School of Labor and Employment Relations

Fall 2025

Course Offerings (PDF) Course Grid (PDF)

REQUIRED COURSES/THEORY/THESIS

COURSETITLEFACULTY
LER 558Faculty-Student Workshop (PhD Seminar)TBA
LER 559Micro Research Methods (Ph.D.)Newman
LER 590TRWContemporary Theory in Work and Organization Research (Ph.D.)Mun
LER 591AEmployment Relations SystemsCardador
LER 591BEmployment Relations SystemsCardador
LER 591BEmployment Relations Systems (MHRIR Online only)Kramer
LER 593AE1Quantitative Methods in LER*B. Zhang
LER 593BE1Thesis Research (PhD)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 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 523Organizational Fundamentals for HRBenton
LER 530Found of Ind Org Psych (Ph.D.)Alexander
LER 561Compensation SystemsT. Zhang
LER 561Compensation Systems (MHRIR Online Only)Schiller
LER 562Human Resources Planning and StaffingRestubog
LER 565Human Resources Management and Strategy (MHRIR Online only)Lamare
LER 567Negotiation in HR Decisions (1st 8 wks 2hrs)T. Zhang
LER 568Firm Performance in Human Resources ManagementWeaver
LER 569Power & Influence in HRM (1st 8 wks 2hrs)Benton
LER 570Leadership for HR Managers (2nd 8 wks 2hrs)T. Zhang
LER 571Executive CompesationJung
LER 572Social Networks in HRM (2nd 8 wks 2hrs)Benton

3. LABOR MARKETS AND EMPLOYMENT

COURSETITLEFACULTY
LER 544Workforce Planning and PartnershipsWeaver
LER 546The Gender Wage GapWeinstein

4. INTERNATIONAL HR

COURSETITLEFACULTY
LER 566International HR Management (MHRIR online only)Weaver
LER 554Comparative Employment Relations SystemsMun
LER 595Managing Diversity GloballyKramer

OTHER RELATED COURSES

COURSETITLEFACULTY
LER 510HR Analytics: Methods & Data-Driven PredictionNewman
LER 527Applied HR Topics: Spreadsheet & Visualization AnalysisAlexander
LER 536Management of Workplace Gender IssuesPark
LER 537Employee Stress, Well-Being, & SafetyPark
LER 539Talent Management (MHRIR online only)Ramsey
LER 590Individual TopicsFaculty Specific

School of Labor and Employment Relations

504 E. Armory Avenue
Champaign, IL 61820

Phone: (217) 333-1482

Fax: (217) 244-9290

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