Master of Business Administration with Human Resource Management Certificate Online

Transform yourself into an essential leader by learning how to attract, train and retain a talented workforce, from recruitment and professional development to assessment, benefits and labor relations.

Apply by: 12/16/24
Start class: 1/13/25

Program Overview

Consider the benefits of a UIS Online MBA in HR Management

Total Tuition $15,270*
Duration As few as 12 months
Credit Hours 30

Gain invaluable competencies with an online Master of Business Administration with Human Resource Management Certificate from the University of Illinois Springfield. With global competition and complex employment issues, there is a growing need for human resource professionals who can achieve the productivity needs of employers and the job satisfaction requirements of employees.

This AACSB-accredited MBA program aligns with Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM®) competencies, addressing leadership, cultural issues, ethics and more. Learn how to create positive corporate cultures and inspire talented workers, including recruitment, development, benefits and labor relations, in courses taught by the same professors who teach on campus.

Graduates of the online MBA in Human Resource Management will:

  • Gain key insights and advanced career-ready skill sets relevant to human resource management, while strengthening core business knowledge, critical-thinking, strategic decision-making and leadership competencies
  • Understand SHRM-aligned behavior and business knowledge competencies to begin preparing for pursuit of certification
  • Complete a group capstone project that demonstrates mastery of human resource management theories and practices
  • Gain key insights and advanced career-ready skill sets relevant to human resource management, while strengthening core business knowledge, critical-thinking, strategic decision-making and leadership competencies
  • Understand SHRM-aligned behavior and business knowledge competencies to begin preparing for pursuit of certification
  • Complete a group capstone project that demonstrates mastery of human resource management theories and practices

Career opportunities:

  • Human Resource Manager
  • Senior Human Resource Consultant
  • Human Resource Operations Manager
  • Vice President of Human Resources
  • Director of Employee Experience and Communications
  • Director of Global Engagement and Culture
  • Employee Relations Manager
  • Human Resource Manager
  • Senior Human Resource Consultant
  • Human Resource Operations Manager
  • Vice President of Human Resources
  • Director of Employee Experience and Communications
  • Director of Global Engagement and Culture
  • Employee Relations Manager

Accreditation

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business Accredited Logo

The College of Business and Management at the University of Illinois Springfield is accredited by AACSB International (AACSB). Fewer than 6% of business schools worldwide have earned this symbol of the highest standard in management education.

Note: Students in the online MBA are not eligible to participate in the GA programs or to use University of Illinois Employee/Child of Employee Tuition Waivers.

Also available:

UIS offers a variety of specialized MBA programs. Check out all of our online MBA concentrations.

Total Tuition $15,270*
Duration As few as 12 months
Credit Hours 30

Accreditation

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business Accredited Logo

The College of Business and Management at the University of Illinois Springfield is accredited by AACSB International (AACSB). Fewer than 6% of business schools worldwide have earned this symbol of the highest standard in management education.

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Tuition

Our affordable tuition keeps your degree within easy reach

Earn a world-class education for less than you’d expect. Our pay-by-the-course tuition fits easily into your budget.

*Total cost is estimated at $1,527 per course based on a semester fee schedule. Please note that students in the online MBA are not eligible to participate in the GA programs or use University of Illinois Employee/Child of Employee Tuition Waivers.

Tuition breakdown:

Total Tuition $15,270
Per Credit Hour $509
*Total cost is estimated at $1,527 per course based on a semester fee schedule. Please note that students in the online MBA are not eligible to participate in the GPSI/GA programs or use University of Illinois Employee/Child of Employee Tuition Waivers.

Full estimated cost of attendance is listed here: https://www.uis.edu/financial-aid/cost-attendance

Tuition breakdown:

Total Tuition $15,270*
Per Credit Hour $509

Calendar

Set a calendar reminder for these important deadlines

Designed for working professionals, UIS Online programs feature multiple start dates per year, so you can begin at the time that best fits your schedule and complete your degree quickly.

