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Master’s Concentration

Human Capital in Organizations

Do you know how to motivate and manage people to achieve their potential? Develop the skills needed to integrate personal and organizational achievement by improving individual, team, and department performance. You’ll learn ways to improve the effectiveness of leaders and employees using best practices in organizational learning and creating partnerships both vertically and horizontally.

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Top-ranked, career-focused education in a flexible format.

At a Glance

Classes Begin
January 6

Term Length
10 Weeks

Master's Tuition
$835 per credit hour

Format
Evening or Online

Admission
No GRE or GMAT

Duration
As few as 18 months

Top-Ranked University

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Skills You’ll Learn

Develop, implement, and measure human capital and performance plans

Leverage and manage the talents and knowledge of leaders and employees

Create effective organizational learning and training opportunities

Curriculum

Master of Science in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in Human Capital in Organizations requires completion of 48 credit hours (12 courses).

5

Core Courses

4

Concentration
Courses

3

Elective Courses

Core Courses

Learn the scope of activity, historical development, and future direction of the industry. These courses provide a foundation that you'll draw on throughout your concentration and elective courses. The capstone serves as the culminating academic experience in which you'll explore a problem of practice in your field of study.

ORL 4500
ORL 4510 Building the 21st-Century Organization
ORL 4520 Principles of Financing for Organizations
ORL 4910 Research Practices and Applications
ORL 4901 Capstone Project 
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ORL 4902 Capstone Seminar
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ORL 4904 Interdisciplinary Capstone Seminar 
Concentration Courses

Focus on a specific professional area within the larger industry sector and master the skills needed to excel in that area.

ORL 4160 Integrating Personal and Organizational Success
ORL 4170 Developing Human Capital in Organizations
ORL 4190 Values-Driven Decision Making
ORL 4550 Strategic Organizational Partnerships
Elective Courses

Popular electives for students in the Organizational Leadership program include:

ICT 4001 Technology Leadership
ORL 4110
Fundamentals of Organization Development
ORL 4112
Organizational Development Interventions
ORL 4115 Organizational Culture and Organizational Development Impacts
ORL 4120 Team Effectiveness and Interventions
ORL 4125 Evaluate and Sustain Change
ORL 4130 Individual Interventions
ORL 4420 Leading Change for Transformation
ORL 4530 Leading a Culture of Organizational Innovation
ORL 4980
HRA 4170
HRA 4500
HRA 4600
GS 4020
GS 4050

Elective courses may be chosen from among non-core and concentration courses in the academic program, and you may also select courses in other University College graduate programs. Your academic advisor will help you select electives that align with your career and personal goals.

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Sample Schedule

Plan out your schedule and determine your preferred timeline for completing your master's degree—finish in as few as 18 months or take up to five years.

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Interested in a graduate certificate?

Explore our four and six course graduate certificates in Human Capital in Organizations.

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Career Outcomes

Predicted outcomes for graduates of Human Capital in Organizations

More and more companies are hiring change management consultants to ensure the best possible returns on their investments. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that employment of management analysts is expected to increase by 14% over the next decade.

A recent report from the Project Management Institute reveals that organizations that employ change management professionals are 34% more likely to meet their project goals, and 27% more likely to do so on a budget.


 

 

 

 

Job Titles

 
 
Development Officer
Human Capital Director
Labor Relations Manager
Human Capital Consultant
Human Capital Strategist
Operations Director
Organizational Strategy Director
Talent Manager for Human Capital

Human Capital Manager Salary: National Average

$95,484

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“Every single class taught me something that I didn’t know before. Every single class had the capacity for me to grow with other people—even online.” —Mario Burton, graduate.

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Accreditation

 


Higher Learning Commission

University College programs maintain the highest level of accreditation offered by The Higher Learning Commission, one of the regional accrediting bodies recognized by the federal government. The University of Denver and all of its academic programs are regionally accredited by this commission, and regional accreditation is the highest standard for universities in the United States.

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