Pivot your career to a meaningful field full of opportunities: human resources. HR professionals and their role in recruitment, training, and motivation are a critical part of any functioning organization. Whether you’re working in business and need further education in HR to transition your career, or you're looking to take your existing HR skill set to new heights, our hybrid Certificate in Human Resources Management will set you up for success.
Note: Effective Fall 2024, the certificate in Human Resources Management has been discontinued.
Learners who registered prior to July 1, 2024, should refer to the archived calendar for the curriculum details of your year of registration. You might also be interested in pursuing one of our other certificates in Business Management or Project Management or a postgraduate certificate in People Analytics for HR professionals for a similar program. For more information, contact our Client Services team at ce@torontomu.ca.
Certificate Requirements
- 2 required courses
- 4 electives
- Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 1.67+
Admission Criteria
Recommended:
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent
- With 6 Grade 12 U or M credits
OR
- Mature student status with relevant professional experience in business
2024-25 Course Schedule
| Course | Delivery | Terms Offered | Last planned offering |
| CMHR 405 - Organizational Behaviour | Online | Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025 | Spring 2025 |
| CMHR 523 - Human Resources Management | Online | Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025 | Spring 2025 |
| CMHR 711 - Occupational Health and Safety | Online | Fall 2024, Winter 2025 | Winter 2025 |
| CMHR 600 - Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace | On campus | Winter 2025, Spring 2025 | Spring 2025 |
| CMHR 522 - Union Management Relation | On campus | Fall 2024, Winter 2025 | Winter 2025 |
| CMHR 623 - Recruitment and Selection | On campus | Fall 2024, Spring 2025 | Spring 2025 |
| CMHR 733 - Training and Development | On campus | Winter 2025, Spring 2025 | Spring 2025 |
| CMHR 749 - Compensation Management | On campus | Winter 2025, Spring 2025 | Spring 2025 |
| CMHR 849 - Human Resources Planning | On campus | Spring 2025 | Spring 2025 |
| CMHR 650 - Management of Change | N/A | No planned offerings | N/A |
| CMHR 700 - Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Organizational Behaviour | N/A | No planned offerings | N/A |
| CMHR 741 - Managing Interpersonal Dynamics and Teams | N/A | No planned offerings | N/A |
| CMHR 721 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution | N/A | No planned offerings | N/A |
Professional Designations and Accreditation
Over 20,000 HR professionals across Ontario belong to the Human Resources Professional Association (HRPA). Join them!
Take the courses required by the HRPA and work towards the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation. Conferred on candidates by the HRPA, the CHRP designation requires the following:
- continued membership in the HRPA
- an undergraduate or graduate degree from a recognized educational institution
- discipline-specific knowledge, obtained by completing mandatory courses with an overall grade average of 70 percent or higher; no single course grade can be below 65 percent
- successful completion of a National Knowledge Exam (NKE)
- at least three years of demonstrated experience in HR at a professional level
The Certificate in Human Resources Management requires the completion of six courses. If you are working towards the CHRP designation, you should complete six of the designated courses within the certificate (be sure to choose elective courses that are required by the HRPA). After receiving the certificate credential, you then complete the HRPA academic requirements by taking the three remaining courses offered by The Chang School.
The following table shows how the certificate courses relate to the HRPA required courses.
|
Certificate Courses |
HRPA Requirement? |
|---|---|
|
Required (two) |
|
|
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
|
|
Electives (four) |
|
|
Yes |
|
|
No |
|
|
Yes |
|
|
No |
|
|
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
|
|
Yes |
|
|
No |
Offered by The Chang School, but not part of the Certificate in Human Resources Management:
CZAA 100 Understanding Financial Information: Since August 2020, this single course has been approved by the HRPA to cover the coursework requirement for the Accounting and Finance subject area. For those pursuing the CHRP designation but not a degree this will be a convenient alternative to taking CACC 100 and CACC 406. Visit the HRPA website for more details on approved courses.