Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Human Resource Development

From the College of Education & Human Development

• Program Description
• Delivery Format
  
• Certificate Completion
• Program Curriculum
  
• Program Planning
  
• Program Admission
  

Program Description

Human resource development (HRD) is a process of developing and unleashing human expertise through organization development and personnel training and development. A career in this field can lead to specialization in areas such as employee training, benefits management or job evaluation—or a career may demand a wide range of abilities and responsibilities. Work environments include business, nonprofit, educational, and governmental settings. Human resource development job titles can include: human resource managers; training and development specialists; employment, recruitment and placement specialists; compensation; benefits and job analysis specialists; and industrial and labor relations supervisors.

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Delivery Format

To accommodate the busy schedules of educators, many courses are offered evenings, Saturdays, and during the summer.

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Certificate Completion

Once the appropriate certificate courses are completed, students submit a transcript to Dr. Ken Bartlett. Certificates will be awarded once a year at a recognition ceremony, usually in April. Awardees need not be present to receive their certificates.

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Program Curriculum

The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate program in Human Resource Development consists of 14 semester credits and includes coursework in organization development, personnel training, and strategic planning. Four courses are required, along with one elective, for completion of the certificate program.

Note: Certificate coursework completed with undergraduate student status cannot be applied to graduate-level degree programs.

Core Requirements:

• HRD/AdEd: 5001 Survey of HRD & Adult Education (3 credits)
• HRD 5201: Personnel Training & Development (3 credits)
• HRD 5301: Organization Development (3 credits)
• HRD 5196: Internship: HRD (4 credits)

Electives:

• The remaining elective credits (minimum 1 credit) can be selected from HRD coursework or AdEd 5101: Strategies for Teaching Adults (3 credits).

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Program Planning

Use the University Certificate Planning Sheet located on the Twin Cities website to help plan your program. Please use your “back” key to return to the UMR website when done viewing.

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Program Admission

STEP ONE

Meet with University of Minnesota Rochester advisor Joseph Marchesani, Program Director for Education and Human Resource Development. To schedule an appointment, contact him at 507-280-2819 or 507-280-2829; e-mail march027@umn.edu.

STEP TWO

Determine certificate requirements—the application process is different according to the individual student description (see list below).

• All students pursuing a degree in adult education will complete the requirements for a certificate in adult education. Students from other programs need only to complete the certificate courses noted in the coursework section.
• Students not already admitted to the University and who do not wish to apply for a degree program will register as "non-degree" for day classes.
• All students with a bachelor's degree, and those without a bachelor's degree who are seeking a university certificate, may register as a non-degree seeking student through the College of Education and Human Development. This information is located on the Twin Cities website at http://cehd.umn.edu/students/non-degree.html.

STEP THREE

Admission is open to degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking students. Interested students must complete a Certificate Application.

First-Time Registration for Non-Degree-Seeking Students:
Students who want to begin certificate coursework before admission to the University of Minnesota must complete a First-Time Registration for Non-Degree-Seeking Students packet. This form is located on the Twin Cities website at http://cehd.umn.edu/students/non-degree.html.

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