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University Certificate in Labour Studies


Regulations effective September 1, 2003 Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time of their enrolment.

The University Certificate in Labour Studies is designed for students who want to know more about the position of labour and working people in society. The program will be of particular interest to trade unionists at both the leadership and general membership levels. Students may obtain either the University Certificate in Labour Studies or the University Certificate in Human Resources and Labour Relations, but not both. Students who have completed the former University Certificate in Labour Relations, or the University Certificate in Industrial Relations and Human Resources, may not enrol in this program. AU advisors have developed a Program Plan to assist you.



	Total	30

	Required credits	12

	Elective credits	18

	Through AU	15

	Maximum Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition credits*	15


	General certificate regulations

	Required Courses (12 credits)


HIST 336	History of Canadian Labour	(6)
LBST 200	Introduction to Labour Studies or
LBST 202	Labour College of Canada: Introduction to Labour Studies	(3)
SOCI 321	The Sociology of Work and Industry	(3)



	Students are recommended to begin their program with LBST 200 or LBST 202.


EDUC 310	The Canadian Training System	(3)
ENGL 306	The Literature of Work	(3)
HIST 470	Pre-Industrial Origins of Labour and Socialist Thought	(3)
HIST 471	Labour and Socialist Thought in the Early Industrial Revolution, 1800-1850	(3)
HIST 472	Labour and Socialist Thought in the Later Industrial Revolution, 1850-1917	(3)
HIST 486	The Industrial Revolution	(3)
LGST 310	The Impact of the Canadian Charter on Labour Relations	(3)
POEC 393	Canada and the Global Political Economy	(3)
POEC 483	International Political Economy: Power, Production, and Global Order	(3)
POLI 383	Introduction to Canadian Political Economy	(3)
PSYC 205	Prior Learning Assessment and Portfolio Development	(3)
SOCI 345	Women and Work in Canada	(3)
SOCI 381	The Sociology of Power and Inequality	(3)


*	Approved Labour Studies transfer credits of up to a maximum of 15. Transfer Credits for Union Education and Prior Learning AU grants advanced credit in the Labour Studies program for some union education programs. Students with a Labour College of Canada certificate, for example, may be eligible to receive 9 credits. Students who have completed the Canadian Auto Workers Paid Educational Leave course may be eligible to receive 3 credits. Students who have completed the Canadian Postal Workers' Union Education Program may be eligible to receive 6 credits. Credit is also granted for other union education programs and for other forms of prior learning. Contact AU for details. Many unions, and some employers, will reimburse students for the cost of university tuition fees. Discuss this with your union representative or employer.


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