This program is designed for people who work within the personnel or human resource areas. In addition to the core business courses, students are exposed to very specific issues that confront human resource managers every day. Students can expect to be exposed to practitioners in human resources, to the constantly changing roles of various human resource personnel within the field, and to a variety of topics and issues highly relevant to the changing workplace. This program takes on an even greater significance as the world looks to well-trained human resource specialists to provide the kind of services needed by the workforce.

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) acknowledges that the Baker College Master of Business Administration Human Resource Management program is aligned with SHRM’s HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates.

The HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates were developed by SHRM to define the HR content areas for study by students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The guidelines, created in 2006 and revalidated in 2010, 2013 and 2018, are part of SHRM’s Academic Initiative to define HR education standards taught in university business schools and to help universities develop degree programs that follow these standards.