石溪大学的人力资源管理硕士学位课程为专业人士发展其进入该领域或促进其职业所需的技能提供了所需的学术准备。为了发挥作用，当今的人力资源专业人员必须具备广泛的知识和特定的能力，才能使人力资源职能与组织目标保持一致。拥有30个学分的科学硕士课程将理论与实践融为一体，其特色是由各自领域的领导者的从业学者进行授课。该计划完全符合人力资源专业人士协会-人力资源管理协会制定的当前教育标准。学生可以选择全日制或非全日制学习。全日制学生可以在一年（包括夏季）内完成课程，非全日制学生可以在短短两年内完成课程。
The Master of Science in Human Resource Management program consists of 10 three-credit courses as outlined below. The curriculum has been updated and refined to align with standards established by the Society for Human Resource Management. This program was updated in Fall 2015, continuing students may choose to follow this new program or they may fulfill degree requirements by using a combination of courses from the new program and the legacy HRM. Although not required, students may choose to gain field experience by completing a one-credit internship practicum over and above the requirements for the Master of Science degree. The internship course ( HRM 585) requires a minimum of 45 hours of work in a setting that is outside of the student's current area of employment. Students must obtain approval from the faculty director to enroll in this S/U graded course. At the conclusion of the term, an Internship Project Requirement (Work Report) must be submitted to and approved by the faculty advisor who is mentoring and supervising the student's experience.