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The School of Management and Labor Relations has one of the top Human Resource Management (HRM) departments in the world, with faculty that combine scholarly eminence with hands-on corporate experience. 

Our Academic Programs

Explore the relationship between HR strategy and business success in courses taught from the perspective of the HR professional, the manager, and the employee. Through our programs, you will gain the leadership skills needed to shape the workplace in today's global business environment, including how to staff, motivate, and develop team members.

B.A. in Human Resource Management Master's in Human Resource Management (In-person) Online Professional Master's in HRM
Rutgers HRM Faculty Research Publications

HRM publications

Our faculty produce some of the most frequently cited research in the field, with more than 175,000 citations to their academic work. 

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Only STEM-Designated HR Graduate Program in the U.S.

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Did you know that the Rutgers MHRM program is STEM-designated, meaning our program is nationally recognized for its implementation of a comprehensive curriculum that provides students with STEM skills? The Rutgers Master's in Human Resource Management is the only STEM-designated HR graduate program in the country.

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SMLR HRM Student Teams Excel Through Annual Case Competition

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Five teams comprised of talented Rutgers SMLR Human Resource Management graduate and undergraduate students came together to deliver comprehensive solutions for the Fall '24 Jim Chelius Case Competition sponsored by iCIMS.

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HRM Faculty Research In the News

Remote Workers Need Small Talk, Too
Harvard Business Review publishes an article co-authored by Jessica Methot about why we need casual conversations with co-workers to help us "connect across the virtual divide."

Bizarre HR: Do more money and materialistic things mean more happiness?
Human Resources Online reports on a new study co-authored by Nichelle Carpenter.

Scaling up employee ownership is key to an equitable economic recovery
Fast Company publishes an op-ed about research by the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing, which finds employee-owned firms have been less likely to cut jobs and wages during the pandemic.