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Advanced Certificate in Human Resource Management

Introduction

Although all resources are essential for business success, the contributions that people make to reaching business goals and objectives make them the most valued assets. The Advanced Certificate in Human Resource Management program offers a thorough education in core HRM disciplines. Coursework includes business foundations and personnel management systems, employment law, ethics and accountability, and change management. Program content maps to the Society for Human Resources Management competency model, which is recognized as the highest professional standard for the practice of human resources.

The Program

This 15-credit, five-course certificate program is normally completed within one year.

Who Should Apply?

The Advanced Certificate in Human Resource Management program is appropriate for business professionals who want to increase their human resource management knowledge and marketability or who wish to work in human resource management. It helps prepare participants to obtain human resource management related positions within organizations, become independent human resource management consultants, and/or become human resource management educators. Students who later enroll in the MBA program with specialization in Human Resource Management or the MS in Human Resource Management can apply all 15 credits toward MS and 12 credits toward MBA.

Additional Admission Requirements

In addition to the general admission requirementsfor the Touro Graduate School of Business, criteria for the Advanced Certificate in Human Resource Management program are:

  • GMAT/GRE: A GMAT or GRE score in the 20th percentile (Touro University's GMAT score report number is MN8-Z3-04; GRE score report for Touro University Graduate Business is code 2903); OR

  • Two or more years of experience in human resource management; OR

  • A graduate business degree from an accredited institution.

  • One short essay, minimum of 500 words, discussing your motivation, interests, and goals in pursuing graduate business studies. *

Applicants for admission should also consult procedures described in the “Application for Graduate Admission,” at http://apply.touro.edu

Course of Study

All courses carry 3 credits.

  • course   Human Capital Management Across the Organizational Spectrum

  • course   Global Employment Law

  • course    Ethics in the Global Marketplace

  • course   Business Foundations for Human Resource Management

  • One three-credit Human Resource Management elective                                            

Advanced Certificate in Human Resource Management Pathway to an MBA or MS degree

You may also:

  • apply these fifteen (15) credits in transfer toward the MS in Human Resource Management. 

  • apply twelve (12) credits in transfer toward the MBA with a specialization in Human Resource Management.

Note:  MSHN 620 cannot be applied to the MBA program.

Please note: Students who wish to apply to the MBA or MS program must do so within 7 years of completing the Advanced Certificate.