Industrial Relations & Human Resources program requirements

What the Industrial Relations & Human Resources Specialist and Major require, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course they name.

Industrial Relations & Human Resources - Specialist Program

  • Arts program
  • 10.0 credits
  • Limited enrolment
  • ASSPE1536

Enrolment

This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(10.0 credits, including 4.0 credits at the 300+ level, of which 1.0 credit must be a 400-level IRE course, as noted below.)

Note 1Courses with a CR/NCR status may not be used to satisfy program requirements.

First Year: 0.5 credit from ECO101H1/ ECO105Y1/ IRW230H1* 1.5 credits from SOC/ PSY/ IRE/ IRW, at any level, of which no more than 0.5 credit can be IRE/ IRW Higher Years (must include 4.0 credits at the 300+ level, of which 1.0 credit must be a 400-level IRE course)

1All of IRE242H1, IRE244H1, IRE260H1, IRE339H1, IRE430H1, IRE431H1 (3.0 credits in total)

20.5 credit from IRE379H1 or IRW220H1

30.5 credit from IRE446H1/ IRE447H1/ IRE472H1

42.0 credits from Group A

52.0 credits (excluding those already counted) from Group A and/or B

Group A: IRE342H1/ IRE346H1/ IRE347H1/ IRE348H1/ IRE367H1/ IRE378H1

Group B: GGR221H1/ IRE332Y0/ IRE345H1/ IRE349H1/ IRE395H1/ IRE396H1/ IRE432Y0/ IRE446H1/ IRE447H1/ IRE472H1/ IRE494H1/ IRW300H1/ IRW410H1/ IRW420H1/ IRW432Y1/ IRW452Y1/ JGU216H1/ SOC207H1/ SOC366H1/ SOC367H1/ SOC370H1/ WRR300H1

* IRE/IRW courses may not be used for enrolment/program requirements in Economics. For all other programs, consult with the offering department.

Notes:

Note 1Students enrolled in this program cannot be simultaneously enrolled in any other CIRHR program.

Note 2The above requirements apply to students admitted to the program next year; Students follow the program requirements listed on Degree Explorer.

Note 3IRE/IRW courses cannot be used to fulfill enrolment/program requirements in Economics. For all other programs, consult with the offering department before enrolling in IRE/courses.

Note 4Non 'IRE' courses may be available only to students who have completed specified prerequisites and/or are enrolled in a program sponsored by the department offering the course. Check the Faculty of Arts and Science's timetable for details.

Courses these requirements name

  • ECO101H1Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECO105Y1Principles of Economics for Non-Specialists
  • IRW230H1Economics of Work and Organizations
  • IRE242H1HRM for Industrial Relations and HR Professionals
  • IRE244H1Labour Relations
  • IRE260H1Organizational Behaviour
  • IRE339H1Labour Markets and Public Policy
  • IRE430H1Canadian Employment Law & the Non-Union Workplace
  • IRE431H1Canadian Labour Law & the Unionized Workplace
  • IRE379H1Research and Data Analytics
  • IRW220H1Statistics for Work and Organizations
  • IRE446H1Working as an Internal Organizational Consultant
  • IRE447H1Contemporary Challenges Facing Today's Organizations
  • IRE472H1Negotiations
  • IRE342H1Essentials of Finance and Accounting
  • IRE346H1HR Planning & Strategy
  • IRE347H1Training & Development
  • IRE348H1Recruitment & Selection
  • IRE367H1Compensation
  • IRE378H1Employment Health
  • GGR221H1New Economic Spaces
  • IRE332Y0Topics in Industrial Relations and Human Resources (Summer Abroad Program)
  • IRE345H1Topics in Industrial Relations and Human Resources
  • IRE349H1Topics in Industrial Relations and Human Resources last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
  • IRE395H1Independent Study
  • IRE396H1Research Participation
  • IRE432Y0Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations and Human Resources (Abroad)
  • IRE494H1Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations and Human Resources
  • IRW300H1Effective Communication and Strategic Writing in Organizations
  • IRW410H1Organizational Governance and Design
  • IRW420H1Management Skills for Project and Strategy Implementation
  • IRW432Y1Entrepreneurship
  • IRW452Y1Capstone Research Project
  • JGU216H1Globalization and Urban Change
  • SOC207H1Sociology of Work & Occupations
  • SOC366H1Intimate Relationships
  • SOC367H1Race, Class, and Gender
  • SOC370H1Immigration and Employment
  • WRR300H1Strategic Writing in Business and the Professions: Theory and Practice

Industrial Relations & Human Resources - Major

  • Arts program
  • 7.0 credits
  • Limited enrolment
  • ASMAJ1536

Enrolment

This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(7.0 credits, including 2.0 credits at the 300+ level, of which one 0.5 credit must be at the 400-level, as noted below.)

