Plan of Study: Human Resources Management Certificate

Program at a Glance

In the charts below, view the quarter offered and teaching format for all required and elective courses in this certificate.

You may begin this program any quarter. It is strongly recommended that students take the introductory course MGMT X 450 Elements of Human Resources Management in the first quarter. And we generally suggest that students complete the Required courses in the order presented in the chart below. If you have any questions, please contact our academic advising team at bamcertificate@uclaextension.edu.

Course Format Legend

I = In Person
L = Live Online
O = Online
H = Hybrid

For course format descriptions, see Instructional Formats

8 Required Courses (28 units)

Students must complete all eight required courses listed below. Courses are typically offered in the quarters and formats outlined below, but that is subject to change.

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
MGMT X 450 Elements of Human Resources Management	4	I/O	O	I/O	O
MGMT X 450.03 Financial Aspects of Human Resources Management	4	O	O	O	O
MGMT X 450.2 Talent Acquisition	4	O	I/O	O	O
MGMT X 450.31 Compensation Programs: Administration and Design	4	O		O	O
MGMT X 450.32 Benefits Programs: Administration and Design	4		O		O
MGMT X 450.34 Employee Relations and Legal Aspects of Human Resources Management	4	O	O	O
MGMT X 482.201 Human Resources Development	4	O	O	O
MGMT 859.50 Ethics for Human Resources Professionals	---	O	O	O	O

Elective Courses (8 units)

Students must complete 8 elective units from the list below. Courses are either 4 or 2 units each. Courses are typically offered in the quarters and formats outlined below, but that is subject to change.

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
MGMT X 450.35 Strategic Human Resources Management	4	O		O
MGMT X 450.36 Human Capital Management	4		O
MGMT X 450.65 International Human Resources Management	4	O	I	O
MGMT X 469.15 Crisis Management and Communications	2	I	O	I	O
MGMT X 482.202 Organizational Communication	4	I	O	I	O
MGMT X 482.203 Advanced Human Resources Management	4		O
MGMT X 490.8 Cross-Cultural Communication and Management in a Global Workforce	4	O		I
MGMT X 491.11 Managing Change in Organizations	2			O
MGMT X 497.613 Fundamentals of Business Administration and Management	4	I/O	I/O	I/O	I/O
MGMT X 450.50 Internship in Human Resources Management	4	I/L	I/L	I/L	I/L