Why Employment Relations @ Memorial?

Memorial is ranked among the top 15 universities in Canada in the broad field of business and economics (which includes business and management, accounting and finance, and economics and econometrics) and first in Canada for research quality in business and economics according to the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject.

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 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. 

• All applicants, regardless of their nationality or immigration status, are required to demonstrate proficiency in English. Refer to the Proof of English Proficiency section on the https://www.mun.ca/become/graduate/apply/ website. Please take note that this program follows the higher English proficiency requirement/standard (e.g. aggregate score of 7.0 on IELTS-Academic, 92 (old scale)/4.5 (new scale) on TOEFL, or 125 on Duolingo).

Graduate student and alumni profiles

Our graduate students come from all parts of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and the world. View the student profile below to learn more about what they do and why they chose Memorial.

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