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Human Resources Administration Certificate

See MSA Graduate Certificates for more information.

Minimum Totals for Graduation: 15 hours

Course Requirements (15 hours)

Students are required to take one course from Category 1, preferably before taking other courses in the concentration.

In order to produce the strongest preparation, it is recommended that students take one course from Categories 2 and 3, and two courses from Category 4.

Category 1 - Survey of Human Resources Administration (Required) (3 hours)

Take one of the following, preferably before taking other courses in the concentration.

MGT 643Human Resource Management

3(3-0)

PAD 711Public Personnel Management

3(3-0)

Category 2 - Labor Relations Courses

It is recommended that students take one of the following:

COM 665Seminar in Communication and Negotiation in Employee Relations

3(3-0)

ECO 515Collective Bargaining and Labor Law

3(3-0)

MGT 646Labor Relations Issues

3(3-0)

MSA 618International and Comparative Employment Relations

3(3-0)

Note: Students may not count both ECO 515 and MGT 646 on a certificate or degree program.

Category 3 - Training and Organization Development Courses

It is recommended that students take one of the following:

CED 555Human Relations Skills

3(3-0)

COM 560Communication and Social/Organizational Change

3(3-0)

COM 561Communication in Conflict Management

3(3-0)

MGT 649Seminar in Organizational Development

3(3-0)

MSA 502Professional Development in Organizations

3(3-0)

MSA 503Gender and Generational Supervision

3(3-0)

MSA 530WIFoundations of Wellness Administration

3(3-0)

MSA 573WIWorkplace Violence: Awareness and Prevention

3(3-0)

Note: Students may not count both COM 560 and COM 561 within the HRA certificate or concentration.

Category 4 - Staffing Courses

It is recommended that students take two of the following:

MGT 645Personnel Compensation Practice and Process

3(3-0)

MGT 647Employee Selection and Evaluation

3(3-0)

MSA 506Evaluation, Coaching and Mentoring

3(3-0)

MSA 608Succession Planning

3(3-0)

MSA 647People and Project Administration

3(3-0)

PSY 536Personnel Psychology

3(3-0)

PSY 636Advanced Personnel Psychology

3(3-0)

Note: Students may not count both MGT 647 and PSY 536 on a certificate or degree program.

Total: 15 semester hours