Course List
Here's how it works
Your certificate program consists of courses designed to take you step-by-step toward understanding all the essential elements of Human Resources. Your first course will be sent to you as soon as your enrollment has been accepted. Other courses will follow as you complete your exams, so that you will always have study materials to work with.
A High School Diploma or GED is required to enroll in this program.
Computer Specifications
You will need access to a Microsoft® Windows®-based computer running Windows® XP or later, Microsoft® Office 2010, and high-speed Internet in order to complete your program with Penn Foster.
Note: Graduates of this program also earn 9 credits toward an Associate Degree in Human Resources Management and 12 credits toward an Undergraduate Certificate in Human Resources at Penn Foster College.
This outline covers all the courses required for your certificate program. You complete the following courses in the order indicated:
BUS110 Principles of Management
The business environment; planning; organizing; leading and controlling.
Textbook: Understanding Management
HRM201 Human Resource Management
An overview of Human Resources (HRM), as it’s understood today. This course illustrates the dynamic interaction of the personnel functions with each other and with the objectives of an organization.
Research Assignment: Using the Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Textbook: Managing Human Resources
HRM210 Compensation Management
The course covers the basic components of a total compensation package (salary, bonus, and benefits), the development, implementation, and maintenance of a program, the impact of internal and external equity, and additional factors which must be considered for the overall success of a program.
Research Project: Compensation Management
Textbook: Compensation Decision Making
HRM320 Employee Benefits
This course examines employer and employee objectives for benefit plans; design and administration of group life and group health insurance programs; government programs for workers’ compensation; employer-sponsored pension plans; and the integration of government and employer-sponsored retirement benefits.
Research Assignment: Employee Benefits
Textbook: Employee Benefits
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Online Library and Librarian
Students in Penn Foster Career School have access to an online library for use during their studies. Students can use this library to do the required research in the courses they complete or can use it for general reference and links to valuable resources. The library contains helpful research assistance, articles, databases, books, and Web links. A librarian is available to answer questions on general research-related topics via email and assist students in research activities during their studies with Penn Foster Career School.
We reserve the right to change program content and materials when it becomes necessary.
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