Recognized as one of the top programs in the nation for Human Resources & Labor Relations education, the School of Human Resources & Labor Relations excels at helping our Master's students find meaningful and lucrative internships and full-time careers. Our student-focused culture and supportive academic environment are at the heart of our program's success.
We keep our cohort size between 50-60 students each year, which means we can offer every student one-on-one academic support and individual career preparation and placement services. Class sizes average between 20 – 30 students, allowing professors to connect with each group and individual students.
HRLR consistently places our Masters students into highly competitive internship and full-time careers. Because of the reputation of MSU's program, between 30 – 50 companies come to campus ever year specifically to recruit our students.
The Master of Human Resources and Labor Relations is the school’s signature graduate degree, offered on a full-time basis in East Lansing, Michigan. With a diverse and highly qualified student body, the master’s program is universally regarded as one of the premier professional programs of its kind in the world. Preparing future leaders for professional careers, students receive a comprehensive, contemporary foundation in human resources and labor relations, gain a broad global perspective, and learn to apply best practices, lead organizational change, and act strategically as business leaders.
The curriculum offers a wide range of courses across required core knowledge areas including: human resource management, labor-management relations, organizational change, business acumen, international human resources and employment relations, workplace law, economics of human resources, and quantitative methods for human resource analyses.
Additional information about the requirements may be found in the Academic Programs Catalog on the Office of the Registrar website.
Visit the HRLR website to learn more about some of our policies and procedures to assist you as you prepare an application for admission.
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