1997-1998 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

The College of Health and Human Services

Department of Industrial and Labor Relations
James F. Byers, Chairperson; Gaylor, McPherson, Morand, Sedwick, and professor emeritus Gates

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-semester-hour program consists of a required core of 27 semester hours, including an elective thesis and elective course offerings totaling 15 semester hours. Internships are available and strongly encouraged.

The Industrial and Labor Relations 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.

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