HRLR Undergraduate Degree Requirements and Descriptions

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I. Required Courses: 18 credits

Courses Number	Courses Title	Credits
HRLR 201	Human Capital, Human Resources, & Labor Relations (fall/spring)	3
HRLR 313	Employment Relations (201 or concurrently, spring only)	3
HRLR 314	Legal Environment of Work (201 or concurrently, fall only)	3
HRLR 315	Research Methods & Analysis (STT 200, fall/spring)	3
HRLR 410	Voice & Democracy at Work (201 & 313 or 314, fall/spring)	3
HRLR 465 (W)	Capstone in HRLR (all above/410 or concurrently, fall/spring)	3
	Total:	18
FULL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Other Required Courses

• One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits): STT 200/201, PSY 295, STT 315, STT 421, GEO 363

• One of the following courses (3 credits): EC 201/202

 

II. HRLR Electives: Total of 15 credits (5 courses) required, including at least one from each category

Courses Number	Courses Title	Credits
General Electives:
CEP 460	Communication Skill Training Helping Professional (junior/senior standing)	3
HRLR 211	Introduction to Organizational Leadership (every semester)	3
HRLR 212	Career Management (summer only)	3
HRLR 311	Applied Organizational Leadership (211, every semester)	3
HRLR 490	Special Topics in Human Resources & Labor Relations (require approval of Academic Advisor)	3
HRLR 493	Internship in Human Resources & Labor Relations (require approval of Academic Advisor)	3 to 12
HRLR 494	Undergraduate Research in Human Resources & Labor Relations (require approval of Academic Advisor)	3 to 6
Human Capital Systems:
CEP 470	Disability in a Diverse Society (junior/senior standing)	3
HRLR 316	Economics of Human Capital (EC 201 or 202, fall only)	3
HRLR 401	Income Inequality (201, spring only)	3
MGT 411	Organizational Staffing (201, junior/senior standing) (require approval of Academic Advisor)	3
International:
HRLR 414	Legal Standards in a Global Workplace (314, spring only)	3
HRLR 420	Comparative Human Capital Systems (313, fall only)	3
Labor History:
HST 307	Labor HST of US to 1863: Making a North American Working Class (fall)	3
HST 308	Labor HST of US since 1863: Modern Labor & Working-Class HST (spring)	3
	Total:	15
FULL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

 

III. College Requirements:

Complete a College approved Experiential Course and a minimum of 15 credits in one Interdisciplinary Minor. To view available minors and all Social Science College requirements, please refer here: https://socialscience.msu.edu/undergraduate/current-students/curriculum.html

 

IV. University Requirements:

Courses Number	Credits
WRA 101	4
Math Requirement
IAH 201-210	4
IAH 211 – 241	4
ISS 2xx	4
ISS 3xx	4
ISB or alternate	3
ISP or alternate	3
LAB requirement	2
FULL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

 

V. Optional Electives:

• Courses Number

  • ACC 230

  • BUS 291

  • EAD 315

  • COM 100, 225

  • ESHP 190

  • FI 320

  • GBL 323

  • HDFS 238

  • MGT 325

  • MKT 327

  • PLS 310

  • SCM 304

 

 

To View College Requirements/Minors: https://socialscience.msu.edu/undergraduate/current-students/curriculum.html

To View HRLR Degree Requirements: https://hrlr.msu.edu/degrees/undergraduate/degree.html

To Apply for HRLR 493 Internship Course: https://hrlr.msu.edu/degrees/undergraduate/internships.html

Degree Requirements and Descriptions Prior to Fall 2023: https://hrlr.msu.edu/degrees/undergraduate/degree-prior-to-fall-2023.html

To Apply for Graduation: Students can apply for graduation by filling out the Graduation Application available at student.msu.edu and selecting the Academic Progress tile and clicking the Apply for Graduation link in the left-hand navigation under the Graduation heading.

Always check Academic Requirements Report (Enroll by Degree Requirements) & with your advisor to make sure you are meeting all graduation requirements – https://student.msu.edu/splash.html

 

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