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College of Management and Human Potential: Certificates:
Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management (Semester)

For students beginning their program prior to May 27, 2024.

The Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management (HRM) is a four-course overview of key HRM topics and issues facing HRM professionals. Students investigate issues identified within the competencies outlined by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) as being critical to the success of human resource (HR) professionals. Coursework prepares learners to provide innovative HR solutions in an increasingly complex global economy. Students explore the dynamic field of HR and its role in business results and human capital development. Credits earned from this certificate program may be applied toward Walden’s MS in Human Resource Management.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this certificate program will be prepared to:

  1. Explain the role of human resources within the structure of an organization.
  2. Analyze a performance management system’s compliance with legal, ethical, and corporate social performance norms.
  3. Examine professional conduct related to emotionally charged situations related to the legal and regulatory environment in the workplace.
  4. Assess the strategic value of human resource (HR) analytics for organizational effectiveness.
 

Certificate Requirements

  • 12 total semester credits

Curriculum

  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.
  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.
  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.
  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.

Course Sequence

The recommended course sequence is as follows:

Semester Course Credits
Semester 1

MHRM 6101 - Foundations of Human Resource Management

3 semester credits

MHRM 6201 - Individual and Organizational Performance Management

3 semester credits
Semester 2

MHRM 6301 - Legal and Regulatory Environment

3 semester credits

MHRM 6401 - Human Resource Analytics

3 semester credits