To earn the online professional master of labor and
employment relations (MLER) degree, students are required to successfully
complete 36 credits of coursework. Of these 36 credits, 24 credits must be
taken in required courses in labor and employment relations and 12 credits in
elective courses.
The following are required courses (12 credits):
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Introductory Seminar in Labor and Employment Relations (3)
38:578:560 Collective
Bargaining & Worker Representation (3)
38:578:527 Economics
and Public Policy in a Global Context (3)
38:533:540 HR
Decision-making: Financial Decisions (3)
Students also must take at least one course from each of the following core
areas (12 credits):
Law
38:578:550 Labor Law
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Immigration Law
38:533:566 Employment
Law
Workforce Diversity
38:578:541 Women and
Work
38:578:510 The
Inclusive Workforce
Research Methods
38:578:501 Research
Methods in Labor and Employment Relations
38:578:613 Topics:
Problem-Solving Tools and Analysis in Employment Relations
38:578:604 Creating
and Administering Surveys
Institutional Diversity
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Globalization, Corporate Restructuring, and Employment
38:578:612 Labor/Employment
History
Elective Courses (select 4 courses, 12 credits)
38:578:505 Negotiation
38:624:516 Interpersonal
Conflict at Work
38:578:525 Public
Sector Employment Issues
38:578:504 Leadership
in Work Organizations
38:578:511 Emotional
Intelligence in the Workplace
38:578:567 Shaping
the Future of Work
38:578:513 Enforcing
Worker Rights
38:578:543 Organizational
Leadership & Change Management
Any second course from a competency area
Online Professional Master's in Labor and Employment Relations (M.L.E.R) 
