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Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Human Resource Management

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  • ACBSP Accredited
Transfer Credits
  • Up to 15 Credits

Become a Ceiling-Shattering Force With Our MBA Human Resource Management Specialization

In this specialization, you’ll explore key practices and strategies for developing, managing, recruiting, and leading diverse talent. Build the organizational knowledge and leadership skills needed to advise and advance in this field—including soft skills like emotional intelligence and conflict resolution. Explore practical approaches for managing talent, measuring employee performance, and leading high-functioning teams.

PROGRAM SAVINGS

*Course-Based: Receive up to a $3,000 Grant if you reside in the U.S. and start this program on January 9, 2023. Contact one of our Enrollment Specialists to learn more.

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Curriculum

Completion Requirements

In our standard course-based format, your weekly schedule, program tuition, and program length are predetermined. Stay on track with fixed deadlines and costs.

  • 30 semester credits
  • Core courses (18 sem. cr.)
  • Capstone courses (3 sem. cr.)
  • Specialization courses (9 sem. cr.)
Transfer of Credit:

Students may be eligible to transfer up to 15 credits. Students who have earned a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) or Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) designation may be eligible to apply four credits to the Human Resource Management specialization.

This sequence represents the minimum time to completion. Time to completion will vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 844-768-0610.

Courses

Course Code Title Credits

Core Courses
WMBA 4990
Business Essentials

A background in the basics of business is often a key to making the most of a graduate business or management program. In this foundational course, students can build their business acumen in major functional areas that are essential to business success including business leadership and management, business ethics, the legal environment of business, accounting, finance, economics, quantitative methods and statistics, information systems management, global business, marketing, and strategic management.

 (0 sem. cr.)
WMBA 6000
Dynamic Leadership

Being an effective leader is essential in business and demands that an individual has a strong set of competencies including the ability to understand one's self, motivate others, understand organizational culture, and manage ambiguity. In this course, students begin their personal and professional transformation by closely examining their current strengths and weaknesses, values, decision-making processes, and approaches to dealing with difficult problems. Students also explore leadership in turbulent times by examining how effective leaders think as well as how various management styles impact situations and relationships within an organization.

 (3 sem. cr.)
WMBA 6010
Managing People and Promoting Collaboration

Contemporary business environments are increasingly competitive, global, fast paced, and knowledge intensive. In these environments, effective use of human capital is vital to an enterprise's success and survival. In this course, students will explore practical issues related to developing individuals and managing collaboration and will examine the skills and strategies necessary to address them effectively. Students will examine ethical and legal implications of managing a diverse workforce including issues that arise from cross-cultural differences and virtual work settings. The importance of communication as a tool to manage internal and external relationships is emphasized as it relates to the effectiveness of managing people to achieve organizational goals.

Prerequisites

  • WMBA 6000

 (3 sem. cr.)
WMBA 6040
Improving Business Performance

One of the most critical challenges in maintaining and improving organizational performance is identifying core strengths and weaknesses within the organization and across the more general value creation landscape. The focus of this course is on the challenges and opportunities for managers to create value and to increase organizational performance through the effective deployment of systems thinking and change management skills. Students in the course explore systems thinking as a process whereby problems are viewed as individual components within a larger system and explore how various operational and systems thinking frameworks can be utilized to optimize organizational performance in both industrial and service settings.

Prerequisites

  • WMBA 6000

 (3 sem. cr.)
WMBA 6050
Accounting for Management Decision Making

Accounting is the language of business. Managers must understand and be able to effectively use this language to create meaningful measures upon which to make appropriate decisions. They must know what to measure, how to measure, and what the consequences of the measurement might be. This course takes a rigorous stakeholder approach that integrates fundamental managerial accounting topics with strategic business analysis. Students will explore the use of accounting information to make effective business decisions; analysis of the impact of decisions on various stakeholder groups; and the development of sustainable solutions based on the information that is measured, analysis of various types of budgets, strategic planning, and forecasting as well as communicating accounting information effectively to various stakeholders.

Prerequisites

  • WMBA 6000

 (3 sem. cr.)
WMBA 6060
Marketing for Competitiveness

Effective managers know that a clear understanding of the role of marketing, as well as a grasp of effective marketing practices, is essential for organizations to succeed in today's fast-paced, competitive environment. In this course, students gain a working knowledge of both marketing theory and the practical application of innovative marketing tools and strategies. Students also explore how product, price, place, promotion, and people contribute to the marketing mix as they explore research-based insights into consumer behavior.

Prerequisites

  • WMBA 6000

 (3 sem. cr.)
WMBA 6070
Managerial Finance

Today's companies are challenged to constantly do more with less. Effective managers know how to deploy scarce financial resources in ways to achieve optimum returns on these resources. Students will discover the latest financial tools and analytic methods to strengthen the capital investment decision-making process. Students will use critical-thinking skills to apply and, at times, challenge traditional financial theory, while balancing various stakeholder interests in the financial decision-making process. Students will examine a range of contemporary issues and techniques relevant to sound and ethical financial decision making.