Now enrolling:

Next Apply Date 12/16/24
Next Class Start Date 1/13/25
TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineClass End DateTerm Length
Fall 2024-2nd Half10/21/249/30/2410/8/2410/19/2410/20/2412/14/248 weeks
Spring 2025-1st Half1/13/2512/16/241/2/251/8/251/12/253/15/258 weeks

Now enrolling:

Next Apply Date 12/16/24
Next Class Start Date 1/13/25

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Admissions

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Admission Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
  • No GMAT required
  • All official transcripts

Applicants to the UIS Online MBA in Human Resource Management must meet at least one of the following combinations for admission.

  • Master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university
  • Bachelor's degree in business from a regionally accredited college or university with a 2.5 GPA or higher
  • Bachelor's degree with a non-business major from a regionally accredited college or university with a 2.5 GPA or higher and completion of gateway prerequisite courses BUS 501 Business Perspectives and ACC 505 Fundamentals of Business Decisions Making

Note: Students in the online MBA are not eligible to participate in the GA programs or to use University of Illinois Employee/Child of Employee Tuition Waivers.

Courses

Check out the diverse, interesting courses in the MBA in HR Management program

For the online MBA in Human Resource Management program, you must complete 10 courses totaling 30 credit hours, including 21 credit hours of core courses and nine credit hours of concentration courses.

Only needed if student has a non-business undergraduate degree.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Discusses relevant elements of statistics, microeconomics, and accounting as they apply to administrative justification of decisions. Topics include data description, probability, sampling, supply and demand, and fundamentals of financial and managerial accounting such as financial statements and profitability analysis.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This is the gateway course to the MBA curriculum that introduces the core concepts in functional areas of management, marketing, finance and operations with an emphasis on application to business situations. Concepts are integrated through case analyses to pursue in-depth study of functional area topics throughout the graduate business curriculum. Other topics include ethical issues and the roles of globalization, diversity, technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation in business. *Only needed if you have a non-business UG degree.
Required core courses:
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Study of planning and internal management decision making and the use of accounting systems for control.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Study of the conceptual foundations and practices of contemporary marketing as well as the planning, implementation, and control of the marketing function. Topics include situation analysis; marketing objectives; target market selection; and product, promotion, pricing, and physical distribution decisions.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Operations management concerns the production and delivery of goods and services. This course focuses on those business processes, procedures and strategies used to transform various inputs into finished goods and services. Focus is on both understanding how the provision of goods is organized and managed and recognizing potential areas of improvement in the management or production of goods and services. Also of major study will be how operations management interfaces with other functional areas and the various issues and problems that traditionally arise in the field of operations management, including those related to technology, globalization, and ethics. Students who have not completed Managerial and Finance Accounting, Microeconomics and/0r Macroeconomics will be placed in ACC 505.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examination of impacts of individuals, groups, and structural attributes on behavior within organizations.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course emphasizes the formulation of organizational missions and the implementation of policies and strategies to assure their achievement. This course focuses on the oversight of entire operations in light of stakeholder expectations and legal and ethical considerations. Capstone Course
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Concepts and variables include those used in financial analysis, planning, and control. Topics include financial forecasting, capital budgeting, leverage, valuation, cost of capital market and related legal/ethical issues.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course will cultivate familiarity with a broad range of managerial as well as technical issues, technologies, and terminologies such as information systems high-level architecture and life cycle, information flow within organization, managerial decision making tools, data quality control and assurance, ethical and legal aspects of IS, and successful implementation of IS projects.
Required HR management electives:
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines organizational and interpersonal applications of power at macro and micro levels. In power simulations, students will experience power opportunities of various system positions. The role of individual differences and interpersonal dynamics are examined. Students will also learn to give and receive feedback on power issues focused on self, team and organizational systems.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Beginning with a strategic overview of the organization, this course will use concepts and tools involving organizational analysis, job analysis, workforce planning, recruitment strategies and selection techniques to effectively acquire and develop talent. Employment law within the legal and social context of the organization and organizational entry transition issues will also be examined.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines key human resource concepts and tools that enhance organizational performance. Topics covered include performance management, employee training and development, employee and labor relations, managing diverse organizations, total compensation, and risk management.
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