Master's Degree in Human Resources - Wisconsin

Ottawa University's Master of Arts in Human Resources degree is designed for working adults who wish to increase their human resources skills. The program seeks to promote professional excellence, academic attainment and the ability to synthesize, integrate and apply knowledge in meaningful and relevant ways.

Two concentration areas are available, Leadership and Management and Health Care Management.

Leadership and Management | Health Care Management

Required Courses
30 Semester Credit Hours

• HRC 7361 Managing Human Resource Costs
• HRC 7411 Human Resources Planning and Administration
• HRC 7561 Recruitment, Selection and Placement
• HRC 7601 Training & Development
• HRC 7611 Organizational Behavior & Theory
• HRC 7741 Employment Law
• HRF 7001 Value Systems and Professional Ethics
• HRF 7111 Trends, Issues and Perspectives in Human Resources
• HRF 7161 Research: Assessment and Evaluation
• HRF 8481 Applied Case Studies in Human Resources (Capstone Course)*

* Students must have completed 30 credits before enrolling in HRF 8481.

Elective Courses
6 Semester Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation                                            
36 Semester Credit Hours

Concentrations 

Leadership and Management

Required Courses
30 Semester Credit Hours - listed above.

Concentration Courses
12 Semester Credit Hours

• BUS 7681  Project Management
• HRC 7341  Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
• HRC 7711  Organizational Change Theory and Strategy
• BUS 7001  Contemporary Issues in Business Leadership 

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation
42 Semester Credit Hours

Health Care Management

Required Courses
30 Semester Credit Hours - listed above.

Concentration Courses
12 Semester Credit Hours

• BUS 7300  Global Health Care Delivery Systems
• BUS 7303  Legal, Ethical and Political Aspects of Health Care Management
• BUS 7305  Regulatory Systems and Quality Assessment in Health Care Environment
• BUS 7307  Product Line and Profitability in Health Care
• BUS 7309  Communicating Change in Health Care Organizations

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation                                                          
42 Semester Credit Hours