Graduate Bulletin and Course Catalog

Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management
Department of Management
Walker College of Business

Stella E. Anderson, Chair and Professor
AndersnSE@appstate.edu

Hugh D. Hindman, Certificate Coordinator and Professor
HindmanHD@appstate.edu

http://www.business.appstate.edu/management/

The Department of Management offers a graduate certificate in Human Resource Management (330A/52.1001) and course work at the graduate level in support of the Walker College of Business degree programs.

Prerequisite to enrollment in a graduate course offered by the Department of Management is admission to a graduate program of study, admission to a graduate certificate program, or permission of the instructor and the departmental chair. In addition, enrollment in MBA courses requires permission of the MBA Program Director. A non-degree student must obtain permission from the Graduate School to enroll in 5000-level courses.

The Department of Management also participates jointly with the Department of Psychology to offer an interdisciplinary Master of Arts degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology & Human Resource Management (258A/42.0901).

PROGRAM OF STUDY FOR THE GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (Certificate Code: 330A/52.1001)

Admission Requirements: Earned master’s degree in business administration or accounting from an AACSB-accredited program or currently enrolled in the MBA, MS in Accounting or MA in I/O Psychology program at Appalachian; complete application to the Cratis Williams Graduate School (http://www.graduate.appstate.edu), including resume and official transcripts from all colleges attended.

Location: On Campus

Course Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management (330A)

Required Courses

MGT 5040: Employment Law (3)
MGT 5160: Strategic Human Resource Management (3)
Select 4 courses (12 s.h.) from the following:

    • MGT 5065: Organizational Development (3)
    • MGT 5570: Compensation and Human Resource Management Systems (3)
    • MGT 5620: Managing the Global Workforce (3)
    • MGT 5630: Labor Relations (3)
    • MGT 5660: Staffing (3)
    • MGT 5661: Performance Management (3)
    • MGT 5671: Training and Development (3)

18

Total Semester Hours Required for the Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management (330A)

18

Note: Students seeking a Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management are required to take the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) HR certification exam at (or near) the completion of course work.