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MBA-HRMBA - Human Resources

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62 164 Master of Business Administration

Formal Title

Human Resources

Degree Type

Master of Business Administration

Overview

The Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resources at Lasell University allows you to combine the benefits of a business-focused MBA with a deeper immersion into Human Resources.  The program will provide you with skills to create successful strategic staffing plans, recruit and train great talent, and develop and retain employees.  Additionally, you will be equipped with the knowledge and innovative solutions to be a successful strategic leader that can grow a diverse workforce with different perspectives and tackle the challenges that human resource professionals are facing today and in the future. 

What you will learn:

  • Implement employee relations initiatives that increase production, engagement and retention

  • Leverage resource analytics to improve HR outcomes

  • Develop performance management systems that consider both organizational and human design factors

  • Understand Individual employment law 

  • Build learning and development programs that increase productivity, motivate employees, and foster innovation 

  • Foster an inclusive culture that respects individuality, encourages belonging and embraces differences

Advance your career

The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics predicts that job growth projections over the next decade will be between 5% to 8%  faster than the average.  This is the time to earn your MBA in Human Resources to tap into that demand.  Lasell University also has a vibrant community of working professionals and a wide range of available services that you can leverage to advance your career.  You will  gain the qualifications for roles such as:

  • Human Resource Manager

  • Director or VP of Human Resources

  • Compensation and Benefit Managers

  • Administrative Services Manager

  • Labor Relations Specialist 

  • HR Operations Manager, Director or VP

  • Employee Relations Manager

  • Global Engagement and Culture Director

  • Director of Employee Experience & Communications

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Goal 1: Organizational Understanding

Objective

Upon completion of the core requirements of the MBA curriculum, students will be able to: describe organizations and their cultures; demonstrate how organizations work and how they fit into and interact with a broader complex of economic, market, political, socio-cultural and technological environments; apply various theories of effective management practices and explain the impact on individual and organizational performance

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Goal 2: Strategic Management

Objective

Upon completion of the major program of study in Management, students will be able to: develop management strategies that support organizational goals and are responsive to internal, external, and global changes; develop ethical decision-making abilities that support employment practices, policies, procedures, and integrity within an organization; apply analytical, technical, and research skills to assess and measure the effectiveness of management goals and performance within an organization; demonstrate they have gained breadth and depth of understanding of key organizational management concepts and theories and leadership models and applications.

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Goal 3: Managerial Self-Development

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Upon completion of the major program of study in Management, students will be able to: assess their own approaches and commitment to learning and their obligation to personal and professional growth; demonstrate an ability to motivate individuals and teams toward organizational goals through the application of leadership practices.

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Goal 4: Communication

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Upon completion of the major program of study in Management, students will be able to: effectively use communication skills to convey management policies and practices throughout an organization; exhibit poise and confidence in verbal and written communication demonstrating strong higher-order critical thinking and analysis.

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Goal 5: Diversity and Global Awareness

Objective

Upon completion of the major program of study in Management, students will be able to: develop management practices that foster an appreciation for multiple cultures, ethnicities, and other diverse populations; understand how technology links nations and individuals, as well as how it enables the global economy; understand the interconnectedness of the global economy; analyze how the global economy impacts political decision-making - including the formal and informal pacts nations enter into; analyze the social, environmental, and micro-economic impacts of global decisions made by both national and international (e.g. the UN, the IMF) organizations; understand how cultural differences (e.g. beliefs, traditions, religions) impact personal and national participation at the global level; understand the impact of ideology and culture on national decisions about access to and use of technology; participate in the global society through interactions with persons in another country or culture.