MS Human and Organization Performance Effectiveness (Flex) at University of Kansas

Programme overview

A competency-based version of the HOPE master's offered through Jayhawk Flex, preparing leaders to assess organizational challenges, design interventions and measure strategy effectiveness.

Faculty: School of Professional Studies | Duration: 30 credit hours (30 one-hour courses) | Study mode: online | Location: Lawrence, KS, United States

What you will study

Thirty one-credit HU-C courses covering performance frameworks, training design, communication, employee selection and development, motivation, organizational culture, change, strategic planning, performance measurement, process improvement and a three-part capstone.

Career pathways

Relevant to training and development, industrial relations, HR management, performance management, process improvement and strategic management.

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Application information

Entry requirements

In addition to all University requirements for admission to graduate studies, admission to the MS in Human and Organization Performance Effectiveness requires: A cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better, from a regionally accredited institution. An applicant with a cumulative undergraduate GPA less than 3.0 may be considered for admission upon review of overall credentials. A resume. A statement of purpose outlining your goals and how these goals could be satisfied by studying human organizational performance, maximum of three pages. These are the admission requirements in place at the time this catalog content was published.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms follow the KU academic calendar; the application for first-year and transfer students is submitted through the KU application portal (go2.ku.edu). The fall freshman scholarship deadline is Dec. 1, the FAFSA priority deadline is Feb. 1 and the fall transfer scholarship deadline is Aug. 1.

Graduate application fee: $65 domestic degree-seeking, $100 international degree-seeking, $40 certificate-seeking and non-degree-seeking; waivers available. Requirements and deadlines are set by each programme. Apply through the KU graduate application system (KU Graduate for Lawrence, Edwards and Online programmes; KU Medical Center for KUMC programmes).

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