Past Courses
Below is a list of courses that were offered in past semesters. Current LER students can find current and past course syllabi, if received from faculty, in Illinois Box . To search course offerings beyond what is listed here, search Course Explorer .
Fall 2023 Spring 2023 Fall 2022 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
COURSE TITLE FACULTY LER 558 Faculty-Student Workshop (PhD Seminar) TBA LER 559 Micro Research Methods (PhD) Newman LER 590RWO Research in Work & Organizations (PhD) Mun LER 591A Employment Relations Systems Cardador LER 591B Employment Relations Systems Cardador LER 593AE1 Quantitative Methods in LER* B. Zhang LER 593BE1 Quantitative Methods in LER* B. Zhang LER 593E Quantitative Methods in LER (MHRIR Online Only) Ogolsky LER 599 Thesis Research (PhD) Faculty Specific
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 COURSE TITLE FACULTY LER 542 Collective Bargaining Riordan LER 590CB Collective Bargaining in Sports & Entertainment LeRoy
2. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
COURSE TITLE FACULTY LER 522 Employment Law for HR Managers: Dis, Comp & Privacy LeRoy LER 530 Found of Ind Org Psych (PhD) Alexander LER 561 Compensation Lyu LER 561 Compensation (MHRIR Online Only) Schiller LER 562 Human Resources Planning and Staffing Restubog LER 562 Human Resources Planning and Staffing (MHRIR Online Only) Restubog LER 565 HR Management and Strategy T. Zhang LER 565 HR Management and Strategy (MHRIR Online Only) Lamare LER 567 Negotiation in Human Resource Decisions (1st 8 wks 2 hrs) T. Zhang LER 568 Firm Performance in Human Resources Management Weaver LER 571 Executive Compensation Jung LER 590EMC Employee Benefits & Non-Monetary Compensation Lyu LER 590PI Power & Influence for HR Managers (MHRIR Online Only) Benton LER 598 Designing High Involvement Workplaces Won
3. LABOR MARKETS AND EMPLOYMENT
COURSE TITLE FACULTY LER 546 The Gender Wage Gap Weinstein
4. INTERNATIONAL HR
COURSE TITLE FACULTY LER 566 International HR Management (MHRIR Online Only) Jung LER 554 Comparative Employment Relations Systems Mun
OTHER RELATED COURSES
COURSE TITLE FACULTY LER 534 Leadership & Employee Engagement (MHRIR Online Only) Pearlman LER 537 Employee Stress, Well-Being, & Safety Park LER 550 Game Theory and HR Strategy Lamare LER 551 Social Justice and the Workplace Gilbert LER 590DDD HR Analytics: Data Driven Predictions & Decisions Newman LER 590DRS Diversity Issues in Recruiting & Staffing Alexander LER 590 Individual Topics Faculty Specific LER 590 TMI Talent Management (MHRIR Online Only) Ramsey
Spring 2023
Courses listed as Online are restricted to students in the Online MHRIR program.
