SCHOOL OF HUMAN

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

GRADUATE
PROGRAMS
Executive
Masters of
HRM
PhD in HRM

CANADA’S LEADER
IN HRM EDUCATION
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 Welcome to
Dedicated to human
the School of resource management
education, the School of
Human Resource HRM offers comprehensive
and unique HRM-focused
Management at programs.

York University We have the largest

undergraduate program
in Canada, and offer both
an Executive Masters in
HRM and a PhD in HRM.
Our programs provide a
bridge between science
and practice.

At the School of HRM,

you’ll further develop
your business and
HRM knowledge while
strengthening your
analytical and problem
solving skills.

Contents
3 MHRM Program
6 PhD Program
10 Faculty Bios

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SHRM MHRM Program

Why pursue your Learning at the

Executive Masters at School of HRM
the School of HRM? Classroom activities
incorporate a wide range of
teaching and learning
Targeted and convenient. The School of Human methodologies, such as:
Resource Management’s unique Executive • Lectures
Masters degree in HRM is designed specifically
• Case studies
to meet the needs of busy professionals from a
• Simulations
broad range of backgrounds. Classes convene
outside of traditional work hours. Each course is • Seminars
taught in an intensive format, offered over four • Independent & team practical
full-day sessions (Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays). research projects

Internationally recognized faculty. MHRM Our program includes innovative

students will learn from a team of internationally HR curriculum. MHRM students
recognized HR scholars. Our faculty share their will explore:
teaching and research expertise acquired from • Strategic HRM
top universities in Australia, Canada, China, • Organizational change
Europe, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the
• Training and development
United States.
• Strategic staffing
• Compensation
Collaborative. As a student of the MHRM
• International HRM
program, you will be exposed to state-of-the-
art HRM teaching by our faculty while working • Research methods
shoulder-to-shoulder with other HR executives
from Canada and abroad.
Students can explore
electives such as:

Flexible. Students may complete the program on • Career management

a full-time basis (within four academic terms) or a • Work-life balance
part-time basis (within eight academic terms). • Negotiations
• Labour and employment law

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 SHRM MHRM Program

Executive MHRM program journey

The Executive MHRM program at the School of HRM allows for
part-time or full-time study options

STRUCTURE FULL TIME PART TIME

COURSE • 2 courses per term • 1 course per term

LOAD • up to 3 terms per year • up to 3 terms per year

DURATION Approx. 1.5 years Approx. 2.5 years

OPTION 1 8 courses in total are required for completion

• 6 core courses
• 2 elective courses

OPTION 2 • 6 core required courses

• Major Research Paper (MRP)

MHRM • The MHRM degree equips graduates with new tools, knowledge,
skills, and professional and academic credentials to advance
career their careers.
outcomes • MHRM alumni have advanced into jobs with greater
responsibility and compensation.

• Our alumni network of HRM professionals serves as an invaluable

resource for professional connections and career growth.

Arman Zareyan
MHRM, 2012
Human Capital Consultant
Deloitte

Pursuing an MHRM over an MBA is a decision I wouldn’t change.

An MHRM provided me with a unique skill set, gave me sought-after
credentials, and set me apart from my peers graduating from other
programs. I learned from a remarkable faculty, who continue to support me.
The MHRM fortified my expertise in the workplace, and connected me with a
strong network that led to my most recent career opportunity.

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 Melanie
Laflamme
MHRM, 2011
Admissions Senior Vice President
Human Resources and
MHRM MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Organizational Development
YMCA
Academic Applicants must have an undergraduate
honours* (i.e., four-year) degree from a recog- The program equipped me with
nized university, with a minimum B+ average valuable knowledge of HR’s role
in the last two years of study. in strategy, which enabled me as
Preference is given to applicants with an a senior executive to contribute
undergraduate honours degree in human to the strategic direction of our
resource management, business/commerce, organization.
administrative studies, psychology, labour
studies, or sociology.

Professional Applicants must demonstrate a solid practical

experience HRM background or relevant work experience
that prepares them for advanced studies.

Motivation Applicants are assessed through online

& suitability application, resume, professional references.
for graduate
work in HR

English Foreign students are required to demonstrate

proficiency their English proficiency by meeting the
minimal standards on either the York English
Language Test (YELT), the Test of English as
a Foreign Language (TOEFL), and/or the
International English Language Testing
Service (IELTS).
For additional admissions information for
international students, please visit :
http://gradstudies.yorku.ca/prospective-
students/international-students/

For program fees and funding, please visit:

http://gradstudies.yorku.ca/current-students/student-
finances/funding-awards/

* Applicants who have completed a three-year undergraduate degree,

numerous HRM courses, and have HR work experience at a senior level may
also be considered for admission.

