Academic Programs

Degree Options & Requirements

Specialization in Labour Studies (60 cr.)

LBST-1006EL - Introduction to Labour Studies I

LBST-1007EL - Introduction to Labour Studies II

*It is recommended to take the required 6 cr in sciences, 6 cr in humanities, and;

COMM-1006EL - Foundations of the Management of Organizations I

ECON-1006EL - Introduction to Microeconomics

SOCI-1015EL - Understanding Society

 

LBST-2026EL - The World of Work

STAT-2126EL - Introduction to Statistics

SOCI-2127EL - Research Methods and Data Analysis

LBST-2246EL - What Do Unions Do?

6 credits from the Labour Studies approved list

 

LBST-3005EL - Special Project I

LBST-3246EL - Trade Union Advocacy

LBST-3256EL - Shaping Canadian Labour

6 credits from the Labour Studies approved list

 

LBST-4005EL - Special Project II

LBST-4056EL - Collective Bargaining

LBST-4106EL - Occupational Health and Safety

6 credits from the Labour Studies approved list

 

Major in Labour Studies (42 cr.)

LBST-1006EL - Introduction to Labour Studies I

LBST-1007EL - Introduction to Labour Studies II

*It is recommended to take the required 6 cr in sciences and 6 cr in humanities and

SOCI-1015EL - Understanding Society

 

LBST-2026EL - The World of Work

STAT-2126EL - Introduction to Statistics

SOCI-2127EL - Research Methods and Data Analysis

LBST-2246EL - What Do Unions Do?

 

LBST-3005EL - Special Project I

LBST-3246EL - Trade Union Advocacy

LBST-3256EL - Shaping Canadian Labour

 

LBST-4005EL - Special Project II

LBST-4056EL - Collective Bargaining

LBST-4106EL - Occupational Health and Safety

 

 Minors in Labour Studies

 

Labour Studies stream (24 cr.)

LBST-1006EL - Introduction to Labour Studies I

LBST-1007EL - Introduction to Labour Studies II

 

18 credits from the list below, of which 6 credits must be at the 3000 or 4000 level:

COMM-4416EL - Industrial & Labour Relations in Canada
ECON-3046EL - Labour Economics I
ECON-3236EL - Marxist Economic Theory
ECON-4047EL - Labour Economics II
LBST-3616EL - Labour Law
LBST-3626EL - Labour Law and the Modern State
LBST-2026EL - The World of Work
LBST-2246EL - What Do Unions Do?
LBST-3246EL - Trade Union Advocacy
LBST-3256EL - Shaping Canadian Labour
LBST-4056EL - Collective Bargaining
LBST-4096EL - Issues in Labour Arbitration
LBST-4106EL - Occupational Health and Safety
SOCI-2656EL - Social Inequality: Gender, Race, Class and Power
SOCI-3516EL - In and Out of Work in the Global Economy
SOCI-4076EL - Sociology of Labour Markets
SOCI-4086EL - Class, Race, Gender and Ethnicity in the Workplace
WOMN-3035EL - Women and Work
WOMN-2036EL - Gender, Work and Families
WOMN-3037EL - Gender, Work and the Global Economy

 

Human Resources stream (18 cr.)

LBST-1006EL - Introduction to Labour Studies I

LBST-1007EL - Introduction to Labour Studies II

LBST-4056EL - Collective Bargaining

LBST-4106EL - Occupational Health and Safety

 

18 credits from the list below, of which 6 credits must be at the 3000 or 4000 level:

COMM-4416EL - Industrial & Labour Relations in Canada
ECON-3046EL - Labour Economics I
ECON-3236EL - Marxist Economic Theory
ECON-4047EL - Labour Economics II
LBST-3616EL - Labour Law
LBST-3626EL - Labour Law and the Modern State
LBST-2026EL - The World of Work
LBST-2246EL - What Do Unions Do?
LBST-3246EL - Trade Union Advocacy
LBST-3256EL - Shaping Canadian Labour
LBST-4056EL - Collective Bargaining
LBST-4096EL - Issues in Labour Arbitration
LBST-4106EL - Occupational Health and Safety
SOCI-2656EL - Social Inequality: Gender, Race, Class and Power
SOCI-3516EL - In and Out of Work in the Global Economy
SOCI-4076EL - Sociology of Labour Markets
SOCI-4086EL - Class, Race, Gender and Ethnicity in the Workplace
WOMN-3035EL - Women and Work
WOMN-2036EL - Gender, Work and Families
WOMN-3037EL - Gender, Work and the Global Economy

 

Certificate in Labour Studies (30 cr.)

LBST-2026EL - The World of Work

LBST-2246EL - What Do Unions Do?

LBST-3256EL - Shaping Canadian Labour

21 credits from the Labour Studies approved course list

 

Labour Studies Approved Course List 

COMM-2046EL - Organizational Behaviour Theory
COMM-2047EL - Organizational Behaviour Application
COMM-4416EL - Industrial & Labour Relations in Canada
ECON-2005EL - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
ECON-2015EL - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
ECON-2086EL - Canadian Economic Problems and Policies I
ECON-2087EL - Canadian Economic Problems and Policies II
ECON-3046EL - Labour Economics I
ECON-3236EL - Marxist Economic Theory
ECON-3237EL - Comparative Economic Systems
ECON-4047EL - Labour Economics II
LBST-3616EL - Labour Law
LBST-3626EL - Labour Law and the Modern State
LBST-4096EL - Issues in Labour Arbitration
POLI-4407EL - The State and Power-Seminar
SOCI-2306EL - Introduction to Globalization
SOCI-2656EL - Social Inequality: Gender, Race, Class and Power
SOCI-3516EL - In and Out of Work in the Global Economy
SOCI-4076EL - Sociology of Labour Markets
SOCI-4086EL - Class, Race, Gender and Ethnicity in the Workplace
SOCI-4157EL - Critical Analysis of Global Health Issues
SOCI-4216EL - Capitalism, Work and the Regulation of Environmental Risks
WOMN-3035EL - Women and Work
WOMN-2036EL - Gender, Work and Families
WOMN-3037EL - Gender, Work and the Global Economy
WOMN-3047EL - Gender, Food and Health

 

LBST 200 & LBST 202 are approved as electives and offered by Athabasca University.


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