M.S. Human Resource Leadership

INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE

By focusing on developing advanced professional knowledge, data-driven decision-making skills, and leadership capabilities, our 30 credit-hour, online M.S. in Human Resource Leadership graduates will be positioned to compete in a growing market and see continued upward movement along their career-path.

Our M.S. Human Resource Leadership students will be subject matter experts with the ability to make data-driven managerial decisions, and graduate with the skills to assume leadership roles within their organizations. Students will possess both the technical Human Resource Leadership skills in demand by national employers, as well as the “soft” or “people” skills frequently absent from on-the-job training.

Our students will be educated in how to understand business practice and strategy from an integrated perspective that is not limited to a functional “silo.” Students will apply their learning to improve the performance of organizations in local, state, and federal contexts by leveraging the diverse talents of human capital.

Academic Alignment

As of July 23, 2023, West Virginia University aligned its M.S. in Human Resource Leadership with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. Throughout the world, over 500 programs in approx. 425 educational institutions have been acknowledged by SHRM as being in alignment with its suggested guides and templates. The HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates were developed by SHRM to define the minimum HR content areas that should be studied by HR students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The guidelines -- created in 2006 and revalidated in 2010, 2013 and 2017 -- are part of SHRM’s Academic Initiative to define HR education standards taught in university business schools and help universities develop degree programs that follow these standards.