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Admission to Master’s and Doctoral Programs
Online Education
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Student Financial Aid
Services Related to the Office of the Registrar
Support Services and Student Life
Study Modalities and Learning Experiences
International Student Mobility Program (ISMP)
Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirements for Professional Certificates, Master’s and Doctoral Programs
Academic Norms for Master’s Programs and Professional Certificates
Academic Norms for Doctoral Programs
Graduation and Diplomas
Academic Norms of Compliance
Graduate Academic Offerings
Programs of Study: Masters-and-Doctoral-Programs-and-Professional-Certificates
- Anesthesia (MS)
- Applied Mathematics (MA)
- Applied Technology in Operations and Global Logistics (DS)
- Autism (Post Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Biology (MS)
- Biotechnology (MS)
- Business Administration (MBA)
  - Business Administration (MBA) Requirements
  - General Program
  - Specialization in Accounting
  - Specialization in Finance
  - Specialization in Health Services
  - Specialization in Human Resources
  - Specialization in Industrial Management
  - Specialization in Managerial Information Systems
  - Specialization in Marketing
  - Specialization in Social Entrepreneurship
  - Specialization in Tourism
  - Minor Specialization in Business Management and Compliance
  - Minor Specialization in CPA Track
  - Minor Specialization in Economic and Social Dimensions of Globalization
  - Minor Specialization in Knowledge Management
- Business Administration for Executives (MBA)
- Business and Entrepreneurial Education (MA)
- Clinical Social Work (DSW)
- Clinical Social Work (Post Master Degree Professional Certificate)
- Computer Science (MS)
- Computer Science with Specialization in Networks and Security (MS)
- Criminal Justice (MA)
- Crisis Intervention (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Cyber Security (Post Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Databases (MS)
- Database Technology and Administration (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Digital Marketing and Electronic Commerce (MBA)
- Distribution and Global Logistics (MS)
- Economic Crimes Research (MA)
- Education (MA, MEd and EdD)
- Education in Autism Spectrum Disorder (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Education in Diabetes (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Educational Computing (MA)
- Educational Neuroscience (MA)
- Entrepreneurial and Managerial Development (PhD)
- Environmental Health and Toxicology (Post Baccalaureate Professional Certificate)
- Environmental Science (MS)
- Family Counseling (Post Master Degree Professional Certificate)
- Finance (DBA)
- Fine Arts (MFA)
- Gerontology (MS)
- Government and Public Policy (MA)
- History (MA, PhD and Combined Program)
- Human Resources Management in International Level (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Information Security (MS)
- Information Security in Computer Forensics (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Instructional Design and Multimedia (MS)
- Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Gerontology (MA)
- Professional Certificate in Interdisciplinary Gerontology (Post-Bachelor)
- International Biotechnology (PhD)
- International Business (MIB)
- International Business Administration (MIBA)
- International Business Intelligence (MS)
- Labor Relations (MA)
- Post-Master Professional Certificate in Loss and Grief Intervention
- Management and Legal Affairs (MML)
- Marketing and Graphic Design (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Mechanical Engineering (MS and ME)
- Molecular Microbiology (MS)
- Music (MM)
- Music Education (MA) - Metropolitan Campus
- Music Education (MA) - San Germán Campus
- Musical Education (DMA)
- Nursing (MSN)
- Practical Nursing Anesthesia (DNAP)
- Open Information Computer Systems (MS)
- Organizational Change Leadership (MS)
- Organizational Communication (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Psychological Counseling with Specialization in Family (MS)
- Psychology (MA)
- Psychology (PsyD)
- Public Health (MS)
- Religious Education (MA)
- Research Methods (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Research Methods (Advanced Interdisciplinary Post Master Professional Certificate)
- Second Language Research (PhD)
- Service Operations Management (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Sign Language Interpretation (Post Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Social Work (MSW)
- Speech-Language Pathology (MS)
- Strategic Marketing (MS)
- Teaching of English as a Second Language (MA)
- Technology and Administration of Data Banks (Post-Bachelor Professional Certificate)
- Theology (PhD)
- University Teaching (MA)
- Wound and Skin Care (Post Bachelor Professional Certificate)
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Specialization in Human Resources

Competencies Profile of Graduates for the Specialization in Human Resource

The Master in Business Administration (MBA) with a specialization in Human Resources is designed to develop skills that enable students to:

Knowledge

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

human resources practices related to the analysis and design of work, the recruitment and selection, training and development, performance evaluation, the compensation and relations with employees, considering their involvement in the strategic administration of organizations.
the main theories of human behavior associated with the environment organizations and their involvement in the management of human resources.
the legal framework, as well as of the different regulations and bylaws associated with the practices of human resources both domestically and internationally.

Skills

Implement effective human resource management strategies to the solution of problems considering the dynamics of the changing environment around organizations.
Integrate different human resource practices with a strategic approach and considering the development of competitive advantages.
Develop a strategic approach to decision making supported by research and avant-garde technologies applied to the human resource management field.

Attitudes

Demonstrate commitment to values, and ethical and moral principles with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion.
Demonstrate a professional attitude towards teamwork as an effective means of solving problems related to the management of human resources.

Requirement for the Specialization in Human Resources - 15 credits

Required Courses - 6 credits

BADM 6070	Human Resources Management	3
BADM 697C	Integration Seminar in Research and Consulting in Human Resources	3

Three courses selected from following:

BADM 6020	Training and Development of the Human Resource	3
BADM 6080	Administration of Compensation and Benefits	3
BADM 6090	Supervision and Leadership	3
BADM 6910	Practicum in Human Resources	3
LARE 5010	Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining Legislation	3
LARE 5400	Labor Law and Labor Relations	3