Human Resources & Industrial Relations Major


Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations (HRIR) is the business function concerned with the processes of acquiring, training, compensating, and maintaining the human component of the enterprise. The Human Resource function involves the identification of the human skill which combines with the business physical capital to ensure the ongoing success of the venture.


Human resource specialists have moved from being concerned only with record-keeping to being strategic partners with functions like finance and marketing as organizations recognize the crucial importance of people to their success. Today businesses compete as much based on human capital as they do on physical capital.


MajorRequired Courses (16 credits)


HRIR Major Courses

3031 HRIR  Staffing and Selection: Strategic and Operational Concerns (2 cr)
3032 HRIR  Training and Development (2 cr)
3041 HRIR  The Individual in the Organization (2 cr)
3042 HRIR  The Individual and Organizational Performance (2 cr)
3051 HRIR  Compensation: Theory and Practice (2 cr)
3071 HRIR  Union Organizing and Labor Relations (2 cr)
3072 HRIR  Collective Bargaining and Dispute Resolution (2 cr)
5021 HRIR  Systems of Conflict and Dispute Resolution (4 cr)
5022 HRIR  Managing Diversity (2 cr)
5023 HRIR  Employment and Labor Law for the HRIR Professional (2 cr)
5024 HRIR  Employee Performance: Appraisal and Management (2 cr)
5025 HRIR  Comparative and International Human Resources and Industrial Relations (2 cr)
5026 HRIR  Innovative HR Leadership in the Context of Change and Uncertainty (2 cr)
5054 HRIR  Public Policies on Employee Benefits: Social Safety Nets (2 cr)
5061 HRIR  Public Policies on Work and Pay (3 cr)
4101 INS  Employee Benefits (2 cr)


MinorRequired Courses ( 8 credits)


Choose 8 semester credits, from the HRIR courses listed above.


For additional information about Human Resources and Industrial Relations, please visit the Human Resources and Industrial Relations Web site.


In addition to completing those courses above, you must also complete the degree requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Business from the Carlson School of Management.


Recommended Interest Tracks:


Depending upon the particular areas of interest a student might wish to pursue within the field of Human Resources and Industrial Relations, the following tracks are recommended by the department:


Compensation And Fringe Benefits

3051 HRIR  Compensation: Theory and Practice (2 cr)
5024 HRIR  Employee Performance: Appraisal and Management (2 cr)
5061 HRIR  Public Policies on Work and Pay (3 cr)
4101 INS  Employee Benefits (2 cr)


Trade Unions & Labor Relations

3071 HRIR  Union Organizing and Labor Relations (2 cr)
3072 HRIR  Collective Bargaining and Dispute Resolution (2 cr)
5061 HRIR  Public Policies on Work and Pay (3 cr)


Staffing Training & Developing Workers

3031 HRIR  Staffing and Selection: Strategic and Operational Concerns (2 cr)
3032 HRIR  Training and Development (2 cr)
5022 HRIR  Managing Diversity (2 cr)
5024 HRIR  Employee Performance: Appraisal and Management (2 cr)


Please note that these interest tracks are only examples of course selections. The department also feels that there is a market demand for the generalist, who does not focus on one area, but who, rather, takes a great breadth of course work to gain exposure to a wide variety of areas within the HRIR field.


In addition to completing those courses listed above, you must also complete the degree requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Business from the Carlson School of Management.