Course Grid / Course Offerings
REQUIRED COURSES/THEORY/THESIS
COURSE TITLE FACULTY LER 556 Industrial Relations Theory (PhD) Lamare LER 558 Faculty-Student Workshop (PhD Seminar) Zhang LER 591A Employment Relations Systems Cardador LER 591B Employment Relations Systems (3/9 – 5/3) (Online) Kramer LER 593AE1 Quantitative Methods in LER Zhang LER 593C Quantitative Methods in LER (1/11 – 3/1) (Online) Ogolsky LER 599 Thesis Research (PhD) Faculty Specific
1. UNION-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS AND LABOR RELATIONS POLICY
COURSE TITLE FACULTY LER 543 Workplace Dispute Resolution Lamare
2. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
COURSE TITLE FACULTY LER 523 Organization Fundamentals for HR Benton LER 532 Successful Change Management (3/9 – 5/3) (Online) Mies/Ireland LER 535 Negotiation Principles in HR Context (3/9 – 5/3) (Online) Cardador LER 561 Compensation Systems Lyu LER 562 HR Planning and Staffing (1/10 – 2/28) (Online) Restubog LER 565 HR Management and Strategy Won LER 567 Negotiation in Human Resource Decisions (1st 8 weeks) Zhang LER 568 Firm Performance in Human Resources Management Weaver LER 569 Power and Influence in HRM (1st 8 weeks) Benton LER 590DRS Diversity Issues in Recruiting and Staffing Alexander LER 590SN Social Networks in HRM (2nd 8 weeks) Benton LER 590TM1 Talent Management (3/6 – 5/1) (Online) Ramsey LER 597 Employee Motivation and Performance (1/12 – 3/2) (Online) Franz LER 598 Designing High Involvement Workplaces Won
3. LABOR MARKETS AND EMPLOYMENT
COURSE TITLE FACULTY LER 544 Workforce Policies & Partnerships Weaver LER 590EGW Economics of Gender in the Workforce Weinstein
4. INTERNATIONAL HR
COURSE TITLE FACULTY LER 590CER Comparative Employment Relations Zhang LER 595 Managing Diversity Globally (1/12 – 3/2) (Online) Kramer
OTHER RELATED COURSES
COURSE TITLE FACULTY LER 521 Employment Law – Separation, Workman’s Comp & Safety LeRoy LER 550 Game Theory and HR Strategy Lamare LER 590EW Employee Stress, Well-Being & Safety Park LER 590GI Management of Workplace Gender Issues Park LER 590DDD HR Analytics: Data-Driven Decisions Newman LER 590MT Managing Teams Liu
Fall 2022
Fall 2022 Course Offerings (PDF) Fall 2022 Course Grid (PDF)
REQUIRED COURSES/THEORY/THESIS
COURSE TITLE FACULTY LER 558 Faculty-Student Workshop (PhD Seminar) TBA LER 557 Human Resources Theory (PhD) Restubog LER 591A Employment Relations Systems Mun LER 591B Employment Relations Systems Mun LER 591C Employment Relations Systems (MHRIR Online Only) Kramer LER 593AE1 Quantitative Methods in LER* Liu LER 593BE1 Quantitative Methods in LER* Liu LER 593E Quantitative Methods in LER (MHRIR Online Only) Ogolsky LER 599 Thesis Research (PhD) Faculty Specific
1. UNION-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS AND LABOR RELATIONS POLICY
COURSE TITLE FACULTY LER 542 Collective Bargaining Zhang LER 543 Workplace Dispute Resolution Lamare
2. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
COURSE TITLE FACULTY LER 522 Government Regulations LeRoy LER 561 Compensation Lyu LER 561 Compensation (MHRIR Online Only) Schiller LER 562 Human Resources Planning and Staffing Restubog LER 565 HR Management and Strategy Won LER 565 HR Management and Strategy (MHRIR Online Only) Lamare LER 567 Negotiation in Human Resource Decisions (1st 8 wks 2 hrs) Zhang LER 568 Firm Performance in Human Resources Management Weaver LER 590EMC Employee Benefits & Non-Monetary Compensation Lyu
3. LABOR MARKETS AND EMPLOYMENT
COURSE TITLE FACULTY LER 545 Economics of Human Resources Forsythe LER 590WPP Workforce Policies & Partnerships Weaver
4. INTERNATIONAL HR
COURSE TITLE FACULTY LER 566 International HR Management (MHRIR Online Only) Jung LER 566 International HR Management Jung LER 595 Managing Diversity Globally Kramer
OTHER RELATED COURSES
COURSE TITLE FACULTY LER 590GT Game Theory and Strategy Lamare LER 590DDD HR Analytics: Data Driven Predictions & Decisions Newman LER 590IM Immigration, Employment Law and Public Policy LeRoy LER 590LEE Leadership & Employee Engagement (MHRIR Online Only) Pearlman LER 590SJW Social Justice & the Workplace Gilbert
