Program Details
The HR Management Certificate program is designed for busy adults. We understand that students need to balance their career and family responsibilities along with their studies.
Program Structure
Students enrolled in certificate programs meet on campus each week for class. They register once for the entire program and focus on a single course at a time.
Here are a few highlights of the program format:
- Attend class 1 evening a week
- Complete the program in less than 1 year
- Meet on Bethel’s campus with ample free parking
- Study alongside a supportive group of busy adults who progress through the program together
- Learn from practitioner faculty
- Be evaluated primarily on written assignments, class discussions, projects, and small group participation
- Buy books through the online bookstore
Courses
Students engage in a variety of studies related to HR management from unpacking the complexities of benefits to digging into details of business law.
Sample courses include:
- Compensation
- Benefits
- Employment Law
- Talent Management for the New World of Work
- Organizational Development
- Employee Relations/Labor Relations
Skills Students Learn
Our students leave Bethel prepared for effective and compassionate service as HR professionals. Through the program they learn to:
- Recruit and develop an effective and diverse workforce
- Perform in the traditional areas of human resource management
- Collaborate within the organization to identify and implement human resource/business solutions
- Evaluate human resource issues through a lens of faith-based values
