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  School of Management and Labor Relations 2008-2010 Ph.D. Program in Industrial Relations and Human Resources (I.R.H.R.) Program Structure and Degree Requirements  

Program Structure and Degree Requirements

The program of study in industrial relations and human resources requires all students to complete:

1. two advanced seminars; 

2. three courses to fulfill their interdisciplinary distribution requirements;

3. at least four statistics and research methods courses;

4. six electives. Electives are chosen in the student's area of interest and approved by the student's committee. In addition, all enrolled doctoral students attend a proseminar, which meets twice a month. Students choose their courses in consul­tation with the graduate director. Course requirements and guidelines follow.

Course Requirements



Course Description
Credits
Timing
(Year)
Possible Courses
Ph.D. Seminar in Industrial Relations (required)

3

I or II

16:545:611 or approved equivalent

Ph.D. Seminar in Human Resources (required)

3

I or II

16:545:612 or approved equivalent

Three of the following (required):
  • Economics for Industrial Relations and Human Resources
  • Labor/Employment History
  • Employment Law or Labor Law
  • An advanced sociology course
  • An advanced psychology course
9 I-III
Three courses to develop breadth of knowledge. These serve as the foundation for taking advanced seminars, which develop depth of knowledge.

16:545:615

38:578:612

38:533:566 or 38:578:550

Approval of the graduate director is required.
Statistics I (required)
3
I
Must be a Ph.D.-level course beyond the level of 16:960:531,532
Statistics II (required) 3
I or II
Must be a Ph.D.-level course beyond the level of 16:960:531,532
Research Methods for Industrial Relations and Human Resources (required)
3
I or II 16:545:613
Advanced statistics or methodology elective (required)
3
I or III 16:545:614 or 16:545:701,702 or equivalent. Approval of the graduate director is required.
6 master's thesis credits
6
II-III
16:545:701
4 proseminar credits
4
I-IV
16:545:610
18 doctoral thesis credits
18
IV-V

16:545:702

17 advanced elective credits
17
II, III
Choose advanced Ph.D.-level courses that develop depth of knowledge in your chosen field. Approval of the graduate director is required.

 
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