Catalogue reference 2024-25
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Specializations and variants
Co-op Program
Honours Program
Labour Studies Co-op (Honours only)
BA with Major Program
Consult the Economics entry for a listing of program requirements.
Consult the History entry for a listing of program requirements.
Pass Satisfactory completion of the first three years of the Honours program entitles a student to apply for a Pass degree.
Combined BA with Major
Labour Studies - George Brown College (Honours)
Labour Studies - George Brown College (BA with Major)
Labour Studies and Economics - George Brown College (Honours)
Labour Studies and History - George Brown College (Honours)
Labour Studies and Political Science - George Brown College (Honours)
Labour Studies and Sociology - George Brown College (Honours)
Labour Studies - Humber College (Honours)
Labour Studies - Niagara College (Honours)
Labour Studies - Niagara College (BA with Major)
Program pathways and conditions
These tables reproduce the source requirements for the indicated period. Official interpretation is the responsibility of the university.
Pathway 1
| Year 2 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Please contact Labour Studies Academic Advisor for further details or to apply. | | Labour Studies - Humber College | |
| Year 2 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Please contact Labour Studies Academic Advisor for further details or to apply. | | This program involves courses offered through Brock University and Humber College. This four year program combines courses and training in alternative dispute resolution at Humber College with a degree at Brock. The program caters to individuals who wish to pursue a career in mediation, dispute resolution, or labour relations. The program allows students to gain both solid applied skills in these areas, and a strong theoretical knowledge about a variety of these topics. |
| Year 2 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Please contact Labour Studies Academic Advisor for further details or to apply. | | Students who successfully complete the requirements for this program will be granted both a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Labour Studies (either single or co-major) and an Alternative Dispute Resolution Ontario Graduate Certificate from Humber. Gaining both a degree and this certificate would ordinarily involve attending college after gaining a university degree, but the Brock and Humber program combines the two in a single integrated package that can be completed in four years. |
| Year 3 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. | Please contact Labour Studies Academic Advisor for further details or to apply. | |
| Year 3 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. | Labour Studies - Niagara College | |
| Year 3 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. | This program involves courses offered through Brock University and Niagara College Canada. This four year program combines courses and training in applied labour studies settings at Niagara College with a degree at Brock. The program caters to individuals who wish to have a career in a wide variety of areas including unionized workplaces, occupational health and safety, politics, labour relations, or human resources. |
| Year 3 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. | The program allows students to gain both solid applied skills in these areas, and a strong theoretical knowledge about a variety of these topics. Students who successfully complete the requirements for this program will be granted both a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Labour Studies (either single or co-major) and a Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management from Niagara College. |
| Year 3 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. | Gaining both a degree and this certificate would ordinarily involve attending college after gaining a university degree, but the Brock and Niagara program combines the two in a single integrated package that can be completed in four years. Applicants must have a minimum 70 percent overall average to be considered for admission to the program. Completion of the Brock Leadership Skills Certificate programs is considered an asset. |
| Year 2 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Please contact Labour Studies Academic Advisor for further details or to apply. | | Program Notes | |
| Year 2 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Please contact Labour Studies Academic Advisor for further details or to apply. | | 1. With permission of the Undergraduate Adviser, methods courses, which are required in other departments/centres, may be considered equivalent for LABR 3P91 . In this case a one-half LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 would be used to replace LABR 3P91 . |
Pathway 2
| Year 1 | One LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit |
| Year 1 | one Sciences context credit |
| Year 1 | two elective credits |
| Year 2 | LABR 2P93 |
| Year 2 | two and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | two elective credits |
| Year 3 | LABR 3P91 |
| Year 3 | two and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 3 | one elective credit |
| Year 3 | one elective credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | One LABR credit numbered 4(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | one and one-half LABR credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | two elective credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
Pathway 3
| Year 1 | One LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit |
| Year 1 | one Sciences context credit |
| Year 1 | two elective credits |
| Year 2 | LABR 0N90 and 2P93 |
| Year 2 | two and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | two elective credits |
| Spring/Summer Sessions: | LABR 0N01 and 2C01 |
| Year 3 | LABR 3P91 |
| Year 3 | two and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 3 | one elective credit |
| Year 3 | one elective credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Spring/Summer Sessions: | LABR 0N02 and 2C02 |
| Year 4 | One LABR credit numbered 4(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | one and one-half LABR credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | two elective credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Spring/Summer Sessions: | LABR 0N03 and 2C03 |
Pathway 4
| Year 1 | One LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to l(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit |
| Year 1 | one Sciences context credit |
| Year 1 | two elective credits |
| Year 2 | LABR 2P93 |
