Certificate in Human Resource Management Courses

A total of 18 credits must be taken for a Certificate in Human Resource Management. The certificate requires completion of five required courses and one elective course. Credits are listed in parentheses.

Required Courses

HRMA305 • Compensation (3)
Focus on the use of compensation to attract, retain, and motivate employees. Basic concepts and applications of compensation. Assignments and term project will center around a case study for which learners will develop a basic compensation program. Prerequisite: HRMA403.

HRMA307 • Benefits (3)
Benefit programs are typically the single greatest cost directly managed by the HR function. Benefit programs also have significant impact on the recruitment, retention, and motivation of employees. A wide range of benefit program designs, including an analysis of relative costs, value and relationship to business strategy are contained within this course. Prerequisite: HRMA403.

HRMA401 • Employment Law (3)
Exploration of the laws that govern workplace behaviors and decisions. Topics will include illegal discrimination, harassment, recruiting and hiring decisions, etc. Learners will use case studies and apply their learning to real-life experiences.

HRMA403 • Talent Management for the New World of Work (4)
Focus is on attracting, hiring, retaining, providing feedback to, and motivating employees. Learners will develop models and processes to add to their HR toolkit.

HRMA405 • Organizational Development (3)
Organization Development, commonly referred to as “OD,” explores the improvement of organizations through planned, systematic, long-range efforts focused on the organization’s culture and its human and social processes. Emphasis is on “development” of organizational members.

Elective Courses

Choose one course from:

HRMA303 • Information Technology: Human Resource Information Systems (2)
Designed for non-technical undergraduate learners. The course has two distinct components. First, an understanding of computer concepts, information technology, and the information age. Second, an understanding of human resource information systems. A foundation for integrating IT into the rest of the HR curriculum

HRMA407 • Employee Relations/Labor Relations (2)
Study of the role of relationships in the workplace, including conflict resolution, employee discipline, and the employment relationship between supervisor and employee. Review of the historical roots and future of labor/management. Christian principles lay the foundation for discussion. Prerequisite: HRMA401.