Certificate in Human Resources

18 quarter credits

Required Courses (15 crs.)

Human Resources for the Career-minded Professional
Creating Inclusive Trust Cultures
Organizational Development
Legal Issues of Managing the Human Organization
Small Business Accounting & Finance or Finance for Business Managers

Professional Seminars (3 crs.)

Students choose three Professional Development Seminars on timely HR issues. Recent seminar offerings include:

Seminar: Leading the Triple Constraint
The triple constraint has become a progressive business model addressing fundamental leadership concepts. Through documented case studies, real-life examples and cutting-edge methodologies, students explore innovative ways to manage change, conflict and motivation.

Seminar: Servant Leadership
This seminar is an introduction to servant leadership, offering examples in companies ranging from a large airline to a retail store chain. Students will examine stories from these workplaces, differentiating servant leadership from the traditional, more hierarchical leadership models.

Seminar: Ethical Codes of Conduct
This seminar will examine the nature and role of ethical codes of conduct in corporations and organizations. Topics include the purpose and benefit of creating a code of conduct; designing, implementing and evaluating an effective ethics program; Sarbanes-Oxley and federal sentencing guidelines; and the role of stakeholders.

Please see current Marylhurst University catalog for complete information.