Offered by Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's, Canada, Master of Employment Relations is a master's degree in Human Resource Management programme. The programme runs for 2 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 9,666 per total (CAD 5,718 per total for local students).
The Master of Employment Relations at Memorial University is a joint graduate degree offered by the Faculty of Business Administration and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, delivered through business faculty accredited by AACSB. The program takes a multidisciplinary approach to managing employment relationships, drawing on coursework in business, sociology, history, and economics alongside labour market trends, industrial relations research, and human resources best practices. Topics range from career counselling to contract negotiation, and the curriculum situates employment relationships within their historical and social context as well as their organizational and legal dimensions. Students complete a research component in which they design and carry out a project tailored to their own interests within the field. It suits professionals and graduates seeking advanced, cross-disciplinary training in human resources management and industrial relations, combining a business perspective with the social-science grounding needed to analyze workplace and labour issues from multiple angles.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Master of Employment Relations requires a completed undergraduate degree from an institution recognized by Senate, normally with a minimum B average; applicants without an undergraduate degree may be admitted only in exceptional circumstances. Work experience is not mandatory but is considered beneficial. The program sets a higher English proficiency bar than Memorial's general graduate requirement: applicants must show completion of secondary or degree studies at a recognized English-medium institution, or submit TOEFL with a minimum aggregate of 92 (old 0-100 scale) or 4.5 (new 1-6 scale), IELTS Academic with a minimum average band score of 7.0, Duolingo English Test with a minimum aggregate of 125, CAEL with a minimum of 50-60 in each of four bands (at least two bands at 60), Michigan English Test with a minimum score of 59%, or PTE Academic with a minimum of 58; conditional admission via the Intensive English Program at Grenfell Campus is available on consultation with the program director. The program admits for the fall semester only, with a February 15 application deadline; no winter or spring intake is offered.
Application Details
Start Date:September only
Application Deadline:Memorial University's undergraduate application system opens one year ahead of each semester for the 2027 cycle: for Fall 2027 entry the portal opens 10 September 2026, the priority deadline (also the early-entrance-scholarship deadline) is 1 March 2027, the document deadline is 20 August 2027, and applications finally close 9 September 2027; Winter 2027 entry has a priority deadline of 1 October 2026 and closes 6 January 2027; Spring 2027 entry closes 11 May 2027 with a priority date of 1 February 2027. International applicants use the same direct application to Memorial and are only advised to apply at least 12 weeks before their intended semester starts; no fixed international closing date is published. Late domestic applications are still considered as time, resources and space permit, so admission is effectively rolling past the priority date up to the final close. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
