Business Administration/Human Resource Management Dual Degree (M.B.A./M.A.)
The M.B.A. and M.A. in human resource management dual-degree program is designed to meet the needs of those students desiring a strong business and human resource management background. A dual degree will prepare students for executive-level responsibilities in human resource departments by better enabling them to understand the business context within which human resource decisions are made.
Upon successful completion of all dual-degree requirements, students will receive both an M.B.A. and an M.A. in human resource management. Students successfully completing both degrees will achieve the outcomes of each of the two programs. See the M.B.A. program for student outcomes. See the M.A. in human resource management for student outcomes.
Admission Requirements: In addition to universitywide requirements for graduate admission and School of Business Administration requirements, students applying to the Business Administration/Human Resource Management dual degree must meet the admission requirements of each of the two programs.
Minimum Grade Requirements: For students in dual-degree programs, the minimum grade requirement for each degree remains in effect. For students in the business administration/human resource management dual-degree program, all course requirements drawn from the M.A. in human resource management must be completed with a B- or better. Courses drawn from the M.B.A. program must be completed with a C or better. All graduate students in the School of Business Administration must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
A student whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 will be placed on academic probation. The student must bring his or her cumulative GPA to 3.0 or higher within nine graduate credits or be dismissed. A student whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 a second time will be dismissed.
Dual-Degree Requirements — Business Administration/Human Resource Management
57 credits
Courses are listed in recommended sequence of enrollment.
| MBA 511 | Management Foundations | 3 |
| MBA 514 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| MBA 512 | Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| MBA 515 | Management in Organizations | 3 |
| MBA 519 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MBA 520 | Economics for Managers | 3 |
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| MBA 517 | Leading in Business | 3 |
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| MGT 515 | Leading and Managing Teams | 3 |
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| MBA 521 | Marketing Concepts and Practice | 3 |
| MBA 522 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| MBA 523 | Business Problem Solving | 3 |
| LA 535 | Employment Law | 3 |
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| MBA 585 | Global Business Experience | 3 |
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| HRM 585 | Global Human Resource Issues | 3 |
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| OD 521 | Organization Development Change and Consulting | 3 |
| HRM 534 | Total Pay Perspective | 3 |
| HRM 538 | Human Resource Selection and Recruitment | 3 |
| HRM 539 | Performance Management | 3 |
| MBA 626 | Strategic Management Seminar | 3 |
| HRM 533 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 3 |
| One (1) 500/600-level elective | |