Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Concentration in Human Resource Management
Concentration in Human Resource Management
The Colorado Tech Online MBA with a concentration in Human Resource Management has
been created to address the growing need for qualified, skilled HR professionals
who have strong interpersonal skills and corporate operational expertise.
This curriculum is designed to prepare students to integrate HR functions into an
organization's strategic plan. Topics of study include long-range planning approaches,
developing leadership vision, downsizing strategies, international labor relations
and conflict resolution.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, employment opportunities for HR professionals
are expected to remain robust through 2012. This career-focused degree program provides
the groundwork for motivated individuals to climb to the peak of rewarding executive
HR careers. It is designed to prepare students wishing to pursue careers as Employee
Relations Specialists, Benefits Administrators, HR Supervisors, Recruiters and many
other interesting positions.
Courses are taught via Colorado Tech Online's revolutionary CLIMB™ Learning
System and include:
- Applied Managerial Decision-Making
- Applied Accounting for Decision-Making
- Applied Economics for Decision-Making
- Applied Finance for Decision-Making
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Managing Organizational Development and Change
- Current Legal Issues in Human Resource Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Information Technology in Business Management
- Applied Managerial Marketing
Colorado Tech Online students can complete this degree in 15 months.
CTU Academic Certificates Included in This
Degree Program
Students earn two CTU Academic Certificates as they work towards the completion
of the MBA in Human Resource Management. These résumé-enhancing certificates
are built into the degree program without adding any classes or costs. Professional
Certificates offer students a means by which to progressively add to their educational
achievements as they learn and gain new skills. This degree program includes the
following certificates:
Human Resource Management
Professional human resource management is increasingly vital to bottom-line corporate
success. This certificate prepares HR managers and others to understand and respond
to changing business needs with a combination of strategic and operational insight.
Business Administration
This certificate provides an understanding of accounting, economics, finance and
statistics to prepare you to interpret vital business information and make effective
decisions. You will gain practical business administration skills that can be applied
toward real-world business situations such as interpreting financial statements
and computing key financial ratios.
*The 15-month Bachelor's degree is a 2+2 program and assumes that all associate-level requirements have been met through an Associate's degree or the equivalent. CTU Online students with no previous college experience can complete this degree in about 2 ½ years.
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