Join a Strong Community
The Strategic Human Resource Management Program is part of a strong and connected community. Faculty, students, and alumni believe that HR perspectives and analyses are fundamental to solid strategic decision-making. Members share a commitment to seeing HR play a role in organizational success and to the advancement of the HR profession.
The program in Strategic HRM is one of the twelve focused career specializations in Wisconsin MBA. Officially founded in 2005, the program has its roots in the former UW Industrial Relations Institute as well as in the Wisconsin School of Business General Management MBA. Today’s Strategic HRM students are able to draw on this history to connect with professionals from human resources and industrial relations both during their time in the program and throughout their careers.
Faculty Profiles
Strategic Human Resource Management students are taught by world-class faculty.
Alumni Profiles
Graduates of the Strategic Human Resource Management Program are off to a fast start in their careers.
MBA Learning Environment
The Grainger Hall East Wing is the new home of the Wisconsin MBA. The $40.5 million addition provides space for each of the MBA career specializations and offers centralized resources for students, including state-of-the-art classrooms, breakout rooms and a unique multi-purpose Plenary Room. The warm and welcoming environment was designed to meet or exceed today’s standards for sustainability.