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Become the Strategic Asset Your Organization Needs

Strategic HR management is essential to the success of any organization. Earn a highly respected degree or certificate part-time and online through Penn State World Campus and help your organization prioritize its workforce.

As an online learner, you can gain advanced knowledge and a practical toolkit to address the complex personal, legal, and organizational issues in today’s workplace.

Find the Program That’s Right for You

Penn State’s nationally recognized School of Labor and Employment Relations offers eight (8) graduate and undergraduate programs online through Penn State World Campus. Learn how you can bridge the gap between employee performance and your organization’s business objectives.

Designed to Fit Your Life and Career Goals

  • complete weekly assignments at your preferred pace
  • create a personalized path to completion
  • develop relevant skills and expertise that align with SHRM’s highest standards
  • customize your education around your unique career goals
  • enjoy enhanced engagement opportunities — always optional, never required

Graduate Programs

This portfolio of stackable graduate programs is designed to allow you to earn graduate certificates while you work toward your degree — without any additional course work, course fees, or application fees.

Human Resources and Employment Relations (Master's Degree)
Apply by July 1 to start August 26
This online master’s in human resources and employment relations can help you develop strategic programs and policies that align with your organization’s business goals. Build expertise in people and culture, diversity and inclusion, talent management, ethical decision-making, and employment law.
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Human Resources and Employment Relations Foundations (Graduate Certificate)
Apply by July 1 to start August 26
Gain the core competencies in HR management and employment relations needed to solve real-world problems faced by employees, managers, and organizational leaders. This online certificate can help you kick-start a career as an HRER professional or advance your current practice to the next level.
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Strategic Human Resources and Workplace Ethics (Graduate Certificate)
Apply by July 1 to start August 26
Demonstrate and communicate knowledge of strategic human resources and ethics to excel in an HR leadership role. You can complete this fully online graduate certificate program on a part-time basis in about 9 months — while you continue to work.
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Labor and Employment Law (Graduate Certificate)
Apply by July 1 to start August 26
Gain a deeper understanding of labor and employment laws and learn to influence HR policies designed to protect both workers and employers. This online HR certificate covers unfair labor practices, workplace discrimination, termination, occupational safety, FMLA, privacy, and more.
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Talent Management (Graduate Certificate)
Apply by July 1 to start August 26
Create a staffing pipeline that drives growth, improves profitability, and delivers a competitive advantage for your organization. This fully online talent management certificate focuses on recruiting strategies, employee benefits, compensation, performance management, and more.
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Undergraduate Programs

Jumpstart or advance your career in HR management, labor studies, or employment relations. These fully online programs can help you build career-ready skills while you continue to work or serve:

Labor and Human Resources (Associate in Science)
Apply by June 30 to start August 26
Develop a practical skill set that is applicable to virtually any industry. This associate degree can build your knowledge of human resources, economics, law, sociology, and employment relations to help you excel in your current role or transition to a new career.
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Labor and Human Resources (Bachelor of Arts)
Apply by June 30 to start August 26
Build a solid foundation in human resources, labor, and employment relations while focusing on humanities and social sciences. This online degree program is designed for students who want to pursue careers in organizational culture, workforce diversity, labor relations, and other HR areas.
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Labor and Human Resources (Bachelor of Science)
Apply by June 30 to start August 26
This 100% online HR bachelor's degree program is SHRM–aligned, making it an ideal choice for those preparing for professional certification. Gain the quantitative and analytical skills to work in staffing, recruitment, compensation, benefits, and other human resource management roles.
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Labor and Human Resources (Undergraduate Certificate)
Apply by August 18 to start August 26
Build a foundation in human resources — with a particular emphasis on course work that examines labor policies, legal issues, and employment law — in this online certificate program in labor and human resources.
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Organizational Leadership (Bachelor of Arts)
Apply by June 30 to start August 26
Learn to confront the complex social, cultural, and organizational issues that you will face as a leader or manager. This online bachelor's degree program in organizational leadership features a flexible curriculum so students with prior learning can potentially complete their degrees more efficiently.
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Organizational Leadership (Bachelor of Science)
Apply by June 30 to start August 26
Hone your leadership skills online with a degree in organizational leadership. Explore the behaviors of successful leaders and develop acumen in critical thinking, team dynamics, problem-solving, communication, and conflict resolution.
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The HR master's program at Penn State is fantastic. Since graduation, I have been able to leverage my learning and degree into a vice president role with my current company and am confident this will continue to help me grow my career in the future.
— Alex C., HRER graduate

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