THE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
The curriculum contains 9 required (27 credits) and 2 elective (6 credits) courses for a total course load of 11classes and 33 credit hours.A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 must be maintained throughout the program to graduate. Students have five years from their initial enrollment to complete the program.
*Students are required to take the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification exam to meet graduation requirements. The test is administered by the HR Certification Institute, an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). This exam substitutes for a comprehensive academic examination which would otherwise be required.
REQUIRED COURSES (Course Descriptions)
MHRM 510 Labor Law
MHRM 512 Employment Law
MRHM 513 Staffing: Recruitment, Selection and Retention
MHRM 515 Benefits
MHRM 521 Human Resource Management
MHRM 525 Performance Management
MHRM 532 Compensation
MHRM 544 Contemporary Issues in HRM
MHRM 550 Strategic Human Resource Management
ELECTIVES (select any two) (Course Descriptions)
Electives are scheduled primarily in the summer.
MHRM 520 Collective Bargaining
MHRM 523 Current HRM Research
MHRM 529 Leadership
MHRM 547 Alternative Dispute Resolution
MHRM 599 Internship
HIST 400.1 History of American Labor
*PHR/SPHR CERTIFICATION EXAM GRADUATION REQUIREMENT
Students must register for the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification exam administered by the HR Certification Institute, an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), to meet graduation requirements. The exam substitutes for a comprehensive academic examination which would otherwise be required. The exam is given in May and December of each year in Pittsburgh and in Harrisburg. Students must register for the exam according to the following schedule:
Registrations must be received by the HRCI ten weeks prior to taking the exam. Check the current schedules by consulting the HRCI web site at www.hrci.org.
A copy of the notice which acknowledges eligibility to sit for the Human Resource Certification Institute exam must be forwarded to the Graduate School to be certified for graduation. Students must submit the verification at least two weeks prior to the date of graduation.
Students who currently hold valid PHR or SPHR certification must provide written verification to be exempt from the exam requirement.
For the most current information consult the HRCI web site www.hrci.org.