Training in human resource management is a rapidly growing area
of the social sciences concerned with the application of
psychological and sociological principles of human behavior in the
work place. Human resource departments provide personnel
assessment, training, quality control, strategic planning, and
support services for employees to promote job satisfaction, and to
improve motivation and productivity.
This certificate program in Human Resource Leadership will
provide students with the relevant coursework for preparation to
work in human resource management in an organizational setting.
Students with combined interests in psychology, sociology, and
business are encouraged to pursue this certificate.
The following courses would satisfy the 30-credit certificate in
Human Resource Leadership and the psychology courses would also
satisfy requirements for the psychology major.
- PSYCH 1020 – Introductory Psychology
- PSYCH 2030 – Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences
- PSYCH 2210 – Theories of Personality
- PSYCH 3320 – Social Psychology
- PSYCH 3260 – Introduction to Psychological Measurement
- PSYCH 3330 – Industrial and Personnel Psychology
- PSYCH 4903 – Fieldwork in Psychology (Human Resources
Placement)
- SOC 1140 – Sociology of Work
- SOC 3650 – Sociology of Modern Organizations
- SPE 2025 – Organizational Communication