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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 2024
Spring 2024
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 2024

Course Offerings (PDF) Course Grid (PDF)

REQUIRED COURSES/THEORY/THESIS

COURSE	TITLE	FACULTY
LER 558	Faculty-Student Workshop (PhD Seminar)	TBD
LER 556	Industrial Relations Theory (Ph.D.)	Riordan
LER 591A	Employment Relations Systems	Cardador
LER 591B	Employment Relations Systems	Cardador
LER 591	Employment Relations Systems (MHRIR Online Only)	Kramer
LER 593AE1	Quantitative Methods in LER*	Alexander
LER 593BE1	Quantitative Methods in LER*	Alexander
LER 593E	Quantitative Methods in LER (MHRIR Online only)	Ogolsky
LER 599	Thesis 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

COURSE	TITLE	FACULTY
LER 542	Collective Bargaining	Riordan
LER 543	Workplace Dispute Resolution	Kallas

2. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

COURSE	TITLE	FACULTY
LER 522	Employment Law for HR Managers: Dis, Comp & Privacy	LeRoy
LER 523	Organizational Fundamentals for HR	Benton
LER 530	Found of Ind Org Psych (Ph.D.)	Alexander
LER 561	Compensation Systems	Zhang
LER 561	Compensation Systems (MHRIR Online Only)	Schiller
LER 562	Human Resources Planning and Staffing	Restubog
LER 565	HR Management and Strategy	Won
LER 567	Negotiation in HR Decisions (1st 8 wks)	T. Zhang
LER 568	Firm Performance in HR Management	Weaver
LER 570	Leadership for HR Managers (2nd 8 wks)	T. Zhang
LER 571	Executive Compensation	Jung
LER 590P	Power & Influence for HR Managers (MHRIR Online only)	Benton
LER 597	Employee Motivation and Performance	Min
LER 598	Designing High Involvement Workplaces	Won

3. LABOR MARKETS AND EMPLOYMENT

COURSE	TITLE	FACULTY
LER 544	Workforce Policies and Partnerships	Weaver
LER 545	Economics of Human Resources	Forsythe

4. INTERNATIONAL HR

COURSE	TITLE	FACULTY
LER 566	International HR Management (MHRIR Online Only)	Jung
LER 554	Comparative Employment Relations Systems	Mun
LER 595	Managing Diversity Globally	Kramer

OTHER RELATED COURSES

COURSE	TITLE	FACULTY
LER 590	Individual Topics	Faculty Specific
LER 533	Fundamentals of Business Management (MHRIR online only)	Harris/Bartlow
LER 534	Leadership & Employee Engagement (MHRIR online only)	Pearlman
LER 536	Management of Workplace Gender Issues	Park
LER 537	Employee Stress, Well-Being, & Safety	Park
LER 590DDD	HR Analytics: Methods & Data Driven Predictions	Newman
LER 590T	Talent Management (MHRIR online only)	Ramsey

Spring 2024

Course Offerings (PDF) Course Grid (PDF)

REQUIRED COURSES/THEORY/THESIS

COURSE	TITLE	FACULTY
LER 560	Macro Research Methods (PhD)	Jung
LER 558	Faculty-Student Workshop (PhD Seminar)	Benton/Weaver
LER 591	Employment Relations Systems	Mun
LER 593AE1	Quantitative Methods in LER	Alexander
LER 593O	Quantitative Methods in LER (MHRIR Online Only)	Ogolsky
LER 599	Thesis Research (PhD)	Faculty Specific

*Register with CRN for Lecture (AE1) and CRN with specific quiz section on course grid.
593AQ1 53175 593AQ2 53176

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 542	Collective Bargaining (MHRIR Online)	Riordan
LER 543	Workplace Dispute Resolution	Lamare

2. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

COURSE	TITLE	FACULTY
LER 521	Employment Law for HR Managers: Sep, Wrks Comp & Safety	LeRoy
LER 532	Successful Change Management for HR Professionals (MHRIR Online Only)	Mies/Ireland
LER 535	Negotiation Principals in HR Context (MHRIR Online Only)	Cardador
LER 561	Compensation Systems	Lyu
LER 561	Compensation Systems (MHRIR Online Only)	Shiller
LER 562	Human Resources Planning and Staffing	Restubog
LER 564	HR Training and Development (2nd 8 wks)	Zhang
LER 567	Negotiation in Human Resource Decisions (2nd 8 wks)	Cardador
LER 568	Firm Performance and HR	Weaver
LER 568	Firm Performance and HR (MHRIR Online Only)	Weaver
LER 570	Leadership for HR Managers (1st 8 wks)	Zhang
LER 590EMC	Employee Benefits & Non-Monetary Compensation	Lyu
LER 590TM1	Talent Management (MHRIR Online Only)	Ramsey
LER 597	Employee Motivation and Performance (MHRIR Online Only)	Franz
LER 597	Employee Motivation and Performance	Min
LER 598	Implementing High Involvement Work Systems	Won

3. LABOR MARKETS AND EMPLOYMENT

COURSE	TITLE	FACULTY
LER 545	Economics of Human Resources (MHRIR Online Only)	Forsythe
LER 545	Economics of Human Resources	Weinstein
LER 546	The Gender Wage Gap	Weinstein

4. INTERNATIONAL HR

COURSE	TITLE	FACULTY
LER 554	Comparative Employment Relations	Mun
LER 566	International HR Management	Jung

OTHER RELATED COURSES

COURSE	TITLE	FACULTY
LER 536	Management of Workplace Gender Issues	Park
LER 537	Employee Stress, Well-Being & Safety	Park
LER 550	Game Theory & HR Strategy	Lamare
LER 590CT	Current Issues in Labor and Employment Relations	Kallas
LER 590DDD	HR Analytics: Data-Driven Decisions	Newman
LER 590IM	Immigration, Employment & Public Policy	LeRoy

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