Program Overview
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The Master of Science in Human Resources Management (MSHRM) degree was developed with the guidance of human resources professionals and is aligned with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. Members from New Jersey and across the nation identified the characteristics that would make a graduate degree valuable: a broad-based knowledge of the business they serve; skills in managing a human resources enterprise; and the vision and ability to become strategic business partners. With the increasing demand for academic credentials in the human resources field, working professionals need high-quality, accessible degree options that they can complete while they continue to work.
The MSHRM, a practitioner focused degree, develops the human resources management competencies identified through extended research about what makes effective human resources practitioners.
The program’s content and design are grounded in current best practices and directed toward preparing human resources professionals to become strategic partners within their organizations.
Courses
Courses must be taken in order.
Electives not offered by the School of Business and Management must be approved by the dean prior to enrolling in the course. Students have the option to develop graduate prior learning assessment (PLA) portfolios and/or transfer graduate credits from other regionally accredited institutions and/or apply credits recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE). All PLA portfolio request and transfer credit must be approved by the dean.
Organizational Research ORR-510 must be taken prior to the Management Capstone MAN-630. Students cannot take them in the same term. Contact an academic advisor to register for both courses.
Download our Degree Program Profile Sheet for an overview of our MS in Human Resource Management program.
Advisory: The maximum core course and elective course credit a student may transfer in to the Master of Science in Human Resources Management degree program is 12 credits.
The MSHRM program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
Program Timeline
This is a hypothetical timeline that shows how a student can complete the Master of Science in Human Resources Management degree program at Thomas Edison State University in about 12 months.
To demonstrate how you could progress through the program over an 12-month period, we are using the January term as your first term and move through the program during the six graduate terms offered by the School of Business and Management each year. Each term is 8 weeks.
The timeline is informational in nature and does not represent an actual program plan. Enrolled graduate students work with our deans and academic advisors to develop a program plan that maps out how a student will complete their degree and whether they can transfer previously earned graduate credits or earn graduate credit for what they know through prior learning assessment.
| Term (runs for 8 weeks) |
Courses To Take |
Credits |
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First Graduate Term:
Starts beginning of January
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HRM-530: Human Resources Management
HRM-540: Lifestyle Benefits and Compensation in the New Millennium
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3
3
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Second Graduate Term:
Starts beginning of April
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HRM-550: Strategic Recruitment and Selection
HRM-560: The Entrepreneurial Organization: Learning as Competitive Advantage
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3
3
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Third Graduate Term:
Starts beginning of July
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HRM-570: The Effectiveness of a Market Connected to Culture
HRM-600: Managing the Human Resources Enterprise
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3
3
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Fourth Graduate Term:
Starts beginning of October
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HRM-610: Human Resources as a Strategic Partner
ORR-510: Organizational Research (must be taken prior to Capstone)
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3
3
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Fifth Graduate Term:
Starts beginning of January
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Graduate Elective
HRM-620: The Legal and Ethical Environment of Human Resources
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3
3
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Sixth Graduate Term:
Starts beginning of April
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Graduate Elective
MAN-630: Management Capstone
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3
3
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Note: Organizational Research (ORR-510) must be take prior to the Management Capstone (MAN-630). You cannot take them in the same term. Contact your academic advisor to register for both courses.