Overview

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.

Learning outcomes

The curriculum of the Human Resources and Labor Relations program at Michigan State University 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.

In addition to classroom instruction, nearly all students participate in paid summer internships with companies between their first and second year in the program. Through these summer internships, students receive invaluable mentoring and on-the-job learning, working as members of specific project teams and undertaking individual assignments.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Economics of Human Resources

Organizational Behavior for Human Resources and Labor Relations

Human Resource Practices and Decisions

Quantitative Methods for Human Resources Analyses

Collective Bargaining

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-31 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00

More details

Rolling admission until the fall cohort is full.

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

East Lansing, United States

Disciplines

Human Resource Management Corporate Communication Corporate Social Responsibility View 294 other Masters in Human Resource Management in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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GMAT

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English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be considered for admission to the master's degree program, a student must have a bachelor's degree and a cumulative grade–point average of 3.00 or better in the junior and senior years.

Applicants must have satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test or on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Applicants should have completed one course in micro-economic principles, one course in statistics, and one introductory course in behavioral science, with acceptable grades specified by the School of Human Resources and Labor Relations.

In addition, applicants will be judged on the quality of their statement of objectives and three letters of reference.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

63864 USD / year

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Out-of-State

63864 USD / year

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In-State

33732 USD / year

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Living costs

East Lansing

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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