Industrial Relations

(Offered by the Department of Economics)

COURSES OFFERED

1. Doctor of Philosophy
2. Master of Industrial Relations - Research
   
3. Master of Industrial Relations
   
4. Graduate Diploma in Commerce (Industrial Relations)
5. Graduate Certificate in Industrial Relations

CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS

Current and recent projects in industrial relations include:
Aboriginal labour
Employee rights and human rights
Children's work and child labour
Gender and work
Employee participation, innovation and economic growth
Conceptions of human resource development
Regional employment patterns
Integration of market economies and the rights of labour
International migration and labour regulation
Commerce/Labour industrial relations history
Transmission of ideas
The employment relationship
History of ideas in commerce and labour
Business history and ideas

1. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, candidates enrol in the subject ECON993 Thesis.

2. MASTER OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS - RESEARCH

Students must normally undertake a program of 72 credit points consisting of 24 credit points of coursework plus 48 credit points research thesis, over 18 months full-time or may be studied part-time.

The Master of Industrial Relations - Research degree provides graduate students who have completed a Bachelor of Commerce or Arts degree (or equivalent) with the opportunity to study a specialised area of Industrial Relations. It prepares students for a professional career as an Industrial Relations expert and provides direct entry into the PhD program. Entry requires a Bachelor of Commerce or Arts degree (or equivalent) at a standard of Class II, Division 2, or higher, in a relevant discipline. Students who hold an honours Class II, Division I or higher in Economics may be given up to 24 credit points advanced standing for the coursework component of the program.

The course rules governing the Masters by Research degree will apply.

Program of Study
Three of:

Plus

The purpose of this pass degree is to provide graduate students who have completed the Industrial Relations major 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 major 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