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Industrial Relations - Offered by the Department of Economics
COURSES OFFERED
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Honours Master of Commerce by Coursework
and Research
Honours Master of Arts by Coursework and Research
- Master of Commerce by Coursework
Master of Arts by Coursework
- Graduate Diploma in Commerce (Industrial
Relations)
- Graduate Certificate in Industrial
Relations
CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS
Current and recent projects in industrial relations include:
Aboriginal labour
Business history and ideas
Employee rights and human rights
Children's work and child labour
Gender and work
Employee participation, innovation and economic growth
History of ideas in commerce and labour
Integration of market economies and the rights of labour
International migration and labour regulation
Transmission of ideas
The employment relationship
1. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, candidates enrol in
the subject ECON993
Thesis.
2. HONOURS MASTER OF COMMERCE (INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS) HONOURS MASTER OF ARTS (INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS)
The degree of 48 credit points can be studied full-time over
two years, or may be studied part-time.
The purpose of the Honours Masters degree is to provide graduate
students, who have completed the Industrial Relations specialisation
for the Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Arts degree or
equivalent, with the opportunity for further in-depth study
of advanced topics in industrial relations in preparation
for a professional career as an industrial relations expert.
Entry requires a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) or Bachelor
of Arts (Honours) degree with a specialisation in Industrial
Relations or an equivalent degree. Students can be admitted
without an Honours degree but will be required to undertake
additional coursework subjects of up to 48 credit points.
The Course Rules governing the Honours Masters degree will
apply.
Program Of Study
For the Honours Master Degree students must, subject to the
advanced standing or exemption clauses, complete 96 credit
points comprising:
Either
Plus 24 credit points from the following
| ECON950 |
Gender and Work |
8 |
| ECON952 |
Workplace and Enterprise Industrial Relations |
8 |
| ECON953 |
Political Economy of Australian Wage Determination |
8 |
| ECON958 |
Industrial Relations and Management Thought |
8 |
Plus up to 48 credit points from the following
| ECON912 |
Labour Economics |
6 |
| ECON913 |
Industrial Organisation |
6 |
| ECON948 |
Employers and Industrial Relations |
8 |
| ECON955 |
Comparative Studies in Industrial Relations |
8 |
| ECON956 |
Advanced Industrial Relations Processes |
8 |
| ECON957 |
Productivity and Labour |
8 |
| ECON973 |
Employers and Industrial Relations - A |
8 |
| ECON976 |
Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations
- A |
8 |
| ECON977 |
Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations
- B |
8 |
| ECON978 |
Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations
- C |
6 |
| MGMT953 |
Human Resource Management |
6 |
| LAW966 |
Studies in Industrial Law |
6 |
| LAW969 |
Occupational Health and Safety Law |
6 |
3. MASTER OF COMMERCE (INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS) MASTER OF ARTS (INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS)
The purpose of this pass degree is to provide graduate students
who have completed the Industrial Relations specialisation for
the Bachelor of Commerce or the Bachelor of Arts degrees or
equivalent with the opportunity for further in-depth study of
advanced topics in Industrial Relations in preparation for a
career in industrial relations. Entry requires a Bachelor of
Commerce degree with a specialisation in Industrial Relations
or an equivalent degree.
The Course Rules governing the Masters
Degree will apply.
Program Of Study
24 credit points from the following
| ECON950 |
Gender and Work |
8 |
| ECON952 |
Workplace and Enterprise Industrial Relations |
8 |
| ECON953 |
Political Economy of Australian Wage Determination |
8 |
| ECON958 |
Industrial Relations and Management of Thought |
8 |
Plus 24 credit points from the following
| ECON912 |
Labour Economics |
6 |
| ECON913 |
Industrial Organisations |
6 |
| ECON948 |
Employers and Industrial Relations |
8 |
| ECON955 |
Comparative Studies in Industrial Relations |
8 |
| ECON956 |
Advanced Industrial Relations Processes |
8 |
| ECON957 |
Productivity and Labour |
8 |
| ECON973 |
Employers and Industrial Relations - A |
8 |
| ECON976 |
Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations
- A |
8 |
| ECON977 |
Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations
- B |
8 |
| ECON978 |
Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations
- C |
6 |
| ECON991 |
Project |
16 |
| ECON992 |
Research Report |
24 |
| MGMT953 |
Human Resource Management |
6 |
| LAW966 |
Studies in Industrial Law |
6 |
| LAW969 |
Occupational Health and Safety Law |
6 |
4. GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN COMMERCE
(INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS)
The purpose of this diploma is to provide graduate students
who have not completed an Industrial Relations specialisation
in their undergraduate degree with the opportunity for advanced
study in Industrial Relations.
The Course Rules governing the Graduate Diploma will apply.
The Graduate Diploma will normally occupy two sessions of full-time
study or the part-time equivalent.
Program Of Study
Students must complete 48 credit points approved by the Head
of Department including at least 24 credit points from the subjects
listed below:
| ECON240 |
Industrial Relations B: Wage Determination |
8 |
| ECON242 |
Industrial Relations A |
8 |
| ECON243 |
Work and Employment Relations |
8 |
| ECON340 |
Comparative Studies in Industrial Relations |
8 |
| COMM341 |
International and Comparative Employment
Relations |
8 |
| ECON342 |
Research Topics in Industrial Relations |
8 |
| ECON348 |
Employers and Industrial Relations |
8 |
| ECON352 |
Industrial Relations Processes |
8 |
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