May 17, 2025  
Fall 2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
Fall 2025 Graduate Catalog

Human Resource Management


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School of Professional Development
Certificate Awarded: Advanced Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management

Graduate Program Director: Leo Giglio, PhD,Leo.Giglio@stonybrook.edu

Program Website

Stony Brook University’s Human Resource Management master’s degree program provides the academic preparation required for professionals to develop the skills they need to enter the field or advance their careers. To be effective, today’s HR professional must possess broad-based knowledge and specific competencies necessary to align human resource functions with organizational goals. 

Admission Requirements

Application Website

  • Personal statement. In 500-750 words, please explain how this degree program will assist you in advancing your professional and/or personal goals
  • Resume
  • An official transcript indicating conferral of a bachelor’s degree (minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average). To ensure your application materials are complete and ready for processing, applicants should order their degree-bearing transcript to be sent upon submission of the electronic application.

Certificate Requirements


This certificate program consists of five 3-credit courses distributed among the areas listed below.

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