Faced with changing markets, dynamic technologies, globalization, and increasingly diverse work forces, today's managers must be prepared to meet a multitude of challenges and opportunities. The Department of Management and Labor Relations offers courses, degrees, and certificate programs that can prepare students to become effective managers for the 21st century.

The department offers both a major and a minor. Students who choose to major in Management and Labor Relations select either the human resource or general management track for concentration. Students completing minors complete core courses, plus a focus area of their choosing.

Courses in the Management and Labor Relations major qualify students for entry-level positions in management, and should enable them ultimately to assume managerial positions in a variety of business or nonprofit organizations.

Faculty

The Department of Management and Labor Relations is responsible for the Management and Labor Relations Major. The department’s full-time faculty members represent a broad range of academic and professional backgrounds. The MLR faculty care greatly about the success of each student—they are available to answer student questions about current practice in management and human resources and to guide their career interests.

Our faculty’s areas of expertise include:

• Human Resource Management
• Labor Relations
• Organizational Behavior
• Strategic Management
• Decision Making
• Interpersonal Relations
• Leadership
• Arbitration
• Bargaining
• Equal Opportunity
• International Management

Requirements for Admission to Major

• Successful completion of all Lower Division requirements
• Students must declare a major and meet the departmental requirements in order to be admitted into their major field.  Academic advisors can provide assistance with the process of declaring your major. 

Undergraduate Major-Field Requirements

Students majoring in Management and Labor Relations are required to complete these core requirements:

• MLR 301 Principles of Management
• MLR 302 Principles of Labor Relations
• MLR 340 Human Resource Management

In addition to the department's core courses, students are required to select one of two areas of specialization:

General Management Major Track

This program focuses on developing a student's technical knowledge of the key management functions of planning, controlling, organizing, leading, and problem-solving. In addition, students are given opportunities to develop basic interpersonal skills vital to successful management of people in organizations.

Human Resource Management Major Track

This program focuses on developing a student's knowledge and skills in areas related to the development and management of human resources.

Courses in this track explore many of the contemporary issues facing human resource professionals today, and provide students with an introduction to challenges they will face in their future careers.

 

Internships

Internships are available to students to provide an opportunity to gain practical experience in human resources or labor relations.

 

Masters of Labor Relations & Human Resources

Major Requirements

The MLRHR program consists of a minimum of 33 semester hours beyond the baccalaureate degree. The program is divided into four components:

• Prerequisite Courses (as needed)
• Required Core Courses (25 semester hours)
• Elective Courses (9 semester hours)
• Practical Assessment Exam

1. Prerequisite Courses

Students must have demonstrated proficiency in statistics, economics, and organizational behavior. This proficiency must be demonstrated through prior course work with a grade of C or better taken within the past ten years prior to admittance. Students lacking relevant prior course work will be required to take one or more of the following courses:

• ECN 503 Economic Concepts (3 credits)
• MLR 501 Management and Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
• OMS 503 Statistical Methods for Business Decisions (3 credits)

A student may be admitted without such course work, but must remove the deficiency within the first two semesters. Students who do not remove the deficiency are not permitted to enroll for further course work.

2. Required Core Courses (21 credit hours)

The following are required courses for all MLRHR students:

• MLR 522 Labor Law (3 credits)
• MLR 531 Employment Practices Law (3 credits)
• MLR 601 Human Resources Management and Labor Relations (3 credits)
• MLR 602 Advanced Wage and Employment Theory (3 credits)
• MLR 640 Performance Appraisal, Compensation, and Benefits (3 credits)
• MLR 641 Employment Planning, Personnel Selection, and Training (3 credits)
• MLR 651 Collective Bargaining (3 credits)

3. Elective Courses (12 credit hours)

Students select an additional twelve credit hours to complete the requirements for the degree. Elective course selections must be made with the consent of the student’s program advisor. Two elective courses must be at the 600 level.

MLRHR Electives offered within the MLR Department include the following:

• MLR 504 Organizational Theory and Design (3 credits)
• MLR 511 Labor History (3 credits)
• MLR 521 Comparative Labor Systems (3 credits)
• MLR 523 Labor Relations in Public Employment (3 credits)
• MLR 555 Labor-Management Cooperative Practices (3 credits)
• MLR 577 Managerial Skill Development (3 credits)
• MLR 604 Interpersonal Relations and Group Dynamics (3 credits)
• MLR 605 Organizational Development (3 credits)
• MLR 607 Total Quality Management/Continuous Quality Improvement (4 credits)
• MLR 645 Information Systems in Human Resource Management (4 credits)
• MLR 686 Current Problems in Management and Labor Relations (3 credits)
• MLR 690 Professional Internship (1-3 credits)
• MLR 698 Independent Study (1-3 credits)

MLRHR Electives offered outside the department include such courses as:

• ADM 642 Collective Bargaining and Contract Management (2 credits)
• ALD 605 Psychology of the Adult Learner (3 credits)
• ALD 645 Organizational Behavior and Change (4 credits)
• COM 544 Mediation and CB Problem Solving (4 credits)
• LAW 629 Labor Law (3 credits)
• LAW 633 Arbitration (3 credits)
• LAW 696 Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 credits)
• PAD 630 Public Human Resources Management (3 credits)
• PSY 518 Personnel Psychology (4 credits)
• SOC 588 Sociology of Work and Organization (4 credits)

Other elective courses may be selected with the consent of the student's Program Advisor.

4. Practice Assessment Examination

All students admitted into the MLRHR program after Summer 2004 are required to purchase and take the online HRCI assessment examination in their last semester of study. Scores from this practice assessment examination will be used as part of an ongoing MLRHR program review. Students documenting current PHR or SPHR certification may have this requirement waived.

 

Non-Degree Graduate Students

Non-degree students are strictly limited to a maximum of twelve credits taken on a graduate non-degree basis. Non-degree students are only permitted to enroll in the following courses: MLR 501, MLR 577, OMS 500, OMS 503, GAD 501, GAD 502, and ECN 503, with the permission of the Department Chair.. Admission requirements for non-degree students are the same as stated above, including GRE/ GMAT requirements. Successful completion of courses within the allowable twelve credit hours does not waive the admission requirement of 950 points.

Academic Standards

The MLRHR student must maintain an average of “B” or better in all course work attempted. Receipt of a grade of less than “B” in three courses and failure to maintain a “B” average, or the receipt of a grade of “F” in two courses, will result in dismissal from the program.

Internships and Co-op’s

Internships are available through the department of Management and Labor Relations and the Career Services Center. Cooperative education opportunities are available through the Career Services Center at (216) 687-2233. The prerequisite for a co-op position is CSC-121.

Financial Assistance

Scholarships, grants, loans, work-study, and part-time employment are just some of the ways you can help pay for college costs at CSU. For more information on financing your education, please contact the Financial Aid Office at 216.687.3764, or by email at: fao@csuohio.edu.

 

For More Information

Please contact the Department of Management and Labor Relations for more information by phone at (216) 687-4754, by fax at (216) 687-4708, or visit the department's website at http://www.csuohio.edu/business/academics/mlr