• On-Campus Component
    No
  • Cost
    $961 (resident and nonresident)
  • Total Credits
    33
  • Credential
    Graduate Degree
  • Admission GPA
    2.8
  • Application Deadlines
    Summer: March 1 | Fall: May 15 | Spring: November 1
  • Campus
    Twin Cities
  • College
    College of Education and Human Development
  • Department
    Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development

The Master of Learning and Talent Development (MLTD) is an online, asynchronous graduate degree that will prepare you to lead training and development in organizations, assess when various development strategies are needed, and implement and evaluate solutions for organizational change.

The structure is flexible, allowing students to plan their coursework to best fit their other work and life commitments.

Courses

MLTD consists of 11 courses (33 credits):

  • Introduction to Human Resource Development
  • Strategic Human Resource Development
  • Evaluation in Human Resource Development
  • Organization Development
  • Training and Development
  • Instructional Design for E-Learning
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Leadership Training
  • Strategies for Teaching Adults
  • Consulting for Organizational Change
  • Introduction to Applied Research

What you will gain with the MLTD Degree

In the MLTD program, you will become part of a community of learners with diverse backgrounds. You will learn highly applicable content and develop skills relevant to your work. You will gain the capacity to:

  • Hone your strategic vision and design HR strategies aligned with organizational goals.
  • Assess and distill the necessary skills and knowledge needed in organizations;
  • Design and implement training & development initiatives to foster learning and support organizational change;
  • Design and implement programs to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace;
  • Explore and develop soft skills needed by leaders, such as effective emotional intelligence, proactive social awareness, and relationship management; and
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of training, leadership, and organization development programs.