The master's degree in Human Resource Development (HRD) with an emphasis in Health Profession Education (HPE) at the University of Illinois is designed for individuals interested in HRD within clinical healthcare settings. The program emphasizes training and development, organizational development, curriculum design and leadership development. The program is offered in collaboration with the Department of Medical Education at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield.
Delivery Method:
All course instruction will be online via the Internet, allowing students great flexibility in scheduling their learning. Each course includes a time each week when students will be required to participate in live online class sessions. Students are part of a cohort and enroll in one course per 10-week term, in addition to completing an applied integrative project.
Classes offered on:
Nights
Weekends
Daytime
Self-paced
Credit options for courses within the program:
Degree seeking (admitted to a degree program)
Non-degree seeking (students not admitted to a degree program at the time of the course)
Non-credit/Audit
Number of Required Campus Visits: 0
Enrollment Type:
Students are part of a cohort and enroll in one course per 10-week term, in addition to completing an applied capstone project. This schedule allows students in the cohort to complete their degrees in two years.
Total Number of Credit Hours:
This program will award a Master of Education (Ed.M.) degree after the completion of 36 credit hours (eight 4-hour courses and two 2-hour courses).
Tuition/Program Costs:
The current tuition rate for each 4-hour course is $1816 (USD) and $908 for 2-hour courses. Note that reading materials are not included in this amount. The tuition rate is the same for in-state, out-of-state, and international students. The cost for future courses is subject to moderate changes in accordance with the actions of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees.
Admission Requirement(s):
Please refer to the College of Education's admissions information.
Application Deadline:
September 1 (for January start); March 1 (for July start)
Departmental Program Website: www.hre.uiuc.edu/online
Program Contact(s): Department of Human Resource Education
351 Education Building
1310 South Sixth Street
Champaign, IL 61820 USA
E-mail (admissions questions):
hre@uiuc.edu E-mail (program questions):
hreonline@uiuc.edu Phone: 1-800-252-1360 ext. 3-0807
For international calls: 1 217 333-0807