1999 Business and Economics Handbook - Master of Industrial and Employee Relations

Master of Industrial and Employee Relations - MIndEmpRels

General
Course objectives
Admission requirements
Fees
Duration
Mode of offering
Credit for work done previously
Course structure

General

Course code: 0200
Course director: Associate Professor Julian Teicher
This course is offered at the city premises at 30 Collins Street. The Master of Industrial and Employee Relations course has been designed for persons who are working, or intending to work, in any area of industrial relations, management, personnel or trade union activities. The course focuses upon the workplace aspects of industrial and employee relations, and links industrial relations and employee management practices with the broader issues of economic and labour market policy. The institutional and legal framework for industrial and employee relations is also covered in detail.

Course objectives

On completion of the course students should:

have highly developed analytical and practical skills to gain career advancement in this field;
have an advanced knowledge of workplace aspects of industrial and employee relations;
have comprehensive understanding of the links between industrial relations and employee management practices and the broader issues of economic policy, wages and labour market policies, and the legal framework;
have the capacity to undertake independent research and report the findings;
have advanced written and oral communication skills.

Admission requirements

Applicants need to have completed either an honours degree in a cognate discipline or the Graduate Diploma in Industrial and Employee Relations with an average grade of 60 per cent or above or an equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution.

Fees

To be advised.

Duration

The Master of Industrial and Employee Relations is normally completed in two semesters of full-time study or four semesters of part-time study.

Mode of offering

The course is conducted using lectures and seminars.

Credit for work done previously

Candidates may be eligible for a maximum of four credit exemptions for subjects considered to be equivalent to particular subjects in the course of study. Subjects completed as part of a Bachelors degree would not normally qualify for exemption. Please refer to the course director for further details.

Course structure

Students who have completed a qualification other than the Graduate Diploma of Industrial and Employee Relations, or an equivalent qualification, are required to complete:

six subjects from the Industrial and Employee Relations program to be passed at an average grade of credit or above;
a 10,000-word research essay (MGY5010).

Students who have completed the Graduate Diploma in Industrial and Employee Relations are required to complete:

two subjects from the industrial and employee relations program to be passed at an average grade of credit or above;
a 25,000-word thesis.

Each subject will consist of a weekly three-hour seminar. Subjects will be available on a rotational basis over a two-year period. The subjects offered are:

MGY5090 Strategic industrial and employee relations management
MGY5100 Special topic in industrial and employee relations
MGY5140 Issues in labour relations
MGY5150 Pacific rim employee relations
MGY5160 Advocacy and negotiation
MGY9030 Introduction to labour economics
MGY9040 Industrial relations and human resources management at the workplace
MGY9050 The law of employment
MGY9060 Financial management and industrial relations
MGY9070 Labour relations law
MGY9080 Research skills for industrial and employee relations
MGY9120 Industrial relations
MGY9130 Employee relations
MGY9170 Human resources management

In addition, students may select subjects from those offered by the Department of Management at other campuses.