Courses
The 12-credit Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Human Resources Management provides you with great flexibility to complete your course work at times and places most convenient for you, combined with a highly relevant, comprehensive curriculum taught by faculty with world-class expertise. You can obtain this online graduate certificate in one year.
The certificate program in public sector human resources management requires taking four online courses (12 credits), including two required and two elective courses.
Required Courses (6 credits)
Electives (select 6 credits)
With the approval by the certificate coordinator, students could also choose other HR-related Penn State graduate-level courses as elective courses for this certificate.
Course Availability
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