| Year 2 | two and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | two elective credits |
| Year 3 | LABR 3P91 |
| Year 3 | two and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 3 | one elective credit |
| Year 3 | one elective credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | One LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | one LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | one LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99 |
| Year 4 | one and one-half elective credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half elective credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
Pathway 5
| Year 1 | One LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | GEOG 1F90 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit |
| Year 1 | one Sciences context credit |
| Year 1 | one elective credit |
| Year 2 | LABR 2P93 |
| Year 2 | one and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | one GEOG credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 from Group A or D |
| Year 2 | GEOG 2P07 and 2P21 |
| Year 2 | one elective credit |
| Year 3 | Two LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 3 | GEOG 3P21 and 3P22 |
| Year 3 | GEOG 3P57 |
| Year 3 | one-half GEOG credit numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)89 from Group A (see Geography department) |
| Year 3 | one-half GEOG credit numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)89 from Group A, C or D (see Geography department) |
| Year 3 | one-half elective credit |
| Year 4 | One LABR credit numbered 4(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | GEOG 4F99 |
| Year 4 | one-half GEOG credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above from Group A or C (see Geography department) |
| Year 4 | one-half GEOG credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above Group A, C or D (see Geography department) |
| Year 4 | one elective credit |
Pathway 6
| Year 1 | One LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit |
| Year 1 | one Sciences context credit |
| Year 1 | one elective credit |
| Year 2 | LABR 2P93 |
| Year 2 | one and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | POLI 2P12 , 2P80 and one-half POLI credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | one of POLI 2P91 or 2P92 |
| Year 2 | one elective credit |
| Year 3 | LABR 3P13 |
| Year 3 | one and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 3 | one-half POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 3 | one POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 3 | POLI 3P91 |
| Year 3 | one elective credit |
| Year 4 | One LABR credit numbered 4(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half POLI credit from political theory list |
| Year 4 | one and one-half POLI credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | one elective credit |
Pathway 7
| Year 1 | One LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | SOCI 1P90 and 1P91 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit |
| Year 1 | one Sciences context credit |
| Year 1 | one elective credit |
| Year 2 | LABR 2P93 |
| Year 2 | one and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | SOCI 2P00 and 2P11 |
| Year 2 | one SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 |
| Year 2 | one elective credit |
| Year 3 | Two LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 3 | SOCI 3P00 or 3P01 |
| Year 3 | SOCI 3P02 or 3P12 |
| Year 3 | SOCI 3P11 |
| Year 3 | one-half SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99 |
| Year 3 | one elective credit |
| Year 4 | One LABR credit numbered 4(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | two SOCI credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | one elective credit |
| Year 1 | One LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | SOCI 1F90 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit |
| Year 1 | one Sciences context credit |
| Year 1 | one elective credit |
| Year 2 | LABR 2P93 |
| Year 2 | one and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | SOCI 2P00 and 2P11 |
| Year 2 | one SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 |
| Year 2 | one elective credit |
| Year 3 | Two LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 3 | SOCI 3P00 or 3P01 |
| Year 3 | SOCI 3P02 or 3P11 |
| Year 3 | one SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99 |
Pathway 8
| Year 1 | One LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit |
| Year 1 | one Sciences context credit |
| Year 1 | one elective credit |
| Year 2 | LABR 2P93 |
| Year 2 | one and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | POLI 2P12 , 2P80 and one-half POLI credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | one of POLI 2P91 or 2P92 |
| Year 2 | one elective credit |
| Year 3 | LABR 3P13 |
| Year 3 | one and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 3 | one POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 3 | one-half POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 3 | POLI 3P91 |
| Year 3 | one elective credit |
| Year 4 | One LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 3(alpha)99 |
| Year 4 | one LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99 |
| Year 4 | one-half POLI credit from political theory list |
| Year 4 | one POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half POLI credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | one elective credit |
| Year 4 | Labour Studies and Sociology | |
| Year 1 | One LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | SOCI 1P90 and 1P91 |
| Year 1 | one humanities context credit |
| Year 1 | one Sciences context credit |
| Year 1 | one elective credit |
| Year 2 | LABR 2P93 |
| Year 2 | one and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | SOCI 2P00 and 2P11 |
| Year 2 | one SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 |
| Year 2 | one elective credit |
| Year 3 | Two LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 3 | SOCI 3P00 or 3P01 |
Pathway 9
| Year 1 | One LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit |
| Year 1 | one Sciences context credit |
| Year 1 | two elective credits |
| Year 2 | LABR 2P93 and 3P91 |
| Year 2 | two and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | one LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 2 | one-half elective credit |
| Year 3 | taken at George Brown College |
| Year 4 | One LABR credit numbered 4(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | one and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | one and one-half LABR credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half elective credit |
Pathway 10
| Year 1 | One LABR credit numbered 1 (alpha) 90 to 1(alpha) 99 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit |
