8.20 Labour and Workplace Studies

Program Coordinator: Paul Phillips
Program Office: 469 University College
Telephone: (204) 474-7110

8.20.1 Academic Staff

8.20.2 Program Information
This program examines people at work, how workplaces are organized, and the employer-employee relationship. What happens in the workplace is important to understanding current issues in public policy, and economic relationships. Students in the program are exposed to topics in collective bargaining, labour law, workplace health and safety, as well as the history, ideology, and goals of the labour movement. The impact of technology, specialization, and globalization are also explored. This program is unique in Canada.

For entry, continuation and graduation requirements for the General Degree, Advanced Degree and Honours Degree, see Basic Faculty Regulations for the Three Programs Leading to a B.A.

The following entries contain information which is not contained in Basic Faculty Regulations for the Three Programs Leading to a B.A.

All Programs
While 018.120 Principles of Economics, or 018.121 Introduction to Canadian Economic Studies and 018.122 Introduction to Global Environmental Economic Issues and Policies, and 077.120 Introduction to Sociology are not required, they are highly recommended. Students are encouraged to select additional course from Lists A and B below.

Courses used towards a Labour and Workplace Studies Major or Minor may not be used towards a Major/Minor or Honours in the second field.

8.20.3 Labour and Workplace Studies, Program Code: 153 [Formerly (099B)]

University 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
GENERAL MAJOR    Total: 30 credit hours
153.127 and 153.128	• Economics 018.242 • either Labour and Workplace Studies 153.370 (or History 011.370) or Economics 018.351 • 12 credit hours from List A
ADVANCED MAJOR    Total: 54 credit hours
153.127 and 153.128	• Economics 018.242, 018.351 • Labour and Workplace Studies 153.244 (or Sociology 077.2291), 153.301, 153.307, 153.370 (or History 011.370), 153.4512 (or 153.4813 and 153.4823) • 6 credit hours from List A below • 6 credit hours from List A or List B
MINOR    Total: 18 credit hours
153.127 and 153.128	• Economics 018.242 • either Labour and Workplace Studies 153.370 (or History 011.370) or Economics 018.351
Notes: 1Students who include 077.229 in their program need to take only 9 additional credit hours, of which 3 must be selected from List A. 2Courses 153.451 and 153.452 may only be taken in the final year of the program and require written consent of the Labour and Workplace Studies program coordinator. 3Courses 153.481 and 153.482 may only be taken in the next-to-final or final year of the program and require written consent of the Labour and Workplace Studies program coordinator.

List of Core Courses for Labour and Workplace Studies

Economics		Credit Hours
018.242	Economics of the Labour Process and Labour Relations	6
018.351	Industrial Relations	6
History		Credit Hours
011.370	History of Working People and Labour Movements 1700 to the Present (M,S) (same as Labour and Workplace Studies 153.370)	6
Labour and Workplace Studies		Credit Hours
153.127	Introduction to the Political Economy of Labour	3
153.128	Introduction to Labour Institutions and Problems	3
153.244	Economic and Social Measurement (or Sociology 077.229)	3
153.301	Labour Law	3
153.307	Labour Relations and Occupational Health and Safety Law	3
153.370	History of Working People and Labour Movements 1700 to the Present (M,S) (same as History 011.370)	6
153.451	Labour Studies Field Placement Seminar	3
153.452	Labour Studies Field Placement	6
153.481	Labour and Workplace Studies Work Experience Seminar	3
153.482	Labour and Workplace Studies Work Experience	6
Sociology		Credit Hours
077.229	Introduction to Research Methods (or Labour and Workplace Studies 153.244)	6

• List A
• List B