Human Resource Management

Students in this degree program will develop skills and knowledge in all fields of Human Resource Management including:

• human resource strategy
• employment and labor law
• compensation and benefits
• labor relations
• dispute resolution
• staffing
• training and development
• contract negotiation and administration
• human resource information systems, occupational safety and health
• managing organizational change.

Students may select a career track in either Labor Relations or Personnel or may select a program combining electives from both tracks depending upon their career interests.

The MPS requires 36 graduate-level credits that include 30 credit hours of course work and 6 credit hours of a Capstone project towards the end of the program. The MPS also includes an issues-based course as a two-week on-site residency requirement.

Please Note:
Beginning summer 2008, course numbers have changed. The old course numbers are in parenthesis. When registering for classes, please use the new numbers.

Check the schedule of courses for dates and times before registering.  To see course syllabuses, click on the course links below.

Core MPS Courses (9 credits)

• Organizational Behavior MGMT 5637 (MGMT 337)
• Program Evaluation GPPS 5347 (GPPS 347)
• Quantitative Analysis GPPS 5357 (GPPS 357)

• Human Resources and Public Policy HRM 5351 (HRM 351)
• Labor Relations and the Law HRM 5341 (HRM 341)
• Managing Organizational Change MGMT 5223 (MGMT 383)
• Strategic Management of Human Resources MGMT 5675 (MGMT 375)

Electives (9 credits)

• Business Improvement Through Training and Development MGMT 5676 (MGMT 376)
• Compensation and Benefits MGMT 5678 (MGMT 378)
• Contract Negotiation and Administration HRM 5340 (HRM 340)
• MPS Internship (GPPS 389)
• Occupational Safety and Health OSH 5376 (OSH 376)
• Principles of Dispute Resolution HRM 5342 (HRM 342)
• Strategic Staffing and Talent Management (GPPS 5361)
  [under development]

MPS Capstone Project GPPS 5397 (GPPS 397): (6 credits)

Towards the end of the MPS program, students will select, with faculty approval, a topic for a major project that demonstrates the student’s ability to define, analyze, evaluate, and recommend actions or solutions to deal with a major issue, problem, or opportunity within the field of study.

• Capstone Projects may include job-related field projects, integrative analyses of professional literature and published research, original research projects, and comprehensive project proposals for adoption by third parties.
• In all cases, the Capstone Project is intended to demonstrate an extensive understanding of the topic area selected, the ability to develop an integrative and systemic analysis of a problem, and the ability to identify appropriate solutions and recommendations.
• A written report documenting all aspects of the project will be presented for faculty approval.

MPS Residency

The MPS program requires students to complete a professional residency. Consistent with the criteria for the MPS Capstone Project, each residency will be subject to the approval of the student’s advisory committee. Appropriate residencies are those designed to: (a) provide students with an opportunity to develop a sense of affiliation and identification with the program and the university; (b) provide students with an opportunity for scholarly dialogue related to their capstone project; or (c) provide students with an opportunity for professional socialization by developing relationships with peers, faculty, and practitioners in the field. Examples of appropriate residencies include but are not limited to sessions at the Storrs campus, attendance and participation in approved regional national or international professional conferences.

For more information on the Human Resources Management Program please contact:

Peter Diplock, Ph.D.
peter.diplock@uconn.edu
860-486-2915

Donna Lee Campbell
donna.campbell@uconn.edu
860-486-0184