Finance Concentration
Students who pursue our Online MBA with a concentration in
finance gain an AACSB-accredited, cutting-edge business education
along with a focus on financial management. The finance
concentration empowers students with in-demand knowledge and a
specialized skillset to thrive in the world of budgeting,
investments, and financial systems. If you have a mind for
finance, define and accelerate the trajectory of your career by
coupling a concentration in finance with your MBA. Your resume
will stand out in the crowd, increase your job prospects and
position you in one of the most financially rewarding career
fields for MBA graduates.
Earning a finance concentration requires the satisfactory
completion of three elective courses (or nine units) within the
Finance curriculum. Finance electives are introduced and rotated
into course schedules based upon faculty and student interest and
changes in the external business environment. See Course
Schedule for finance electives currently being offered.
Finance Concentration Courses
Human Resource Management Concentration
A successful HR career reflects a progression of both education
and experience. You can accelerate your professional value in the
HR field by coupling the concentration in Human Resource
Management with our AACSB-accredited Online MBA. Management and
C-Suite executive positions require extensive knowledge and skill
across a broad range of HR disciplines. Our concentration courses
delve into that critical acumen. Students will master the
skillsets necessary to effectively lead in the strategic,
operational, and administrative roles expected of HR
professionals. Prepare yourself to succeed in today’s dynamic and
diverse workplaces. And for those aspiring HR professionals
pursuing the SHRM or HRCI Certification, our 30-credit OMBA with
HR concentration adeptly positions you for the achievement of
that credential.
Thrive in your HR career. Earn an HR concentration through the
satisfactory completion of three elective courses (or nine units)
within the Human Resources Management curriculum. HR electives
are introduced and rotated into course schedules based upon
faculty and student interest. See the Course
Schedule for the HR electives currently being offered.
HR Concentration Courses
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MGT 5610 – Strategic Human Resource Management – 3
units
The focus is on how to make strategic HR management decisions.
Covers a history of HR management; identification and analysis of
strategic trends; HR systems design; financial acumen for HR
professionals; mergers and acquisitions strategy from an HR
perspective; HR metrics, outcomes and ROI of HR; strategic impact
of HR on organizational culture, diversity, ethical issues,
leadership & succession planning; and managing workplace safety
issues.
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MGT 5620 – Compensation and Benefits – 3 units
Overview of the design and administration of effective
compensation and benefits systems. The course presents strategies
relating to compensation design, choosing employee benefits,
positioning total compensation within competitive labor markets,
compliance, and compensation design within both unionized and
non-unionized and profit, nonprofit, and government
organizations.
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MGT 5630 – Human Resources Information Systems and
People Analytics – 3 units
This course is designed to address two critical aspects of HR
systems: 1) HRIS and 2) people analytics. HRIS provides an
understanding of how human resource information systems are used
in organizations to support organizational strategy. People
analytics are the state-of-the-art techniques used in HR
predictive analysis. Students will learn how to conduct analysis
and explain data with the aim in understanding how hard data can
influence strategic human resources management. The focus will be
on merging computer technology with a strategic human resource
management perspective. This course provides students with the
knowledge, skills, and abilities to identify, assess, develop,
and implement an effective system for managing human resources
information.
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MGT 5650 – Selection, Recruitment, Training and
Development – 3 units
This course will focus on staffing models, strategy, and methods
including: planning, job analysis, recruitment, measurement,
selection, retention management, training and development of
human resources to achieve organizational effectiveness. Major
EEO laws as they pertain to recruitment, selection, and promotion
and workplace behavior will be included.
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MGT 5660 – Labor Relations and Negotiation – 3
units
This course will focus on collective bargaining issues and
process; grievances and unfair labor practices; managing union
organizing; strikes, boycotts and work stoppages; union-related
and labor relations law; union/management relations; union
decertification and deauthorization; and negotiation skills.
