Graduate School for Professionals

	THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK America’s Largest AACSB Accredited Business School

Founded in 1847, Baruch College, The City University of New York is America's largest AACSB accredited business school. AACSB Accreditation is the hallmark of an internationally recognized education exclusively reserved for the best graduate schools in the world. As of December 2008, only 560 universities hold the prestigious AACSB business accreditation which includes the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU). When you join Baruch College, you tapped on an international network of over 100,000 alumni which includes 12 Nobel Laureate winners, one of the highest among public university worldwide.

EXECUTIVE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN GLOBAL LEADERSHIP & HUMAN RESOURCES

In a trend sweeping across the world, human resources are now widely regarded as a vital source of competitive advantage and hold a strategic role in the strategy formulation. There is also greater awareness that distinctive competencies are obtained through highly developed employee skills, organizational cultures, management processes and systems.

HR leaders are becoming strategic partners, particularly in the process of strategy formulation, policies formation and human capital development. Widely regarded as the pre-eminent HR and Global Leadership program in Asia, the Executive Master of Science in HR & Global Leadership program is design for professionals who seek to harness the power of human capital, talent management and leadership development.

OVER 100,000 INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI

“There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. Dr Nelson Mandela Former South Africa President & Nobel Laureate, CUNY Alumni

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION

The program is closely aligned with industry practice and is recognized internationally by international Professional bodies including Academy of Management and Society for Human Resource Management, the world’s largest professional association devoted to human resource management represents more than 225,000 individual members in over 125 countries

Graduates of EMSc IOP & HR program will be eligible to apply as “International Affiliate” members into Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, (SIOP) Division 14 of the American Psychological Association

Key Benefits of Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Memberships

• Subscriptions to keep you up-to-date with the latest issues facing the I-O profession
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice (IOP), the official quarterly journal of I-O psychology
  • The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist (TIP), a quarterly news publication
  • Newsbriefs, a monthly e-newsletter
• Networking and visibility opportunities to expand your reach and contacts in the field:
  • SIOP Annual Conference and Leading Edge Consortium
  • Online Membership Directory
  • The SIOP Exchange (I-O blog)
  • Consultant Locator service*
  • Media Resources database*
  • Committee volunteer positions
• Financial incentives to help you further your career without breaking the bank:
  • Significant member savings on annual conference and workshop registration fees
  • 20% discount on most publications offered through the SIOP Store
  • A low subscription price for resumé postings on JobNet and the Placement Center
  • Grant, award, and scholarship funds exclusively available to SIOP members

Employment in Government Sector

Baruch College, The City University of New York is accredited by the Middle State Association of colleges and Schools, one of the 6 regional accreditation bodies from USA. For more information about recognition of US Universities , please refer to http://www.careers.gov.sg/Useful+Links/acredit.htm for more information

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

The program comprises of 10 courses which can be completed within 12 months on an executive delivery model.

4 CORE COURSES

• Staffing and Personnel Psychology (PSY 9796)
• Quantitative Methods for Human Resource Management and Business Decisions (STA 9708)
• Design of Psychological Research in Work Organizations I (PSY 9703)
• Design of Psychological Research in Work Organizations II (PSY9760)

5 ADVANCED COURSES

Advanced course focuses on how to measure the critical competencies required in the modern business world using state-of- the-art assessment methods to design and implement measures of important organizational variables and outcomes. Five advanced courses from the following list will be selected by the Department of Psychology, in consultation with International Executive Programs:

• Performance Assessment (PSY 9786)
• Leadership (PSY 9751)
• Training and Development (PSY 9786)
• Cross-Cultural Human Resources (PSY 9786)
• Motivation (PSY 9786)
• Teams and Groups Processes in Organizations (PSY 9786)
• Career Development (PSY 9786)
• Management of Diversity in Organizations (PSY 9786)
• Attitudes and Emotions in Organizations (PSY 9786)
• Organizational Development (PSY 9786)
• Applied Research Experience Part I and Part II (PSY 99001 & PSY 99002)

CAPSTONE COURSE

• Organizational Behavior and Theory (PSY 9797)

PROGRAM DELIVERY

Each course will be supported with 38 contact hours of face to face lectures by internationally renowned professors flown in from New York. The classes for each course are usually conducted in this manner over a 9-day period

	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
7-10pm	9-5pm	9-5pm					7-10pm	9-5pm	9-5pm
3hrs	8hrs	8hrs					3hrs	8hrs	8hrs

STUDENT'S TESTIMONIAL

Jessica Shevitz Rauch Major(s): Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Entrepreneurship Work Background: HR Recruitment, Coaching, and Training Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University Advice to Incoming Students… "Take advantage of the activities outside of the classroom. This will give you an opportunity to discuss what you are learning and bring the theories to the real world."

ADMISSION CRITIERA

Recent intake into the EMSF program includes participants from over 5 countries across ASEAN region, reflecting significant growth of the program across ASEAN. There are 2 admission period into the program annually: March and September. Please contact the program consultant for more information.

• A recognized undergraduate degree with minimum 3 years of work experience OR.
• A good diploma from a recognized institution plus minimum of 5 years management experience
• Mature candidates who have demonstrated exceptional professional or business achievements but who do not meet the above requirements may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Interested applicants are required to submit the following:

• Duly-completed application form
• Certified true copies of all education certificates and transcripts
• Application processing fee of S$200 (non-refundable)

FIND OUT MORE

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