| Year 1 | one Sciences context credit |
| Year 1 | two elective credits (see program note 1 ) |
| Year 2 | LABR 2P93 and 3P91 |
| Year 2 | two and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | one-half LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 2 | one elective credit |
| Year 3 | taken at George Brown College |
| Year 4 | One LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 3(alpha)99 |
| Year 4 | two LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99 |
| Year 4 | one LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99 |
| Year 4 | one elective credit |
Pathway 11
| Year 1 | One LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | ECON 1P91 and 1P92 |
| Year 1 | one of ECON 1P94 , MATH 1P01 , 1P05 , 1P97 |
| Year 1 | STAT 1P98 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit |
| Year 1 | one Sciences context credit |
| Year 2 | LABR 2P15 and 2P93 |
| Year 2 | one-half LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | ECON 2P21 , 2P22 , 2P30 , 2P90 , 3P21 and 3P22 |
| Year 2 | one-half elective credit |
| Year 3 | taken at George Brown College |
| Year 4 | LABR 3P24 , 3P25 and 4P21 |
| Year 4 | one-half LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | ECON 3P90 , 3Q91 , 4P13 and 4P14 |
| Year 4 | one-half elective credit |
Pathway 12
| Year 1 | One LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | one credit from HIST 1F90, 1F92 , 1F95 , 1F96 , 1P91 , 1P94 , 1P97 , 1P99 |
| Year 1 | one Sciences context credit |
| Year 1 | two elective credits |
| Year 2 | LABR 2P93 |
| Year 2 | one and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | two HIST credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above (see program note 2 ) |
| Year 2 | one HIST credit numbered 3(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 3 | taken at George Brown College |
| Year 4 | One LABR credit numbered 4(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | one LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | two HIST credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half elective credit |
Pathway 13
| Year 1 | One LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)50 to 1(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit |
| Year 1 | one Sciences context credit |
| Year 1 | one elective credit |
| Year 2 | LABR 2P93 |
| Year 2 | one and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | POLI 2P12 , 2P80 and 2P99 |
| Year 2 | one of POLI 2P91 or 2P92 |
| Year 2 | one-half POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | one-half additional credit from political theory list |
| Year 3 | taken at George Brown College |
| Year 4 | LABR 3P13 |
| Year 4 | one LABR credit numbered 4(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | POLI 3P91 |
| Year 4 | one-half POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above (see program note 2 ) |
| Year 4 | one and one-half POLI credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
Pathway 14
| Year 1 | One LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | SOCI 1P90 and 1P91 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit |
| Year 1 | one Sciences context credit |
| Year 1 | one elective credit |
| Year 2 | LABR 2P93 |
| Year 2 | two LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | one-half LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)99 |
| Year 2 | SOCI 2P00 and 2P11 |
| Year 2 | one SOCI credit |
| Year 3 | taken at George Brown College |
| Year 4 | One LABR credit numbered 4(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | SOCI 3P00 or 3P01 |
| Year 4 | SOCI 3P02 or 3P12 |
| Year 4 | SOCI 3P11 |
| Year 4 | one-half SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99 |
| Year 4 | two SOCI credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
Pathway 15
| Year 1 | One LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit |
| Year 1 | one Sciences context credit |
| Year 1 | two elective credits |
| Year 2 | LABR 2P93 and 3P91 |
| Year 2 | two and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | one LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 2 | one-half elective credit |
| Year 3 | One LABR credit numbered 4(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 3 | one-half LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 3 | one and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 3 | one and one-half LABR credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 3 | one-half elective credit |
| Year 4 | taken at Humber College |
Pathway 16
| Year 1 | One LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit |
| Year 1 | one Sciences context credit |
| Year 1 | two elective credits |
| Year 2 | LABR 2P93 and 3P91 |
| Year 2 | two and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | one LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 2 | one-half elective credit |
| Year 3 | taken at Niagara College |
| Year 4 | One LABR credit numbered 4(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 4 | one and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | one and one-half LABR credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 4 | one-half elective credit |
Pathway 17
| Year 1 | One LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
| Year 1 | one Humanities context credit |
| Year 1 | one Sciences context credit |
| Year 1 | two elective credits |
| Year 2 | LABR 2P93 and 3P91 |
| Year 2 | two and one-half LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
| Year 2 | one LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
| Year 2 | one-half elective credit |
| Year 3 | taken at Niagara College |
| Year 4 | One LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 3(alpha)99 |
| Year 4 | two LABR credits numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99 |
| Year 4 | one LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99 |
| Year 4 | one elective credit |
| Year 4 | Combined Major Program Students may take a combined major in Labour Studies and a second discipline. It should be noted that not all departments/centres provide a combined major. Students interested in a combined major should consult with the Labour Studies Academic Advisor. | |
| Year 4 | Description of Courses | |
| Year 4 | Note that not all courses are offered in every session. Refer to the applicable term timetable for details. # Indicates a cross listed course * Indicates primary offering of a cross listed course | |
| Year 4 | Prerequisites and Restrictions | |
| Year 4 | Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met. LABOUR STUDIES COURSES LABR 1P94 Workplace Rights and Equity Introduction to workers' rights. Topics may include employment standards, workplace health and safety, and human rights protections. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. |
