• Master of Science in Industrial Relations and Human Resources degree program benefits students who are interested in advanced academic study leading to career opportunities in human resources management, labor-management relations, collective bargaining, and dispute resolution, organization development and change, and labor market and social policy.
  • It is an on-campus program available on a full-time basis.
    • The two-year MIRHR option allows qualified students to complete the degree program in two years (16 non-consecutive months) of full-time study.
    • The advanced-standing MIRHR option enables qualified students to complete the MIRHR in one year (12 consecutive months) of full-time study.
  • The MIRHR is available for part-time study. Part-time students fulfill the same degree requirements as full-time students but take fewer courses each semester. The average length of time to complete the MIRHR degree is 4 years, but the length of time to complete requirements will depend on whether the student in enrolled in the 2-Year MIRHR degree (16 half-courses) or the 12-Month MIRHR Advanced Standing degree (11 half-courses).
  • This is a professional degree program designed to train students in the latest innovations and best practices within industrial relations and human resources management.
  • The program uses an interdisciplinary approach to provide specialized study of the employment relationship.
  • It provides specialized study of the employment relationship using an interdisciplinary approach. Integral to the MIRHR degree is training in the essential analytical and empirical methods required of the today’s practitioner.

  • The Master of Industrial Relations and Human Resources is for those students who are interested in advanced academic study leading to career opportunities in:

    • Human resources management
    • Labour-management relations
    • Collective bargaining and dispute resolution
    • Organization development and change
    • Labour market and social policy