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Industrial Relations
COURSES OFFERED
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Master of Industrial Relations - Research
- Master of Industrial Relations
- Graduate Diploma in Commerce (Industrial Relations)
- Graduate Certificate in Industrial
Relations (not available in 2004)
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:
| MGMT976 |
Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations A |
8 |
| MGMT950 |
Gender and Work |
8 |
| MGMT952 |
Work and Enterprise Industrial Relations |
8 |
| MGMT958 |
Industrial Relations and Management |
8 |
Plus
3. MASTER OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
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
| MGMT950 |
Gender and Work |
8 |
| MGMT952 |
Workplace and Enterprise Industrial Relations |
8 |
| MGMT953 |
Political Economy of Australian Wage Determination |
8 |
| MGMT958 |
Industrial Relations and Management Thought |
8 |
Plus 24 credit points from the following
| ECON912 |
Labour Economics |
6 |
| ECON913 |
Industrial Organisations |
6 |
| MGMT948 |
Employers and Industrial Relations |
8 |
| MGMT955 |
Comparative Studies in Industrial Relations |
8 |
| MGMT956 |
Negotiation, Advocacy and Bargaining |
8 |
| MGMT957 |
Productivity and Labour |
8 |
| MGMT973 |
Employers and Industrial Relations - A |
6 |
| MGMT976 |
Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations - A (Research
Methods) |
8 |
| MGMT977 |
Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations - B |
8 |
| MGMT978 |
Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations - C |
6 |
| MGMT987 |
Special Topics B |
12 |
| MGMT990 |
Minor Thesis |
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 major 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:
| MGMT240 |
Industrial Relations B: Wage Determination |
8 |
| MGMT142 |
Industrial Relations A |
8 |
| MGMT243 |
Work and Employment Relations |
8 |
| MGMT340 |
Comparative Studies in Industrial Relations |
8 |
| MGMT341 |
International and Comparative Employment Relations |
8 |
| MGMT342 |
Research Topics in Industrial Relations |
8 |
| MGMT348 |
Employers and Industrial Relations |
8 |
| MGMT352 |
Negotiation, Advocacy and Bargaining |
8 |
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