Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with a Concentration in Labor Studies
 The Liberal Studies Program of the College of Arts and Sciences offers a Concentration in Labor Studies as an option within the program. As an academic discipline, Labor Studies has its roots in both the social sciences and the workers' education movement of the early twentieth century. Labor Studies as a discipline acknowledges insights into the labor field which have emerged from decades of university-union cooperation in labor affairs apart from the traditional framework of industrial relations. According to this concept, Labor Studies is the academic examination of issues which confront people in the pursuit of their need for rewarding employment. The focus of inquiry is on workers as individuals, as members and/or leaders in their unions or associations, and as citizens of their communities.
People in pursuit of rewarding jobs and careers have employed and continue to develop a variety of individual and collective strategies to cope with the dynamics of change in society, including the development of unions and other workers' associations. Because these unions and associations also conduct autonomous economic, social and political programs which transcend their labor relations nexus with management, Labor Studies reaches beyond industrial relations and addresses an additional set of questions and concerns.
Thus, Labor Studies takes as its focus the individual workers, the unions and associations that workers develop, and the internal and external relations of those unions and associations to other societal institutions in the United States and around the world. The scope of Labor Studies is dictated by the needs and interests of workers and employees, including their individual, group and organizational problems in the workplace; their relationships with their employers; and their interactions with the larger community, economy, and polity.
A student majoring in Liberal Studies may earn the Concentration in Labor Studies by fulfilling the requirements of both programs. The Concentration is a nine-course (27-credit hour) program of study within the Liberal Studies Degree.
Required Courses for Liberal Studies: (33)
Thirty-three semester hours of concentration at the 3000 or 4000 level as required for all Liberal Studies students to be selected in consultation with and agreement of advisor. Courses are to meet requirements in the following areas:
Sciences Analysis 6
Humanities Analysis 6
Social Analysis6
Artistic Creation 3
Interdisciplinary Colloquia 6
Foundations of Liberal Studies 6
When possible, these courses should be selected from the list of required and elective courses for Labor Studies. All courses must be completed with a grade of 'C' or better.
Required Courses for Labor Studies Concentration: (12)
LBS 4001 Introduction to Labor Studies
Minimum of three courses (nine hours) to be chosen from the following: (additional courses from this list may be used to fulfill electives). To be chosen in consultation with and agreement of advisor.
ECO 2021 Economics, Man & Society, Micro
LBS 4101 Theories of the Labor Movement
LBS 4210 Women and Work in the United States
LBS 4501 Labor Law
LBS 4900 Directed Study in Labor Studies
SYO 4360 Work & Society
Electives (15)
To be chosen from the following in consultation with and agreement of advisor (some of these courses may require prerequisites).
Computer
CGS 3062 Computers and Society
Economics
ECO 3011 Economics, Man & Society, Macro
ECO 3101 Theory of Price
ECO 3303 Development of Economic Thought
ECO 4321 Radical Political Econ
ECO 4622 Economic Development of U.S.
ECO 4701 World Economy
ECO 4733 Multinational Corporations
ECP 4203 Intro to Labor Economics
ECP 4204 Theory of Labor Economics
ECS 3402 The Political Economy of South America
ECS 3440 Econ of Central America
ECS 4433 Econ of Caribbean
History
AMH 3200 American History 1850-Present
AMH 3270 Contemporary U.S. History
AMH 4251 The Great Depression
AMH 4500 United States Labor History
EUH 4060 Modern Europe, 1789 to the Present
LAH 3200 Latin America: The National Period
LAH 4511 Argentina: 18th-20th Centuries
LAH 4700 History of Brazil
Industrial Engineering
EIN 4214 Safety in Engineering
EIN 4261 Industrial Hygiene
International Relations
INR 3004 Patterns of International Relations
INR 3043 Population and Society
INR 4283 International Relations, Development, and the Third World
Labor Studies
LBS 4150 Contemporary Labor Issues
LBS 4260 Union Leadership and Administration
LBS 4401 Labor Contract Negotiations
LBS 4461 Labor Dispute Resolution
LBS 4654 Comparative and International Labor Studies
LBS 4905 Topics in Labor Studies
LBS 4930 Topics in Labor Studies
LBS 5464 Labor Arbitration
Management
MAN 4401 Collective Bargaining
MAN 4410 Union-Management Relations
MAN 4610 International and Comparative Industrial Relations
Philosophy
PHI 2600 Introduction to Ethics
PHI 36e36 Professional Ethics
PHM 3200 Social and Political Philosophy
PHM 3400 Philosophy of Law
Political Science
POS 3424 Legislative Process
POS 4071 Corporate Power and Politics
POS 4122 State Government and Politics
POT 3204 American Political Thought
POT 3302 Political Ideologies
PUP 4004 Public Policy (U.S.)
Psychology
INP 2002 Introductory Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Public Administration
PAD 2002 Intro to Public Administration
PAD 4223 Public Sector Budgeting
PAD 5427 Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector
Sociology/Anthropology
ANT 4007 The Organizer
ISS 3330 Ethical Issues in Social Sciences
SYA 3300 Research Methods
SYA 4010 Sociological Theories
SYO 4360 Industrial Sociology
SYO 4530 Social Stratification (Mobility)
SYP 4421 Man, Society and Technology
Statistics
STA 1013 Statistics for Social Services
STA 2122 Introduction to Statistics I
STA 3123 Introduction to Statistics I
Theatre
SPC 2600 Public Speaking
All Certificate and Concentration students must select their courses in consultation with a Labor Studies advisor.
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