Human Resourse Degrees

The Master of Arts in Human Services program offers concentrations in Administration, Conflict Resolution, and Human Resource Management.

The purpose of the MAHS program is to serve working professionals by helping them build the communication, managerial, technical and human relations knowledge, skills and experience required to advance their careers. Competencies such as leadership, critical thinking, decision making, problem solving, communicating, teamwork and management of self and others are addressed in the MAHS program. The demands of supervisors, managers and administrators in human service organizations include planning, organizing, executing, and evaluating. All of these areas are covered in the MAHS core curriculum. True to the mission of St. Edward’s University, the MAHS program nurtures its students toward embracing personal responsibility for ethical behavior and service to their communities.

The MAHS program provides education and training for administrators, managers and other practitioners. Careers in social service agencies, government agencies, private businesses and consulting practices may be started or enhanced by the attainment of the MAHS degree.

Flexibility is one of the hallmarks of the St. Edward’s MAHS degree program. An example of our flexibility is the structure in which we offer MAHS courses. The MAHS degree program is on a trimester system, which allow students to complete their coursework at a faster pace than a traditional semester-based graduate program. Each class meets once a week for a period of 13 weeks. The average part-time student takes two classes each trimester, allowing him/her to complete the MAHS program in two years.

Advance your career by earning a Masters of Science in Human Resources (M.S.H.R.) from the Institute of Human Resources and Employment Relations. Recently rank as by Crain’s Magazine as the premier graduate program in human resources (HR), the Institute is located within Loyola’s highly ranked Graduate School of Business. You will advance your career by acquiring expert knowledge, joining an extensive and exclusive alumni network, gaining a global perspective, and developing exceptional leadership skills.

The M.S.H.R. program offers an extensive curriculum that delivers high-quality, contemporary instruction in a field that has been growing more and more complex over the past decade. Companies demand that HR professionals understand how to create a competitive advantage by attracting, retaining and motivating talented employees. Loyola’s M.S.H.R. program has been the source of highly qualified human resource professionals for over 60 years. Join our 3,000 alumni who occupy human resource positions in virtually every major organization in the Chicagoland area.

The Master of Arts degree in industrial/organizational psychology is a graduate program designed to provide a comprehensive, research-oriented background in applied psychology appropriate to the industrial/organizational context.

The MBA is a graduate program leading to the Master of Business Administration degree in human resource management. It includes the basic subjects offered in a traditional MBA curriculum, as well as a core of human resource courses designed to meet the specialized needs of today’s managers.

This joint degree program offers cross-cutting themes in course work, including the globalization of the marketplace, ethical considerations and human resources’ role in responding to changing technologies and demographics.

Entering students must meet the admission requirement for both the MA and MBA programs and must show evidence of skills in word processing, spreadsheets, quantitative analysis and probability and statistics. Should a student enter the joint degree program and decide to earn only one of the degrees, all the regular requirements for that degree program must be fulfilled.

The admissions file is self-managed by the applicant. The applicant is responsible for collecting all of the pertinent documents necessary for the application, and sending a completed application packet to the Office of Graduate Admissions, Smyth Hall, Room 244. This self-managed system assures the applicant that upon submission of his/her application materials prior to the admission deadline, the admissions file is complete and the applicant will be considered for admission. The Admissions Committees review only completed admissions files following the admission deadline. (Please refer to deadlines for application materials.) An admissions decision will be communicated to the applicant by official letter from the Director of Graduate Admissions. An enrollment deposit is required for applicants admitted to a graduate program with the intent to enroll. The deposit is applied to the first semester’s tuition.

Any applicant for a program leading to teacher certification who holds a bachelor’s degree from a college or university outside the United States or Canada must have his/her transcript(s) evaluated by the New York State Bureau of Teacher Certification and Evaluation; completion of this process is considered a provision of admission because it may take six months to complete this process.