Degree Requirements
Course Requirements
Students complete the MS in Human Resources by taking 12 courses across two groups: 1) nine core Human Resource courses and 2) three electives chosen from any course offered by the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business.1
Required Core Human Resource Courses
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| MGT 523 | TALENT ACQUISITION | 4 |
| MGT 525 | TALENT DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| MGT 526 | TOTAL REWARDS | 4 |
| MGT 535 | CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING | 4 |
| MGT 552 | MANAGING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION | 4 |
| MGT 555 | HUMAN CAPITAL STRATEGY AND SCIENCE | 4 |
| MGT 591 | FUNDAMENTALS OF PEOPLE ANALYTICS | 4 |
| MGT 592 | ADVANCED PEOPLE ANALYTICS | 4 |
| MGT 794 | CHICAGO PROJECT CAPSTONE | 4 |
KGSB Electives
Program Requirements | Program Requirements | Quarter Hours |
| Select any three graduate business courses (prerequisites apply) | 12 |
| Total hours required | 12 |
If you are interested in an HR career that specializes in compensation and benefits, please consider taking the following courses: ACC 500 or ACC 502, FIN 555, and MGT 566.
Degree Requirements
- Satisfactory completion of the college residency requirement.
- Satisfactory completion of 12 courses (nine HR core courses, three KGSB electives).
- All courses for credit toward the degree must be completed with satisfactory grades within six calendar years after the candidate’s first term of enrollment in the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. After a lapse of six years, a course is expired. An expired course is not acceptable for the purpose of satisfaction of degree requirements and is not applicable to the degree.
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