Labor & Industrial Relations

Labor & Industrial Relations is a professional graduate program that integrates issues of employers, employees, and the workplace with an understanding of the legal system and organizational behavior. Areas of study include:

• Human Resource Management—recruiting and hiring, compensation and benefit systems, organizational development and planned change, training and development, quality of work life, human resource information systems
• Collective Bargaining—negotiating and administering collective contracts, grievance administration, arbitration, and conflict resolution
• Law and Labor Management Relations—equal employment opportunity and occupational health and safety

The School of Labor and Industrial Relations offers the following degree programs:

• M.L.R.H.R., Labor Relations and Human Resources
• M.L.R.H.R./J.D., Dual program offered with the MSU College of Law
• Ph.D., Industrial Relations and Human Resources

For detailed information about graduate studies in labor and industrial relations, please visit the school's Web site.

School of Labor & Industrial Relations
403 South Kedzie Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
Telephone: (517) 355-1801
Fax: (517) 355-7656
School Web site

Acting Director: Rich Block