Master of Human Resource Management
Loretto, USA
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
Key Summary
Earn a Respected MHRM Degree from Saint Francis University
The Shields School of Business Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM) program serves both HR professionals established in their careers as well as those aspiring to enter the field. With courses offered 100% online, the Human Resources master’s program is designed to accommodate the needs of working professionals and full-time students.
- HR master's programs focus on the functional areas of HR in Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) competencies
- Flexible delivery designed for busy professionals
- Taught by experienced practitioners
Why earn a master's degree in human resources from SFU?
- Flexibility. We know your schedule is filled with career, family and life's demands. With our program, you will complete your master's in HR fully online!
- Outstanding curriculum. Within the HR master’s program, you will focus on the functional areas of HR: the foundations of HR management; staffing, recruitment and retention; employment and labor law; compensation and benefits administration; performance management; and other areas identified by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
- Practitioner-focused: At SFU, classes in the MHRM program are taught by HR practitioners and emphasize the practical—not just the theoretical—while studying real-world issues facing real-life HR professionals.
- Dedicated Faculty. While earning a Master of Human Resource Management you will receive regular video feedback and are able to directly contact your professors at anytime.
- Affordability. While you earn your Master of Human Resource Management degree, you will qualify for significant tuition discounts.
The SFU Learning Experience
Established in 1961, the Master of Human Resource Management program has earned respect and admiration of employers and employees throughout Pennsylvania. Graduates of master’s programs in human resources occupy positions at all levels of responsibility in both the private and public sectors.
Award-winning Saint Francis University faculty includes accomplished practitioners and academics whose engaging teaching styles and relevant information provide students with a rewarding learning experience.
This 30-credit (10-course) graduate program leads to a Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM) degree. The program prepares new and experienced HR practitioners to meet the changing expectations of HR, shaping policy and practice as strategic partners. The curriculum is based on the professional body of knowledge defined by the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI).
The curriculum is focused on students demonstrating these outcomes:
- In-depth knowledge of the ethical value choices and responsibilities of businesses and business leaders to engage in ethical decision-making within a Franciscan context.
- Competencies in the following functional areas of HR; the foundation of HRM; staffing, recruitment, and retention; employment and labor law; compensation and benefits administration; performance management; and other content areas identified by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
- Skills in strategic analysis and integration of HR.
- Ability to communicate with relevant stakeholders at a proficient (or advanced level) by developing effective written communication skills, and effective oral communication and business presentation skills.
- Ability to effectively work with a team of colleagues on a project.
Courses Required for the Major: (30 credits)
Major Requirements: 24 credits
- MHRM 510 - Labor Law
- MHRM 512 - Employment Law
- MHRM 513 - Staffing: Recruitment, Selection and Retention
- MHRM 515 - Benefits
- MHRM 521 - Human Resource Management
- MHRM 525 - Performance Management
- MHRM 532 - Compensation
- MHRM 550 - Strategic Human Resource Management
Major Electives: 6 credits
Six credits from the following:
- MHRM 520 - Collective Bargaining
- MHRM 523 - Current HRM Research
- MHRM 529 - Leadership
- MHRM 544 - Contemporary Issues in HRM
- MHRM 599 - Internship
The MHRM degree curriculum is focused on accomplishing these five outcomes:
- In the spirit of Saint Francis in the marketplace, students will be able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the ethical value choices and responsibilities of businesses and business leaders so that they will be able to engage in ethical decision-making within a Franciscan context.
- Students in the HR master's program will demonstrate competencies in the following functional areas of HR: the foundations of HRM, staffing, recruitment and retention; employment and labor law; compensation and benefits administration; performance management; and other content areas identified by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
- Students will display skills in strategic analysis and the integration of HR.
- Students will have the ability to communicate with relevant stakeholders at a proficient (or advanced) level by developing effective written communication skills and effective oral communication and business presentation skills.
- Students will develop the ability to effectively work with a team of colleagues on a project.
Established in 1961, the Master of Human Resource Management program has earned the respect and admiration of employers and employees throughout Pennsylvania. Graduates of master’s programs in human resources occupy positions at all levels of responsibility in both the private and public sectors.