Industrial and Labor Relations, B.S.

HEGIS Number: 0516

Curriculum Code: U0283

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree in Industrial and Labor Relations: 56 Credits or 14 courses

(Students may take a maximum of 20 credits in BU-designated courses.)

Foundation Courses: 16 Credits or 4 courses required

C = Compulsory

PE 2420 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 4
PE 2430 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 4
PE 2650 - Introduction to U.S. Politics Credits: 4
PE 3410 - Contemporary U.S. Political Economy Credits: 4
MA 2000 - Applied Statistics Credits: 4 (C)

Core Courses: 28 Credits or 7 courses required

C = Compulsory

IR 2210 - Unions and Management: An Introduction Credits: 4 (C)
IR 3120 - History of American Labor Relations Credits: 4
IR 3140 - Unions and Public Policy Credits: 4 (C)
IR 3260 - Comparative Labor Relations
IR 3300 - Collective Bargaining and Grievance Procedures (C)
IR 3330 - Women, Minorities and the Workplace
IR 3415 - Labor Economics Credits: 4
IR 3500 - Arbitration and Mediation Credits: 4
IR 4320 - Labor and Employment Law Credits: 4 (C)

Electives: 12 Credits or 3 courses required

May include Core Courses.

BU 4110 - Organizational Behavior and Management Credits: 4
BU 5125 - Business Ethics Credits: 4
BU 5171 - Human Resource Management Credits: 4
IR 3860 - Development of the Modern Corporation Credits: 4
IR 4600 - Topics in Labor Studies
IR 5900 - Senior Project/Internship in Industrial and Labor Relations Credits: 4
PE 4430 - Health Economics Credits: 4
PH 4770 - Occupational Health Credits: 4

Competency Requirement in the Major

In order to graduate with a B.A. or B.S. degree in Industrial and Labor Relations, a student may receive no grade lower than a C- in courses applied toward the major.