Master of Professional Studies - Human Resources Leadership

University of Memphis

The Master of Professional Studies degree with a concentration in Human Resources Leadership prepares individuals in attracting qualified employees to appropriate jobs which ultimately benefit an organization by providing a link between top management and its workers. Students seeking an MPS in Human Resources Leadership will gain the skills to be leaders working with top management to determine policies and requirements which ensure that human resource tasks are accomplished according to strategic plans and the goals of the organization. This graduate professional studies degree consists of 33 hours of interdisciplinary coursework in the areas of effectiveness of employee skills training and development opportunities to improve skills increasing employee satisfaction developing and managing human resource programs and policies compensation and benefits and employee relations. Students enrolled in the MPS degree will complete 9 credit hours of core courses 21 credit hours in the concentration and 3 credit hours in the culminating project for a total of 33 credit hours.