Industrial and Labor Relations (IND REL)
Industrial and Labor Relations Courses
3 cr. Graduate.
Industrial relations systems, unions and management as institutions, work place as a socio-economic unit, labor market analysis, human resource management and collective bargaining.
Prerequisites: grad st or cons instr.
Last Taught: Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022.
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3 cr. Graduate.
Introduction to federal laws and regulations covering such topics as wage standards, unemployment compensation, osha, alien employment, social security, employee safety and prohibited discrimination.
Prerequisites: grad st or cons instr.
Last Taught: Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022.
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3 cr. Graduate.
Examination of the processes for dispute resolution; their usefulness and application in both union and non-union settings.
Prerequisites: grad st & Econ 753(P), or cons instr.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
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3 cr. Graduate.
Advanced workplace perspective for aligning business and reward strategies including developing, administering and evaluating compensation and benefit programs.
Prerequisites: grad st or cons instr.
Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of Ind Rel 800 w/the same topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
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3 cr. Graduate.
Planning and carrying out simple surveys; evaluating policies, programs, and procedures in organizations; interpreting, evaluating and using research conducted by others.
Prerequisites: grad st; Econ 210(P) or Bus Adm 210(P) or cons instr.
Course Rules: Ind Rel 731 and BusMgmt 731 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
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3 cr. Graduate.
Analyzes worker participation programs using history, economic and industrial relations theories, and empirical research and case studies.
Prerequisites: grad st; Econ 447(451)(P) or cons instr.
Course Rules: Jointly-offered w/& counts as repeat of Econ 754.
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1-3 cr. Graduate.
Topics course covering subjects such as quality work, innovations, employee testing, dispute resolution.
Prerequisites: grad st; Ind Rel 701(P) or cons instr.
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2020.
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3 cr. Graduate.
Work with a faculty advisor on the development and preparation of a research project on a current industrial relations issue.
Prerequisites: completion of 24 cr in MHRLR Prog; cons instr.
Last Taught: Summer 2025, Spring 2024, Fall 2020, Spring 2020.
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0 cr. Graduate.
Available for graduate students who must meet minimum credit load requirement.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: Fee for 1 cr assessed; unit does not count towards credit load for Fin Aid. Repeatable. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
Last Taught: Fall 2021, Fall 2016, Summer 2013, Fall 2006.
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1-6 cr. Graduate.
An internship with a company, union or a governmental agency in the field of human resources and labor relations. Project paper required. Retakeable to a total of 6 cr.
Prerequisites: graduate standing and completion of at least 8 credits in MHRLR program.
Last Taught: Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024.
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1-3 cr. Graduate.
Supervised investigation of a particular topic area either not covered by other industrial relations courses or a level of sophistication beyond that in other courses.
Prerequisites: grad st; cons instr.
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2024, Spring 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/