Why Employment Relations @ Memorial?

The Master of Employment Relations (MER) program is offered jointly by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Business Administration. From career counseling to contract negotiations, the MER program will help you effectively manage relationships in your organization. This multidisciplinary program provides advanced-level study of all aspects of the employment relationship. Students choose our high ranking multidisciplinary Master of Employment Relations (MER) program to study employment relations for the following reasons: 

• Our MER program allows students to become specialists in the area of Employment Relations.
• It was ranked fifth in Canada and 39th in North America in the 2013-14 Eduniversal Best Master’s Ranking by Eduniversal Observatory and published at www.best-masters.com.
• It is ranked in the category of top 200 best master’s in human resources management.
• Our MER graduates go on to careers in recruitment and selection, human resource managers roles, health and safety and labour relations advisor roles to name a few.

Learn about labour market trends, the latest research in industrial relations, and best practices in human resources management. With core courses in business, sociology, history, and economics, the MER considers the employment relationship from a variety of viewpoints, including yours! 

Description of program

• MER – The MER program is offered by full-time or part-time study and involves 36 credit hours of coursework. Full-time students normally complete the program in two academic years.

Minimum admission requirements

• MER – Bachelor's degree (minimum second class) in an appropriate area of study. For applicants whose prior university instruction was not in English, demonstration of English language proficiency is required. The Minimum TOEFL scores are: 580 for the paper-based test; 237 on the computer-based test; or 92 on the Internet-based test. The minimum IELTS score is an overall band score of 7.0. The minimum MUNTEL score is an overall band score of 70.

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