Advanced Graduate Certificate Program in
Human Resource Management (HRM)

The Advanced Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management program was designed to provide HR practitioners with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions in management and policy. The program is offered in collaboration with the University's College of Business and articulates with its Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. Eighteen of the 21 credits may also be used to fulfill requirements in either the Master of Professional Studies or Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program offered through the School of Professional Development.

Students may choose to combine face-to-face and online courses, or they may apply to the HRM Online program and complete their entire program via the Internet.

Course of Study
This certificate program consists of seven 3-credit courses distributed among the areas listed below. For students who are currently matriculated in a master's degree program, the requirement is six 3-credit courses.

Required Courses - 6 credits
CES 516/MBA 533 Survey of Employee Relations [formerly MGT 506]
and either
CES 515/MBA 532 Foundations of Human Resource Management (formerly: Survey of Human Resource Administration)
or CES 523/MBA 523 Human Resource Management Workshop [formerly MGT 523]

Area Courses - 15 credits
At least one course must be from each of the three categories: Human Resource Administration, Employee Relations and History and Culture.

Human Resource Administration
CEI 585 Principles of Adult Learning
CES 510/MBA 510 Employee Benefits (formerly: In Addition to Wages: Employee Benefits) (prerequisite: CES 515 or CES 523)
CES 511/MBA 513 Human Relations in the Workplace
CES 513/MBA 531 New Developments in Human Resource Management (pre-requisite CES 515 or CES 523)
CES 526/MBA 526 Job Evaluation and Compensation Systems (prerequisite: CES 515 or CES 523)
CEX 523/MBA 509 Continuous Quality Improvement
CEX 537/MBA 537 Training and Development (formerly: Employee Training - Career Development)
CEX 538/MBA 538 Organizational Change Management (formerly: Organizational Change and Development) (prerequisite: CES 515 or CES 523)
CEX 593/MBA 593 Special Topics in Human Resource Management

Employee Relations
CES 514/MBA 514 Collective Bargaining in Public Sector (prerequisite: CES 515) [formerly MGT 514]
CES 518/MBA 534 Contemporary Issues in Employee Relations
CES 519/MBA 519 Grievance Handling and Arbitration (prerequisite: CES 516)
CES 524/MBA 524 Employee Negotiations Workshop
CES 525/MBA 525 Employment Law (prerequisite: CES 516)
CEX 547/MBA 530 Employee Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management (formerly: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution)

History and Culture (at least one course must be from this section)
CER 537 Public Policy and Labor Markets
CER 540 Public Relations Principles
CES 517/MBA 527 Women, Work, and Dollars
CES 521/MGT 520 History of Labor Relations (formerly "Bullets to Ballots")
CEV 539 Working 9-5: Social Class and Culture in American Literature
or, a graduate-level course approved by the program advisor

Timeline
All certificate requirements must be completed within three (3) years from the semester date of admission as a matriculated student. NOTE: If the certificate program is taken in collaboration with a graduate degree program, then the student has five years for completion of the certificate.

NOTE: When a student is admitted or readmitted to an SPD degree or certificate program, students may petition SPD to have Stony Brook University graduate level courses that are older than five (5) years, and no older than 10 years, individually evaluated by the appropriate academic department/faculty to determine if the credits may be applied toward current SPD degree/certificate requirements. Grades in such courses must be "B" or better. (B- grades are ineligible for review.) For transfer credits from external institutions, please see guidelines at: www.stonybrook.edu/spd/assets/pdf/transferform.pdf (PDF).

Tuition and Fee Information

Tuition and fee information is published on the Bursar's website. This program is eligible for financial aid. (View mandated Gainful Employment Disclosure Information - PDF.)

How to Apply
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Contact Information

For application and enrollment questions:

Admissions and Academic Services
School of Professional Development
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-4310
Telephone: 631-632-7050, option 3
Fax: 631-632-4992
Email: spd@stonybrook.edu

For program content questions:

Dr. Manuel London
Associate Dean of the College of Business
Director of the Center for Human Resource Studies
312 Harriman Hall
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3775
Telephone: 631-632-7159
Fax: 631-632-9412
Email: manuel.london@stonybrook.edu

Statement of Student Responsibility
Students themselves—whether new, returning, or continuing—are responsible for reviewing, understanding, and adhering to their degree and/or certificate program requirements. (SPD’s Non-matriculating (non-degree) Graduate Students [GSP] are responsible for adhering to the guidelines related to non-matriculated status.) All SPD students are responsible for reviewing, understanding, and complying with University and SPD regulations, policies, and procedures, as described in all official publications, the University website, and the SPD website, including, but not limited to, SPD’s online references, the SPD Bulletin and SPD Academic Calendar.