Labor Studies and Labor Relations Professional Certificate (Undergraduate)
The Professional Certificate in Labor Studies and Labor Relation is an eighteen credit course of study designed to offer both pre-and post-baccalaureate as well as degree-seeking students the opportunity to gain broad-based knowledge about the field of labor studies with its focus upon the examination of the issues which confront people in the pursuit of their need for rewarding employment as well as insights from the field of labor relations with its emphasis upon the formal interactions between labor and management.
In addition, students will obtain specialized knowledge in one of three tracks of professional study: Track I: Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining; Track II: Labor Leadership; Track III: Workplace Policy. Students who are interested in the practical as well as the more theoretical issues of labor studies and labor relations will be especially interested in this certificate.
Courses should be taken from at least one discipline in addition to labor Studies. Minimum of eighteen credit hours for certificate. Courses are to selected in consultation with and agreement of advisor.
Track I
Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining.
A grade of "C" or better is required for all courses. "C-" is not acceptable. At least one course should be taken from a discipline other than Labor Studies.
Required Courses: (6 hours minimum)
All students are required to take LBS 3001, Introduction to Labor Studies , and a minimum of one more course from the list of Core Courses. Additional Core Courses may be used to fulfill electives.
Core Courses
LBS 3470 Labor Contract Administration
LBS 3943 Internship in Labor Studies
LBS 4150 Contemporary Labor Issues
LBS 4401 Labor Contract Negotiations
LBS 4461 Labor Dispute Resolution
LBS 4154 Workers and Diversity
LBS 4501 Labor Law
LBS 4905 Topics in Labor Studies
LBS 4900 Directed Study in Labor Studies
Elective Courses (12 hours)
These courses are to be chosen in consultation with and approval of Certificate advisor. Some courses may require prerequisites. These courses represent a partial list; students should consult with Certificate advisor about current course offerings.
AMH 4500 Labor History
ECO 2013 Principles of Macro-economics
ECO 2023 Principles of Micro-economics
ECP 3203 Intro. To Labor Economics
EDF 4760 Teachers and the Law
EIN 4214 Safety in Engineering
EIN 4261 Industrial Hygiene
EVT 4280 Occupational Safety & Health
HFT 4234 Union Mgt. Relations
INP 2002 Intro Industrial/Org/Psych
LBS 4610 Cross Cultural Dimensions of Latin American Labor Relations
LBS 4101 Theories of Labor Movement
LBS 4210 Women and Work in U.S.
LBS 4260 Union Leadership and Administration
LBS 4930 Topics in Labor Studies
LBS 4654 Comparative and International Labor Studies
LBS 5464 Labor Arbitration
MAN 4401 Collective Bargaining
MAN 4410 Union Mgt. Relations
PAD 3034 Public Policy/ Administration
PAD 3438 Communication Skills for Public Administrators
PAD 4024 Concepts/Issues Public Adm.
PAD 4223 Public Sector Budgeting
SPC 2600 Public Speaking
SYO 4360 Work and Society
Application for Track I
For more information, contact Dr. Margaret Wilson at the Center for Labor Research and Studies room LC323 or call her at (305) 348-2371, or by e-mail: wilsonm@fiu.edu
Track II
Labor Leadership. With the permission of the Certificate Program advisor, a maximum of two course (6 hours) may be taken on a P/F basis. All other courses must be taken for a letter grade. For all courses taken for a letter grade, a "C" or better is required. "C-" is not acceptable. At least one course should be taken from a discipline other than Labor Studies.
Required Courses: (12 hours minimum)
All students are required to take LBS 3001, Introduction to Labor Studies, and a minimum of three additional courses from the list of Core Courses. Additional Core Courses may be used to fulfill electives.
Core Courses
LBS 3470 Labor Contract Administration
LBS 4150 Contemporary Labor Issues
LBS 4260 Union Leadership/Admin.
LBS 4401 Labor Contract Negotiations
LBS 4461 Labor Dispute Resolution
LBS 4154 Workers and Diversity
LBS 4501 Labor Law
LBS 4905 Topics in Labor Studies
LBS 4900 Directed Study/Labor Studies
Elective Courses (6 hours)
These courses are to be chosen in consultation with and approval of Certificate advisor. Some courses may require prerequisites. These courses represent a partial list; students should consult with Certificate Program advisor about current course offerings.
AMH 4500 US Labor History
EIN 4214 Safety in Engineering
EIN 4214 Industrial Hygiene
LBS 4101 Theories of the Labor Movement
LBS 4210 Women and Work in the US
LBS 4654 Comparative and International Labor Studies
LBS 4900 Directed Study in Labor StudiesL
BS 4610 Cross Cultural Dimension of Latin American Labor Relations
LBS 5464 Labor Arbitration
PAD 3034 Public Policy Administration
PAD 4223 Public Sector Budgeting
PAD 3438 Communication Skills for Public Administrators
SPC 2600 Public Speaking
SYO 4360 Work and Society
Application for Track II
For more information, contact Dr. Margaret Wilson at the Center for Labor Research and Studies room LC323 or call her at (305) 348-2371, or by e-mail: wilsonm@fiu.edu
Track III
Workplace Policy. A grade of "C" or better is required for all courses. "C-" is not acceptable. At least one course should be taken from a discipline other than Labor Studies.
Required Courses: (6 hours minimum).
All students are required to take LBS 3001, Introduction to Labor Studies, and a minimum of one more course from the list of Core Courses. Additional Core Course may be used to fulfill electives.
Core Courses
LBS 3943 Internship in Labor Studies
LBS 4154 Workers and Diversity
LBS 4101 Theories of the Labor Movement
LBS 4210 Women and Work in the US
LBS 4501 Labor Law
LBS 4654 Comparative and International Labor Studies
LBS 4900 Directed Study/Labor Studies
LBS 4905 Topics in Labor Studies
LBS 4610 Cross Cultural Dimensions of Latin American Labor Relations
INR 3045 Global Challenges of Refugees and Migrants
MAN 3701 Business and Society
MAN 4741 Business Environment and Policy Formation
PAD 3034 Public Policy Administration
PUP 4004 Public Policy (U.S.)
SYO 4360 Work and Society
Elective Courses (12 hours)
These courses are to be chosen in consultation with and approval of Certificate advisor. Some courses may require prerequisites. These course represent a partial list; students should consult with Certificate program advisor about current course offerings.
EDF 4780 The Teacher and the Law
EVT 4280 Occupational Safety/Health
HFT 3603 Law as Related to Hospitality Industry
INP 2002 Intro to Industrial/Org Psych
LBS 3470 Labor Contract Administration
LBS 4150 Contemporary Labor Issues
LBS 4401 Labor Contract Negotiations
LBS 4461 Labor Dispute Resolution
LBS 4xxx Labor Movements in Developing Countries
PAD 4024 Concepts/Issues Public Adm.
PAD 4432 Administrative Leadership and Behavior
PAD 4223 Public Sector Budgeting
POS 2042 Govt. & Politics of U.S.
POS 4122 State Govt. and Politics
PUP 4004 Public Policy (U.S.)
SYA 3300 Research Methods
SYP 4421 Man, Society and Technology
Application for Track III
For more information, contact Dr. Margaret Wilson at the Center for Labor Research and Studies room LC323 or call her at (305) 348-2371, or by e-mail: wilsonm@fiu.edu
All Certificate and Concentration students must select their courses in consultation with a Labor Studies advisor. Contact the Center at 305/348-2371 to obtain a Labor Studies and Labor Relations Certificate application or download a Certificate application form from the CLRS webpage.
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