The School encourages applications from mature students with work experience in the human resources, labour relations and other related fields. Financial Assistance General fellowships and financial assistance available to students are described in the Admissions and Fellowship Prospectus issued by the School of Graduate Studies and Research. Other special awards available include the Clarence J. Hicks Fellowship in Industrial Relations, Don Wood Fellowships, Cameron-Wood Prize and CP Rail Scholarship. The MIR degree program normally requires three terms of full-time study in residence. The course work is spread over fall, winter and spring terms.
Students attend a research essay seminar in the fall and winter terms.
The elective course component of the program is designed to permit indepth study in one or more areas and to provide flexibility to meet diverse student interests and career goals. Students can select their electives from course offerings of any department and faculty at Queen's depending on their background and interests, enrolment limits, and the fulfilment of prerequisites. The School also offers a limited number of elective courses. A selected list of courses offered by various faculties and departments, and available to the MIR students, is provided at the registration time in September. Normally, students take one elective each term.