To earn the Master of Industrial and Labor Relations (MILR) degree, students must complete a minimum of 48 credit hours and at least 16 courses (3+ credits each), which include:

  • 6 Core Courses
  • 6 Concentration Courses
  • 4 Electives

All courses used to fulfill the MILR degree must:

  • Be at the 5000-level or above
  • Be taken for a letter grade (Pass/Fail and S/U do not count)
  • Earn a grade of C or higher
  • Be worth 3 or more credits. Courses less than 3 credits may be combined to count as one course, but must still be taken for credit

Core Courses

  1. ILRHR 5600 – Human Resource Management (3 credits)
  2. ILROB 5200 – Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
  3. ILRGL 5000 – Labor Relations (3 credits)
  4. ILRGL 5010 – Labor and Employment Law (3 credits)
  5. ILRLE 5400 – Labor Economics (3 credits)
  6. ILRHR 5050 – HR Statistics and Analytics (3 credits)

Concentration Courses

Any ILR course 5000+ level.

Examples of Popular Concentration Courses:

  • ILRHR 6910 – Strategy and Finance for HR Professionals (First-semester bundle)
  • ILRHR 5610 – Practicum in Human Resource Management (First-semester bundle)
  • ILRHR 5645 – Design Thinking for HR
  • ILRHR 5660 – Talent Analytics
  • ILRHR 5680 – Staffing Organizations
  • ILRHR 5690 – Managing Total Rewards
  • ILROB 5290 – Social Capital and Organizations
  • ILRHR 5607 – Executive Compensation
  • ILRHR 5620 – HR Leadership: Views from the Top
  • ILRHR 5930 – Training and Development in Organizations
  • ILRHR 6451 – Leadership Assessment for Managers
  • ILRHR 6620 – Organization and Work Design
  • ILRHR 6645 – People and Profits: HR Strategies for Good Jobs
  • ILROB 5790 – Managerial Negotiations
  • ILROB 6265 – Managing for Creativity

Please note that course availability may vary by semester, and offerings are subject to change without notice.

Elective Courses

See current approved electives list which is subject to change at any time.