Prerequisites

  • WMBA 6000
  • WMBA 6050

 (3 sem. cr.)

Specialization Courses
WMBA 6201
Individual and Organizational Performance Management

Performance management involves the ongoing activities of employee evaluation and development focused on achieving the organization's short- and long-term goals. Performance management also is required to meet ethical and statuary requirements. Looking at the continuous nature of performance management underscores the importance of identifying and supporting talent development. Students assess performance management systems within the context of the defined system metrics supporting the organization's goals, and they assess the role of performance management in strengthening the organization through diversity and inclusion.

Prerequisites

  • WMBA 6000

 (3 sem. cr.)
WMBA 6401
Human Resource Analytics

Understanding the value of an organization's human capital is crucial to its continuing success. Human resource (HR) management metrics provide the tools both for measuring value and for managing an organization's human resources. Students in this course explore HR analytics and metrics as tools for organizational and individual performance improvement. These tools establish a foundation for the effective deployment of performance metrics as part of the recruitment, talent development, and retention of human resources. They also facilitate alignment of the HR strategy with the business strategy. Students examine the power of analytics and an HR metrics dashboard. In addition, students investigate the role of human resource information systems (HRIS) and the importance of working with internal business partners from areas such as information technology, finance, and the executive team.

Prerequisites

  • WMBA 6201

 (3 sem. cr.)
WMBA 6501
Conflict Management and Negotiation

Negotiation and conflict management are core responsibilities of human resource (HR) professionals and having the HR function as the conflict resolution facilitator is critical to employee/employer relationships. Taking a leadership role in facilitating conflict is critical to assuring employment law and regulatory compliance. In organizations with unionized workforces, the HR role in conflict resolution tactics may be constrained by collective bargaining agreements. Students in this course explore the challenges of conflict and dispute and work toward developing skills to identify different types of conflict solutions. Students engage in hands-on, practical exercises in negotiation and bargaining strategies as well as communication styles.

Prerequisites

  • WMBA 6201

 (3 sem. cr.)

Capstone Course
WMBA 6990
Capstone: Sustainable Business Practices and Strategies

The purpose of the capstone course is to integrate the knowledge and concepts students have gained through the MBA program. Students will practice their skills and employ their knowledge by evaluating business strategies capable of achieving sustainable competitive advantage. Students in this course will be required to identify and address challenges and opportunities found in today's complex and often uncertain business environment. Students complete their transformational journey through the program by reflecting on their learning and will consider the next phase of their career development. The aim of the course is to improve the students' ability to manage in an environment requiring both strategic and operational knowledge.

Prerequisites

  • All required core and concentration courses

 (3 sem. cr.)
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Time to completion and cost are not estimates of individual experience and will vary based on individual factors applicable to the student. Factors may be programmatic or academic such as tuition and fee increases and/or the student’s transfer credits accepted by Walden; program or specialization changes; unsuccessful course completion; credit load per term; part-time vs. fulltime enrollment; writing, research and editing skills; use of external data for their doctoral study/dissertation; and individual progress in the program. Other factors may include personal issues such as the student’s employment obligations; care giving responsibilities or health issues; leaves of absence; or other personal circumstances.

Tuition and Fees

Curriculum Component Requirements Cost AMOUNT
Tuition 30 total semester credit hours $989 per semester hour $29,670
Technology Fee Per semester $220 $1,100


  $30,770*

Effective January 9, 2023

Curriculum Component Requirements Cost AMOUNT
Tuition 30 total semester credit hours $1,020 per semester hour $30,600
Technology Fee Per semester $230 $1,150


  $31,750*

*Tuition reflects the minimum time to completion. Time to completion varies by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. Tuition and time to complete may be reduced if transfer credits are accepted, or if you receive grants, scholarships or other tuition reductions. Walden may accept up to 15 transfer credits. For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 855-646-5286.

Tuition and fees are subject to change. Books and materials are not included and may cost between $1,000 to $1,200.

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PROGRAM SAVINGS

*Course-Based: Receive up to a $3,000 Grant if you reside in the U.S. and start this program on January 9, 2023. Contact one of our Enrollment Specialists to learn more.

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Admission Requirements

Program Admission Considerations: A bachelor's degree or higher.

General Admission Requirements: Completed online application and transcripts. Please note that the materials you are required to submit may vary depending on the academic program to which you apply. More information for international applicants.

Testimonial

The mentorship at Walden has been the greatest value. It’s consistent, ongoing, empowering, and encouraging. It’s a network that has provided a wealth of resources.

Andre Lynch MBA Graduate

The most rewarding aspect of pursuing my degree with Walden is effecting positive social change.

Lisa Hargett MBA Graduate

I liked the convenience of distance learning. As a wife, mom, and career woman, I was unable to sit in a classroom several times per week.

Tiko Russell MBA Graduate

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