In the MBA with a concentration in organizational behavior and human resource management, you will examine the business organization in terms of structure, process and behavior. The concentration's primary focus is on human resources and their contribution to a firm's competitive advantage. This concentration includes seminars that cover the practices and skills necessary for the primary human resources management functions, such as compensation, selection and placement, and labor relations. Other seminars provide an in-depth study of leadership and the process of organizational change.
When you complete an MBA program through the Department of Management, you will have abundant career opportunities. An MBA with a professional field in organizational behavior and human resource management supports growth and development from two perspectives. Individuals with established career paths will have the opportunity to gain the broader, more general perspective necessary for promotion to top managerial positions. As a professional such as a training and development specialist, equal employment opportunity compliance officer, and compensation and benefits manager you will find your career specialization reinforced with this degree.
Career Possiblitities with a MBA in Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management
Chief Learning Officer
Compensation and Benefits Analyst
Job Analysis Specialist
Corporate Labor Relations Exec.
Director of Human Resources
EEO/ Diversity Manager
Employee Relations Manager
HR Information Systems Specialist
HR Representative/Specialist
HR Consultant
HR Manager/Specialist
Industrial Engineer
Industrial Relations Director
Job Evaluation Specialist
Labor Relations Director
Management Analyst
Organizational Development Exec.
Professional Recruiter
General Manager
Professional Organizations
Students choosing the Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management MBA program have the opportunity to participate in the student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), and Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE).
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Course Requirements
Background Courses* (18 hours)
*NOTE: Background courses may be required if your undergraduate degree did not prepare you for current master level courses. Background courses are assessed on an as needed basis after evaluation of undergraduate transcripts.
| ACCT 5020 (3 hrs.) | Accumulation and Analysis of Acct. Data |
| BCIS 5090 (1.5 hrs.) | Intro. to Business Computer Info. Systems |
| BLAW 5050 (1.5 hrs.) | Legal, Reg. and Ethical Env. of Business |
| DSCI 5010 (1.5 hrs.) | Statistical Analysis |
| ECON 5000 (3 hrs.) | Economic Concepts |
| FINA 5040 (1.5 hrs) | Intro. to Finance and Financial Mathematics |
| MATH 1190 (3 hrs.) | Business Calculus (or other calc. course) |
| MGMT 5070 (1.5 hrs.) | Management Issues |
| MKTG 5000 (1.5 hrs.) | Marketing Concepts |
Core Courses (18 hours)
| ACCT 5130 (3 hrs.) | Accounting for Management |
| DSCI 5180 (3 hrs.) | Introduction to Decision Making |
| FINA 5170 (3 hrs.) | Financial Management |
| MKTG 5150 ( 3 hrs.) | Marketing Management |
| MGMT 5140 (3 hrs.) | Organizational Behavior and Analysis |
| BUSI 5190 (3 hrs.) | Administrative Strategy (take in last semester) |
Concentration Courses (15 hours)
| MGMT 5120 | Managing Organizational Design and Change |
| MGMT 5210 | Human Resource Management Seminar |
| MGMT 5260 | Employment, Placement, & Personnel Planning |
| MGMT 5350 | Seminar in Labor Relations |
| MGMT 5710 | Management Strategies for Public Issues |
| MGMT 5870 | Leadership Research & Development |
| MGMT 5890 | Seminar in Compensation & Motivation Theory |
Elective Courses (3 hours)
Three hours of electives outside of the management discipline and approved by the departmental advisor.
Internship
You may complete an internship for three hours of pass/no pass credit, upon completion of three hours in your area of study. Your internship will not count towards your degree and may not be taken your first semester. Please see your departmental advisor for more information.
