Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resource Management Online

Contribute to an organization's success by helping manage its most valuable resource: its people.

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Program Overview

What our Online MBA HR Management program offers you

$36,018* Tuition
As few as 14 months Duration
42 Credit Hours

The online Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resource Management program from the University of Illinois Chicago gives you the understanding and tools to facilitate communication and expectations between employees and employers. You will prepare to become an influential voice supporting employee management and growth by exploring best practices related to compensation and benefits packages, employee engagement, recruitment, and employment law.

This AACSB-accredited online MBA with a concentration in HR Management reflects many of the core topics recommended by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Courses focused on this cutting-edge curriculum can help prepare you to qualify for designation as a SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP®). You will also deepen your knowledge of foundational business practices in organizational behavior, marketing, accounting and more.

Graduates of the MBA – HR Management online program will:

  • Contribute to the success of an organization through the management of its employees
  • Demonstrate a foundation in finance and accounting to measure and deliver results
Graduates of the MBA – HR Management online program will:+
  • Contribute to the success of an organization through the management of its employees
  • Demonstrate a foundation in finance and accounting to measure and deliver results

Career Opportunities in HRM:

  • Human Resource Manager
  • Employee Relations Manager
  • Compensation or Benefit Analyst/Manager
  • Training and Development Manager
  • Labor Relations Manager
Career Opportunities in HRM:+
  • Human Resource Manager
  • Employee Relations Manager
  • Compensation or Benefit Analyst/Manager
  • Training and Development Manager
  • Labor Relations Manager

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UIC offers a variety of specialized MBAs. Check out all of our online MBA concentrations.

$36,018* Tuition
As few as 14 months Duration
42 Credit Hours

Accreditation

AACSB Accredited Business Programs

The UIC Business Liautaud Graduate School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).

"Choosing UIC for my MBA has been one of the best professional and personal decisions I’ve made as I continue to advance my career. Flexibility and affordability met with superb advising, widespread course offerings, a diverse and knowledgeable student body, and fantastic professors made my MBA valuable. I cannot thank UIC enough!"

– Emma Chapman, MBA Graduate

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Tuition

Learn more about the affordable UIC Online MBA – HR Management

The high-quality Online MBA – HR Management is competitively priced and offers affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition.

Tuition:

$36,018* Total Tuition

*Library and Technology Fees are an additional $19 per credit hour. Note: The Online MBA is a Full Cost Recovery Program and is not eligible for tuition waivers by University of Illinois employees.


Note: The Online MBA is a Full Cost Recovery Program and is not eligible for tuition waivers by University of Illinois employees.

Tuition:

$36,018* Total Tuition

Calendar

Important program dates and deadlines to know

The UIC online MBA is delivered in an accelerated format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring multiple start dates each year.

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Admissions

Learn the qualifications for our Online MBA – HR Management program

We've streamlined the admission process for the UIC online MBA to help you get started quickly and easily. Please read the requirements for the MBA – HR Management Online, including what additional materials you need and where you should send them.

Admission Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
  • No GMAT required
  • 3.0 GPA*
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Applicants to the Online MBA will need to meet the following admissions requirements.

  • Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university, or equivalent for graduates of universities outside of the U.S.
  • Official transcripts of previous university coursework
  • A cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or better
    • *Applicants below a 3.0/4.0 will still be considered for admission
  • Complete an application online and pay a $70 nonrefundable application fee
  • Professional resume
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose, addressing the following:
    • What strengths and attributes will you bring to the program? (250 word maximum)
    • What professional experiences have led you to determine that business school is the right next step, and what are your career aspirations after business school? (250 word maximum)
    • Optional question: Is there anything not addressed elsewhere in the application that you would like the Admissions Committee to know about you to evaluate your candidacy? (250 word maximum)
  • International applicants or domestic applicants whose university/college studies were done outside the United States may be required to submit proof of English proficiency

For the purposes of application review, applicants must upload requested materials only through the application checklist. Sealed, official paper credentials will be requested only from applicants who have been offered admission and intend to enroll.

Paper credentials received for applications without a final decision may not be processed.


