Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management

Build strategic HR expertise to lead people, culture, and organizational success.

In today’s dynamic business environment, human resource professionals play a critical role in shaping the culture, performance, and direction of their organizations. Emmanuel College’s Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management (HRM) is designed for those ready to elevate their impact, combining practical skills with a strategic mindset to meet the evolving challenges of the workplace.

Taught by distinguished faculty with decades of hands-on experience, the program offers a graduate-level foundation in management and HR leadership. You’ll explore real-world approaches to organizational development, talent management, and workforce strategy—all through flexible, asynchronous online courses that fit your schedule and goals.

Students may also apply their certificate credits toward Emmanuel’s MBA with a concentration in Human Resource Management, creating a seamless pathway to an advanced degree.

The Curriculum

View the 2024-2025 Academic Catalog to find course titles, numbers and descriptions.

The certificate requires 12 credits (four courses). A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher is required for completion of a graduate certificate. Courses are offered in face-to-face format in seven-week sessions which are conducted throughout the calendar year.

Required courses:

  • HRM9014 Organizational Behavior and Development
  • HRM9032 Labor Relations and Employee Law
  • HRM9034 Talent Acquisition and Management
  • HRM9035 Total Rewards

As of December 3, 2021, Emmanuel College aligned its Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management (HRM) with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. Throughout the world, over 500 programs in approx. 425 educational institutions have been acknowledged by SHRM as being in alignment with its suggested guides and templates. The HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates were developed by SHRM to define the minimum HR content areas that should be studied by HR students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The guidelines, created in 2006 and revalidated in 2010, 2013 and 2017, are part of SHRM’s Academic Initiative to define HR education standards taught in university business schools and help universities develop degree programs that follow these standards.

Emmanuel’s Graduate Certificate in HRM serves as a strong foundation for graduates preparing for both the SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP exams.