CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
Advanced Certificate in Labor Studies
New York, USA
Advanced Certificate
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: The Advanced (Graduate) Certificate in Labor Studies serves seasoned labor leaders, union staff, members, and activists who want to advance careers and increase their impact in the labor movement. The programme develops skills in history, organizing, leadership development, transnational labor issues, and public policy. SLU sponsors research, organizes forums, conferences, and publishes national journal New Labor Forum, supporting social action research and academic debate. labor studies, union organizing, collective bargaining, labor policy.
Career Outcomes: Graduates move into roles in union organizing, union leadership, collective bargaining, labor policy analysis, social action research, advocacy, labor education, legal support, and transnational coordination.
The Advanced (Graduate) Certificate in Labor Studies serves the educational needs of seasoned labor leaders, professional union staff, as well as union members and activists who want to advance their careers and enhance their contributions to the labor movement.
The program is designed to develop skills and knowledge in the areas of history, organizing, leadership development, transnational labor issues, and public policy. It helps prepare students for careers in the areas of union organizing, public policy, social action research, and law.
