Human Resources Management (Cert.) (30 credits)
Offered by: Administration & Governance
Program credit weight: 30
Program Description
The Certificate in Human Resources Management provides an introduction to the disciplines and basic practices of human resources management. In addition, the Certificate program presents an overview of the specialized functions and some of the current and future issues in the area of personnel. It prepares students for the job market and to write the CHRP exam.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Required Courses (27 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CORG 225 | Foundation of Organizational Behaviour and Administration. | 3 |
Foundation of Organizational Behaviour and Administration. Terms offered: Summer 2025 This course covers diverse theories and applications such as perception, motivation, decision-making, team dynamics, negotiation, conflict management, leadership, and organizational culture. Levels of analysis are on the individual, team and organizational level. | ||
| CORG 295 | Employee Labour Relations and Law. | 3 |
Employee Labour Relations and Law. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An overview of the history and theories of industrial relations and how they are related to today's labour-management relationships and laws. Consideration will be paid to topics such as the organization, purpose and governance of unions; legislation of labour; collective bargaining processes and the dynamic of public interest and industrial relations. | ||
| CORG 416 | Leading Change in Organizations. | 3 |
Leading Change in Organizations. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An overview of theories and models on leading and managing organizational change. Topics such as leaders spearheading change, the change process, preventing and addressing resistance to change, and creating consensus and buy-in will be covered. Change models, theories and techno-structural methods will be applied using contemporary Canadian case studies. | ||
| CORG 420 | Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice. | 3 |
Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course provides a comprehensive overview of human resources management (HRM) and an understanding of the strategic role HRM plays in the work environment. It introduces students to current HRM concepts, skills and practices, focusing on both theory and its practical application. Topics include: human resources planning, job analysis and design, recruitment selection and retention, training, performance management, organizational development and change, compensation and benefits, labour relations, legal issues, and strategic issues and challenges in HRM. | ||
| CORG 440 | Organizational Learning and Development . | 3 |
Organizational Learning and Development . Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Review of major models of learning and development from a systemic point of view. Assessing and understanding the difference between training and development. Topics include: learning organizations, training issues, training programs, skills development, transfer of learning, planning, conceptualization, design, implementation and evaluation of training and career development programs. | ||
| CORG 445 | Workforce Planning and Talent Acquisition. | 3 |
Workforce Planning and Talent Acquisition. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. New trends and best practices in workforce planning and talent acquisition. Recruitment and selection will be covered from legal, theoretical, and practical perspectives. Topics covered include job analysis, competency-based profile, and employer branding. Staffing processes, metric indicators, and strategic sourcing will also be discussed. | ||
| CORG 450 | Workplace Health and Safety. | 3 |
Workplace Health and Safety. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Basic components of effective health and safety policies, programs and current legislation (CSST, WHMIS, safety committees) focusing on proactive management to ensure employees have clearly defined accountabilities for accident prevention: hazardous materials, loss prevention, workers' compensation claims, employee assistance plans, work life quality, preventative health issues, and ergonomic standards. | ||
| CORG 470 | Theories and Practices of Compensation. | 3 |
Theories and Practices of Compensation. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An overview of organizational behaviour theories related to compensation management. Policies and practices relative to compensation and its relationship with motivation are discussed. Topics such as feedback loops and job evaluation; salary scales; performance-based pay; special employee groups and pay equity law will be covered using real world case studies. | ||
| CPAG 410 | Strategic Planning and Implementation. | 3 |
Strategic Planning and Implementation. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Theory and practice of strategic management required to facilitate strategic thinking and planning in organizations in response to changing conditions. Topics in stakeholder analysis; transforming strategic plans into policies and programs, assessing organizational performance, deploying resources, quality control, strategic communication, planning, problem solving, progress assessment; completion and evaluation. | ||
Complementary Course (3 credits)
3 credits from:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CGMG 282 | Introduction to Business. | 3 |
Introduction to Business. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A broad introduction to business based on the functional areas: accounting, finance, human resources management, industrial relations, marketing, production, and general management. For each area lectures introduce basic concepts, which students apply to cases that depict the complexity of decision-making in the business world. | ||
| CGMG 445 | Ethical Issues in Business Practices. | 3 |
Ethical Issues in Business Practices. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An exploration of the ethical implications of business practices. Topics reviewed include the evaluation of ethical issues; the integration of ethical decision-making tools in business; corporate social responsibility; ethical implications for management and leadership and self-evaluation techniques for improving ethical practices. Real world case studies are extensively used. | ||
| CORG 415 | Leading Teams in Organizations. | 3 |
Leading Teams in Organizations. Terms offered: Summer 2025 An overview of leadership theories and models related to the management of teams in organizational settings. Topics such as team dynamics, underlying factors to successful and ineffective teamwork, strategies for supporting managers in improving team performance and team building will be addressed. In addition, practical strategies and leadership skills for leading teams will be applied and developed. | ||
| CPAG 400 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Management. | 3 |
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Management. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Examination of the concepts of equity, diversity and inclusion. Effect on interpersonal interactions, intergroup interactions and the management of multicultural workforces in terms of cognition and behaviour, communication, leadership, employee engagement and negotiation. | ||