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sequencing of courses as there are advanced courses that require certain
prerequisites. Thirty-nine credit hours (13 courses) must be completed to meet
the degree requirement.

The Mission and Goals of the Human Resource Development Program
The Human Resource Development (HRD) program is designed to exemplify the
highest standard of facilitating a learning process that enhances the skills,
knowledge, and behaviors of the student population so they are able to compete
professionally in an effective manner as an HRD practitioner. Thus, the goals of
the HRD program are to:

1. Model exemplary practices that create a supportive
environment in which the social, emotional, cognitive and
physical needs of students are met in order to assure that
they become effective practitioners in the field of HRD;
2. Provide practicum sites in which students have
opportunities to apply human resource development
practices, implement and evaluate innovative ideas, and
demonstrate their abilities as practitioners;
3. Provide students with an andragogical knowledge base
grounded in theoretical and scientific research, allowing the
student to apply principles and practices of human resource
development; develop, design, implement, and evaluate
appropriate training in classrooms and organizational
settings using a variety of instructional strategies and media;
4. Ensure that students have an experiential, participatory
education for the purpose of enabling them to increase their
knowledge and express their intellectual abilities through
the practical application of their knowledge in the human
resource development profession;
5. Foster the individual professional growth of HRD
practitioners through collaborative exploration,
development, and application of the knowledge based on
exemplary practices and field experience locally and
internationally; and
6. Work with students throughout the program to ensure that
assessments, research projects, and feedback support their
individual professional growth.

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