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2025-2026 SGPP Catalog and Student Handbook
Human Resource Management, M.A.
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Program Description
The human resource professional is a critical, strategic team member in today’s quickly changing business environment. In addition to directing the major disciplines within human resource management, this professional must be able to provide leadership for changes within an organization. This leadership involves addressing the social, ethical, environmental, and economic contexts of today’s domestic and internationally focused organizations. The Master of Arts in Human Resource Management program prepares graduates for this challenging role through a series of courses designed to provide essential leadership knowledge and skills. The program’s focus is on maximizing individual and team efforts and developing and applying leadership skills within a human resources department and within the organization.
Program Outcomes
Graduates of the Master of Arts in Human Resource Management program are expected to be able to do the following:
- Analyze the role of human resources in supporting organizational strategy.
- Develop interdepartmental relationships to further strategic leadership goals.
- Evaluate human resource programs in key functional areas.
- Create systems for talent management in partnership with organizational leaders.
- Collect and interpret data for organizational assessment.
- Model and teach effective cross-cultural competence.
- Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
- Incorporate ethical and legal perspective into all human resource activities.
Program Structure and Delivery
The Master of Arts in Human Resource Management program is delivered fully online.
Graduate Certificate Credit Use Toward Degree
Students may use all 12 credits of the Human Resource Management Certificate toward completing the M.A. in Human Resource Management.
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Degree Requirements
| Required Human Resource Management Courses | 24 cr. | | Required Management Courses | 3 cr. | | Required Capstone Course | 3 cr. | | Total | 30 cr. | Required Human Resource Management Courses: 24 cr.
Required Management Courses: 3 cr.
Required Capstone Course: 3 cr.
Faculty
The faculty members for this program have earned doctorate or master’s degrees. Faculty are selected for their combination of educational and professional experience and expertise. Admission Requirements
Applicants may apply for admission to master’s degree programs at any time during the year. Applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution and maintained an overall grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.00 scale. Applicants must demonstrate the language proficiency necessary for successful graduate coursework. Applicants may complete an interview with a program administrator as part of the admission process. Graduate Certificate to Master’s Degree
Students currently enrolled in a Saint Mary’s University graduate certificate program that can be used toward this degree are eligible to enroll in the master’s program through the Change/Add Program process. Students that have been withdrawn from the university must seek readmission through the Registrar’s office. Application Process
Applicants must submit: - Completed application form and,
- An official transcript issued to Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota from the institution posting the applicant’s completed bachelor degree and other relevant transcripts documenting program prerequisites and potential transfer credits. (An official transcript is one that is sent to the university by the credit-granting institution. Transcripts from countries other than the U.S. must be evaluated on a course by course basis by a university accepted evaluation service, such as World Education Services, Educational Credential Evaluators, Educational Perspectives, or One Earth International Credential Evaluators and be deemed equivalent to accredited U.S. university standards). Evaluations from an approved member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES.org) will also be accepted.
- A personal statement which includes:
- brief description of the applicant’s background, training, and experience and,
- statement indicating the career goals of the applicant and his or her reasons for seeking admission to the program and,
- description of the areas the applicant considers to be his or her strengths and areas in which the applicant wishes to develop greater strengths and abilities and,
- personal information the applicant wishes to share.
- Names of two people (including title, organization, email, phone number) who could serve as professional references, if needed, during the application review process. The best references are those who know you in a professional capacity, such as current or former supervisors.
- A current résumé listing educational background and work experience.
Please Note: Application materials should be sent to the attention of the Office of Admission on the Minneapolis Campus. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Office of Admission
2500 Park Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55404 |
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