Current Courses

Current LER students can find course syllabi that have been shared by instructors in Illinois Box.

If you have questions about enrollment in a specific course, contact the faculty member currently teaching the course or Assistant Dean Becky Barker.

Fall 2023

Course Offerings (PDF)  Course Grid (PDF)

REQUIRED COURSES/THEORY/THESIS

COURSETITLEFACULTY
LER 558Faculty-Student Workshop (PhD Seminar)TBA
LER 559Micro Research Methods (PhD)Newman
LER 590RWOResearch in Work & Organizations (PhD)Mun
LER 591AEmployment Relations SystemsCardador
LER 591BEmployment Relations SystemsCardador
LER 593AE1Quantitative Methods in LER*B. Zhang
LER 593BE1Quantitative Methods in LER*B. Zhang
LER 593EQuantitative Methods in LER (MHRIR Online Only)Ogolsky
LER 599Thesis Research (PhD)Faculty Specific
* Register with CRN for Lecture (AE1 or BE1) and CRN with specific quiz section on course grid.
593AQ1 54240 593AQ2 54241 593BQ1 54243 593BQ2 54244

As students complete the three semester master’s degree program, they must take at least one course in each of the four subject distribution areas listed below.

1. UNION-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS AND LABOR RELATIONS POLICY

COURSETITLEFACULTY
LER 542Collective BargainingRiordan
LER 590CBCollective Bargaining in Sports & EntertainmentLeRoy

2. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

COURSETITLEFACULTY
LER 522Employment Law for HR Managers: Dis, Comp & PrivacyLeRoy
LER 530Found of Ind Org Psych (PhD)Alexander
LER 561CompensationLyu
LER 561Compensation (MHRIR Online Only)Schiller
LER 562Human Resources Planning and StaffingRestubog
LER 562Human Resources Planning and Staffing (MHRIR Online Only)Restubog
LER 565HR Management and StrategyT. Zhang
LER 565HR Management and Strategy (MHRIR Online Only)Lamare
LER 567Negotiation in Human Resource Decisions (1st 8 wks 2 hrs)T. Zhang
LER 568Firm Performance in Human Resources ManagementWeaver
LER 571Executive CompensationJung
LER 590EMCEmployee Benefits & Non-Monetary CompensationLyu
LER 590PIPower & Influence for HR Managers (MHRIR Online Only)Benton
LER 598Designing High Involvement WorkplacesWon

3. LABOR MARKETS AND EMPLOYMENT

COURSETITLEFACULTY
LER 546The Gender Wage GapWeinstein

4. INTERNATIONAL HR

COURSETITLEFACULTY
LER 566International HR Management (MHRIR Online Only)Jung
LER 554Comparative Employment Relations SystemsMun

OTHER RELATED COURSES

COURSETITLEFACULTY
LER 534Leadership & Employee Engagement (MHRIR Online Only)Pearlman
LER 537Employee Stress, Well-Being, & SafetyPark
LER 550Game Theory and HR StrategyLamare
LER 551Social Justice and the WorkplaceGilbert
LER 590DDDHR Analytics: Data Driven Predictions & DecisionsNewman
LER 590DRSDiversity Issues in Recruiting & StaffingAlexander
LER 590Individual TopicsFaculty Specific
LER 590 TMITalent Management (MHRIR Online Only)Ramsey