Choose from a variety of rewarding professions
- Manage labor relations for employers
- Build a career as a union professional
- Specialize in diversity, globalization & other hot topics
- Get a great job in government agencies like the NLRB
- Lead community and non-profit organizations
- Combine labor relations with human resources
Explore exciting ideas with top instructors
- Classes build skills and expand intellectual horizons
- Engaging “real-world” courses taught by nationally-known scholars
- Our 13-course program includes 5 electives
- Part-time or full-time study is available
- Online courses increase your options
- Classes start at 4:30 or 7:20 p.m.
Become a leader through our unique program
- Get both the employee and employer perspective
- Gain flexible skills for a work world of constant change
- Focus on leading people, not managing money or things
- Network with employment relations professionals in New Jersey
Curriculum:
The following courses are required:
38:578:500 Introductory Seminar in Labor and Employment Relations
38:533:565 Economics and Demographics of Labor Markets
38:578:560 Collective Bargaining
One course from each of the following areas is also required:
Law:
38:578:550 Labor Law
38:533:566 Employment Law
38:578:565 Public Sector Collective Bargaining
Institutional Diversity:
38:578:612 Labor/Employment History
38:578:562 Seminar in International/Comparative Labor and Employment Relations
37:575:301 Comparative Labor Movements (taken for graduate credit)
Workforce Diversity:
38:578:541 Women and Work:
38:578:551 Seminar in Minorities and Work
37:578:307 Latino Workers in the U.S. (taken for graduate credit)
Finance:
38:578:538 Financial Analysis and Corporate Governance
38:533:540 HR Decision-Making: Financial Decisions
Research Methods:
38:578:501 Research Methods in Labor & Employment Relations
38:533:541 HR Decision-Making: Accessing Data for Decisions
IN ADDITION, STUDENTS TAKE 15 CREDITS OF ELECTIVES FOR A TOTAL PROGRAM OF 39 CREDITS.