Program Requirements

Industrial Relations Certificate
Total credits required: 17

Core Courses: (9 credits)

HRIR 3021 Human Relations Management and Industrial Relations (3 cr)
NOTE: This course must be taken as the first course in the certificate program as it provides the base for the other courses.
AND 6 credits from the designated HRIR courses in the listing below:

HRIR 3024. Governing the Workplace: Comparative Perspectives. (2 cr)
HRIR 3031. Staffing and Selection: Strategic and Operational Concerns. (2 cr).
HRIR 3032. Training and Development. (2 cr)
HRIR 3041. The Individual in the Organization. (2 cr)
HRIR 3042. The Individual and Organizational Performance. (2 cr)
HRIR 3051. Compensation: Theory and Practice. (2 cr)
HRIR 3071. Union Organizing and Labor Relations. (2 cr)
HRIR 3072. Collective Bargaining and Dispute Resolution. (2 cr)
HRIR 5000. Topics in Human Resources and Industrial Relations. (Cr ar, may be repeated)
HRIR 5021. Systems of Conflict and Dispute Resolution. (4 cr)
HRIR 5022. Managing Diversity. (2 cr)
HRIR 5023. Personnel and Industrial Relations Law. (2 cr)
HRIR 5024. Employee Performance: Appraisal and Management. (2 cr)
HRIR 5061. Public Policies on Work and Pay. (3 cr)
HRIR 5026 Innovative HR Leadership in the Context of Change and Uncertainty (2 cr)

Core courses must be taken for a letter grade (on the A/F grading basis) and completed with a grade of C- or better.

Elective Interest Areas

Individuals may pursue a wide variety of areas on study and activity within the field of Human Resources and Industrial Relations. Students may choose to be generalists or focus their HRIR interests toward a particular interest area. Each of the interest areas indicated below offer opportunities for employment and career growth; others are similarly possible for those who seek other directions. An interest area must consist of at least 8 credits.

Self-designed (8 credits) This interest area provides you with an opportunity to select courses that are relevant to your career goals

Compensation and Fringe Benefits (9 credits)

HRIR 3051. Compensation: Theory and Practice (2 cr)
NOTE: HRIR 3051 should be taken before the following courses:
INS 5101. Employee Benefits: Public Policy and Practice (2 cr)
HRIR 5061. Labor Policy (3 cr)
HRIR 5024. Employee Performance: Appraisal and Management (2 cr)

Trade Unions and Labor Relations (9 credits)

HRIR 3071. Union Organizing and Labor Relations (2 cr)
HRIR 3072. Collective Bargaining and Dispute Resolution (2 cr)
HRIR 3024. Governing the Workplace: Comparative Perspectives (2 cr)
HRIR 5061. Labor Policy (3 cr)
Or
HRIR 5000 Topics—Global Labor Policy (cr arranged, may be repeated)

Staffing, Training and Developing Workers: (8 credits)

HRIR 3031. Staffing and Selection: Strategic and Operational Concerns (2 cr)
HRIR 3032. Training and Development (2 cr)
NOTE: It is recommended that the above two courses be completed first.
HRIR 5022. Managing Diversity (2 cr)
HRIR 5024. Employee Performance: Appraisal and Management (2 cr)

Planning Your Program of Study

The Planning Chart may be downloaded and used as a guide in planning your schedule of course work. Please note that certificates are to be completed within four years of your admission date.

Course descriptions and the semesters in which they are offered are in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Course guide provides more detailed information on courses offered this current semester.

Class schedule provides information on current terms for help in course planning and registration.

Completion Requirements
To earn your certificate, you must complete a minimum of 17 credits (these credits do not include prerequisite work).

To be awarded a certificate, you must submit a completed Application for Undergraduate Degree form online. NOTE: The words Degree and Certificate are used interchangeably on the form . It is important for you to check the deadlines if you want to graduate in a specific term.

All courses in the certificate must be completed with a grade of C- or better. Core courses must be taken for a letter grade (on the A/F grading basis). Elective courses may be taken on the A/F grading basis or the S/N grading basis. The cumulative gpa for all certificate courses must be a 2.00 or better.

You must complete the certificate within four years of your admission date.