Course Requirements
Students complete the MS in Human Resources by taking 12 courses across three groups: 1) five core Human Resource courses, 2) four Human Resource electives, and 3) three business electives.
Core Human Resource Courses
Human Resource Electives
Students choose four HR-related courses from the following areas at DePaul University:
Three Business Electives
Choose three electives from certain courses in general business at DePaul’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business.
Degree Requirements
- Satisfactory completion of the college residency requirement.
- Satisfactory completion of 12 courses: 48 quarter hours.
- Satisfactory completion of five HR core courses: 20 quarter hours.
- Satisfactory completion of four HR-related electives: 16 quarter hours.
- Satisfactory completion of three Business electives: 12 quarter hours.
- A minimum of six courses (24 quarter hours) must be taken in courses from departments within the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business.
- All courses for credit toward the degree must be completed with satisfactory grades within six calendar years after the candidate’s first term of enrollment in the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. After a lapse of six years a course is expired. An expired course is not acceptable for the purpose of satisfaction of degree requirements and is not applicable to the degree.
MGT 500
MANAGING FOR EFFECTIVE AND ETHICAL ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Students will critically examine ethical and creative methods to solve problems related to managing individuals and teams. Students utilize feedback from a developmental assessment center assessing their managerial and interpersonal skills. Personal development plans are created and skills developed throughout the course. Skill development domains include perception, attribution, motivation, learning leadership, communication, team development, managing change and conflict, decision-making, power and politics and business ethics.
Prerequisites:
MS in Taxation students are restricted from registering for this class.MGT 555
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
This course will help students understand how the management of people is influenced by the social, ethical and legal environment; by diversity in the work place; by the organizational culture; and by the business strategy. Students will learn how to effectively perform the following HR activities: selecting employees, developing people, evaluations and rewarding performance, and motivating employees. Offered every quarter.
MGT 523
RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION
An advanced study of current recruitment and selection practices of organizations both public and private. Emphasis is placed on common tests that are used and an examination of these tests for applicability in specific situations. Legislation related to EEO an Affirmative Action programs are discussed. Offered once a year.
PSY 442
PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY
Major issues in the Human Resource area. Topics include job analysis, job evaluation, pay equity, benefits, incentive systems, and personnel selection methods, focusing on recruitment, biodata, references, testing, interviews.
MGT 525
TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
An intensive study of personnel training and development in contemporary organizations. Emphasis is placed upon the identification of training needs, program design, choice of training methods, and evaluation of results. Classroom activities focus on application with students designing and presenting training seminars. Offered once a year.
PSY 445
ADVANCED TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN ORGANIZATIONS
In-depth exposure to issues related to training in industry and other organizations. Such topics as needs assessment, training program design, program evaluation, and relevant social and economic issues will be covered.
MGT 526
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The course addresses the total rewards available in an organization. The first goal is to learn how to design a pay system that is efficient, legally compliant, and fair/ethical. This is done through such topics as pay strategy, internal pay alignment, external competitiveness, pay for performance, and legal compliance. The second goal is to learn how to design a benefits plan that supports company objectives. This is done through such topics as retirement plans, health insurance plans, and legally required benefits. The third goal is to learn about work-life programs.
ECO 518
LABOR ECONOMICS AND LABOR RELATIONS (CROSS-LISTED AS MGT 518)
A study of the American labor force: measurement, characteristics and behavior under changing income, employment and technology. An examination of recent labor market developments provides the basis for a critical analysis and appraisal of contemporary wage theory. Topics include changes in the labor force, unemployment, wage determination, the minimum wage, internal labor markets, productivity, discrimination, unions and collective bargaining. Cross-listed as MGT 518.
Prerequisites:
ECO 555 or 505LAW 202
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
(3 credit hours) This course covers the most important Federal laws dealing with discrimination in employment and emphasizes Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The course is designed to develop an understanding and recognition of racism and sexism in the context of employment.
