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Admission Requirements

Applicants must:

Complete the online graduate admission application.
Have earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Students are evaluated primarily on the basis of the distribution of courses they have taken as an undergraduate and, if applicable, courses taken in another graduate program, and on their undergraduate and graduate grades.
Submit a typed, 300-word personal statement discussing their motivation for seeking a master’s degree in view of prior formal education, current job responsibilities, and career plans.

Provide two letters of recommendation submitted on the Framingham State University Letter of Recommendation form and sent directly to the University’s Graduate Admissions office by the recommender. One letter must be from an employer or supervisor, and the other must be from a faculty member who has taught the candidate at collegiate level if the candidate attended classes in the last five years;
Have an overall undergraduate quality point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in a program acceptable to the admissions committee, including successful completion of business and economics courses taken as an undergraduate. Students who do not meet these requirements may be offered the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to do successful graduate work by:
- Taking two advisor-approved courses and earning a grade of B (3.00) or better in each course;
  OR
- Taking either the Graduate Management Admissions Test, Graduate Record Examination, or the Miller Analogies Test and achieving a score in the 60th percentile higher.

Evaluation of the materials submitted by the applicant for admission to the Master of Human Resources program will begin as soon as all required documents have been received. Applicants may be admitted to the program for the fall or spring semesters, although courses may be taken during the summer term.

Program Requirements

The program consists of eleven (11) required courses. In addition, two (2) prerequisite undergraduate courses are required (may be waived by the Program Coordinator). Students with appropriate academic background may be permitted to waive the two foundation courses.

Waivers are generally not granted if the corresponding undergraduate course(s) were completed more than seven years prior to application. Waivers are not granted for non-academic prior learning and are determined solely on the basis of the student’s undergraduate or graduate record. All waivers require written approval by the program advisor.

Students are expected to be familiar with office/management-level software.

Students may take courses in any sequence subject to the following general requirements:

Students must complete the two foundation courses early in their program as these are prerequisite courses to core courses and electives.
Students must observe prerequisites. Courses taken without the proper prerequisites will not be applicable to the student’s degree requirements unless written approval is obtained from the student’s advisor.
MGMT 985 Seminar in Human Resource Management is the culminating course in the student's program. Registration requires prior written permission from the Dean of Graduate Studies. Students will not be permitted to fulfill this requirement with a course transferred from another institution. The seminar can only be taken in the last semester of study. Exceptions, requiring written advisor approval, may be made for students taking an elective course over the summer.

Prerequisite Undergraduate Courses (2)

Required Core Courses (10)

Program Capstone Course (1)

MGMT 985 Seminar in Human Resources Management

EFFECTIVE AS OF THE 2023-2024 GRADUATE CATALOG

Additional Information

Transfer Credit

Requests for a waiver of a program prerequisite or approval of transfer credit of an equivalent graduate course completed at another accredited college or university will be considered at the time of admission based on course descriptions and documentation submitted with the student’s application. Courses accepted in transfer must meet the academic criteria established by Framingham State University. A maximum of two (2) graduate courses may be accepted in transfer and applied toward a Framingham State University degree program.

Course Cycle

Foundation Courses (May be waived. See your Advisor)

Spring and Summer

ECON 610 Economic Analysis
MGMT 600 Foundations of Business

Fall

MGMT 900 Foundations of Human Resource Management*
MGMT 914 Theories of Managing Organizations
MGMT 934 Human Resource Information Systems
MGMT 946 Organizational Development and Change

Spring

MGMT 955 Compensation and Performance Management
MGMT 963 Employee Benefits
MGMT 977 Managing Global Diversity in Organizations
MGMT 985 Seminar in Human Resource Management **

Summer

MGMT 908 Fundamental of Accounting & Financial Management
MGMT 922 Employment Law
MGMT 969 Business Ethics

** MGMT 985 is the Capstone course and should be taken last. Approval from the Dean of Graduate Studies is required to register for this course

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

Demonstrate conceptual, analytical, and operational knowledge needed to assume or advance in a position in human resource management
Employ a proper balance of theoretical and practical knowledge to create a human resource management infrastructure to enable the organization to attract, hire, develop, and retain the best and most diverse human talent possible.
Demonstrate analytical, and communication skills (i.e., verbal, written, and presentation), and the body of HRM knowledge needed to consult with organizational members, management, and leadership to develop cost-effective and legally compliant solutions to organizational challenges at both the system and individual employee level.
Identify the best candidates through cost-effective methods and approaches to hire who have the requisite performance skills and organizational fit consonant with their organization.
Construct an organizational environment that promotes maximum employee engagement and productivity by utilizing their analytical, communications, and conceptual skills; and their business knowledge.

Student Spotlight

Sara Simms

"I thought I would enter the program and just keep my head down and get through the classes, and just do what I needed to do. But actually, it has been a different experience. I have become close with my classmates and faculty."

Student Spotlight

Audrey Brava

"I have learned so much from all the people in the class. Everyone comes from a different background, different age group, different experiences. Everyone is so welcoming and they're sharing."

Faculty Spotlight

Andrew Letendre

"I think the program is right for someone who's looking to expand their career as an HR professional, and is willing to get right back in the workplace and roll up their sleeves and apply their learning on the job."