Degree Requirements

To earn the Master of Labor and Employment Relations (MLER) degree, students successfully complete 39 graduate credits in a variety of areas.
 

Specific Required Courses

• Introductory Seminar in Labor and Employment Relations
  (Taken in your first or second semester in the program)
• Collective Bargaining & Worker Representation

Core Competencies

Choose at least one from each of the following areas:

Additional Requirements

We offer a rich array of electives to keep you up to date in your area and personalize your graduate program based on your individual interests and aspirations. In addition, students take 15 credits of graduate-level elective courses offered through the School of Management and Labor Relations, or other Rutgers graduate programs in related areas such as sociology, public policy, or human resource management.

Six of those elective credits must be from the Labor Studies and Employment Relations Department.