| Program name: | Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management |
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| Type of program: | Master Degree Program |
| The program will be offered at: | Akron Campus |
| Existing courses required for completion of program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours) | |
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| 6500:600 Management and Organizational Behavior* 3
6500:650 Human Resource Systems for Managers 3 6500:655 Compensation and Performance Management 3 6500:658 Strategic and Global Human Resource Management 3 6500:660 Staffing and Employment Regulation 3 *Students who waive 6500:600 will be required to substitute either 6500:651 Organization Transformation or 6500:654 Management of Employee and Labor Relations per approval of Department of Management Chair. | |
| Courses new to university offering required for completion of program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours) | |
| Deletion of required courses | |
| Existing courses which can be used as electives in program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours; if options exist, list by option) | |
| 6500:600 Management and Organizational Behavior 3 cr
PICK 4 OUT OF THE FOLLOWING: 6500:650 Human Resource Systems for Managers 3 cr 6500:651 Management of Organizational Transformation 3 cr 6500:658 Strategic and Global Human Resource Management 3 cr 6500:660 Staffing and Employment Regulation 3 cr 6500:654 Management of Organizational Conflict 3 cr | |
| Courses new to university offering which can be used as electives in program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours; if options exist, list by option) | |
| Deletion of elective courses | |
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| Change in number of credits required for degree | |
| Change in other degree requirements | |
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| Change in admissions requirements for students using intercollege transfer | |
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| Change in admissions requirements to a graduate program | |
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| The changes are based on feedback from a forum of Human Resource executives and professionals. | |
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| Program
The Human Resource Management Certificate is a course of study that educates an individual who seeks a career in Human Resources or who is working in Human Resources without having had formal training. Admission To participate in the program, the student must be formally admitted to The University of Akron as a graduate or non-degree student and must complete 15 credits. Students should visit the Director of Graduate Studies in Business Administration to request that notification of the certificate be included on the student’s transcript as soon as the course of study is completed. Students admitted to the Human Resource Management Certificate Program may enroll only in those courses required for completion of the certificate. Requirements (complete all 15 credits) 6500:600 Management and Organizational Behavior* 3 AND PICK 4 OUT OF: 6500:650 Human Resource Systems for Managers 3 6500:651 Management of Organizational Transformation 3 6500:658 Strategic and Global Human Resource Management 3 6500:660 Staffing and Employment Regulation 3 6500:654 Management of Organizational Conflict *Students who waive 6500:600 will be required to substitute either 6500:651 Organization Transformation or 6500:654 Management of Organizational Conflict per approval of Department of Management Chair. |