Human Resourse Degrees

This certificate is for professionals and graduate students who seek to enhance their knowledge, skills, and abilities in the management of the “human” resources of an organization. Topics include core functions such as recruitment, compensation, performance appraisal as well as current issues in theory and practice. These include, but are not limited to: labor relations, training and organizational change, quality management, diversity in the workplace, ethics, and conflict resolution.

Core Courses

PAD 5417 Human Resource Management
PAD 5419 Issues in Human Resource Management
PAD 5427 Public Labor Relations

Elective Courses

ADE 5385 Adult Learning
ADE 5083 Seminar: Human Resources Development
PAD 5041 Public Service Ethics
PAD 5327 Public Program Evaluation
PAD 5457 Quality Management Systems
PAD 5605 Administrative Law
PAD 6107 Public Organizational Development
PAD 6418 Seminar: Human Resource Management

Associate degrees in Human Resources Development: A program that prepares individuals to apply integrated training, organizational development, and career planning and counseling skills to the design, management, and evaluation of programs to improve individual productivity, employability, and job satisfaction and organizational effectiveness. Includes instruction in psychology; organizational behavior; principles of adult education; occupational counseling; skill testing and evaluation; program design; consulting practice; organizational development; and applications to issues such as training, management development, customer service, and total quality management.