 | Strategic Recruiting, Retention and Succession | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Strategic Compensation and Benefits | ||
| Organizational Training and Development | ||
| Career Capstone Course | ||
| MGMT6800 | Business Policy and Strategy | 3 |
| Total Credits | 42.0 | |
Career Options
After graduation, you’ll be prepared for careers such as:
- Training and development manager
- Chief human resource officer
- Human resource specialist
- Human resource manager/generalist
- Compensation and benefits manager
- Human relations manager
- Executive coach
Top Skills of MBA in HR Management Alumni
- Application tracking systems
- Onboarding
- Customer relationship management
- Strategic planning
- Employee relations
- Talent acquisition
Faculty Contact
Tim Howes, M.S.
Associate Professor & MBA Programs Director
College of Hospitality & Business
401-598-1404
timothy.howes@jwu.edu