Management and Labor Relations (B.B.A.)
At-a-Glance
Admission to Major: Completion of all College of Business Administration lower-division requirements
Advising: Majors should contact the department at (216) 687-4754 for information on faculty adviser assignment
Student organizations: Student Chapter, Society for Human Resource Management
Evening Program: Students can complete a major in Management and Labor Relations in the evening. Most major courses are offered at least once a year in the evening.
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 profit or nonprofit organizations.
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 a track and complete course requirements for the track that they have chosen to follow.
Major tracks: Management and Labor Relations majors choose to follow either the general management track or the human resource management track (see descriptions below).
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.
Students choosing the General-Management Track must complete nine credits from the following courses:
- MLR 404 Organizational Theory and Design
- MLR 421 Comparative Labor Systems
- MLR 443 Entrepreneurship
- MLR 447 Cross-Functional Management
- MLR 477 Managerial Skill Development
- MLR 487 International Management
Students must also take two additional MLR elective courses. Students should consult with their adviser to determine appropriate elective courses.
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.
Students choosing the Human Resource Management Track must complete nine credits from the following courses:
- MLR 341 Personnel Compensation, Performance Appraisal, and Job Evaluation
- MLR 342 Staffing Organization
- MLR 343 Employee Training and Development
- MLR 411 Labor History
- MLR 422 Labor Law
- MLR 431 Employment Practices Law
- MLR 455 Employee Relations and the Quality of Working Life
- MLR 457 Human Resource Information Systems
Students must also take two additional MLR elective courses; students should consult with their adviser to determine appropriate elective courses.
Recommended Program
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MLR track requirement |
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MLR track requirement |
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MLR track requirement |
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MLR/Business Elective |
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*BBA core courses must be completed prior to taking MLR 465, the capstone course.
(w): Counts as a writing course for university graduation requirements. Three writing courses are required.
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Minor-Field Requirements
The department also offers a 15-credit minor in Management and Labor Relations. The minor has three core courses: MLR 301, MLR 321, and MLR 340. Students choose the remaining courses from focus areas of either general management, human resource management, labor relations, or health care administration.
Minor Focus Areas:
General Management (pick any two courses)
- MLR 404 Organizational Theory and Design
- MLR 443 Entrepreneurship
- MLR 447 Planning and Control
- MLR 477 Managerial Skill Development
- MLR 487 International Management
Human Resource Management (pick any two courses)
- MLR 341 Personnel Compensation, Performance, and Job Evaluation
- MLR 342 Staffing Organization
- MLR 343 Employee Training and Development
- MLR 431 Employment Practices Law
- MLR 455 Employee Relations and Quality of Working Life
- MLR 457 Human Resource Information Systems
Labor Relations (pick any two courses)
- MLR 302 Principles of Labor Relations
- MLR 411 Labor History
- MLR 421 Comparative Labor Systems
- MLR 422 Labor Law
- MLR 423 Labor Relations in Public Sector Employment