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The bachelor of arts degree in labor studies and employment relations is embedded in the broader undergraduate curriculum of Rutgers' School of Arts and Sciences. It is possible to complete the degree in the evening as well as in the daytime.

The undergraduate labor studies and employment relations program provides students with an opportunity to learn more about the nature of work, the problems of working people, and what workers have done to address those problems, both individually and collectively.

• The program's introductory courses offer a realistic view of the dominant institutions, practices, and values of the workforce and explore how the world of work might change to meet the challenge of the next century.
  
• Intermediate courses enable students to acquire a range of specific competencies useful for employment relations' specialists and human resource staff. These courses allow students to participate in a series of cultural and disciplinary dialogues providing alternate perspectives on work and the wider society.
  
• Advanced courses provide labor studies and employment relations majors with an opportunity to consolidate what they have learned about the nature of work.

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Admission Requirements

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Application Guidelines

Certificate Programs

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Elective Courses

Five-Year Program

Internships and Scholarships

Learning Objectives

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