Frequently Asked Questions

What Kind of Program Is It?

Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University's Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management program is designed to help you build the leadership and administrative skills needed to assume management roles in areas of employee relations, training, and staffing. You could learn methods and techniques for managing employees while adhering to an organization's vision and structure. You may have the opportunity to study techniques for developing individuals and organizations, federal and state employment laws, staffing recruiting and retention, intervention methods, and change management. You might also take coursework addressing human resource information systems, global human resource practices, labor laws and contract administration, pay systems, and compensation packages.

What Are the Prerequisites?

Prospective students of the Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management program should have a bachelor's degree and possibly have taken undergraduate courses in management or business administration. Strong communication and organizational skills are helpful, as HR professionals must be able to communicate with executives and employees and understand organizational operations and structures. Before you enroll in a DeVry University degree program, you may need to satisfy minimum requirements before beginning the program, including having already earned a high school diploma or equivalent.

What Are the Course Requirements?

The human resources graduate certificate program requires that you take 18 credit hours in six courses. This course total reflects two accounting and leadership classes for six credits and four HR management courses for 12 credits. HR Management Course Requirement Examples could include:

• Essentials of Accounting, Finance, and Economics
• Leadership and Organizational Behavior
• Human Resources and Technology
• Managing Organizational Change
• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Employment Law

What Could I Do After I Graduate?

Career Opportunities

As a graduate of Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University's Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management program, you could pursue supervisory or management positions in the human resources department of nearly any type of industry. You could assist in such areas as the development of employee training programs, benefits administration, or recruiting.

Positions you could be interested in include:

• Benefits coordinator
• Human resources generalist
• Workforce services representative

Advanced Degrees

If you wish to develop your skills further or prepare for upper management positions, then you might pursue a master's degree after completing Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University's Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management program. You could complete the Master of Human Resource Management program at Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University, which will likely address such advanced topics as negotiation methods, change management, managerial statistics, and staffing techniques.

Other master's degree options include but are not limited to:

• Master of Science in Operations Management
• Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Human Resources