The human resources major also prepares individuals for the growing number of positions in human resource consulting firms. Large and small corporations and organizations nationwide regularly recruit our students for internships and full-time employment in Human Resources. In recent years, members of the department have won the Michael J. Brody Award for Faculty Excellence in Teaching, MBA Teacher of the Year Award, HON Industry Teaching Excellence, and the College of Business Teaching Award. Among the faculty are nationally recognized scholars in the fields of human resource management, organizational behavior , and judgment and decision making. Faculty members have won Lifetime Achievement and Early Career Achievement awards, been elected Fellows of numerous professional associations, received numerous Best Paper awards, serve on some of the best editorial boards in our field, and have over 200 publications in the leading journals of the field.
Faculty bring a wealth of job experience from both the private and public sector.
Faculty blend both research and work experiences in to the classroom to enrich student knowledge. The Leadership and Consulting concentration is designed for MBA candidates who desire a broad business background suitable for general management or leadership positions, or for work as internal or external change agents. Key courses in the concentration are Managerial Decision Making, Dynamics of Negotiations, Leadership and Personal Development, Organizational Design and Transformation, and Dynamics of Consulting. The Human Resources concentration develops specialized expertise in the area of human resource management. Key courses in this concentration are Training and Development, Legal Issues in HR Management, Staffing Organizations and Strategic Reward Systems.