Program Format

The HRD Weekend Master's Cohort Program is designed for students to complete the program as a cohort or group benefiting from the experiences of other class members. Students complete 36 credits by attending classes on alternating Saturdays over a period of two years (six semesters). Courses are 8 Saturdays long in the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters.

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HRD Weekend Master's Cohort Program Course Sequence

YEAR 1 (18 Credit Hours)

Spring (The Role and Purpose of HRD)
HOL 263 Foundations of Human Resource Development
HOL 274 Work Groups and Teams in Organizations

Summer (Human Learning and Performance)
HOL 281 Adult Learning
HOL 287 Strategic Human Performance Processes

Fall (Accessing and Using Information)
HOL 284 Assessing Impact of HRD Efforts
EDUC 295 Quantitative Methods II: Research Design and Data Analysis

YEAR 2 (18 Credit Hours)

Spring (Organizational/Systems Diagnosis and Development)
HOL 269 Organization Diagnosis
HOL 290 Organizational Learning

Summer (Class Electives)
Students choose two electives (3 credits each.) Recent electives include: Leadership Development, HRD in the Czech Republic and Hungary, Action Learning, Design of Adult Learning Interventions (Instructional Design), Organizational Strategy.

Fall (The Capstone Semester)
HOL 286 Masters Capstone Course
HOL 289 Consulting Skills in Human Resource Development

TOTAL: 36 credit hours

Degree Requirements

Students are required to complete 36 credits of graduate work. A grade-point average of 3.0 is required for graduation. Student who receive a grade of C in more than 6 credit hours are subject to suspension. Students who receive a grade of F must confer with the dean before enrollment for further course work is allowed.