The School of Management & Labor Relations allows qualified students to complete both a Bachelor of Arts in Labor Studies and Employment Relations, or a Bachelor of Science in Labor Employment Relations, and a Master of Labor and Employment Relations degree in just five years of full-time study.

A graduate degree increases the marketability of prospective employees and signals to employers your qualifications for future career advancement.  The Master of Labor and Employment Relations combines professional training with intellectual exploration to produce graduates who are thoughtful professionals, informed leaders, and/or researchers grounded in contemporary reality.  Graduates have been prepared for a wide variety of careers, including those in employment relations, state and federal government agencies, human resource management, organizational management, business and finance, marketing and outreach, social and community organizing, among others.  The skills attained with this degree are relevant in all types of organizations; large and small, private and public, for-profit and non-profit.

  Application Information:

• Complete the online application during your senior year by visiting gradstudy.rutgers.edu.
• Submit a personal statement, a copy of your résumé , and three references (preferably Labor Studies faculty members)
• We will waive the GRE requirement
   

Labor Studies majors accepted into the program:

• May waive up to 9 credits of graduate work *
• Can start their graduate work as undergraduate students by taking up to two graduate-level courses
• Can complete the Master's program with just one year of full-time study or can expedite completion on a part-time basis

* Course Equivalencies:

The following undergraduate courses may be used to waive the equivalent graduate core requirements:

Other courses may be considered for elective requirements.

Contact Sattik Deb, Director of Student Services at sdeb@work.rutgers.edu or by phone at (848) 932-0303 for more information.