Program Overview

A total of 48 credits is required to complete the Management and Work major, and a total of 120 credits is required to obtain the Bachelor of Science in Management and Work degree. 

The 48 credits in the major are focused across five pillars of learning, and are taken through a combination of in-person and online courses. Visit the General Education requirements webpage to learn about the core requirements that are needed to complete the Rutgers bachelor's degree through this program. 


Coursework for the Management and Work Major

Required courses along with choices of electives under each of the five pillars are listed in the tables below. 

> Visit the Course Descriptions page to learn more about each course. 

> View a sample course plan for completing this B.S. program with an A.A. or A.S. degree.

PILLAR I: WELL-BEING AND THRIVING AT WORK - 9 credits

Course Number Course Name Credits
37:575:230 People, Work, and Organizations 3
37:624:345 Organizational Behavior 3

 

37:575:110
37:575:367
38:624:516
37:533:327
37:533:317

Pick One Course:

Work, Society & The Quality of Life
Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
Interpersonal Conflict at Work
Find and Evolve Your Purpose-Driven Career
Career Management

3
PILLAR II: MANAGING PEOPLE AND WORK - 12 credits
Course Number Course Name Credits
37:533:301 Intro. to Human Resource Management 3
37:533:312 Developing Talent 3

 

37:533:325
37:575:313
37:624:348

37:624:308

Pick Two Courses:

People Analytics in HRM
New Technology & Work
Leadership in the Workplace –
    Management & Work
Team & Employee Dynamics

6
PILLAR III: SOCIETY AND WORK - 12 credits
Course Number Course Name Credits
37:575:203 History of Labor & Work 1940
     to the Present
3
37:575:360 Unions & Worker Representation 3

 

37:575:357

37:575:301
37:575:314
37:575:363
37:575:202

37:575:377

Pick Two Courses:

Social Movements, Social Change
     and Work
Labor Movements & Democracy
Collective Bargaining
Labor and the Global Economy
History of Labor and Work in the
     U.S. 1880-1945
Democratic Workplaces

6
PILLAR IV: MANAGING FOR SUSTAINABILITY - 12 credits
Course Number Course Name Credits
37:624:364
 
Diversity and Inclusion – Management &
     Work
3
 
37:575:326 Negotiation Concepts and Techniques 3
37:575:315 Employment Law 3

 

37:533:330
37:575:378

37:575:312

37:575:240

Pick One Course:

Ethics
Solving Labor Problems through
     Social Entrepreneurship
Conflict and Conflict Resolution
     in the Workplace
Sustainability, Jobs & Justice

3
PILLAR V: CAPSTONE - 3 credits
Course Number Course Name Credits

 

37:533:496
37:533:326
37:575:401
37:575:403
37:575:404
37:575:496/97
37:624:498/99

Pick One Course:

Internship in Human Resource Management
HR Consulting
Research Methods in Labor Studies
Problem Solving Tools at Work
Creating and Administering Surveys
Internship in LSER
SMLR Honors

3

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