Master of Science in Human Resources Management

at Northeastern University - Boston Campus USA

The Master of Professional Studies in Digital Media-Connect is designed for students seeking a career change into digital media. The STEM-designated program offers you core courses in visual communications, programming foundations, and web creation to provide the underpinning for expertise as you gain the essential knowledge required for the main Master of Professional Studies in Digital Media curriculum. With concentrations in 3D animation, game design, digital video, social media, digital media management, and interactive design, you’ll be able to focus your studies on what interests you most. For your final capstone project, you’ll work with a faculty advisor or a small, focused team to channel your passion into a project that provides tangible evidence of your new skills and abilities.

Determining the usability, reliability, privacy, and security of information is crucial to today's technology-driven information society. Our Master of Professional Studies in Informatics prepares you to lead the design and application of how human beings interact with information technology - a skillset in high demand across many industries. From learning knowledge and skills to design, develop, implement, and manage information systems and applications, this program combines theory and practical experience so you can hone your technical expertise working on real-world problems. You'll also work with cutting-edge software and programming languages and examine concepts, architectures, standards, and security models for digital networks. Choose a concentration from disciplines like information security management, cloud computing, data analytics, user-centered design. Learn to effectively manage projects on any scale, while you develop an interdisciplinary approach to research and analysis.

The Master of Professional Studies in Analytics trains you to discover, interpret, and effectively communicate data to help organizations make informed decisions. Focused on skills you can readily apply on the job, our program will build your knowledge of statistics and mathematics, analytics systems technology, business intelligence, business process management, analytics agility, data leadership and governance, and policy and ethics. You'll have the opportunity to work with a sponsoring organization to expand your professional network and get hands-on experience in everything from data extraction to the translation and implementation of data analysis. In the process, you’ll explore the implications of analytics on a local, national, and global scale, learn to defend ideas with data, and build a portfolio to showcase your skills.

The Master of Science in Project Management prepares you to drive innovation in your organization by giving you the skills and tools to effectively lead volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous projects from inception to completion in global markets. Accredited by the Project Management Institute’s Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs (GAC), our curriculum has a two-pronged approach that provides the foundational knowledge of scientific-based project management tools, organizational strategies, and theoretical concepts, coupled with the opportunity to deepen subject matter expertise through targeted concentration work and innovative project management concepts.

Determining the usability, reliability, privacy, and security of information is crucial to today's technology-driven information society. Our Master of Professional Studies in Informatics prepares you to lead the design and application of how human beings interact with information technology - a skillset in high demand across many industries. From learning knowledge and skills to design, develop, implement, and manage information systems and applications, this program combines theory and practical experience so you can hone your technical expertise working on real-world problems. You'll also work with cutting-edge software and programming languages and examine concepts, architectures, standards, and security models for digital networks. Choose a concentration from disciplines like information security management, cloud computing, data analytics, user-centered design. Learn to effectively manage projects on any scale, while you develop an interdisciplinary approach to research and analysis.

In this program, you’ll take a multi-disciplinary approach to learning, creating well-rounded and sought-after innovators primed to utilize data and AI to inform domain-specific business decisions. Combining the disciplines of applied machine learning and artificial intelligence, data management, data analysis, and data visualization, a Master of Professional Studies in Applied Machine Intelligence teaches you to solve business problems within the rapidly growing field of artificial intelligence.

The diverse concentrations of healthcare, finance, human resources, and business ventures are a direct reflection of the AI value potential in these categories. Our program empowers students to apply AI models and algorithms to a chosen industry and focuses on the interpretation, operationalization, contextualization, and implementation of AI.

With a modular curriculum, you can easily customize your learning activities and experiences across multiple contexts both online and on-ground. Plus, you can earn your degree in less than two years.

In an uncertain world, homeland security professionals must be equipped to meet diverse challenges. Whether you’re ready to launch a new career or looking to advance within your current profession, the Master of Arts in Homeland Security will prepare you for the next big step. With a whole-of-government approach emphasizing the role private sector partnerships play in national security, our program gives you the tools for success. You’ll gain skills you can apply immediately, including leadership, emergency planning and management, expertise in verbal and written communication, and the critical-thinking abilities to make timely, well-reasoned judgments. Additionally, you will have access to Northeastern’ s internationally renowned experiential opportunities including Coop, and experientially based capstone courses. With concentrations, you’ll have the freedom to choose your focus as you absorb the core elements of advanced study in this fast-growing field.

Our Master of Science in Organizational Leadership prepares you to meet the evolving challenges of today's world by helping you cultivate a personal leadership philosophy.

As the workforce continues to diversify, leadership tasks and responsibilities have become more complex. Leveraging students' interdisciplinary backgrounds, this program combines real-world lessons with an experience-driven learning approach to build and strengthen your leadership capabilities to cultivate, lead, manage, and inspire teams.

You can focus your studies through one of six concentrations, including our new coaching concentration. In your classrooms, you’ll learn from faculty experts who bring a wide array of experiences from careers in business consulting, executive coaching, the U.S. military, and more. And you’ll join an alumni network of more than 1,900 leadership professionals who work at renowned organizations such as Massachusetts General Hospital, Bank of America, the Mayo Clinic, and national universities.

The Master of Professional Studies in Digital Media-Connect is designed for students seeking a career change into digital media. The STEM-designated program offers you core courses in visual communications, programming foundations, and web creation to provide the underpinning for expertise as you gain the essential knowledge required for the main Master of Professional Studies in Digital Media curriculum. With concentrations in 3D animation, game design, digital video, social media, digital media management, and interactive design, you’ll be able to focus your studies on what interests you most. For your final capstone project, you’ll work with a faculty advisor or a small, focused team to channel your passion into a project that provides tangible evidence of your new skills and abilities.

The Master of Science in Global Studies and International Relations is an interdisciplinary degree that will prepare you to meet the challenges of globalization. Classes focus on the work you would do in the field such as analyzing the investment portfolios of developing nations, managing crises, and crafting speeches for embassy officials. You'll narrow your study to one of five concentrations and choose one of six major world regions as your focus, working with our distinguished faculty of policymakers, diplomats, and global educators as you prepare to step onto the world stage. Participate in the Diplomacy Lab and explore real-world challenges while contributing to the policy-making process in conjunction with the U.S. State Department.  If you choose our optional International Field Study Experience, you'll serve abroad as a consultant for a global organization as it works to solve a real-world business challenge.