For summer 2024 and fall 2024, all applicants (domestic and international) to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program are waived of the GMAT/GRE requirement. The waiver applies to all formats of study: Online MBA, Flexible MBA part-time or full-time. If you plan to utilize the waiver, you can bypass the GRE/GMAT section on the application.

If you plan to submit GMAT or GRE scores, please upload your score report in your application portal. If you plan to take the GMAT or GRE at a later date, please indicate the test date on your application and send your official scores to UIC.

Submitting competitive GMAT/GRE scores may increase your chances of admission and being awarded merit aid.

Please note that this policy is subject to change. The GRE or GMAT may be required for admission in future terms.

Courses

Read more about our Online MBA – HR Management classes

For the MBA – HR Management Online program, you must complete 11 courses totaling 42 credit hours, including 26 credit hours of core courses and 16 credit hours of electives.

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Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Concepts and principles of financial accounting for preparation and evaluation of external reports and financial statements. Course Information: Extensive computer use required.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course focuses on the efficient allocation of resources by consumers, profit and non-profit firms and government, regulation of industry, monopoly and imperfect competition, business ethics and the market place, efficiency versus equity, social welfare.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course focuses on the theory of corporate finance: goal of the firm, time value of money, investment decisions (under certainty and uncertainty), net present value, capital markets, and corporate financing decisions. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in ACTG 500.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course focuses on the management of operations for the production and delivery of goods and services. Topics include the management of business processes, projects, production, supply chain, inventory, quality, lay out and job design.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course focuses on the organization as a social system. Topics include leadership, interpersonal effectiveness, group behavior, managing change, conflict management, motivation and behavior, and interpersonal communications.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course focuses on client/consumer behavior and the way institutions respond to such behavior through the planning, pricing, promotion, and distribution of goods and services.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
This course is a capstone course for MBA students which provides frameworks and decision tools to integrate prior course work in a set of analytic and problem solving efforts to address the strategies and enterprise level challenges of firms. Prerequisite(s): Open only to Master's degree students. Completion of the all other core courses in the MBA Program. This course should be taken during the final semester in the program.

Students must take each of the following three Human Resource Management Concentration courses

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course focuses on human resource management programs and policies. Staffing, training and development; historical evolution of personnel policies, modern labor force and technological trends; supervision, salary administration, human resource research and utilization. Prerequisite(s): MGMT 541 or consent of the instructor.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course is an examination of topics related to recruiting, selecting, motivating, retaining, training, developing, and separating employees; and human resource metrics, measurement, and information systems. Restricted to graduate students enrolled in the College of Business Administration. Prerequisite(S): MGMT 541 and MGMT 553.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course focuses on compensation theory policies and practices, including job analysis and evaluation, compensation surveys, wage and salary structures, merit and incentive compensation employee benefits and pension plans.
Students must choose any one of the following courses
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Survey of statistical methods with applications for business and management.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Analysis, design and development of data warehousing. Related methods and tools in the provision of decision support and business analytics/intelligence. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): IDS 505 or IDS 510 or consent of the instructor.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Intensive study of a selected topic. Content varies. Topics are announced. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course focuses on the theory and practice of investment analysis. Topics included are the institutional organization of security markets, and fundamental principles of asset valuation with application to specific securities. Prerequisite(s): FIN 500.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course explores advanced topics in corporate finance including capital structure, dividend policy, financial restructuring, bankruptcy, and leasing. Emphasis on recent developments in corporate finance and financial economics. Prerequisite(s): FIN 500.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course develops the tools for evaluating and quantifying the value of fixed-income securities. Course Information: May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours if topics vary. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Exploration of current ethical, social, political, technological, economic, and global issues as they relate to business and management in setting goals, making decisions, and creating policy. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): ECON 520.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Study of strategies and policies that influence the long-term survival, growth, and character of business firms; strategy formulation and implementation in domestic and international organizations. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and completion of all courses in the MBA core, or permission of the instructor.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course focuses on the study of strategies and techniques for successful agreement negotiation and business conflict resolution. Includes applications to classic situations such as collective bargaining, interpersonal relations, and stakeholder concerns. Credit is not given for MGMT 564 if the student has credit for MGMT 594. Special topics: Negotiations. Prerequisite(s): MGMT 541.
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