General Approach
For more than a quarter century, Seton Hall University has afforded qualified law enforcement officers, criminal justice professionals and government employees at the federal, state, county and municipal levels the opportunity to earn a Master of Arts degree in Human Resource Training and Development. Through the years, Seton Hall's program has evolved to encompass an emphasis on the development of leadership, management and policy skills as well.  As a result, the University has become a preferred source for graduate studies for the New Jersey State Police, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and numerous other organizations.

Seton Hall's curriculum emphasizes effective management and supervision techniques and the use of state-of-the-art information technologies.  It enables students to develop a multitude of skills and strengthens their ability to manage every organization's most valuable asset -- people.

Coursework
The M.A. program provides a challenging and unique curriculum, delivered online sequentially, and is completed over 36 credit hours (6 semesters).  It embraces theoretical, as well as contemporary practical applications of dynamic law enforcement leadership as outlined in the following course descriptions:

HRTD 8891 Directed Research
Presents research methodology and procedures in educational administration and supervision.  Students develop a research project with the guidance of the professor.  3 credits

ELMP 7772 Leadership Dynamics: Analysis of Supervisory Behavior
Leadership traits, strategies and techniques used by administrators and supervisors to implement changes in our system of observation and evaluation.  Theories, research results, clinical supervisory techniques and methods for humanely observing teaching practices, monitoring supervisory performance and evaluating in-service, internships and field experiences to improve instruction and reduce grievances, and as aligned to current ISLCC and NCATA standards.  3 credits

EDST 7310 Ethical Foundations
Justice and the universal natural law as related to every aspect of education.  Discussions focus on the most significant and fundamental moral issues in education today.  3 credits

HRTD 6501 Introduction to Human Resources Development
Key concepts and principles of human resources training and development field.  Topics might include the foundation and evolution of HRTD, the ethical and philosophical issues associated with human resources training and development and the role of the HRTD professional in the organization.  3 credits

HRTD 6502 Adult Learning
Theories of adult development and learning with emphasis on implications of design and delivery of human resource development programs in organizational environments.  3 credits

HRTD 6503 Design and Evaluation of Human Resources Development Programs
Theory and practice of program design and evaluation applied to the organization.  Special attention to integration of design and evaluation processes, evaluation strategies, measuring results, assessing return on training investment and the role of design and evaluation in securing management support for the HRTD function.  3 credits

ELMP 6664 Current Legal Issues
Current trends in public bargaining; a review of discrimination for reasons of sex, age, disabilities and more; current issues and other current legal issues in funding of public education, teacher, student and parental rights; Sunshine Law issues; insurance issues an other current legal issues in publication, as aligned to current ISLCC and NCATE standards.  3 credits

ELMP 6667 Personnel Administration
Current perspectives of the personnel administration function, including recruitment, selection,job orientation, appraisal and development processes.  Personnel security matters covering employee and administrative compensation; collective bargaining and job continuity extended from the initial selection and development aspects.  3 credits

HRTD 6505 Performance Improvement Strategies
Instruction is one means of improving human performance.  When performance problems have causes other than skills and knowledge deficiencies, other means are necessary.  Students in this course will learn how and when to use non-training and reward systems, work place design and job design.  Students should apply design improvement applications of their choice.  3 credits

ELMP 6764  Principles of Public Sector Bargaining
Introduction to the phenomenon of collective bargaining in the public sector.  Broad overview of the fundamentals of the process.  3 credits

ELMP 6765  Policy Analysis in Administration
Emphasis on the process of educational policy analysis, decision-making and implementation.  Analysis of alternative explanations of the process of decision making at the local, state and federal levels.  Political and economic theory; other core areas incorporated into a multidisciplinary approach to policy analysis, and as aligned to current ISLCC and NCATE standards.  3 credits

HRTD 7100  Selected Topics in Human Resources Training and Development
Provides students and faculty with the opportunity to work collaboratively in studying indepth a current or special topic in the area of administration or human resources training and development.  3 credits

Total: 36 credits

* Depending on the program, six graduate credits for graduate courses taken at other accredited institutions may be transferred depending on the currency and relevancy of the courses to the program being pursued. The credits may not have been applied toward a prior master’s degree.