Human Resources & Industrial Relations, MHRIR and Business Administration, MBA

for the joint degrees of Human Resources & Industrial Relations, MHRIR and Business Administration, MBA

Currently we are not accepting application for the joint MHRIR/MBA

LER school graduate office: 504 East Armory Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820

school website: https://ler.illinois.edu/

on-campus program contact: Becky Barker
email: ebarker@illinois.edu

phone:(217) 333-1482


GIES college office: Business Instructional Facility, Room 3019, 515 E. Gregory, Champaign, IL 61820

department website: https://business.illinois.edu/mba/

college catalog page: Gies Catalog

college website: https://business.illinois.edu/

phone: (217) 244-7602

email: mba@illinois.edu

This joint program with the MBA program is usually completed in two-and-one-half years. Independent admission decisions are made by each unit, and the student must be accepted by both. The degrees are awarded simultaneously upon completion of all joint degree requirements. Students are required to spend three semesters in MBA and two semesters in LER.

for the joint degrees of Human Resources & Industrial Relations, MHRIR and Business Administration, MBA

For additional details and requirements refer to the department's Student Handbook and the Graduate College Handbook. 

Thesis Option

At least one course in each of four subject areas16
LER 591Employment Relations Systems4
LER 593Quantitative Methods in LER4
Electives4
LER 599Thesis Seminar (min/max applied toward degree)8
MBA Hours60
Hours in LER36

Non-Thesis Option

At least one course in each of four subject areas16
LER 591Employment Relations Systems4
LER 593Quantitative Methods in LER4
Electives12
MBA hours60
Hours in LER36

Other Requirements

Other requirements may overlap
Minimum 500-level Hours Required Overall 12
Registration in MBA for at least three semesters is required
Minimum GPA: 3.0