MBA - Organizational Development and Human Resource Management

A Master’s of Business Administration with an emphasis in Organizational Development and Human Resource Management (HRM) is designed to prepare students for careers in the fields of learning and development management, human resource management, business development management, organizational effectiveness consulting, and personnel training management. Students pursuing this emphasis will learn about organizational development, leadership and development, international organization behavior, and enterprise resource management. Individuals who prefer working with people and developing human capital, will be ready for this exciting business management career.

MBA CURRICULAR REQUIREMENTS (45 units)

1. REQUIRED COURSES: 21 units/7 Courses

• GRC 500 MBA Program Planning & Practices & Knowledge TRA
• ACC 511 Financial Statement Analysis
• MKT 517 Marketing and Brand Management
• ECO 518 Economics for Decision Making
• MGT 525 Strategic Human Resource Management
• MGT 545 Strategic Management & Competitive Globalization
• GRC 505 Problem Analysis & Research Methods

Students will take the Comprehensive Competency Assessment 1 (CCA1) upon completion of the above listed Required Courses.

2. SPECIFIC COURSES FOR EMPHASIS: 15 units/5 courses

• MGT 517 Organization Development
• MGT 528 HRM & Case Analysis & Readings
• MGT 533 International Organizational Behavior
• MGT 542 Leadership Development in Organization
• MGT 566 Training & Human Capital Development; PR: MGT 528

Comprehensive Competency Assessment 2 (CCA2) Exam will be taken after completing the 5 emphasis courses

3. PREPARATION OF MASTER’S CAPSTONE PROJECT OR MASTER’S THESIS: 9 Units

To fulfill this academic requirement, student must select either a Master’s Capstone Project or a Master’s Thesis and receives approval by the Student Advisory Faculty (SAF). Students must successfully complete 9 semester units of coursework in this area.

For the Master’s Capstone Project, students must complete 9 semester units of coursework ending with a Capstone Project Report:

• GRC 520 – Project Research Plan; PR: CCA 2
• GRC 530 – Master’s Capstone Project; PR: GRC 520

For the Master’s Thesis, students must complete 9 semester units of coursework ending with a Thesis:

• GRC 525 – Thesis Plan; PR: CCA 2
• GRC 535 – Master’s Thesis; PR: GRC 525