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Public Administration – Human Resource Administration
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Public Administration Certificate in Human Resource Administration

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The Certificate in Human Resource Administration provides students with the skills to oversee human resource administration issues in public agencies and nonprofit organizations. Courses in the certificate program cover personnel selection, employee motivation, skill and technical competencies, legal and regulatory issues, and the importance of personnel administration in the evolving organizational environment. The primary objective is to provide students with the training to lead and manage the personnel side of public agencies and nonprofit organizations.

The Certificate in Human Resource Administration is offered as part of the Master of Public Administration program. The program is accredited by NASPAA – the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration – the accreditation body of public affairs graduate programs. The online certificate program is open to those who have completed a bachelor’s degree even if they are not currently enrolled in the Master of Public Administration program.

This certificate program requires completion of any four of the following courses:

  • PUAD 6030 Organizational Behavior
  • PUAD 6050 Human Resource Administration
  • PUAD 6800 Public Sector Leadership
  • MNGT 6150 Managing People
  • PSYC 6640 Personnel Selection
  • PSYC 6680 Motivation in the Workplace
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Public Administration Certificate in Human Resource Administration

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Andrew Cortell

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Andrew Cortell

Department Chair, Professor of Political Science | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
334-244-3622 [email protected] Goodwyn Hall, 209D Political Science & Public Administration

Andrew Cortell is Chair of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration and a Professor of Political Science. His primary area of specialization is international relations. His teaching and research focus on globalization, international organizations, international norms, and national institutions. His work has been published in leading journals such as International Studies Quarterly, International Studies Review, the Review of International Studies, and Comparative Political Studies among others. He is the author of Mediating Globalization: Domestic Institutions and Industrial Policies in the United States and Britain. He spent many years as a faculty member at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, where he received the Teacher of the Year Award and chaired the Department of International Affairs. Previously, he was an Olin Fellow in Economics and National Security at Harvard University. He earned a Ph.D. in Political Science and a M.A. in International Affairs from Columbia University, and a B.A. with honors in History from Wesleyan University.

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