Professional Studies
Advance in HR leadership with an online program for working professionals. No GRE needed.
Professional Studies, Human Resources Leadership Concentration, M.P.S.
The Human Resources Leadership concentration of the Master of Professional Studies degree (MPS) is an interdisciplinary graduate degree program designed for working professionals who wish to earn a graduate degree and excel in their careers.
Human resources professionals are increasingly becoming an integral part of an organization's strategic planning process. Company executives today are turning to HR professionals for policy directives and creative ways to use human capital for improved performance results. The HR Leadership coursework focuses on a variety of workplace factors (economic, environmental, ethical, legal, political, and administrative) and the impact they can have on organizational productivity, performance, and behavior.
This program is:
- Designed for the working adult.
- Available Completely Online.
- Provides a Flexible Schedule
- Does NOT require a GRE with 5 years of work experience.
The program helps students build a strong foundation in HR principles and procedures and develop critical thinking skills required to make decisions and solve problems concerning the human side of an organization. The program culminates with a professional project. This 30-hour program combines the social sciences and the professions to make it directly applicable to the working adult who wants to increase income and promotion possibilities. It also includes six free credits for internship completion and concludes with a student-selected Capstone project. Since it is offered 100% online and available 24/7, it easily fits almost any schedule.
News Briefs
Adult learner thrives at MTSU, begins work on doctoral degree
Mary Kate Allen returned to MTSU as an adult seeking to finish her bachelor's degree. She had started college in 2004, but due to personal tragedy, she left that school. She completed her associate's degree in 2016 and made the move back to Tennessee and MTSU in 2018. She finished her degree and graduated within a year, and continued right on into graduate school in the M.P.S. program for Human Resources Leadership.
"I had my village [at MTSU], and I felt established enough to keep going," she said.
Despite losing her job during the COVID-19 pandemic, she carried on and finished the program in the Spring of 2021 with a GPA above 3.5.
"I am thriving amidst the chaos, and I feel very grateful for the wonderful professors at MTSU who have worked with me," Allen said about her educational journey.
She's now going for her third MTSU degree, a doctoral degree in higher education. (Photo: Karlyn Stanley)
Human Resources Leadership, M.P.S. helps Eaton with current and future career
Leanne Eaton, director of Coffee County Juvenile Court's Youth Services Office, is pursuing MTSU's new Human Resources Leadership concentration for her M.P.S. degree. Eaton, holding the supervisory position for 18 of her 25 years in the court system, has long been interested in employee development and training, as well as employment law. She has served on county employee compensation and personnel review committees.
"Not only have I been able to utilize what I have learned through the M.P.S. program to enhance my current career, but at some point I plan to pursue a career in human resources," she says. "I have learned a wealth of information."
Her professional project examines issues and conflicts of women in the workplace who share the dual role of mother and employee. The Youth Services Office, which provides probation supervision for juvenile offenders, hired Eaton just before her MTSU graduation with a B.S. in Psychology. A mother of three, Eaton decided to fulfill her lifelong promise to get a master's degree when her oldest daughter began college at MTSU in 2013. "She inspired me to keep working hard," Eaton says.
News Briefs
Adult learner thrives at MTSU, begins work on doctoral degree
Mary Kate Allen returned to MTSU as an adult seeking to finish her bachelor's degree. She had started college in 2004, but due to personal tragedy, she left that school. She completed her associate's degree in 2016 and made the move back to Tennessee and MTSU in 2018. She finished her degree and graduated within a year, and continued right on into graduate school in the M.P.S. program for Human Resources Leadership.
"I had my village [at MTSU], and I felt established enough to keep going," she said.
Despite losing her job during the COVID-19 pandemic, she carried on and finished the program in the Spring of 2021 with a GPA above 3.5.
"I am thriving amidst the chaos, and I feel very grateful for the wonderful professors at MTSU who have worked with me," Allen said about her educational journey.
She's now going for her third MTSU degree, a doctoral degree in higher education. (Photo: Karlyn Stanley)
Human Resources Leadership, M.P.S. helps Eaton with current and future career
Leanne Eaton, director of Coffee County Juvenile Court's Youth Services Office, is pursuing MTSU's new Human Resources Leadership concentration for her M.P.S. degree. Eaton, holding the supervisory position for 18 of her 25 years in the court system, has long been interested in employee development and training, as well as employment law. She has served on county employee compensation and personnel review committees.
"Not only have I been able to utilize what I have learned through the M.P.S. program to enhance my current career, but at some point I plan to pursue a career in human resources," she says. "I have learned a wealth of information."
Her professional project examines issues and conflicts of women in the workplace who share the dual role of mother and employee. The Youth Services Office, which provides probation supervision for juvenile offenders, hired Eaton just before her MTSU graduation with a B.S. in Psychology. A mother of three, Eaton decided to fulfill her lifelong promise to get a master's degree when her oldest daughter began college at MTSU in 2013. "She inspired me to keep working hard," Eaton says.
The Human Resources Leadership master's degree is designed for working professionals interested in recruiting, selection, and retention of human capital, compensation, and benefits, and other areas of human resources management. National job growth for human resources managers is higher than all other professions on average, and median annual pay was $102,780 in 2014 for human resources managers. A master's offers a competitive edge in a competitive field. Some possible professional opportunities for degree-holders:
- Business Analyst
- Financial Representative
- Executive Director of Human Resources
- Protected Leave Supervisor
- Safety Program Coordinator
- General Operations Specialist
- HR Supervisor
The Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/human-resources-managers.htm
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