Certificate in Labor Studies (Undergraduate)
The Certificate in Labor Studies is an eighteen (18) credit hour course of study designed to offer degree-seeking students from a wide range of backgrounds an understanding of the major issues in the field. Courses must be taken from at least two disciplines other than Labor Studies. The Certificate is also appropriate for students who already have a degree and would like to acquire additional knowledge about various facets of the field of Labor Studies. Labor Studies as a discipline acknowledges insights which have emerged from decades of university-union cooperation in labor education and fulfills an academic need to study 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 of their unions or associations, and as citizens of their communities. Courses must be taken from at least two disciplines in addition to Labor Studies. Minimum of eighteen (18) credit hours for certificate.
Required Courses: (12 hours)
LBS 3001 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).
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 (6 hours)
AMH 3270 Contemporary U.S. History
AMH 4500 United States Labor History
ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 3101 Intermediate Microeconomics
ECO 4622 Economic Development of U.S.
ECO 4701 World Economy
ECP 3123 Economics of Poverty
ECP 4203 Introduction to Labor Economics
ECP 4204 Theory of Labor Economics
INP 2002 Introductory Industrial/Organizational Psychology
INR 3004 Patterns of International Relations
LBS 4401 Labor Contract Negotiations
LBS 4150 Contemporary Labor Issues
LBS 4260 Union Leadership and Administration
LBS 4461 Labor Dispute Resolution
LBS 4654 Comparative and International Labor Studies
LBS 4905 Topics in Labor Studies
LBS 4930 Topics in Labor Studies
POS 3044 Government and Politics of the U.S.
POT 3204 American Political Thought
PUP 4004 Public Policy: U.S.
All Certificate and Concentration students must select their courses in consultation with a Labor Studies advisor.
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