The Labor and Employment Studies program provides students with an introduction to and understanding of the study of labor and employment relations, broadly defined. Over the past few decades, the study of labor and employment relations has expanded significantly to include new topics that did not previously exist as areas of academic inquiry: globalization and employment relations, international labor standards, human rights and labor standards, corporate social responsibility and corporate codes of conduct, monitoring and accountability frameworks, global supply and value chains, corporate governance and employment relations, “decent work,” equality and diversity at work, labor and “global cities,” employment relations in emerging economies, high-performance work systems, global corporations, and global unions.
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Career Paths with a Labor and Employment Studies Degree
Graduates of the Labor and Employment Studies Program go on work in a wide range of purpose-driven jobs across the public and private sector, and many of them held internships while completing their studies, which opened doors to meaningful career opportunities after graduation. Read about the varied career paths some of our graduates have chosen: Career Paths After Internships.