I. First Year Required Core (24 credits)

A rigorous yet applied foundation for understanding the functions of HRIR and the critical intersections with business, economics, psychology, and law.

Fall
HRIR 8001 Business Principles for the HRIR Professional (4 cr.)
HRIR 8011 Using Data and Metrics in HRIR (4 cr.)
HRIR 8031 Staffing, Training, and Development (4 cr.)

Spring
HRIR 8141 Organizational Theory Foundations of High-Impact HRIR (2 cr.)
HRIR 8241 Organizational Behavior Foundations of High-Impact HRIR (2 cr.)
HRIR 8051 Compensation and Benefits (4 cr.)
HRIR 8071 Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (4 cr.)

II. Second Year Electives (24 credits):

Choose from a variety of cutting edge courses that put theory into practice and deliver the knowledge and skills for professional HRIR success.

A. Choose at least 12 credits from a rich array of HRIR offerings such as (this is a partial list):

HRIR 5022 Managing Diversity (2 cr.)
HRIR 5023 Employment and Labor Law for the HRIR Professional (2 cr.)
HRIR 5026 Innovative HR Leadership in the Context of Change and Uncertainty (2 cr.)
HRIR 8023 International Human Resource Management (2 cr.)
HRIR 8034 Employee Development: Creating a Competitive Advantage (2 cr.)
HRIR 8044 Motivation and Work Behavior in Contemporary Organizations (2 cr.)
HRIR 8045 Organizational Development, HR Metrics, and the Balanced Scorecard (2 cr.)
HRIR 8073 Dispute Resolution: Labor Arbitration (2 cr.)
And many others.

B. Choose at least 2 credits to enhance your ability to analyze HRIR issues using economic concepts:

HRIR 5054 Public Policy on Employee Benefits (2 cr.)
HRIR 5061 Public Policies on Work and Pay (3 cr.)
HRIR 5062 Personnel Economics (2 cr.)

C. Choose at least 8 credits from other University of Minnesota graduate programs to round out your knowledge. For students with limited business coursework, we strongly recommend taking classes from the following:

MBA 6030 Financial Accounting (3 cr.)

And at least 2 of these courses:

MBA 6220 Operations Management (3 cr.)
MBA 6230 Financial Management (3 cr.)
MBA 6210 Marketing Management (3 cr.)
MCOM 5400 Managerial Communications (2 cr.)

D. Culminate your experience with a required capstone course to synthesize your academic experience and transition you into professional success and responsibility:

HRIR 8101 HRIR in Practice: Strategy, Execution, and Ethics (2 cr.)