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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.

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 15 credits)
6500:600 Management and Organizational Behavior* 3
Choose 12 credits:
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 3
    12
     
TOTAL   15
*Students who waive 6500:600 will be required to substitute either 6500:651 Management of Organizational Transformation or 6500:654 Management of Organizational Conflict per approval of Department of Management Chair.
 
 
600 MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR - 3 credits
Course examines management principles, concepts, functions and process, as well as human behavior in organizations.

650 HUMAN RESOURCE SYSTEMS FOR MANAGERS - 3 credits
Prerequisite: 600 or equivalent. A broad survey of the fundamental principles, research findings and practices related to the acquisition, development, maintenance and effective utilization of a business firm’s human resources.

651 MANAGEMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION - 3 credits
Prerequisite: 600 or equivalent. A comprehensive study of innovations in organizations
designed to increase human satisfaction and productivity through changes in human management.

654 Management of Organizational Conflict - 3 credits
Prerequisite: 600 or equivalent. Course emphasizes ensuring that the organization benefits from inevitable conflicts that occur, and provides skills in diagnosis, negotiation, and building trust and cooperative working relationships in organizations.

658 STRATEGIC AND GLOBAL HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT - 3 credits
Prerequisites: 600 or equivalent. The formulation, design and implementation of human resource practices designed to generate competitive cost advantages for business firms operating in domestic and/or international markets.

660 STAFFING AND EMPLOYMENT REGULATION - 3 credits
Prerequisite: 600 or equivalent. Design and implementation of staffing practices and systems for businesses with an emphasis on the implications of federal regulations on the staffing function.
 
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