PGCert in Human Resources Management and Services

Stony Brook's School of Professional Development offers this advanced graduate certificate to people who want to enter human resources or move ahead in it. It draws on the same teaching as the university's master's degree in the field and builds the competencies HR professionals need. The plan has five courses worth three credits each. Required classes begin with the basics of managing people, then cover relations between staff and management, workplace law and policy, and diversity in global settings. Applicants submit a personal statement of several hundred words, a resume and an official transcript showing a completed bachelor's degree with a cumulative average of at least a B. The program director is listed as the contact. The certificate suits professionals who prefer a focused credential over a full master's degree.