Note 1Courses with a CR/NCR status may not be used to satisfy program requirements.

First Year:

10.5 credit from ECO101H1/ ECO105Y1/ IRW230H1

21.5 credits from SOC/ PSY/ IRE/ IRW, at any level, of which no more than 0.5 credit can be IRE/IRW Higher Years (must include 2.0 credits at the 300+ level, of which one 0.5 credit must be at the 400-level):

3All of IRE242H1, IRE244H1, IRE260H1, (IRE379H1/ IRW220H1), IRE430H1, IRE431H1

40.5 credit in 300-level IRE course from Group A

51.5 credits (excluding those already counted) from Groups A and/or B

Group A: IRE339H1/ IRE342H1/ IRE346H1/ IRE347H1/ IRE348H1/ IRE367H1/ IRE378H1

Group B: GGR221H1/ IRE332Y0/ IRE345H1/ IRE349H1/ IRE395H1/ IRE396H1/ IRE432Y0/ IRE446H1/ IRE447H1/ IRE472H1/ IRE494H1/ IRW300H1/ IRW410H1/ IRW420H1/ IRW432Y1/ IRW452Y1/ JGU216H1/ SOC207H1/ SOC366H1/ SOC367H1/ SOC370H1/ WRR300H1

Notes:

Note 1Students enrolled in this program cannot be simultaneously enrolled in any other CIRHR program.

Note 2The above requirements apply to students admitted to the program next year; Students follow the program requirements listed on Degree Explorer.

Note 3IRE/IRW courses cannot be used to fulfill enrolment/program requirements in Economics. For all other programs, consult with the offering department before enrolling in courses.

Note 4Non "IRE" courses may be available only to students who have completed specified prerequisites and/or are enrolled in a program sponsored by the department offering the course. Check the Faculty of Arts and Science's timetable for details.

Courses these requirements name

  • ECO101H1Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECO105Y1Principles of Economics for Non-Specialists
  • IRW230H1Economics of Work and Organizations
  • IRE242H1HRM for Industrial Relations and HR Professionals
  • IRE244H1Labour Relations
  • IRE260H1Organizational Behaviour
  • IRE379H1Research and Data Analytics
  • IRW220H1Statistics for Work and Organizations
  • IRE430H1Canadian Employment Law & the Non-Union Workplace
  • IRE431H1Canadian Labour Law & the Unionized Workplace
  • IRE339H1Labour Markets and Public Policy
  • IRE342H1Essentials of Finance and Accounting
  • IRE346H1HR Planning & Strategy
  • IRE347H1Training & Development
  • IRE348H1Recruitment & Selection
  • IRE367H1Compensation
  • IRE378H1Employment Health
  • GGR221H1New Economic Spaces
  • IRE332Y0Topics in Industrial Relations and Human Resources (Summer Abroad Program)
  • IRE345H1Topics in Industrial Relations and Human Resources
  • IRE349H1Topics in Industrial Relations and Human Resources last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
  • IRE395H1Independent Study
  • IRE396H1Research Participation
  • IRE432Y0Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations and Human Resources (Abroad)
  • IRE446H1Working as an Internal Organizational Consultant
  • IRE447H1Contemporary Challenges Facing Today's Organizations
  • IRE472H1Negotiations
  • IRE494H1Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations and Human Resources
  • IRW300H1Effective Communication and Strategic Writing in Organizations
  • IRW410H1Organizational Governance and Design
  • IRW420H1Management Skills for Project and Strategy Implementation
  • IRW432Y1Entrepreneurship
  • IRW452Y1Capstone Research Project
  • JGU216H1Globalization and Urban Change
  • SOC207H1Sociology of Work & Occupations
  • SOC366H1Intimate Relationships
  • SOC367H1Race, Class, and Gender
  • SOC370H1Immigration and Employment
  • WRR300H1Strategic Writing in Business and the Professions: Theory and Practice

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