Department of Management

The MBA in Human Resources Management at FDU was developed in partnership with our network of global HR leaders.  As a result, the program focuses on building competencies that our business partners have identified as essential for employment success- such as change leadership, strategic thinking and an action-oriented approach to HRM.

As a result of our partnerships, we offer more than classes on HRM topics; we also link FDU students and faculty to a larger business community through its Center for Human Resource Management Studies (CHRMS).  This center brings HR leaders, student, and scholars together for a wide range of programs and learning experiences. 

E-mail Dr. Jones, department chair, at gjones@fdu.edu for further information on the academic features of this program of study.  Contact the MBA advisors (right hand column) for questions regarding the overall MBA program and admissions policies. 

The Human Resource Management course offerings emphasize:

• An approach to classroom instruction that fully engages the student in the learning process
• Concentration on knowledge and skill sets that are practical and useable
• A global perspective that emphasizes ethics and long-term sustainable business practices
• The use of team-based teaching and learning

It is our goal that our Human Resource Management majors will:

• Receive solid conceptual grounding in HRM
• Develop competencies to become highly effective individually and with others
• Develop and demonstrate these competencies with hands-on learning, including work on real-world consulting projects and service to the community
• Undergo rigorous assessment of their overall accomplishments
• Enter a fast track to successful and rewarding careers.

Our expert faculty combine scholarship, business experience and teaching excellence to help students become more aware of the challenges that face global business leaders and develop to tools, competencies, and long-range mindset needed to meet these challenges.  Our HRM curriculum emphasizes a strategic orientation towards managing people, leading individuals and organizations through times of change, and work on actual HR/OD consulting projects.  We also promote the values of ethical leadership and sustainable business practices. 

Career Opportunities:

An MBA in Human Resource Management can be used to pursue a wide variety of career opportunities.  Most directly, this degree prepares students for management and leadership positions in Human Resources.  Further, students already employed in technical areas of business can use their HR degrees to better understand their organizations and pursue leadership positions.  Students can also use their applied knowledge to pursue careers in HR and management consulting.

Degree Requirements

All students enrolled in the MBA program must complete the MBA Core Curriculum in addition to their major-specific requirements listed below.

Major Requirements (12 credits)

Complete the four following courses.

• MGMT6620 The Legal Aspects of Workforce Management
• MGMT6621 Strategic Human Resource Management
• MGMT6633 Managing Change
• MGMT6693 Field Analysis of Performance Systems
  and Strategic Management