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Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Human Resources Management

The Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Human Resources Management is geared towards those who hold a bachelor’s degree in a subject other than business. The courses in this two-year program offer foundational business information as well as management expertise in the human resources field. You can expect to learn about management principles, conflict resolution and negotiation, recruitment and selection, strategy and planning, metrics and analytics, as well as performance management. This program can give you the leadership and interpersonal skills that are in high demand in today’s marketplace. Students who graduate from this certificate can pursue the designation of Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR).

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Campus

  • Kelowna
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Credential

Diploma

Delivery options

Full-Time

  • International students eligible

Tuition and fees

2024-25: $12,064.72 (entire two-year program)

Program details

This 20-course (60 credit) post-baccalaureate diploma is aimed at students with a bachelor's degree in a program other than Human Resources Management or Business, who wish to pursue a career in the Human Resources Management field. Students graduating with an average of 70% or higher may be eligible for an exemption from the National Knowledge Exam (NKE), as administered by the Chartered Professionals in Human Resources of British Columbia & Yukon. The NKE is one of the requirements to become a designated professional in Human Resources Management, known as a Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR).

This two-year program is designed for students that have already completed a non-Business undergraduate degree. 

Campus Start date Schedule
Kelowna Sep. 04, 2024
Kelowna Sep. 03, 2025

Admission requirements

  • Successful completion of a recognized bachelor's degree in any non-business program.
  • Students with degree transcripts from outside of Canada must provide a World Education Services assessment (WES) with an ICAP evaluation as part of their admission requirements for this credential.

Program requirements:

  • A personal laptop is required. See the program for computer specifications.

Program outline

BUAD 111 - Financial Accounting I
BUAD 116 - Marketing
BUAD 123 - Management Principles
BUAD 128 - Computer Applications I
BUAD 195 - Financial Management
BUAD 209 - Business Law
BUAD 246 - Recruitment and Selection
BUAD 247 - Training and Development
BUAD 248 - Occupational Health and Safety
BUAD 262 - Organizational Behaviour
BUAD 264 - Management Accounting
BUAD 269 - Human Resources Management
BUAD 340 - Strategic Management I
BUAD 375 - Strategic Human Resource Planning
BUAD 376 - Compensation and Benefits
BUAD 315 - Management Science
Complete at least 1 of the following:
STAT 121 - Elementary Statistics
STAT 124 - Business Statistics
Plus three of the following HR specific electives (at least one of which must be at the 400 level):
BUAD 201 - Conflict Resolution and Negotiation
BUAD 279 - Industrial Relations
BUAD 374 - Employment Law
BUAD 376 - Compensation and Benefits
BUAD 410 - Organization Change and Development
BUAD 411 - HR Metrics
BUAD 412 - Strategic Performance Management
BUAD 418 - HR Analytics

Successful completion of the prescribed and elective courses as listed in the program outline with a minimum graduating grade average of 60%.

Course Exemptions:

The following courses may be eligible for exemptions, subject to conditions below:

  • BUAD 111 Financial Accounting I
  • BUAD 116 Marketing
  • BUAD 123 Management Principles
  • BUAD 128 Computer Applications
  • BUAD 195 Financial Management
  • BUAD 209 Business Law
  • BUAD 262 Organizational Behaviour
  • BUAD 264 Management Accounting
  • BUAD 269 Human Resources Management

Eligibility Conditions:

  • To be granted exemption an equivalent course must have been successfully completed within 10 years.
  • A maximum of five courses can be exempted and replaced with appropriate alternative courses from the course listings above.
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