The MSHROD curriculum is designed to prepare students to understand and apply new techniques for greater organizational effectiveness. The program may be pursued on a full- or part-time basis. Classes are held in the evenings at the College of Business, online or in hybrid format.
Program Goals
Identify, plan, implement, and manage change as staff professionals or managers or external consultants
Match organizational and human resource needs and implement systems related to structure, process, and most important, the people in organizations
Link human resource management and organizational development by implementing processes to improve organizational effectiveness
Career Possibilities
Graduates of the program have been employed in such diverse occupations as:
Quality service specialist for Bank of America
Assistant personnel director for the Department of Agriculture
Quality planning manager for Wyandotte Medical Center
Training and educational coordinator for Ford Motor Company
HR planning and development for McAuley Health Services
Own consulting businesses or are internal change agents in organizations.
September 2025
College of Business
604 Hill Hall,
YPSILANTI,
Michigan,
48197, United States
A four-year baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or an equivalent degree from a non-U.S. institution. In addition, a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale, or 3.0 in the last half of the undergraduate program, is required for full admission. Applicants who do not meet minimum admission requirements may be considered for conditional admission.
TOEFL: 79 iBT
IELTS: 6.5
MELAB (77), and PTE (78)
Application Deadline:
Fall: July 1; Winter: November 1
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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