Krannert to offer updated human resource management program
June 7, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University's Krannert School of Management
will offer a revised Master of Science degree focusing on human
resource management program next fall.
The revision will make the
Human Resource Management (HRM) program a more professionally focused
and market-competitive option for students. It will be a 48-credit
offering that can be completed in three semesters and will include a
global and experiential learning component.
"The new HRM
curriculum represents an innovative approach to human resource
management," said P. Christopher Earley, dean of the Krannert School and
James Brooke Henderson Professor of Management. "It also maintains a
tradition within our school that has produced leaders in HR management
with a strong business focus for more than three decades."
HRM
students will complete a management core of business analytics,
organizational behavior, managerial communication and employment law.
They can select three of six courses in the areas of accounting,
finance, marketing, operations, strategic management and economics. The
management core is 16 hours, the strongest requirement among peer
institutions with similar programs. The human resource core classes will
comprise 12 hours.
Students may choose from a menu of
organizational behavior and human resource management electives for six
credit hours, and free electives for an additional nine credit hours.
The final five credit-hour requirements will be any combination of
global experience and/or experiential learning opportunities. Students
may spend a module at the GISMA Business School in Hannover, Germany, or
participate in one of the international study trips offered around the
globe. They also may take part in programs such as Purdue's Experiential
Learning Initiative, which allows students to combine prior knowledge
and experience with classroom learning and apply it in an active
business setting. The projects are executed under faculty supervision.
"This
will offer students the best contemporary combination of human
resources and business management training," said Brad Alge, associate
professor of management and area coordinator in organizational behavior
and human resources. "With a management core, expanded experiential
learning and international study options, the Krannert HRM program is
now positioned to achieve our vision of leading the human resources
marketplace by producing HR-focused, business-savvy leaders for today's
global organizations."
The HRM program will begin each August and
conclude in December of the next year, giving students the opportunity
to do an internship during the summer before the final semester.
The
Purdue MBA, which spans four semesters, still offers options in
organizational behavior and human resources for students desiring to
take more courses in the management core.
Writer: Judith Barra Austin, 765-494-2432, jbaustin@purdue.edu
Source: Brad Alge, 765-494-4483, algeb@purdue.edu
