Program Overview

Labor and Employment Relations Program

The School of Management and Labor Relations creates and disseminates knowledge about issues related to work, workers, and the employment relationship. The major aims to provide students with an opportunity to learn more about the nature of work, the management of work, the problems of working people, and what workers have done, both individually and collectively, to address those problems.

Program Description

The Labor Studies program provides students with knowledge about issues related to work, workers, and employment relationships. The major aims to provide students with an opportunity to learn more about the nature of work, the management of work, the problems of working people, and what workers have done, both individually and collectively, to address those problems.

Potential Career Paths

The Labor Studies program provides students with knowledge about issues related to work, workers, and employment relationships. Students can pursue career paths in a variety of fields, including:

• Diversity Specialist
• Public Policy Advocacy
• Mediator or Arbitrator
• Labor Standards Certification Specialist
• Researcher
• Human Resources Specialist

Admissions Requirements

Students should transfer either once they have completed their A.A. or A.S. degree. Students who have previously attended a four-year institution and have earned approximately 60 credits are also invited to apply. Students are recommended to have a 3.0 GPA to be competitive for admissions.

Transferring Credits

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey will transfer a maximum of 60 credits or one-half of the total degree credits required for a baccalaureate degree from a NJ county college to a Rutgers degree program for those students who have completed an A.A. or A.S. degree. Students may be awarded up to 90 credits if they are transferring from a four-year institution.