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Fundamentals of Human Resources Graduate Certificate

Program Highlights

  • 100% Online
  • 10 Credit Hours
  • Taught by acclaimed Daniels School of Business faculty 
  • Credit earned towards online MS/MBA degree
  • Graduate Certificate is an earned academic credential that enhances ROI

The Fundamentals of Human Resources Graduate Certificate provides students with an introduction to the skills central to human resources management and focuses on developing and empowering business-savvy human resource leaders for global organizations. The coursework combines human resources, organizational behavior and management courses to enhance your strategic decision-making skills. Upon successful completion of the certification, students will be able to comprehend basic decision-making processes and issues in various functional areas of OBHR and develop and utilize methods to identify salient information and trends in the OBHR field.

Applications are accepted for the Spring and Fall semesters only.

The Fundamentals of Human Resource Graduate Certificate program requires the completion of the outlined curriculum of 10 credit hours with at least a 2.70 GPA to receive the Fundamentals of Human Resource Graduate Certificate.

Required Courses
MGMT 65330 HR Strategy 2 crs.
MGMT 65460 Talent Acquisition 2 crs.
MGMT 65470 Talent Management 2 crs.
OBHR 68100 Managing Behavior in Organizations 2 crs.
MGMT 69000 Total Rewards 2 crs.

The Fundamentals of Human Resources Graduate Certificate can be completed in 3 semesters.

*Estimated plans of study listed below are not guaranteed. Completion time and course offerings are subject to change.

Fall Start: 3 Semesters
FALL MOD 1 MGMT 65330 HR Strategy
FALL MOD 2 OBHR 68100 Managing Behavior in Organizations
SPRING MOD 1 GAP
SPRING MOD 2 MGMT 65460 Talent Acquisition
SUMMER MOD 1 MGMT 69000 Total Rewards
SUMMER MOD 2 MGMT 65470 Talent Management



Spring Start: 3 Semesters
SPRING MOD 1 MGMT 65330 HR Strategy
SPRING MOD 2 MGMT 65460 Talent Acquisition
SUMMER MOD 1 MGMT 69000 Total Rewards
SUMMER MOD 2 MGMT 65470 Talent Management
FALL MOD 1 GAP
FALL MOD 2 OBHR 68100 Managing Behavior in Organizations

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