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Master of Science in Human Resource Management/Master of Business Administration Joint Degree Program
The Department of Management & International Business and the Alvah H. Chapman Jr. Graduate School of Business at Florida International University have a joint degree program culminating in both a Master of Business Administration degree (MBA), and a Master of Science in Human Resource Management (MSHRM). This joint degree would follow the same structure that was established by the two dual degrees currently approved by the University, that is, the MSF/MBA and MSMIS/MBA Programs. Under the joint degree program, a student can obtain both degrees in significantly less time than it would take to obtain both degrees if pursued consecutively. The joint degree program will use existing faculty, courses, and resources. Important criteria relating to the joint degree program are as follows:
- Candidates to the joint degree program must meet the entrance requirements established by each individual program. Candidates must indicate on the joint degree student contract the intention to pursue both programs. Students deciding to pursue the joint degree option after having been admitted to one program will indicate this intention by completing the request to enter a joint degree program.
- Applications for a joint degree will not be accepted from candidates who have already completed either degree. MBA or MSHRM students must apply and be admitted no later than the second to last semester in which they are expected to complete their original degree requirements.
- Candidates must satisfy all requirements for each degree:
To obtain the MSHRM degree, the student will be required to take twelve (12) 3-credit HR courses. This includes the existing HR Strategy course (MAN 6385) – which can replace the Strategic Management course in the core MBA curriculum (MAN 6726) – plus eleven HR courses from the MSHRM program, for a total of 36 credit hours. Four of these eleven MSHRM courses will be used to satisfy the elective requirements of the MBA program.
To obtain the MBA degree, the student will have to fulfill all the MBA program requirements, that is, three prerequisites (9 credits unless waived), four one-credit seminars, ten 3-credit core courses and four 3-credit electives, for a total of 46-55 credits depending on prerequisites.
Two degrees will have five common courses. All courses transferred between degrees must be completed with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. MSHRM courses transferred to meet MBA elective credit must be 6000 level courses approved by the University Curriculum Committee. Directors of the MBA and MSHRM degree programs may adjust these exact course requirements as a result of future changes to the MBA or MSHRM curriculums.
- Joint degree candidates will not receive either degree until all requirements for both programs have been satisfied. Students deciding against completing a second degree must satisfy all degree requirements for the first program as if the student had never been a joint degree candidate.
- With the joint degree program students will take a total of 67-76 credit hours (depending on prerequisites) to get both degrees. Without the joint degree program students would need to take 82-91 credits hours (depending on prerequisites) to get both degrees. Thus, MBA students who have taken twelve credits of MSHRM common courses may obtain an MSHRM degree with an additional 21 credits. MSHRM students who have taken three credits of an MBA core MSHRM course may obtain an MBA degree with only 40 credits.
For more information, contact the appropriate academic department or program manager.
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