Human Resource Development

Preparing professional educators for leadership, development, and performance improvement in organizations.

Become a leader or manager of an agency, business, or, industry, and other organizational contexts. The M.S. in Human Resource Development (HRD) prepares organizational learning and performance professionals with high-demand management expertise in the human resource development discipline principles and practices of learning and development, performance improvement, strategic planning, and leadership.

The curriculum of this 30-credit master's degree is delivered fully online and can be completed in 18-24 months. The project-based coursework and research component address workplace problems with innovative, evidence-based HRD solutions.

For people teaching in Career and Technical Education fields, the M.S. HRD-CTE emphasis supports educators teaching industry trades and professions. This 30-credit master's degree is delivered fully online and can be completed in 18-24 months. 

The M.S. HRD is a Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) eligible for in-state tuition for member states. Are you eligible for WRGP reduced tuition? 

Graduation Requirements:

• Human Resource Development Core (12 credits)
  • OLP 6601 - HRD Literature for the Practitioner-Scholar (3)
  • OLP 6602 - Principles of HRD (3)
  • OLP 6621 - Theories of Adult Learning (3)
  • OLP 6661 - Performance Improvement (3)
• HRD Electives (12 credits)
  • Advisor Approved Electives (12)
• HRD-CTE Electives, for CTE Emphasis (12 credits)
  • CTE 5501 - Foundations of CTE (3)
  • CTE 5502 - Analysis and Course Construction in CTE (3)
  • CTE 5503 - Methods of Teaching in CTE (3)
  • CTE 5504 - Evaluation in CTE (3)
• Research Studies (6-12 credits)
  
  • Option 1: Thesis (9-12 credits; total degree 33 credit minimum)
  • Option 2: Field Research Project (6 credits; total degree 30 credit minimum)
  • Option 3: Capstone (7 credits; total degree 31 credit minimum)

ISU Catalog - Human Resource Development, M.S. 

ISU Catalog - Human Resource Development - CTE Option, M.S.