Master of Arts Programs in WHRE
The master of arts in work and human resource education
degree, offered through the University
of Minnesota Graduate School, emphasizes research and theory
culminating in a written thesis or extensive research project.
Students may choose to pursue Plan A (thesis) or Plan B
(substitutes additional coursework and special projects for
thesis) to earn their M.A. degree. Under Plan B, a minimum of 30
to 34 semester hours is required (depending on specialization).
While an M.A. can be completed in as little as three semesters,
the Graduate School allows up to seven years for degree
completion. It is possible for a student to complete an M.A.
program entirely through summer registration in the Graduate
School.
The master's degree is awarded in recognition of academic
accomplishment as demonstrated by a coherent program of
coursework, passing of the required examinations, and
preparation of a thesis or projects.
This program offers specializations in
Objectives of the M.A. Program
M.A. students, as future work and human resource
education professionals, are expected to plan programs of study
and related experiences to develop, apply, analyze, synthesize,
and evaluate knowledge of
- the purposes, practices, issues, and problems of work
and human resource education;
- the contexts within which work and human resource
education exists such as the social, economic, historical,
philosophical, political, cultural, educational,
technological, and psychological contexts;
- the purposes, practices, issues, and problems for a
particular professional role related to work and human
resource education; and
- the modes of research to contribute to the knowledge
base in the areas of specialization.
Students must not only possess the knowledge described above,
but also they must demonstrate the ability to conceptualize and
to show leadership capacity.
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