GSB 420
APPLIED QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
This course provides a comprehensive review of some basic mathematical and statistical methods and stresses their practical applications in business and economics. The course will equip the student with the quantitative skills required in the MBA program and will also provide a good foundation for addressing typical problems that arise in business. Additionally, the skills acquired in the course will also help the student prepare for the quantitative sections of professional exams, such as the CFA, the CPA and the CMA exams. This course will stress learning through applications/problem-solving using Excel and/or Minitab software for data analyses. However, the course must be analytical and theoretical to the extent that is necessary to develop a correct understanding of the topics presented. The topics covered in the course include relevant mathematical concepts: use of relevant functions and solving equations in unknowns, elementary calculus and graphing functions. It also focuses on relevant statistical concepts: probability theory, hypothesis testing, regression analysis and forecasting.
LAW 417
LABOR LAW
This course addresses the common law and federal statutes applicable to private sector labor-management relations with an emphasis on organizational matters and negotiations. The course contains the following aspects: statutory interpretation, policy concerns, appropriate practical strategies for both labor and management, social issues and values, ethical issues, advocacy skills, administrative law, critical analysis of decisions, remedies and the relationship of federal labor law to other laws.
MGT 529
LIFE AND CAREER PLANNING
This course is designed to develop your life and career skills to meet the challenges associated with changing careers and changing jobs. Topics include: enhancing your self-esteem, balancing life and career, tapping interests, aptitudes and values, self-marketing, resumes and interviews and strategic career planning to achieve life and career goals. This is a Human Resource Management and a Leadership and Change Management course. Offered once a year.
MGT 530
LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS
This course utilizes a theoretical framework to provide a foundation of understanding of effective leadership in organizations. The opportunity for self-assessment of leadership strengths and management styles, as well as reflection and action planning for individual leadership development, is also provided. To enhance self-assessment, there are questionnaires, as well as classroom exercises, experienced in a supportive group environment. Examples of effective organizational leadership are also critically examined in case studies. Current leadership topics to be covered include values and vision, strategy, organizational culture, management style, leading groups and teams, and coaching, thus providing analysis from both the macro and micro organizational levels. Offered twice a year.
MPS 521
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
This course focuses on key factors which affect employee behavior and the nature and purposes of leader and managerial roles. In addition, it addresses recent research in leadership and management and the legal environment of personnel management, In depth analysis of psychological systems, interpersonal relations and the relationship of rewards to performance are addressed through case studies, role playing and readings.
PSY 441
PSYCHOLOGY OF LEADERSHIP
Current research and theories in organizational psychology relating to leadership, supervision, job performance, and managerial training. Emphasis is on theoretical development and empirical evaluation of constructs in contemporary research.
MGT 535
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
This course is targeted towards external and internal consultants, as well as managers and other change agents within organizations. Change Management fosters improved competency in the skills necessary during all phases of the change process - from diagnosis, to interventions, through evaluation. Organizational change issues are critically examined, and case studies, exercises, and assessments are utilized, to better understand change from organizational, group, and individual levels. Change models serve as frameworks that emphasize the importance of interactive consultative processes. A major organizational change project is required of all students. Offered twice a year.
MGT 562
RESOLVING CONFLICT IN ORGANIZATIONS
Comprehensive study and skill building exercises devoted to the development of skills necessary for managers to resolve and manage conflict within their organizations. For illustrative purposes, discussions and exercises will be in the context of employment disputes, discrimination disputes, and/or labor-management disputes. However, the skills attained in the course may be successfully used to resolve any type of conflict. Included will be a discussion of various dispute resolution methodologies including the mediation, arbitration, and investigation of asserted conflicts, real or perceived, as well as the design of dispute resolution processes and related issues of organizational fairness, justice, and ethics. Offered once a year.
MGT 563
NEGOTIATION SKILLS
The nontraditional course relies predominantly upon experiential learning to enhance students' ability to get what they want through negotiation. It is a skill-building course designed to help each individual student become persuasive, both personally and professionally. The course makes use of lecture, class discussion, various stress negotiation assignments and a major bargaining exercise. It builds upon failures as well as successes, enabling students to identify their own individual negotiations style. Students completing the course will have developed the ability to compete successfully in future negotiation situations at all levels and to refine the tools and techniques they learned during the quarter. Offered three times a year.
