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Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management

Total Credit Hours: 12 | Time to Completion: 10-15 months* | Tuition: $532 per credit hour**

A company or organization is only as strong as its people, and as a professional in the human resources field, you play a key role in ensuring that your organization hires the people who will serve it best. It's a role that's always valued and in-demand and is ideal if you're seeking an intersection of personal relations and business in your career.

An online graduate certificate in human resources from Husson University is designed to help you prepare for leadership roles in human resources. This program can be completed in just one year, and as a graduate, you will be qualified to plan, direct and coordinate human resources operations in organizations of all types. The comprehensive curriculum allows for customization so you can choose the courses that align with your ultimate career goals.

As you study, you'll take on coursework featuring relevant topics like organizational behavior, staffing, employment law, compensation and more. You will learn to connect a company’s goals with the talents of its employees to improve business outcomes and help your company succeed.

If you're aiming to further develop your skills in the human resources field or gain experience before pursuing your Master of Business Administration degree (MBA), the online human resources certificate can help you meet your goals. If you're a current Husson MBA student, you can also choose to add this certificate to your MBA concentration to specialize your studies.

So if you're a people person and want to put that to use in your career, then check out the course map below to see if this path is right for you. Or, you can contact an academic advisor or request more info.

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*Time to completion based on individual student course load **All rates subject to change

Course Map

HUMAN RESOURCES COURSES: (15 HOURS)

BA 641 Human Resource Management: 3

Choose four of the following:

BA 611 Organizational Behavior: 3
BA 642 Leadership in Business and Professions: 3
BA 741 Staffing & Selection: 3
BA 742 Training & Development: 3
BA 743 Compensation and Reward Management: 3
BA 751 Employee Benefits: 3
CJ 703 Labor and Employment Law: 3