Certificate Program in
Labor and Employment Relations

This four course (12 credit) certificate program in the general area of labor and employment relations involves successful completion, with a grade of B or better, of four courses numbered "38 578." The courses must be selected in consultation with the Credit Director of the MLER program. This certificate is available to all matriculated graduate students in Rutgers University, or to non-matriculated students who have earned a Bachelor's degree, including students in the MHRM program. Students who earn the certificate while not in the MLER program are encouraged to apply for and matriculate into that program.

Certificate Program in
Disability Management

This certificate is given for successful completion of six graduate-level courses offered by SMLR at facilities of the Prudential Insurance Corporation. Courses are in the areas of Disability Management, Negotiation & Mediation, Employment Law, Staffing & Equal Employment Opportunity, Employee Involvement & New Work Organization, and Labor Markets & the Workforce. Only employees of Prudential are eligible for this certificate at this time. However, corporations interested in providing a similar graduate certificate program to their employees should contact the Dean's office of the School of Management and Labor Relations.

Certificate Program in
Public Sector Labor-Management Relations

This four course (12 credit) certificate program allows students to develop a broad perspective on issues central to public sector labor-management relations—as those relations apply to teachers, nurses in public health facilities, other public sector workers. It is open to all matriculated graduate students outside the School of Management and Labor Relations in Rutgers University, to nonmatriculated students who have earned a bachelor's degree and who are approved for study in this program by the Labor Studies and Employment Relations Department.

Students who earn the certificate while not matriculated into the MLER program are encouraged to apply for and matriculate in that program. Students already enrolled in the MLER program will not normally be eligible for the certificate. The certificate will only be awarded to those who earn a grade-point average of 3.0 or better in all certificate courses.

Course Work

Required course: 38:578:565 Public Sector Collective Bargaining

Plus any three of the following courses:

Number	Course
38:578:525	Public Sector Employment Issues
38:578:509	American Workers and Politics
38:578:560	Collective Bargaining
38:578:550	Labor Law
38:533:566	Employment Law
38:578:570	Interest Dispute Settlement
38:578:575	Rights Dispute Settlement
38:578:563	New Directions in Collective Bargaining
38:578:556	Employee Involvement and New Work Organization
School of Management and Labor Relations Labor Education Center 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, NJ 08903 (732) 932-8559 or (732) 932-9503 Fax: (732) 932-8677 mler@smlr.rutgers.edu