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Human Resource Management (Post-Graduate Certificate)

Are you a 2020 Trent Graduate?

As a 2020 Trent grad, you qualify for direct admission to our new Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management (HRM). No need to apply. Registering is easy – just send a confirmation email to admissions@trentu.ca from your Trent University account. We will also waive the application fee.  For more information about HRM and this special offer, visit call 1-888-739-8885.

Develop New Talents 

Lead organizational change. Become a Human Resource Management Professional.

Graduating? Changing careers? Consider a career in the rewarding field of Human Resource Management. Working at the heart of business and the public sector, HR professionals build talented teams that lead great organizations. Trent University is now accepting applications for a one-year intensive post-graduate certificated in Human Resource Management, available at both Trent University campuses in Durham and Peterborough. This program can be taken full-time or part-time and will prepare students for a successful career in human resources.

Limited Enrollment - Apply today!

Applying for the postgraduate certificate in Human Resource Management at Trent University is easy. Apply online or learn more here. In order to be accepted into the postgraduate certificate in Human Resource Management, students must have completed a university degree from a recognized university.

Program Description

While studying Human Resource Management (HRM) at Trent, you will consider not just what organizations do, but what human resources should do, and why. It is an experience that will shape you to be an HR thinker of the future, helping to lead the organizations of the future. The program approaches the topic of Human Resource Management – understanding how to attract and manage employees in today’s organizations – from a balanced perspective, weighing the needs of both employers and employees. This intensive postgraduate certificate program includes 10 half-year courses in Human Resources, Accounting, and Economics, which make up the course requirements for the CHRP designation once candidates pass the Human Resources Professional Association (HRPA) National Knowledge Exam.TM 

Who is this program designed for?

The postgraduate certificate in Human Resource Management is for students seeking professional development in HRM in preparation for the pursuit of a career that involves the management of people. In this age of globalization and innovation, the ability to acquire, develop, and motivate talented people is the number one challenge for organizations. The postgraduate certificate in Human Resource Management is designed for those students who wish to learn how HRM contributes positively to both organizations and the people who work for them.

This is a specialized program ideally-suited to new graduates of both honours and general degrees who wish to gain a more applied understanding of how to organize and lead people in today’s organizations. Alternately, this program is suited to working professionals wishing to further develop their understanding of human resource management. For professionals who have entered the field of human resources without formal training, or those wishing to enter the profession, this program provides a university-level focus on HRM, encouraging students to understand and question the evolving nature of how companies organize and lead people.

Courses

In the first term, foundational courses in Accounting, Organizational Behaviour, and Human Resource Management are offered. In the second term, the Accounting and Human Resources courses build on the foundational courses offered in the first term. The following provides a listing and description of the courses:

September 2020 full-time start

Fall Timetable Course Requirements:

  • ADMN 1221H: Financial Accounting 
  • ADMN 2220H: Organizational Behaviour
  • ADMN 2230H: Human Resource Management
  • ADMN 3230H: Leadership, Training, and Development: A Cross-Cultural Approach
  • ADMN 3270H: Human Resource Planning

Winter Timetable Course Requirements:

  • ADMN 3021H: Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting
  • ADMN 3220H: Organizational Selection in the Canadian Workplace
  • ADMN 3260H: Perspectives on Occupational Health and Safety
  • ADMN 3280H: Motivation and Compensation Systems
  • ECON 3500H: Economics of Industrial Relations

January 2021 full-time start

Winter Timetable Course Requirements:

  • ADMN 1221H: Financial Accounting 
  • ADMN 2220H: Organizational Behaviour
  • ADMN 2230H: Human Resource Management
  • ADMN 3220H: Organizational Selection in the Canadian Workplace
  • ADMN 3280H: Motivation and Compensation Systems

Summer Timetable Course Requirements:

  • ADMN 3021H: Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting
  • ADMN 3260H: Perspectives on Occupational Health and Safety
  • ECON 3500H: Economics of Industrial Relations
  • ADMN 3230H: Leadership, Training, and Development: A Cross-Cultural Approach
  • ADMN 3270H: Human Resource Planning

Dual Certificate in Human Resource Management and Marketing and Entrepreneurship

(Durham campus only)

  • Term 1: ADMN 2220H, 2230H, 2010H, 2080H, and 2100H
  • Term 2: ADMN 1221H, 3230H, 3270H, 3420H, and 3150H
  • Term 3: ADMN 3021H, 3220H, 3260H, 3441H, and 3430H
  • Term 4: ADMN 3280H, ADMN 3170H, ECON 3500, COIS 3750H and either ADMN 2410H or 4870H

To be eligible to write the HRPA’s Comprehensive Knowledge Exam™, students must achieve a cumulative average of 70% in all courses, with no individual course mark less than 65%.  In order to take the exam, a student must be an enrolled member of the HRPA, which involves a monetary fee to the Association.

Please note that early registration is required to ensure that you get into all of the required courses for the certificate. For assistance with registration, please email registration@trentu.ca.

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