Human Resources Certificate

In an increasingly competitive global marketplace, leaders know that people are an organization's most critical resource. Bottom-line business success depends on the quality of its employees and the effectiveness of employee relations. The human resources certificate encompasses a solid management curriculum. Courses in Compensation, Benefits, Negotiation, Employment Law, HR Analytics, and more are taught by a mix of full-time faculty from the Lindner College of Business and experienced professionals from organizations in the region.

The human resources certificate is interdisciplinary, and the curriculum includes four core courses (eight semester credits) and two elective courses (four semester credits), depending on program affiliation and prior background.

Human Resources certificate curriculum
 

Course number

Course title

Credit hours

Core
8 credits

MGMT 8084

Diversity and Inclusion

2

BLAW 8018

Employment Law

2

MGMT 8078

Compensation

2

MGMT 8080

Benefits

2

Electives
4 credits

MGMT 7014

Leadership and Organizations

2

MGMT 7016

Negotiation

2

MGMT 7069 International Competitiveness 2
MGMT 7079 Strategy in a Circular Economy: Building Value Chains to Eliminate Waste 2

MGMT 7084

Managing Organizational Change

2

MGMT 7085

Leadership (Advanced Study)

2

MGMT 7087

High Performance Teams

2

MGMT 8087

Talent Acquisition and Staffing

2

The electives listed above represent the typical set from which most students will choose. Students may be able to choose other electives to match specific career goals, with the approval of the Program Director.

To learn more about this certificate, please contact:

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Michael Wagner, PhD

Assistant Professor-Educator and Director, Master of Arts in Human Resources Program

3434 Carl H. Lindner Hall