Leadership and
Organizations

The Human Capital in Organizations master's degree concentration is offered online or on campus at the University of Denver in the evenings, or in a combination of both, to meet the needs of busy adults. Learn to be a leader to determine, cultivate, and maintain the symbiotic relationship between individuals and the organizations they work for. Strategic human capital can be the winning element of a successful organization; master the process of developing and retaining employees to engage and achieve objectives, innovate, and maximize organizational and individual success. The master's degree concentration in Human Capital in Organizations prepares students to ethically develop and maintain human capital while learning the best practices to do so.

Led by instructors who work in the field they teach in, classes introduce students to innovative and creative approaches to structuring and sustaining the development of human capital. Explore knowledge and information management, communication tactics, vertical and horizontal partnerships, and organizational learning to promote the successful development of capital. Students will define the attributes, challenges, and advantages of human capital and strategies for leveraging each while integrating personal and organizational achievement. Customize your Leadership and Organizations master's degree through the innovative Professional Options Curriculum using our convenient online degree builder tool, which allows you to select courses that cater to your specific career needs.

This degree prepares students to:

• Describe partnerships both vertically and horizontally


• Define the attributes, challenges, and advantages of human capital and strategies for leveraging each


• Describe the integration of knowledge management and organizational learning as a concept for integrating personal and organizational success


• Define the opportunities, challenges and options to have employees participate in decision making through the use of various techniques


• Discuss best practices in ethically developing and maintaining human capital

Leadership and Organizations Outcomes

This program prepares students to:

• Identify a clear mission and lead the dynamic process of translating a mission in to a series of goals and outcomes
• Utilize the knowledge of an organization's most important resource, people, in the creation and transmission of knowledge and economic, cultural, and technological change
• Align mission, vision, people, resources, and goals to maximize success and value over time for an organization
• Design and implement processes and content in organizations to meet the description of organizational excellence, which includes strong leadership and relationships

Careers in Human Capital in Organizations

Titles
Management Consultant, Liaison, Human Capacity Development Specialist, Organizational Strategy Director, Trainer, Strategist, Human Capital Director, Talent Manager and Developer, Capacity Manager, Labor Relations Manager, Human Resources Manager, Consultant, Operations Director, Development Officer, People Development Consultant, Talent Manager for Human Capital.

Duties
Advocacy, planning, management, analysis, research, collaboration, coordination, training, development, review and evaluation, corporate strategy and fit, partnership development, talent integration.

Outlook
Careers that entail matching strategy to employee talents are expected to rise about 23%, according to the Money Magazine’s career outlook. More opportunities are available to professionals with strategy development experience. As new companies emerge during the economic recovery, in addition to the expansion of organizational operations, employers will need more staff to develop and administer human capital, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.