Doctoral Program

We are accepting applications for matriculation to begin August, 2013. Interested candidates should have their files complete by Dec. 15, 2012. The program has been updated with some exciting new redesign, which will be posted on the website once approved by the college.

Dear Potential Doctoral Student:

Welcome. This website provides an overview of the Doctoral Program at the School of Human Resources & Labor Relations at Michigan State University (MSU). In addition to traditional information about the prerequisites and content of the program, these pages detail who we are, why we're unique, and the kind of students we seek.

At MSU, our doctoral program is a key part of our mission to be a global leader in the creation, teaching, and dissemination of knowledge about managing human resources, work, and the employment relationship.

We are deeply committed to training the next generation of human resource and employment relations scholars.
We embrace the complexities of contemporary workplaces and offer unique multidisciplinary training to prepare researchers to study these complexities.
We firmly believe such training is necessary to fully advance knowledge of employment and workplace challenges.
We know that our doctoral program graduates are uniquely positioned to thrive in tenure-track jobs at research universities, advance knowledge in the field, and educate tomorrow's national and global human resources and employment relations leaders.

If our doctoral program does not meet your needs, please consider our Master of Human Resources and Labor Relations (MHRLR) degree program.

Sincerely,
Ellen E. Kossek

School of Human Resources and Labor Relations
South Kedzie Hall
368 Farm Lane, Room 403
East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-353-9040
E-mail: kossek@msu.edu