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Industrial Relations
- Offered by the Department of Economics
COURSES OFFERED
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Honours Master of Commerce by Coursework and/or Research
- Honours Master of Arts by Coursework and/or Research
- Master of Commerce by Coursework
- Graduate Diploma in Commerce (Industrial Relations)
- Graduate Certificate in Industrial Relations
CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS
Current and recent projects in industrial relations include:
Aboriginal labour
Analysis of employee rights
Children's work
Gender and work
Employee participation, innovation and economic growth
Integration of market economies and the rights of labour
International migration and labour regulation
Labour and industrial relations history
New technologies and industrial relations
The employment relationship in Australia
1. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, candidates enrol in the subject
ECON993
Thesis.
2. HONOURS MASTER OF COMMERCE (INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS)
HONOURS MASTER OF ARTS (INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS)
The purpose of the Honours Masters degree is to provide graduate students,
who have completed the Industrial Relations specialisation for the Bachelor
of Commerce or Bachelor of Arts degree or equivalent, with the opportunity
for further in-depth study of advanced topics in industrial relations in
preparation for a professional career as an industrial relations expert.
Entry requires a Bachelor of Commerce or BA degree with a specialisation
in Industrial Relations or an equivalent degree.
The Course Rules governing the Honours Masters degree will apply.
The degree of 96 credit points can be studied full-time over two years,
or may be studied part-time.
Students who have completed the Bachelor of Commerce(Honours) or Bachelor
of Arts(Honours) in Industrial Relations, or an equivalent degree, and who
have graduated in Honours with a standard of Class II, Division 2 or higher
may be given advanced standing or exemption up to a maximum of 48 credit
points of the required 96 credit points.
Program Of Study
For the Honours Master Degree students must, subject to the advanced standing
or exemption clauses, complete 96 credit points comprising:
Either
Plus 24 credit points from the following
| ECON950 |
Gender and Work |
8 |
| ECON952 |
Workplace and Enterprise Industrial Relations |
8 |
| ECON953 |
Political Economy of Australian Wage Determination |
8 |
| ECON958 |
Industrial Relations and Management of Thought |
8 |
Plus 24-48 credit points from the following
| ECON912 |
Labour Economics |
6 |
| ECON913 |
Industrial Organisations |
6 |
| ECON948 |
Employers and Industrial Relations |
8 |
| ECON955 |
Comparative Studies in Industrial Relations |
8 |
| ECON956 |
Advanced Industrial Relations Processes |
8 |
| ECON957 |
Productivity and Labour |
8 |
| ECON973 |
Employers and Industrial Relations - A |
8 |
| ECON976 |
Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations - A |
8 |
| ECON977 |
Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations - B |
8 |
| ECON978 |
Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations - C |
6 |
| ECON991 |
Project |
16 |
| ECON992 |
Research Report |
24 |
| MGMT953 |
Human Resource Management |
6 |
| LAW+966 |
Studies in Industrial Law |
6 |
| LAW+969 |
Occupational Health and Safety Law |
6 |
3. MASTER OF COMMERCE (INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS) MASTER OF ARTS
(INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS)
The purpose of this pass degree is to provide graduate students who have
completed the Industrial Relations specialisation for the Bachelor of Commerce
or the Bachelor of Arts degrees or equivalent with the opportunity for further
in-depth study of advanced topics in Industrial Relations in preparation
for a career in industrial relations. Entry requires a Bachelor of Commerce
degree with a specialisation in Industrial Relations or an equivalent degree.
The Course Rules governing the Masters Degree will apply.
Program Of Study
24 credit points from the following
| ECON950 |
Gender and Work |
8 |
| ECON952 |
Workplace and Enterprise Industrial Relations |
8 |
| ECON953 |
Political Economy of Australian Wage Determination |
8 |
| ECON958 |
Industrial Relations and Management of Thought |
8 |
Plus 24 credit points from the following
| ECON912 |
Labour Economics |
6 |
| ECON913 |
Industrial Organisations |
6 |
| ECON948 |
Employers and Industrial Relations |
8 |
| ECON955 |
Comparative Studies in Industrial Relations |
8 |
| ECON956 |
Advanced Industrial Relations Processes |
8 |
| ECON957 |
Productivity and Labour |
8 |
| ECON973 |
Employers and Industrial Relations - A |
8 |
| ECON976 |
Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations - A |
8 |
| ECON977 |
Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations - B |
8 |
| ECON978 |
Advanced Topics in Industrial Relations - C |
6 |
| ECON991 |
Project |
16 |
| ECON992 |
Research Report |
24 |
| MGMT953 |
Human Resource Management |
6 |
| LAW+966 |
Studies in Industrial Law |
6 |
| LAW+969 |
Occupational Health and Safety Law |
6 |
4. GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN COMMERCE (INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS)
The purpose of this diploma is to provide graduate students who have not
completed an Industrial Relations specialisation in their undergraduate
degree with the opportunity for advanced study in Industrial Relations.
The Course Rules governing the Graduate Diploma will apply. The Graduate
Diploma will normally occupy two sessions of full-time study or the part-time
equivalent.
Program Of Study
Students must complete 48 credit points approved by the Head of Department
including at least 24 credit points from the subjects listed below:
| ECON240 |
Industrial Relations B: Wage Determination in Australia |
8 |
| ECON242 |
Industrial Relations A |
8 |
| ECON243 |
Work and Employment Relations |
8 |
| ECON340 |
Comparative Studies in Industrial Relations |
8 |
| COMM341 |
International and Comparative Employment Relations |
8 |
| ECON342 |
Research Topics in Industrial Relations |
8 |
| ECON348 |
Employers and Industrial Relations |
8 |
| ECON352 |
Industrial Relations Processes |
8 |
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