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Online Undergraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management

Colorado State University Global’s 18-credit undergraduate certificate in human resource management can be completed in as few as six months. Gain practical skills in recruitment, employee relations, and talent development while learning to align HR strategies with organizational goals. This certificate is stackable toward a bachelor’s degree in HR management or HR and organizational development.

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Total credits

18 Transfer up to 9 credits, including military service and career experience.

Cost per credit

$375 No out of state tuition. No fees. No tuition increases. Guaranteed.

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Online Our 8-week courses are 100% online, asynchronous, and fully flexible.

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12 CSU Global offers start dates every month.

Program Details

Human Resource Management: Online Undergraduate Certificate

Build a strong foundation in the principles and practices that drive successful workplaces. CSU Global’s undergraduate certificate in human resource management equips you with the skills to attract, develop, and retain top talent while aligning HR strategies with organizational goals. No prior HR experience is required.

Students in this program:

Master core HR functions – Recruitment, employee relations, training, performance management, and compensation.
Apply leadership principles – Build high-performing teams and navigate organizational change.
Ensure compliance – Interpret labor laws and implement ethical, legal HR practices.
Promote workplace culture – Foster diversity, equity, and inclusion in modern organizations.

Whether you’re advancing in your current role or preparing for a career transition, you’ll graduate ready to meet the demands of today’s evolving HR field.

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HRM300 - Principles of Human Resource Management

Course Description

Throughout HRM300, students will explore the history, present status, and predictions of HRM practices. They will learn about HRM theories and how to apply them in a real-world environment. Details regarding HR functions such as recruitment, selection, onboarding, training and development, performance management, compensation and benefits, and the legal aspects of employee and labor relations will be addressed throughout this course.

Credit Hours: 3

HRM435 - Creating a Diverse and Ethical Workforce

Course Description

Students will learn how to effectively, efficiently, ethically, and legally create a workplace that is diverse, inclusive, values belonging, and demonstrates equity. As the modern-day workplace changes, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) are critical aspects of understanding. Thus, students will recognize how creating DEIB strategies can aid in recruitment and retention and, too, can contribute to an organization’s short- and long-term success.

Credit Hours: 3

HRM445 - Labor Relations and Employment Law

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to explore the interrelationship that exists among HR functions, employment regulations, and legal advancements. HR professionals must understand how the law impacts the employee life cycle and everyday workplace practices/ behaviors. Throughout this course, students will encounter various ethical, legal, and moral scenarios and will make suggestions that can enhance the organization’s reputation.

Credit Hours: 3

HRM440 - Recruitment, Selection and Employee Development

Course Description

In HRM440, students will gain an understanding of the critical steps, processes, and technological platforms involved in attracting quality candidates, selecting the best applicants for hire, and retaining productive and motivated employees. Specifically, students will identify how to assess a candidate’s competencies, qualifications, and organizational and job fit. Additionally, information about employee orientation, onboarding, and socialization will be addressed. Finally, the steps associated with creating meaningful employee training and development programs will be explored.

Credit Hours: 3

HRM350 - Compensation and Performance Management

Course Description

Students will learn how to effectively create and implement unique organization-specific total reward offerings (i.e., compensation and benefits) that aid in recruiting and retaining the workforce of today and the future. Various topics will be explored in HRM350, which includes compensation and benefits, work-life balance/wellness, performance and service recognition, additional perks, and reward structures, as well as career development opportunities. Additionally, students will learn how to customize offerings based on the diverse and unique needs of the organization’s workforce.

Credit Hours: 3

ORG470 - Leading Through Conflict Resolution

Course Description

Students identify and analyze leadership strategies for dealing with both functional and dysfunctional conflict in organizations. Included is a study of conflict resolution approaches, including avoidance, accommodation, collaboration, competing, and compromising. Through theory and application, students will learn to use conflict resolution skills, immediately, in a practical way.

Credit Hours: 3

Learning Outcomes

As a student in the Undergraduate Certificate in Human Resources Management program, you will gain a wealth of skills to apply to your career. Specific learning outcomes include:

Implement principles of motivation, organizational culture, and change management to optimize organizational performance.
Create high-performing traditional and virtual teams.
Evaluate the legal and ethical implications in human resource management and administration for organizational decision-making.
Assess innovative pay, benefit, and compensation theories and systems to formulate solutions to compensation challenges.
Formulate solutions to compensation challenges.

Affordable Tuition

As a not-for-profit public university, our goal at CSU Global is to make your online tuition cost as affordable as possible. We offer low-cost online degree tuition rates without taking anything away from the quality of the education you receive. We also lock in that low tuition rate with our tuition guarantee, and we provide additional discounted tuition rates for members of the armed forces and employees of our corporate affiliate partners.

Learn more about CSU Global tuition rates, and explore financial aid options available that can help cover the cost of your education.

One Certificate, Two Ways

The undergraduate human resource management certificate at CSU Global is offered in two distinct formats to cater to diverse student needs and goals:

Undergraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management: This 18-credit, six-course certificate features 300/400-level HR management courses and is ideal for those with at least 12 prior college credits.

Undergraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management with Leadership Fundamentals: This expanded option builds on the base certificate with three additional courses focused on leadership skills. It’s ideal for first-time freshmen, provisional applicants, and those seeking to integrate it with general education credits toward a bachelor’s degree.

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Why You Should Earn Your Online Graduate Certificate

In today’s evolving and unpredictable economy, stackable credentials are an important tool you can utilize immediately, while also building credits toward a full degree. With a graduate certificate from CSU Global, you prove proficiency in a specific subject with your stand-alone, transcribable, nationally recognized credentials. Get promoted, switch industries, or work toward a full degree. And with our Tuition Guarantee, your affordable tuition rate won’t increase over time. Now is the time to get the career respect you deserve by increasing your market competitiveness.

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