Carlson School of Management

Curriculum

With the guidance of HRIR faculty, each PhD student chooses coursework to fulfill the degree requirements.

Required HRIR Core

  • Fundamentals of HR
  • Fundamentals of Economic Analysis for HRIR
  • Fundamentals of Organizational Behavior
  • HRIR Research Methods

Required Analytical Core

  • Econometrics I
  • Psychometrics
  • Advanced Multiple Regression

Special Topics – Expanding Expertise

All students take a minimum of four special topics seminars during the first two years of coursework to deepen their expertise in specific areas. Examples of these special topics include:

  • Mood and Emotions and Work
  • Employee Health and Well-Being
  • Models of Turnover
  • Job Seeking
  • Performance in For-Profit, Nonprofit and Government Organizations
  • Experimental Economics
  • Antisocial Behavior at Work
  • Personality at Work
  • Socialization
  • Diversity
  • Flexible Workplace Practices
  • Groups and Teams
  • Social Networks
  • Internal Labor Markets
  • Labor Unions

Outside Courses – Expanding Theoretical and Statistical Expertise

Students also take courses outside our HRIR program to gain additional expertise in theoretical and statistical areas particularly suited to the student's plan of study. These courses also allow students to take advantage of the deep expertise of the world-class faculty at the University of Minnesota. Some possibilities include:

  • Seminar in Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Law, Race, and Social Psychology
  • Quantitative and Psychometric Methods
  • Theory Building and Research Design
  • Seminar in Organizational Behavior
  • Wages and Employment
  • Economic Growth and Development
  • Labor Economics and Human Capital
  • Information and Behavioral Economics

Program Schedule

  • First and second years: Students take the majority of their coursework, working closely with faculty on research. All students take preliminary exams the summer after their second year in the program.
  • Third year: Students may choose elective coursework as desired. Much of the third year is devoted to conducting research and planning for the doctoral dissertation. Students also have the opportunity to teach in the undergraduate program.
  • Fourth and fifth years: Students focus on developing their research program and finalizing their dissertation.

Sample PhD in HRIR program

First Year – Sample PhD in HRIR program

Fall
Spring
A Term
B Term
A Term
B Term
Fundamentals of Organizational Behavior (Core Seminar) Seminar in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Outside Theory or Statistics Course)
Fundamentals of Economic Analysis for HRIR (Core Seminar) Quantitative and Psychometric Methods (Outside Theory or Statistics Course)
Econometrics I Mood and Emotions and Work (Special Topics Course) Models of Turnover (Special Topics Course)
Research Practicum/Workshop Research Practicum/Workshop

Second Year – Sample PhD in HRIR program

Fall
Spring
A Term
B Term
A Term
B Term
Psychometrics Law, Race, and Social Psychology (Outside Theory or Statistics Option)
Advanced Multiple Regression HRIR Research Methods (Core Seminar)
Fundamentals of HR (Core Seminar) Antisocial Behavior at Work (Special Topics Course) Flexible Workplace Practices (Special Topics Course)
Research Practicum/Workshop Research Practicum/Workshop

 

The Minnesota Difference

The PhD in HRIR program at Minnesota is designed to expose students to a multidisciplinary view of HRIR research in terms of research questions, theory, methods, and analytic approaches, while allowing for in-depth and focused research within particular domains based on faculty expertise and student interest.

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