MGT 565
EMPLOYMENT LAW
The purpose of the course is to identify how a supervisor or firm owner is legally regulated in connection with the management of her or his workforce, as well as the management implications of the regulation. In this way, the student will learn of the legal ramifications of human resource management decisions. Topics which will be addressed include discrimination on the basis of age, gender, race, religion, disability and national origin, sexual harassment, drug and other forms of testing, regulation of hiring and firing decisions, privacy rights and regulation of off-work conduct. Class activities may also focus on understanding bias and prejudice in managerial decision-making. PREREQUISITE(S): MGT 555
MGT 798
SPECIAL TOPICS
Content and format of this course are variable. An in-depth study of current issues in management.
WRD 522
WRITING IN THE PROFESSIONS (CROSS-LISTED AS MLS 459 AND MPS 508)
Improves writing skills useful in semitechnical and nontechnical professions; emphasis on style, tone, awareness of purpose and audience; effective memo, proposal and report design. Formerly ENG 494.
PSY 440
PSYCHOLOGY OF WORK AND MOTIVATION
Current research and theories in organizational psychology relating to motivation, job satisfaction, work attitudes, employee withdrawal, and counterproductivity.
PSY 444
PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
Theory of criterion development, the evaluation process, and measurement in performance appraisal. Emphasis on design and development.
PSY 447
ORGANIZATIONAL CONSULTATION
Applies behavioral science and managerial theories and methodologies to organizational consultation and change processes.
PSY 448
CONCEPTS, METHODS, AND ETHICS FOR INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
The major concepts and techniques relevant to I/O psychology. Topics include psychometrics, regression, validity generalization, utility, legal issues, affirmative action, and ethics.
PSY 520
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN DIVERSITY
Considerations related to minority status and issues specific to diagnostics and interventions with minority populations.
PSY 559
SEMINAR IN INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Four quarter hours.
Prerequisites:
PSY 448 is a prerequisite for this class.PSY 680
INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Application of theories and methods of psychology to the study of human behavior in business, industry, and other organizations. Cross-level with PSY 380.
MGT 793
MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP
This is a unique opportunity in which interns gain and develop managerial skills, providing a link to mastering the dynamics of running a business. This hands-on experience allows the intern to apply his or her skill/wisdom to the work place and provides invaluable knowledge that is crucial for future advancement. While building an impressive resume for further job opportunities, the intern will be immersed in a stimulating environment with a pool of established resources. In addition, networking opportunities avail themselves to build future relationships.
ACC 500
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
This introduction to financial accounting provides both a theoretical foundation and an opportunity to apply accounting logic in increasingly complex situations. The accounting model and information processing cycle are developed. The content of the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows are studied in detail and analyzed.
Prerequisites:
MS in Taxation students are restricted from registering for this class.BLW 500
LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT
This is an introduction to the nature and sources of law, including an analysis of ethical perspectives present in the judicial process. Students will learn how legal and ethical issues influence the decision-making process of managers. Students will explore the relationship between personal values and business decisions, and whether there exists a social responsibility of managers. This course will cover legal concepts relevant to business including basic concepts of public law (constitutional and administrative law) and private laws (sales and product liability). Students will examine business organizations and issues in employment law.
Prerequisites:
MS in Taxation students are restricted from registering for this class.ECO 500
MONEY AND FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
This course examines both the role of money in the economy from a functional and macroeconomic perspective as well as the structure and function of the most important financial institutions and financial markets. Topics covered include the role of the Federal Reserve as monetary policymaker, interest rate and exchange rate determination, the relationship between money and economic activity, and the organization and importance of money markets, capital markets, markets for derivative securities, commercial banks and other intermediaries in a well-functioning financial system.
Prerequisites:
MS in Taxation students are restricted from registering for this class.ECO 509
BUSINESS CONDITIONS ANALYSIS
This course teaches students how to use available economic data to assess business conditions. This is done by: (1) evaluating the sources and usefulness of data periodically released by government and private sources and (2) developing a macroeconomic framework that the student can use to analyze business conditions. Completion of this course will allow students to understand economic news and relate it to their business or job.
