Success in the workplace requires more than possessing relevant knowledge. You must also know how to communicate your ideas, work with teams, make ethical decisions, think critically, and demonstrate cross-cultural competence.

To ensure critical knowledge and experience are attained through the curriculum, AU developed the Professional Studies Experience — a four-phase curriculum model that meets specific guidelines in each phase.

• Core Courses: Complete critical HR coursework with a cohort of students from a variety of backgrounds to gain the knowledge today’s employers have deemed most important.
• Practicum/Professional Experience: Gain real-world evaluation and data collection skills as you design and carry out evaluations.
• Electives: Take one program-specific elective tailored to your industry and career goals.
• Capstone: Harness what you’ve learned throughout your program to produce a capstone project.

With the knowledge and skills gained in this holistic curriculum, you’ll stand out as a professional with the complete skill set employers are looking for.

In creating the Online Master of Science in Human Resource Analytics and Management curriculum, American University relied on the expertise of an Advisory Council of HR executives across the U.S. They identified serious gaps in the skills of today’s workforce, current HR degree programs, and the rapidly changing industry.

To prepare future HR leaders to excel in their roles, the online MSHRAM degree was designed specifically according to the HR advisory board’s direction to expand HR skills across complex issues alongside technological and analytical capabilities.

By the time you graduate with your MSHRAM degree, you will have experience in using HR analytics and technologies to direct the development of programs. When you interview, you’ll be ready to talk about how you can:

• Develop stronger HR programs because you understand how employees process information and make decisions when using interactive HR portals. You’ve had cutting-edge courses in design thinking and evaluation sciences.
• Design engaging online initiatives and improve current services using emergent HR technologies.
• Enhance HR plan development with improved implementation, measurement, and evaluation of plans.

At the epicenter of impact, AU’s Washington, D.C. location leverages the proximity of the thriving business, non-profit, NGO and government sectors so the leaders of today can train the leaders of tomorrow. Partnering with key organizations in the region and around the globe, we’re able to better the human condition, learn from a vast array of experiences, model purposeful leadership and address society’s current and emerging challenges.

The DC Experience (DCX), an optional on-campus residency, gives you the opportunity to connect with the campus and explore the unique cultural landscape in the nation’s capital. You’ll also immerse yourself in the AU community, enhance your relationships with faculty and other online graduate students, and meet with guest speakers from the evaluation field.

The Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) has recognized American University’s MSHRAM program for offering a curriculum aligned with SHRM-graduate-education guidelines.

The program’s rigorous coursework integrates the most up-to-date research, incorporating HR best practices to illustrate how HR professionals can contribute to organizational goals.

“This recognition by SHRM that we are an academically aligned program with their high standards is wonderful. Our program offers classes that really integrate the key HR competencies, such as Ethical Practice, Business Acumen, Relationship Management, Critical Evaluation, Global and Cultural Effectiveness, Consultation and Communication. Our program provides career support and even on-campus immersion events to support and enhance your learning experience.”

— Dr. Robert Stokes, Program Director of Human Resource Analytics and Management program.

American University has partnered with SHRM to offer two non-credit professional development courses:

• Learning Certification Preparation for the SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP
• Essentials of Human Resources

AU offers an online Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Analytics and Management for HR professionals who would like to quickly advance their skills in as little as twelve months. If you decide to pursue the MSHRAM program at a later date, you’ll be able to apply these 12 credits toward the full degree.