Industrial Relations and Human Resources

Post-Baccalaureate Credit Certificate Program

Paul F. Clark, Department Head and Professor of Labor Studies and Industrial Relations
133 Willard Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-0752
Fax: 814-863-3578
E-mail: pfc2@psu.edu

The program is designed for professionals and new graduates who desire further education in the specialized field of Industrial Relations and Human Resources (IR/HR) without completing a full master's degree. Many professionals and recent graduates believe they need further education beyond their bachelor’s degree for personal and professional development and to compete effectively in the labor market for IR/HR practitioners. The certificate program provides flexibility for working professionals and advanced knowledge in the rapidly changing field of IR/HR in many areas including: dispute management and resolution, workplace diversity, work and family, trends in human resources, technology and the workplace. Upon successful completion of the certificate program, students may opt to continue for the master's degree in IR/HR.

Students must complete 9 credits.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the program does not assume former knowledge of the field of IR/HR. There are two required courses (IRHR 504 and IRHR 505). The remaining course is an elective.

The following will be required:
· a valid undergraduate transcript demonstrating graduation from a baccalaureate degree program
· application form (available online)
· one-page statement of purpose
· application fee

PRESCRIBED COURSES

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND HUMAN RESOURCES (IRHR)
504. Seminar in Industrial Relations (3)
505. Seminar in Human Resources (3)

ELECTIVE COURSES (select one)

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND HUMAN RESOURCES (IRHR)
500. Topics in Comparative Industrial Relations (3)
501. Labor and Employment Law (3)
502. Labor Processes and the Workplace (3)
512. Research Methods in Industrial Relations and Human Resources I (3)
513. Research Methods in Industrial Relations and Human Resources II (3)
516. Labor Market Analysis (3)
535. Labor and Human Resources Public Sector (3)
536. Diversity in the Workplace (3)
597A. Technology, Organization, and Work (3)

Graduate courses carry numbers from 500 to 599. Advanced undergraduate courses numbered between 400 and 499 may be used to meet some graduate degree requirements when taken by graduate students. Courses below the 400 level may not. A graduate student may register for or audit these courses in order to make up deficiencies or to fill in gaps in previous education but not to meet requirements for an advanced degree.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND HUMAN RESOURCES (IRHR) course list

Effective Date: Fall Semester 2003
Expiration Date: Summer Session 2008

The University reserves the right to change the requirements and regulations listed here and to determine whether a student has satisfactorily met its requirements for admission or graduation, and to reject any applicant for any reason the University determines to be material to the applicant's qualifications to pursue higher education. Nothing in this material should be considered a guarantee that completion of a program and graduation from the University will result in employment.

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Last Revised by the Department: Fall Semester 2003

Blue Sheet #: 32-03-156

Review Date: 11/25/03

Contact info changed by Publications: 11/28/06