The M.S. in Human Resources Design consists of 36 units. Each semester is divided into two modules and each module is seven weeks in length. Courses are offered in the evening and on Saturdays. Two semesters and a summer session are offered every year.

Students with limited work experience in the human resources profession are required to take a 4-unit prerequisite course, Principles of Human Resources Management (HRD 300).

Students enrolled in the M.S.H.R.D. program are required to maintain a G.P.A. of 3.0 (B). Any student who falls below this standard will be allowed one semester of coursework in which to raise their G.P.A.

Dual degree options also are available to H.R.D. students. The most popular combinations are the M.S. in H.R.D./M.A. in psychology and the M.S. in H.R.D. and M.B.A. Please contact the H.R.D. program director for details.

The curriculum is divided into four categories with required units as noted: