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Online Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management

Learn How to Improve Organizational Performance with a Human Resources Graduate Certificate Online

Gain the leadership skills needed to effectively manage a workforce from an organizational perspective in the Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate online program at Southern New Hampshire University. You'll be equipped to provide the strategic counsel and practical support to employees and management, helping to drive high-performing organizations. The coursework builds your knowledge of human resources strategy, labor relations, compensation and benefits, and human resources ethics.

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See Yourself Succeed in Human Resource Management

The graduate human resources certificate will expand your understanding of how motivation, communication and leadership can help improve performance and organizational efficiencies. You’ll learn how to create an environment that cultivates employee and organizational productivity and success.

As a private, nonprofit university, SNHU has one mission – to help you see yourself succeed. The benefits of earning your human resources graduate certificate online at SNHU include:

Affordability. Take advantage of some of the most affordable tuition rates in the nation
Convenience. Attend class when it’s convenient for you – online education means 24/7 access
Efficiency and flexibility. Complete your certificate at your own pace, over five 10-week terms per year
Expert instruction. Learn from instructors with relevant, real-world HR experience
Networking. Tap into our nationwide network of alumni for internship and career opportunities
Student support. Count on the ongoing support of dedicated academic and career advisors specialized in your area of study

Career Outlook

Employment legislation and rising healthcare costs are increasing the demand for human resources management professionals who can help organizations meet regulations and contain benefits costs. In fact, job opportunities for human resources specialists are expected to grow 7% through 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.* HR professionals with a graduate human resources certification will be best positioned for available opportunities in the human resources field.

Curriculum

The human resources graduate certificate online program provides the advanced skills and expertise in human resource principles and practices demanded by employers. Become familiar with current topics in compensation, benefits, collective bargaining and labor relations, and specific applications in the workplace, and see the key role of human resources management in recruiting, hiring, training and career development of employees to affect organizational change. Classes are taught by instructors with professional credentials and experience in human resource management and organizational behavior.

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Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management

Courses May Include

OL 500 Human Behavior in Organizations

This course is a study of individuals and groups and their interaction. Students examine theories of motivation, communication, leadership, power and change with practical relation to contemporary issues. They also study organizations for key design variables and reward systems aimed at improved performance and organizational efficiency through employee motivational programs, participative management and cooperative decision making.

OL 600 Strategic Human Resource Management

Examine key regulatory procedures and human resource requirements as they relate to applications in organizations. Analyze the strategic role of the human resource manager in performing functions of recruitment, hiring, training, career development and other contemporary processes within the organizational setting. Study concepts aligned with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Body of Competency and Knowledge (BoCK).

OL 663 Leading Change

This course focuses on transforming organizations by introducing Kotter's eight processes by which leaders effect change. Because organizations, leaders, and employees differ, various techniques and strategies are examined. The course integrates Kotter's processes for leading change, organizational development and transformation theory and practice, and analysis of an organization which has effected systematic change. The use of work teams as a key change factor will have special emphasis.

Total Credits: 6

Tuition & Fees

Tuition rates for SNHU's online degree programs are among the lowest in the nation. We offer a 25% tuition discount for U.S. service members, both full and part time, and the spouses of those on active duty.

Online Graduate Programs	Per Course*	Per Credit Hour*
Degree/Certificates	$1,881	$627
Degree/Certificates (U.S. service members, both full and part time, and the spouses of those on active duty)	$1,410	$470

*Tuition Rates are subject to change and are reviewed Annually.

Additional Costs:
$40 Application Fee, $150 Graduation Fee, Course Materials ($ varies by course)

University Accreditation

Southern New Hampshire University is a private, nonprofit institution accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) as well as several other accrediting bodies.

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*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, on the Internet, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/human-resources-specialists.htm (viewed online December 15, 2017). Cited projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions and do not guarantee actual job growth.