Our Master's degree is based on completing a number of required courses and choosing electives both from courses offered in the Labor Center and in other departments across the University. Students meet with their faculty advisor to tailor a course of study that fits their interests and career goals. We have listings of recommended courses for these concentrations and have created other concentrations based on student interest. Many of our students study with our affiliated faculty in Economics, Sociology, Industrial Geography, Political Science, Public Health, Management, and other departments across the University. Typically, full-time students complete the program in two years.
Most students do an internship in the summer between their first and second years.
Alternatively, students may elect to write a Master's thesis. Each student receives individualized counseling and mentoring from the Center's faculty, who work with students to develop their course of study. This updated curriculum is awaiting final approval and is expected to go on-line in Fall 2001. Copyright 2000 University of Massachusetts, Amherst Produced and maintained by the Labor Center. This is an official page of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Campus.