Labor Studies, Bachelor of Arts

Requirements

Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree

See the "Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" in the University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 40 units, including those required for the major, must be upper division.

Elective Requirements

Completion of elective courses (beyond the requirements listed below) to reach a total of a minimum of 120 units.

General Education Requirements (43 units)

See the "General Education" requirements in the University Catalog or the Class Schedule for the most current information on General Education requirements and course offerings.

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (3 Units)

See the "Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement" section in the University Catalog.

Statutory Requirements: United States History, Constitution and American Ideals (6 Units)

See the "Statutory Requirements" section in the University Catalog. 

Minor Requirements

No minor required.

Major Requirements (30 units)

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this degree.

Students are strongly encouraged to either pass the GWAR or take The Writing Adjunct (IDS 397 Writing Adjunct and IDS 398 Writing Adjunct (Competency Certification)) when starting this program.

Core Courses (18 units)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Course
LBR 490	Seminar In Labor Studies	3
Electives
Select five courses from the following:		15
ECO 330	Labor Economics
HIS 348	Labor In American Society
LBR 411	Contracts & Negotiations
LBR 412	Labor Law
SOC 315	Sociology Of Work
Total Hours		18

Note: When appropriate to the focus, courses such as IDS 326 Perspectives In Human Studies, or MGT 310 Management Theory, or MGT 312 Organizational Behavior may be substituted with advisor's approval.

Related Courses in Field of Emphasis: Four courses (12 units)

With advisement students will select 4 courses related to Labor Studies organized around a theme or a focus such as "labor and political economy," "women workers," "race and ethnicity in the labor force," "labor and culture," and "legal and negotiating skills for the workplace." Students may construct a field from the following courses, from other courses not used in the core section, and from other appropriate courses with advisor's approval. For example, a student interested in "legal and negotiating skills for the workplace" might use courses from political science that deal with the law. The following courses may also be used to construct a field of emphasis:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
LBR 495	Special Topics	1-4
LBR 496	Practicum Labor Studies	3
PUB 315	Labor-Management Relations in Government	3
ACC 230	Financial Accounting	3
PSY 372	Industrial and Organizational Psychology	3

Program Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate knowledge of current labor law.
• Demonstrate an understanding of collective bargaining and negotiation strategies.
• Read, analyze and interpret effectively varied sources of information drawn from several disciplines, such as Sociology, History, Women’s, and Africana, Asian, and Chicano Studies, and demonstrate how the information and concepts are relevant to Labor issues.
• Write with clarity, organization, and precision and apply critical thinking skills and analyses in written and oral presentations.
• Explain the significance of labor history.
• Exhibit computer and information literacy, including the skills to research with discrimination diverse topics using both the traditional library and other resources.
• Exercise leadership in service learning and/or community or labor organizing, and reflect on leadership experience.
• Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of both the diversity and the multicultural heritage of the US and the global society.

Labor Studies

 

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Fall		Hours
GE Area 1A English Composition		3
GE Area 4A Social and Behavioral Sciences- Recommend LBR 101: Intro to Labor StudiesG		3
GE Area 4B Social and Behavioral Sciences- Recommend LBR 200: Labor and the Environment G		3
GE Area 6 Ethnic Studies		3
Elective to meet 120 Units		3
	Hours	15
Spring
GE Area 1C Oral Communication		3
GE Area 5A Physical Sciences or 5B Biological Science		3
GE Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning		3
GE Area 3B Humanities- Recommend LBR 202: Class Struggles in Film		3
Elective to meet 120 Units		3
	Hours	15
Second Year
Fall
GE Area 1B Critical Thinking		3
GE Area 5A Physical Sciences or 5B Biological Science		3
GE Area 5C Laboratory		1
GE Area 3A Arts		3
Elective to meet 120 Units		3
Elective to meet 120 Units		3
	Hours	16
Spring
History Of United States or American Institutions
HIS 101 or POL 101	History Of United States or American Institutions	3
LBR 314	Key Issues: American Dream	3
LBR 201	Work/Life: Purpose, Power, and Identity	3
Elective to meet 120 Units		3
Elective to meet 120 Units		3
	Hours	15
Third Year
Fall
History Of United States or American Institutions
POL 101 or HIS 101	American Institutions or History Of United States	3
LBR 411	Contracts & Negotiations	3
LBR 495	Special Topics	1-4
LBR 310	Success and Values (Meets 3UD Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities)	3
	Hours	10-13
Spring
LBR 365	Racial Capitalism	3
LBR 412	Labor Law	3
SOC 315	Sociology Of Work	3
Elective to Meet 120 Units		3
Elective to Meet 120 Units		3
	Hours	15
Fourth Year
Fall
HIS 348	Labor In American Society	3
ECO 330	Labor Economics	3
5 UD Integrative Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences		3
LBR 316	Working Class and Education	3
Elective to meet 120 Units		3
	Hours	15
Spring
LBR 312	Decade of the Sixties	3
LBR 350	Research Methods for Social Change	3
LBR 496	Practicum Labor Studies	3
Elective to meet 120 Units		3
Elective to meet 120 Units		3
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	116-119