Graduate Certificate in Strategic Human Resources Management

Program Description

With the Graduate Certificate in Strategic Human Resources Management program, you gain the strategic skills and tactical understanding to be an active player at the executive level. Build on existing technical human resources knowledge and learn to effectively manage a diverse workforce in organizations undergoing change. Through a partnership with BC Human Resources Management Association (HRMA), you may be eligible, upon graduation, to earn 100 points toward recertification in the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation – all while creating an upward trajectory in your HR career.

Upon successful completion, graduates can apply for advanced standing in Royal Roads University’s MBA program. A portion of the MBA tuition fee is waived.

Facilitators

Guy Nasmyth, MA, PhD

Beth Page, MSc in CSP, MSOD, CHRP

Who It’s For

Designed for HR professionals with a minimum three years of experience, this six-month program offers a combination of on-campus and online learning to help you balance career aspirations with current obligations.

Applicants who do not have the formal academic education to qualify for admission may be assessed on the basis of both their formal education and their informal learning, in accordance with the Flexible Admission Policy.

View the Program Brochure Viewbook or download the Print Version (pdf).

Outcomes

• Understand the practicalities of designing and implementing human resource strategies
• Create strategies for improving organizational effectiveness
• Understand the challenges and prospects of developing learning organizations
• Gain the requisite leadership capabilities to accomplish systemic change
• Develop and improve skills for diagnosing and analyzing change 
• Lead and implement organizational change management plans
• Be a catalyst to increased resilience, creativity and performance for individuals and organizations by utilizing a coach approach