Prerequisites:
MS in Taxation students are restricted from registering for this class.ECO 555
ECONOMICS FOR DECISION-MAKING
This course provides students with an opportunity to apply microeconomic principles to managerial decision-making. These principles include those underlying the theories of consumer choice, production and cost as they relate to decisions made by firms and households. Specific topics include consumer demand analysis and estimation; elasticity; production theory; cost structure and estimation; profit maximization; and the effect of market structure on pricing, output and profit.
Prerequisites:
GSB 420 is a prerequisite for this class.FIN 555
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
A study of the major decision areas faced by the corporate financial manager and their relationship to the goals of the firm's owners. Specific topics include capital budgeting, capital structure and the cost of capital, dividend policy, and current asset management.
Prerequisites:
ACC 500 and (ECO 555 or equivalents) and GSB 420 are a prerequisite for this class.IB 500
GLOBAL ECONOMY
This course is designed to be an introduction to the economic environment in which businesses operate. With the increasing interdependence of national economies and the growing role of global enterprises, the understanding of international economic issues is vital to decision-makers. The material covered will include both socio-cultural aspects and economic and financial dimensions of global business. Students should obtain a grasp of the basic theory as well as a knowledge of the major current issues in the global economy. (FORMERLY ECO 556)
MGT 502
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
At its core, business is about providing a superior product or service. This course analyzes the processes used to deliver products in the marketplace. World class firms have demonstrated that effective operations management can be a potent competitive weapon. This course addresses the key operations and logistical issues in service and manufacturing operations, which have strategic as well as tactical implications. Both quantitative and qualitative techniques and principles used by leading organizations are examined. Offered every quarter.
Prerequisites:
MS in Taxation students are restricted from registering for this class.MIS 555
MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
This course focuses on the management and use of information technology (IT). As the use of IT in society grows, particularly in business, our graduates are likely to become responsible for managing some technology resources and to participate in IT planning and development projects as founders, sponsors, team members, managers of development or end-user developers. Students should become effective users and evaluators of information, IT, and information services. The course explores a number of IT-related topics such as the strategic role of IT, IT planning and architecture, building the telecommunication highway system, management issues in systems development, the expanding universe of computing, group support systems, intelligent systems, electronic document management, and managing the human side of systems.
MPS 516
MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
This course focuses on the management and use of information technology (IT). As the use of IT in society grows, particularly in business, graduates are likely to manage technology resources and participate in IT planning and development projects as founders, sponsors, team members, managers of development, or end-user developers. Students should become effective users of information, IT, and information services. The course explores a number of IT-related topics, such as the strategic role of IT, IT planning and architecture, building the telecommunications highway system, management issues on system development, the expanding universe of computing, group support systems, intelligent systems, electronic document management and managing the human side of systems.
MKT 555
DECISIONS IN MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Students are provided with an overview of the marketing process for consumer-oriented firms. Focus is placed on decision-making that aligns a firm's market offerings with the wants and needs of targeted segments of customers within a continuously changing environment. Written cases/projects are part of the course assignment.
MPS 500
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT
Introduces students to organizational theories and practices useful to public service managers. Teaches how to use structural, human resource, political and symbolic perspectives to rethink public service organizations. Provides an introduction to managerial issues including workforce diversity, decision making and leadership; stresses critical thinking and writing skills.
Prerequisites:
Status as a student of the School of Public Service is a prerequisite for this class.MPS 515
NONPROFIT FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
This course explores key issues in operations budgeting and capital budgeting. Specific skill sets include cash flow analysis, variance analysis, present value techniques, interpreting financial statements, and evaluating financial performance.
Prerequisites:
MPS 500 is a prerequisite for this class.MPS 529
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
Students learn how to apply strategic management and planning concepts and tools to public and nonprofit including international organizations to achieve goals and objectives in meeting service delivery missions. The course focuses on analyzing the interaction of trends, market forces, stakeholders, and core competencies in developing visions and strategies for alternative scenarios.