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 SHRM PhD Program

Why join the Life in the PhD

PhD program at the program:
School of HRM? • Study in small classes
(seminars) and form close
working relationships with
Impactful. The PhD program in Human Resource other students and faculty
Management at the School of HRM is designed to
• Engage in rigorous scholarly
prepare future academics who wish to conduct training to develop high-
impactful research and teach at major research-oriented quality research skills
institutions. Our students are exposed to major theories,
• Experience leading-edge
research methods, and work-related and organizational
research training
literature.
• Participate at academic
Engaging. You will study in a vibrant and intellectually conferences that provide
stimulating environment designed for those wishing opportunities for doctoral
to develop the skills necessary for a successful students to share ideas and
academic career. to network

Customized. As a PhD student you will work closely with • Receive the academic
guidance necessary to
faculty who share your research interests, are working
successfully complete the
on similar areas of research, or can provide a new
program in a timely manner.
perspective. Our diverse faculty members in HRM are
well known for their research and scholarly insights on a
wide range of topics.

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 Al-Karim
Samnani
PhD, 2013
Assistant Professor
Your academic Odette School of Business
future begins here… University of Windsor

The SHRM PhD program is designed to Faculty members in this program

are committed to seeing students
provide our graduates with the necessary
do well. They were very flexible
training to become successful researchers in allowing me to explore the re-
and educators at any major educational search topics and questions that
institution around the world. I was interested in. I believe that
the encouragement I received to
Our program is designed to provide get exposed to the publication
students with first-hand experience in: process played a meaningful
role in helping me prepare for a
• Co-authoring with SHRM faculty career as a scholar.

• Designing and conducting

independent research studies

• Producing and publishing

independent research

• Presenting at academic conferences &

developing networks of professional
relationships

• Teaching our diverse and vibrant

student body

Our graduates

86%
In an increasingly Our PhD graduates are an
complex global economy, extremely diverse group of
our PhD graduates are scholars from many cultures
ideally equipped to think and backgrounds, and are
of our graduates
in the last 3 years obtained
through the challenges of sought after by universities,
reputable tenure track
people management and government, and industry
academic positions in Canada,
contemporary business. worldwide.
the United States, and Europe.

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 SHRM PhD Program

The PhD program journey

Course Work
YEARS Study in small classes (seminars) and form close
working relationships with faculty.
1&2
Teaching Experience Engage in required teaching assistant work.

Ongoing Research Participate in writing/research and preparation

Experience for publication of manuscripts (i.e., your own
course work and collaborations with faculty
members/colleagues).

Summer RA-ships Work closely with faculty members on their

research projects.

YEAR 2 Summer Write comprehensive exams.

SUMMER
Dissertation Proposal Work on dissertation proposal preparation and
Year 3 defense.
YEARS
3 to 5 Dissertation Work/Data Collection and Defense
Years 4 – 5

Experience Participate in writing/research and preparation

of manuscripts for publication.

Teaching Experience Engage in teaching assistant work and obtain

some independent teaching experience.

Engage in ongoing research.

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 Jennifer A.
Harrison
Admissions PhD, 2015
Assistant Professor
PhD MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS NEOMA Business School

Academic The program is open to graduates with a The five years spent in the pro-
master’s degree from recognized universities. gram were well worth it in terms
Degree can be in HRM or in a related field, of both my personal and profes-
with a minimum B+ average. sional growth. I was given the
encouragement and autonomy
Candidates must demonstrate the capacity
to develop my own research
to undertake research in the field.
program. At the same time,
professional, financial, and social
Other All applicants must provide a Statement of resources were made available—
supporting Research Interests and three letters of
resources that I believe are essen-
documents reference.
tial to the successful completion
Short-listed candidates will be invited to and quality of a PhD degree.
attend an interview. When physical distance
poses a problem, interviews will be conduct-
ed via York’s teleconferencing facilities.

Motivation Applicants are assessed through online

& suitability application, essays, resume, professional
for graduate references, and interview.
work in HR

English Foreign students are required to

proficiency demonstrate their English proficiency by
meeting the minimal standards on either the
York English Language Test (YELT), the Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), and/
or the International English Language Testing
Service (IELTS).