| Year 4 | The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LABR 1F90. LABR 1P95 Introduction to the Canadian Labour Movement Canada's labour movement. Topics may include the historical development of unions, collective bargaining, unions in society and assessments of union effectiveness. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. |
| Year 4 | The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LABR 1F90. LABR 1P96 Labour Behind the Label Introductory exploration of the global labour processes behind a number of everyday items such as a t-shirt, a cup of coffee, and a smart phone. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. |
| Year 4 | The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. LABR 1P97 The Future of Work Introductory exploration of emerging trends, patterns, and issues related to the future of work. Topics may include artificial intelligence, technological displacement, workplace surveillance, and the rise of the gig economy. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. |
| Year 4 | The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. LABR 2P00 Mediation, Arbitration and Conflict Resolution Multidisciplinary exploration. Theoretical and practical skills-based components. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. |
| Year 4 | *LABR 2P03 Labour and Employment Law (also offered as POLI 2P03 ) Legal regulation of both union and non-union work in Canada. Topics may include employment standards, labour relations, human rights and labour relations boards. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one of one LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. |
| Year 4 | The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. #LABR 2P15 The Economics of Unions (also offered as ECON 2P15 ) Labour unions in the marketplace. How unions affect, and are affected by, the labour and product markets. |
| Year 4 | Topics include the effects of unions on wages, fringe benefits, turnover, inequality, productivity and the profitability of firms; union behaviour; who belongs to unions and why; collective bargaining; strikes; interest arbitration; public-sector unionism. Lectures, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): ECON 1P91 and 1P92 . Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. |
| Year 4 | #LABR 2P32 In and Out of Work in the Global Economy (also offered as SOCI 2P32 ) Examination of paid and unpaid work in industrialized and industrializing countries. Topics may include patterns of un/under employment, peripheral employment, home-working and worker resistance. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one of one LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, SOCI 1P90 and 1P91 (1F90). Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. |
| Year 4 | The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. #LABR 2P71 Social Class and Social Conflict (also offered as CRIM 2P71 and SOCI 2P71 ) Classical and contemporary approaches to the study of social class. Topics may include class relations and class conflict, elites, social mobility, poverty and social marginalization, the Canadian class structure in comparison to other industrialized nations. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. |
| Year 4 | Restriction: open to LABR (single or combined), SOCI (single or combined), and CRIM majors, LABR, CRAS, SOCI and CRIM minors until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite(s): one LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or SOCI 1P0 and 1P91 (1F90). Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. |
| Year 4 | #LABR 2P86 Women, Gender and the Economy (also offered as CANA 2P86 , SOCI 2P86 and WGST 2P86 ) Women in the Canadian labour market. Topics include allocation of time between the household and the labour market, gender segregation in the work place, how earnings are determined, causes of occupational and earning difference by gender, role of investment in education and discrimination, recent developments in the labour market and their impact on women and men, and selected policy issues. |
| Year 4 | The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. LABR 3P90 Collective Bargaining Bargaining simulation played by students assuming the role of union and management negotiators. Topics may include a survey of the nature, determinants and impact of collective bargaining in Canada, the procedural and substantive aspects of collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, and other dispute settlement procedures. Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. |
| Year 4 | Restriction: open to LABR (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Prerequisite(s): one LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. LABR 3P91 Labour Studies Theory and Methods Examination of theoretical approaches and research techniques in Labour Studies. |
| Year 4 | Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99. Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. *LABR 3P94 Psychology of Work (also offered as PSYC 3P94 ) Topics may include work-life balance, job satisfaction, workplace stress and coping mechanisms, attitudes towards unions, and sources of workplace co-operation and conflict. |
| Year 4 | Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): one of one LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, PSYC 1F90 . Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. LABR 3P98 Directed Studies I Guided readings on a topic not covered in the program's regular course offerings. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Restriction: permission of the instructor. |
| Year 4 | Prerequisite(s): one LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99. Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise.This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. LABR 3P99 Directed Studies II Guided readings on a topic not covered in the program's regular course offerings. Seminar, 3 hours per week. Restriction: permission of the instructor. |
| Year 4 | Prerequisite(s): one LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99. Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise. This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term. *LABR 3Q92 Care Work and Intimate Labours (also offered as WGST 3Q92 ) Care work and other intimate labours including child care, elder care, domestic work and sex work. |
Courses
These courses were identified on the program source page. Their presence does not mean they are all required in every pathway.
Sources and references
Reference year : 2024-25
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