Devry University
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Course Name
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Master of Human Resource Management
Course Description
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The Master of Human Resource Management programme is specially designed to
allow the students to further their education and build their skills on either a
full-time or part-time basis. The students can personalize their course schedule
by selecting from evening or weekend classes as well as online options. Keller
endeavors to provide the current best practices that will open doors to a career
in this exciting field. Students can also enhance their skills through Keller's
graduate certificate option.
The teaching staff includes expert professionals who focus on teaching the
students on how to apply human resource competencies to real-world problems and
opportunities. They will lead them to a deeper understanding of human resource
planning, strategic staffing, training and development, compensation, benefits
and employment law. Students will learn to support company personnel during
periods of change.
This programme prepares the students to be strategic and tactical contributors
in their organizations and achieve success as HR management professionals.
Coursework, taught from the practitioner’s perspective, focuses on applying HR
competencies to real-world challenges and opportunities. The objectives are as
follows:
- providing distinct professional human resource competencies and
practical applications in human resource management to ensure that an
organization's most important asset is available, capable and effective in
an ever-changing business environment
- providing an interdisciplinary perspective for strategic leadership,
human resource management and decision-making so as to add value to the
overall success of a business enterprise
- preparing students to become knowledge contributors and strategic
partners with top management in assessing, formulating responses to and
meeting a firm's strategic goals.
Entry Requirements
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To be admitted to DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School, applicants must
hold a baccalaureate degree from a DeVryrecognized post-secondary institution.
This includes institutions accredited by U.S. regional accrediting agencies or
selected national accrediting agencies, and international institutions
recognized as the equivalent. International applicants must hold a degree
recognized as equivalent to a U.S. baccalaureate degree. Applicants must also
demonstrate quantitative and verbal skills proficiency (see Prerequisite Skills
Requirements). No specific undergraduate concentration or preparatory coursework
is required for admission.
The various requirements are as follows:
- Applicants who meet baccalaureate degree requirements and whose
undergraduate cumulative grade point average (CGPA) is 2.70 or higher (on a
4.00 scale) are
eligible for admission.
- Applicants who meet baccalaureate degree requirements and whose
undergraduate CGPA is below 2.70 must also achieve acceptable scores on the
Graduate
Management Admission Test (GMAT), the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or
the Keller-administered admission test. The Keller-administered test may be
completed, by appointment, wherever the University’s graduate programs are
offered or through the DeVry University Assessment Center. GMAT and GRE test
scores are valid up to five years from the date tests are completed. No time
limit applies to scores from our alternative admission test.
- Applicants must also complete a personal interview with an admissions
advisor (admissions representative in Florida, Minnesota, Nebraska and
Oregon). Interviews can be scheduled during day or evening hours on
weekdays, or on Saturday, by appointment, by contacting the center dean or
an admissions advisor. Prospective online students who are unable to meet in
person must complete an interview with an admissions advisor via synchronous
electronic chat mode or by telephone.
- All admission decisions are based on evaluation of a candidate’s
academic credentials, applicable admission test scores and interview.
- All applicants must demonstrate quantitative and verbal skills
proficiency. Proficiency can be demonstrated by submitting acceptable GMAT,
GRE or Keller-administered test scores, or through prior coursework
performance.
- Applicants whose demonstrated proficiency indicates their quantitative
skills meet only minimum standards must successfully complete Foundations of
Managerial Mathematics (GM400) with a grade of B (3.00) or better before
they may enroll in most courses at the 500 level or above. However, students
enrolled in GM400 who do not require Foundations of Professional
Communication (GM410) may also enroll in one of the following: GM520, GM591,
HR587, HR590, HR592 or HR594.
- Applicants whose demonstrated proficiency indicates their verbal skills
meet only minimum standards must successfully complete GM410 with a grade of
B (3.00) or better before they may enroll in most courses at the 500 level
or above. However, students enrolled in GM410 who do not require GM400 may
also enroll in one of the following: FI504, GM533, GM545, GM588, IS535 or
PM586.
Fees
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Duration
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45 semester credit hours.
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