2004-05 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
 

Website: www.iup.edu/ilr

The Department of Industrial and Labor Relations offers a graduate program within the College of Health and Human Services leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Industrial and Labor Relations. The 42-credit program consists of a required core of 27 credits, including an elective thesis and elective course offerings totaling 15 credits. Internships are available and strongly encouraged.

The program is multidisciplinary, combining analytical and human relations skills with knowledge drawn from social sciences and business disciplines. The degree is designed to prepare professional industrial and labor relations practitioners in public and private management, unions, neutral agencies, government agencies, and arbitration panels. It has as a special emphasis labor relations in the public sector.

While the department does not offer coursework leading to an undergraduate major or degree, it does offer several undergraduate courses which are open to students of any major or college.