Human Capital Management

Emphasis Area

The Human Capital Management Professional track in the MBA program provides individuals with keen insights and information for being a good manager.

Many individuals may start out in operations, but eventually shift over to an Human Resources function. In fact, all managers should have an in-depth knowledge of Human Capital practices and procedures.

Managers in this track will learn HR rules and regulations, current best practices in recruitment, training, performance management, and strategic HR functions.

Curriculum

The MBA with an emphasis in Human Capital Management degree requires 45 semester credits equivalent to 15 courses of work which must be completed within a seven-year period. Courses include: 8 core courses, 2 general emphasis courses, 4 electives courses and 1 capstone course.

Courses:

8 Core	2 General Emphasis	4 Emphasis Electives	1 Capstone
Enterprise Management, Organization and Strategy Information Technology Management Organizational Behavior Business Ethics and Law Marketing Management Strategic Decision Making Macroeconomics in the Global Economy Financial Principles & Policies	Human Capital Management Strategy (required) Choose 1: Corporate Finance Innovative Business Models International Business IT Data Management Marketing Research Sustainable Business Strategies Foundation of Analytics	Choose 4: Compensation Management Talent Recruitment & Selection Employee Relations Training & Development Global Human Resource Management Employment Law Advanced Analytics Special Topics of Human Capital Management	Choose 1: Internship The Business Plan Executive Roundtable International Travel Consulting to Business MBA Project

8 Core

2 General Emphasis

4 Emphasis Electives

1 Capstone

Enterprise Management, Organization and Strategy
Information Technology Management
Organizational Behavior
Business Ethics and Law
Marketing Management
Strategic Decision Making
Macroeconomics in the Global Economy
Financial Principles & Policies

Human Capital Management Strategy (required)

Choose 1:

Corporate Finance
Innovative Business Models
International Business
IT Data Management
Marketing Research
Sustainable Business Strategies
Foundation of Analytics

Choose 4:

Compensation Management
Talent Recruitment & Selection
Employee Relations
Training & Development
Global Human Resource Management
Employment Law
Advanced Analytics
Special Topics of Human Capital Management

Choose 1:

Internship
The Business Plan
Executive Roundtable
International Travel
Consulting to Business
MBA Project

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Career Paths in Human Resources

As a human resources professional, your role will involve gaining experience of all aspects of HR. You will work with a view to progressing to officer level, where you will be given responsibility for a full portfolio of departments. Duties you will be involved with include:

Meeting with departmental representatives to discuss HR issues
Referring issues to senior HR staff
Assisting departments with their recruitment needs through liaison with agencies/ advertisers
Coordinating prospective candidates, interviewing them and administering offers
Conducting inductions of new staff
Participating in the collection of market salary information for the annual review
Inputting into the monthly payroll
Assisting with the production and implementation of HR policies and procedures
Responding to other ad-hoc queries from other personnel in the company

Potential Career Positions	Possible Employment Sectors
General Manager HR Manager or Talent Acquisition Manager Human Resource Specialist Corporate Trainer Learning and Development Specialist Training Coordinator/Training Officer Organization Development Consultant/Specialist Instructional Training Designer	All sectors where human labor is relevant

Examples of level-based positions:
Entry-level Positions	Middle-level Positions	Top-level Positions
Human Resources Assistant/Associate/Representative Human Resources Generalist Recruiter/Talent Acquisition Specialist Human Capital Analyst Business Consultant	Human Resources Specialist/Coordinator Talent Manager Capacity Manager Labor Relations Manager/Specialist	Human Resources Manager/Director Training and Development Manager Compensation and Benefits Manager