For additional admissions information for

international students, please visit :
http://gradstudies.yorku.ca/prospective-
students/international-students/

For program fees and funding, please visit:

http://gradstudies.yorku.ca/current-students/student-finances/
funding-awards/

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 SHRM Faculty Bios

Marie-Hélène David Doorey Soosan D. Latham Jing Wang

Budworth Research/Teaching Expertise: Research/Teaching Expertise: Research/Teaching Expertise:
Research/Teaching Expertise: Labour and employment law, Cross cultural leadership Human resources and labour
Learning, motivation, and industrial relations, corporate and qualitative research
Degrees:
negotiations social responsibility, and legal methodologies
theory PhD University of Toronto
Degrees: Degrees: MILR Cornell University
Degrees: PhD University of Toronto
PhD Rotman School of BA Peking University
Management, The University PhD Osgoode Hall Law School MBA Iran Center for
of Toronto (Organizational LLM London School of Management Studies (ICMS)
Behaviour and Human Economics and Political BA Damavand College, Iran Christa Wilkin
Resource Management) Science
Research/ Teaching Expertise:
MEd Ontario Institute MIR University of Toronto
Lindie H. Liang Contingent workforce, work-
for Studies in Education, JD Osgoode Hall Law School
life policies, and employment
University of Toronto BA University of Toronto Research/Teaching Expertise: equity
(Counselling Psychology)
Leadership, self-regulation,
HBSc McMaster University Degrees:
emotions, and workplace
(Biology & Psychology) Mary Jo Ducharme aggression PhD McMaster University
(Organizational Behaviour and
Research/Teaching Expertise: Degrees: Human Resources)
Christopher Chan Research methods and PhD University of Waterloo MA McMaster University
selection (Psychology) (Work and Society, Labour
Research/Teaching Expertise:
Degrees: MA University of Waterloo Studies)
Cross cultural management, (Psychology)
PhD University of Guelph BCom Ryerson University
international human resource
(I/O Psychology) HBSc University of Toronto (Human Resources, Law)
management, and applied
MA Wilfrid Laurier University (Psychology, Linguistics, BDipl Seneca College
statistics
(Experimental Psychology) Spanish) (Management)
Degrees:
HBA University of Windsor
BCom Murdoch University, (Psychology)
Australia Kenneth J. McBey Jelena Zikic
MBus University of Notre Research/Teaching Expertise: Research/Teaching Expertise:
Dame Australia Souha R. Ezzedeen Leadership, staffing Career management &
PhD Murdoch University, Research/Teaching Expertise: organizations, and disaster & transitions, professional
Australia emergency management identity, diversity,
Work and family, gender, and
careers Degrees: communication, and
strategic HRM
Sabrina Deutsch Degrees: PhD Schulich School of
Salamon PhD School of Business, Business, York University Degrees:
George Washington University, MBA Schulich School of PhD Rotman School of
Research/Teaching Expertise: Business, York University Business, University of Toronto
Washington, DC
Organizational behaviour, BEd University of Toronto MSc London School of
MA American University of
organizational trust, Economics, UK
Beirut, Lebanon BA University of Toronto
citizenship, deviant
BA American University of (Hons. Political Economy) BSc University of Toronto
behaviours, and group
Beirut, Lebanon (Psychology & Italian
processes
language)
Degrees: Parbudyal Singh
PhD Sauder School of Len Karakowsky Research/Teaching Expertise:
Business, University of British Compensation and strategic
Research/Teaching Expertise:
Columbia (Organizational human resource management
Behavior) Organizational change, and
leadership development Degrees:
MA Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, Israel (Economics & Degrees: PhD Degroote School of
Business Administration) Business, McMaster University
PhD Rotman School of
BA Hebrew University of Business, University of Toronto MBA Odette School of
Jerusalem, Israel (Economics & Business, University of Windsor
MBA Schulich School of
Business Administration) Business, York University BA University of Guyana
BCom University of Toronto

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 Toronto Faith
Tull
The School of HRM at York University is
located in Toronto, Ontario—Canada’s MHRM, 2011
largest multi-cultural city. Chief People Officer
Randstad Canada
Indoor, outdoor, and all year-round,
Toronto has much to offer: international I’ve enjoyed four promotions since
festivals & cuisine, dynamic nightlife, completing my master’s and can cer-
rich history, and a vibrant arts and tainly attribute some of that success to
entertainment scene. the emphasis on strategic and factual
thinking learned during the program.
For the outdoor enthusiast, there’s I thoroughly enjoyed learning from a
much to explore. By foot, bike, or boat, mix of professors with real work experi-
there’s an expansive network of green ences as well as pure researchers. This
spaces, natural settings, and allowed me to decipher what could and
waterfront beaches. couldn’t work within the organizations
I served, as well as allowed me to draw
upon the skills and knowledge I
obtained.

Eric McCallum
MHRM, 2010
Vice President, Human Resources
Kinross Gold Corporation

My experience in the MHRM program gave me great

confidence in designing fact-based, practical solutions to
important real-world business challenges, which has helped
me advance my career. I highly recommend making this invest-
ment in yourself, which will help enhance HR’s reputation as a vital
business imperative.

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