Advance Your Career with a Master’s in Human Resources and Employment Relations

California College’s online Master of Professional Studies in Human Resources and Employment Relations (HRER) degree program balances between two important aspects; advanced theory and practical knowledge, making it an important credential for you, the experienced HR professional. You can be prepared to help top executives factor human resources into their strategic plans.
As you earn your degree online while continuing to work, you can meet the challenges of complex employee benefit plans, and be introduced to new labor laws, and manage employee rights more efficiently and with greater confidence.
The California College online master’s program in HRER can also expand your career options and prepare you and for upper-level positions in:
•Human resources, as manager of compensation and benefits, or training and development
•Labor relations, to meet the growing demand for a graduate degree needed for a position as union leader, professional staff, director of industrial relations, contract negotiator, mediator, or arbitrator

The HRER master’s curriculum begins by building a strong basic knowledge of HR and labor. Courses then help you understand the roles that employers and their employees, unions, and government play in the employment relationship; analyze the complex personal, legal, and organizational issues inherent in this relationship; grasp the ethical dimensions of human resources and employment relations; analyze complex employment issues; and administer labor and human resource systems.
Your course work rounds-off in a capstone class, giving you the chance to apply the knowledge you have acquired throughout their education to your professional areas of interest.