Students may earn the MHRIR and Juris Doctor (JD) degree in three to three and half years.A Human Resources Master's degree will prepare you for a well-paying and exciting role in business, union, and government organizations.A Human Resources Management Masters Degree can give you the skills you need to become a more effective evaluator of talent and help to get the right people, with the right skills, in the right places, at the right time. Having these skills can have a significant positive impact on your organization and increase your earning potential and involve you in top-level decision making.Students enrolled in the joint JD/MHRIR degree must complete 36 hours of coursework in LER and 74 hours of coursework in the College of Law. Students must take the two LER required courses, fulfill the subject distribution requirements as specified in the master's curriculum, and also satisfy the labor and employment law requirement. For students enrolled in the joint degree program, the College of Law will not recognize any elective courses in other departments or colleges of the University in addition to the work towards the MHRIR degree. All requirements must be met, and both degrees must be awarded concurrently under the joint program. Students are required to enroll in the College of Law for at least five semesters and LER for two semesters.