Accelerated Online MBA – Human Resource Management

Essential Skills & Insights

Courses in the Lindenwood University Accelerated Online MBA Human Resource Management program prepare you to lead in a world where innovation and AI are reshaping every industry.

• Talent Acquisition & Workforce Staffing: Source top talent with data-driven, AI-assisted hiring.
• Employee Training & Development: Upskill teams through targeted, analytics-backed learning.
• Workforce Management & Labor Law: Optimize scheduling and compliance with policy-smart workflows.
• Retention & Rewards Strategies: Boost engagement with evidence-based incentives and recognition.
• Organizational Behavior & Change: Drive culture shifts using behavioral insights and change frameworks.

AI-Powered Learning, Real-World Impact

Our accelerated online programs integrate opportunities to engage with Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a powerful tool for learning and career preparation. Students apply AI in ways that build authentic skills and mirror how businesses are leveraging it across industries. We emphasize ethical and responsible use, ensuring that students develop the judgment to apply AI appropriately. This approach helps graduates enter the workforce with both technical knowledge and a clear understanding of AI’s role in their discipline.

Career Outlook

MBA in Human Resource Management

An MBA in Human Resource Management positions you for leadership opportunities across industries, combining people-focused strategy with future-ready business skills. Graduates are prepared for roles that influence culture, drive talent development, and shape organizational success. With the growing use of AI in HR, these positions are evolving to require not only strong leadership but also the ability to leverage data and technology for smarter decision-making.

• HR Specialists – Median salary: $72,910
  Support recruitment, onboarding, and employee relations with a focus on aligning people to organizational goals.
• HR Managers – Median salary: $140,030
  Lead HR teams, develop policies, oversee benefits, and manage workforce planning
• Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs) – Median salary: $159,000+
  Direct organizational culture, strategy, and talent pipelines, with higher total compensation in large companies.

Admissions Requirements

For admission to your Accelerated Online Human Resource Management MBA, simply complete the 2 step application process.

1. Complete the Graduate Admissions Online Application by visiting my.lindenwood.edu/register 
2. Request official transcripts from your undergraduate institution(s) showing a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
   
   Only transcripts with the final degree posted are required if you attended multiple institutions.
   
   Request your official transcript to be sent directly to Lindenwood University Accelerated Online via one of the methods below:
   • Electronically to: [email protected]
   • By Mail to:
     Lindenwood University Accelerated Online
     8205 S Priest Dr #11480 
     Tempe, AZ 85284
   • By Fax to: 480-393-1826

Curriculum Overview

Lindenwood University’s Accelerated Online MBA Human Resource Management program will prepare you to take on challenges in the field even before you earn your degree. You will gain advanced knowledge of talent acquisition, workforce staffing, employee training and development, workforce management and labor law, retention and talent rewards strategies, and organization behavior and change.

Foundation Coursework – 6 Credit Hours

Foundation courses are provided to support student readiness for MBA coursework and are required if students have not taken prior undergraduate courses:

Financial Accounting Concepts

This course is the examination of generally accepted accounting concepts and their influences upon the preparation, analysis, and use of financial statements and reports. It is designed for individuals entering the program without any academic background in accounting.

Statistics and Quantitative Analysis

This course consists of an examination of the application of statistical analysis in business and the use of quantitative techniques in managerial decision making. Topics include measures of central tendency, probability and distribution, sampling and statistical inference, techniques of statistical analysis, and modeling techniques.

Major Coursework – 15 Credit Hours

Managerial Accounting

Concepts and techniques for producing and using accounting information for management decisions will be examined in this course. Topics include cost behavior, break-even analysis, cost management systems, marketing/production decision models, capital, and operational budgeting. Prerequisite: ACCT 51010 or ACCT 21010.

Financial Policy

This course introduces the student to the major techniques of financial management. Topics will include financial markets and sources of financing, financial analysis, forecasting and planning, security valuation, cost of capital, capital budgeting, and capital structure. Prerequisite: ACCT 51010 or FIN 32000

Management Practices

In this course, students will study classical and modern management theories of organization; the functions of management; external and/or environmental aspects bearing on managerial responsibility; development of practical management policy as guides to managerial decision-making; and human aspects of management including motivation, workplace equity and demographic diversity. This course includes the use of case studies to apply theory through practice. Prerequisite: ENGL 17000 or EPB 50102

Business Policies and Strategies

This course is the capstone MBA offering, utilizing a top management perspective. Students explore the practices and problems that confront the modern business organization through business simulation studies or case study analysis. This course is to be taken during the student’s last term of the MBA program.

Marketing Principles and Issues

This course introduces students to the principles of marketing, the role of marketing in society and in organizations (for-profit and nonprofit), and the factors that influence marketing decision-making. Activities include the study of planning, pricing, promotion, and distribution of products and services to consumer and business markets. The course will increase students’ overall understanding of marketing as a business discipline; utilize systematic approaches to diagnosing and solving marketing problems and issues; and analyze and develop organization-wide marketing strategies as well as strategies for individual programs, services, or products.

Quantitative Coursework – 3 Credit Hours

Business Analytics

This course introduces business analytics, by providing an overview of ‘big data’, data analytics/business intelligence, as well as hands-on use of mainstream commercial data analytics toolsets. Applications will include sport management, marketing, purchasing, and finance oriented analyses. Students will also gain an understanding of data warehouses, data management, and web analytics. Prerequisite: MGMT 56070.

Human Resource Management Emphasis Coursework – 12 Credit Hours

To earn an MBA in Human Resource Management emphasis, you must complete a minimum of four elective courses from one business discipline and achieve a grade of B or better in each course, plus complete one additional MBA elective course. The MBA HRM emphasis courses include:

Strategic Human Resource Management

This course is an overview of human resource management and will include exploration of such topics as staffing, training and development, performance management, compensation, labor relations, and employment law, with a primary focus on strategic execution, which integrates HR programs and policies within the framework of an organization’s strategic direction.

Workforce Talent Development

This course introduces students to methods of employee training and to the role that employee training plays in organizational planning. Particular emphasis will be given to needs analysis, program design and delivery, training methods, learning theory, learning styles, and evaluation and testing.

Employment and Labor Law

This course examines basic law as applied to employment issues. Topics include equal employment, affirmative action, employment-at-will, constructive and unlawful discharge, wage and hours issues, mandatory benefits, safety and workers compensation, protected classes, disability issues, workplace accommodation, labor relations, and record keeping requirements.

Workforce Total Rewards

This course is an overview of compensation and benefits covering pay structures, pay systems, comparable worth, relationship between pay and performance, performance evaluation, internal and external equity, and legal issues. Prerequisite: HRM 56510.

Program Length Details

Lindenwood University’s (LU) Accelerated Online programs offer you choice and flexibility to support your education journey. Time to complete a master’s degree can vary based on course load, transfer credits, and individual pacing. You will tailor a course schedule that keeps you in the driver’s seat.

• Transfer Credit: LU allows 9 transfer credits toward a master’s degree and you can complete your degree in as few as 24 credits.
• Accelerated Courses: LU’s online programs offer 10 5-week terms per year. By enrolling in two courses per term, you can potentially begin and complete your master’s degree in 8 months.
• Frequent Start Dates: LU offers multiple start dates throughout the year so you can begin your studies when you are ready allowing you to graduate sooner.
• Personalized Degree Plan: LU academic advisors will work with you to tailor your degree plan to support your education goals while balancing your personal and professional responsibilities.