Contemporary organizations are increasingly complex and knowledge-driven.
An organization's knowledge resides in its people, and their training, development, retention, motivation and evaluation hold the keys to the success of management. If the student has an undergraduate major in business, an elective course will be substituted. Unconditionally admitted graduate students may apply for admission to candidacy after completing 6 semester graduate hours and requirements as outlined for the specific degree program. A student will be admitted to candidacy the term following completion of 12 semester hours. All graduates from the HRM program will complete a nine course core in Research Techniques, Legal Environment or HRM, Staffing, Advanced Concepts and Topics in Management, Training and Development, Strategic Human Resources Management, Organizational Behavior, Human Resources Management, and Compensation and Benefits Management, and one additional courses suitable to the individual student's academic and employment background and specific career objectives.