Online Programs: Rutgers-New Brunswick

The Rutgers Online Bachelor of Science in Labor and Employment Relations degree-completion program is designed for individuals who have earned two or more years of college credits. It is possible to transfer up to 60 credits from a 2-year college, and up to 90 credits from a 4-year college, or a combination of 2 and 4-year colleges you attended previously. You’ll study how the world of work is changing today and how that affects employees and our society. In the process you will gain expertise relevant to successful employment across a wide variety of fields. You’ll have considerable choice in what you study: human behavior in organizations, diversity/inclusion issues, employment law, workplace leadership, collective bargaining, using emotional intelligence, labor history, and/or professional development strategies.

The Higher Education Teaching graduate certificate offered at the GSE is designed for individuals teaching or interested in teaching in higher education who want to improve their skills and knowledge specifically to better meet the needs of their adult students. Through a tailored curriculum, they will come to understand the adult learner, including the social roles, psychological characteristics, and learning patterns that influence educational practice.

The twelve-credit online program is designed for those teaching or interested in teaching in formal and informal settings such as corporate, non-profit, community-based, and healthcare organizations who want to improve their skills and knowledge to better meet the needs of their adult learners.

The Adult ESL and Literacy Education graduate certificate offered at the GSE is designed for individuals who are working or are interested in working in adult basic education settings and want to improve their skills and knowledge to better meet the needs of adult students. Enrolled students will explore approaches to effective reading and writing instruction for both native and nonnative adult speakers of English, as well as examine how research, policy, and funding have shaped the field in terms of educational opportunities for adult learners.

The online Audit Analytics Certificate Program is designed to be a self-contained set of non-matriculated courses that can be taken by self -actualizing professionals that need to update their analytics skills and promote change in the profession towards a modern audit.

The 9-credit, non-degree graduate certificate in Educational Technology offered at the GSE is designed to prepare educators to effectively integrate current and developing technologies into various learning environments. The program is available to students currently enrolled in a master’s or doctoral program at Rutgers University, as well as non-matriculated candidates that already hold a bachelor’s degree. The intended audience includes teachers, college or university instructors, school administrators, or other interested parties who want to learn more about the use of web-based technologies in educational contexts.

The Educational Technology for Adult Education graduate certificate offered at the GSE is designed for individuals who are working or are interested in working in adult education settings and seek to learn to effectively integrate current and developing technologies into their practice. Applicants to the program often come from diverse backgrounds but share the goal of improving their skills and knowledge to better meet the needs of the adult student. Enrolled students will be introduced to approaches for teaching with digital tools, and can expect to dive deeper into topics including web-based multimedia design and the development of digital e-learning environments.

The 12-credit, non-degree graduate certificate in Gifted Education offered at the GSE is designed to help New Jersey educators, districts, and parents meet the challenges of educating gifted learners. This special program draws on input from district superintendents, teachers, parents, the Educational Information and Resource Center, and the statewide advocates, including the New Jersey Association for Gifted Children. The curriculum, developed in alignment with state and national standards, addresses the social and emotional development of the gifted child, curriculum design and implementation, pedagogy, instructional strategies, and the development and administration of a gifted education program. All courses in the program are 7-weeks long, so teachers can finish in one academic year!

The certificate program will prepare you to sit for the Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) exam sponsored by the Association of Government Accountants. If you decide to matriculate later on, these courses can be applied toward the 10-course master’s degree program.

The Human Resources Development graduate certificate offered at the GSE is designed for those working or interested in working in human resources and who want to improve their skills and knowledge specifically regarding learning and teaching in the workplace. The coursework in the program will focus on skills, concepts, and strategies to improve the adult teaching and learning components of human resource development in organizations. Students will explore career and workforce development through a research-grounded lens of adult and continuing education theory and practice.