Bachelor of Human Resources and Labour Relations, Athabasca University 2004|05

Bachelor of Human Resources and Labour Relations


Regulations effective September 1, 2004 Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time of their enrolment.

The Bachelor of Human Resources and Labour Relations is an integrated, multidisciplinary program of courses that examines employment relations within their social, legal, political, and economic contexts. The program will be of interest to trade unionists, managers, human resource specialists, and individuals interested in better understanding the employment relations of their own workplace and in qualifying for employment opportunities. Second Undergraduate Degree Applicants who already hold a recognized university degree will be permitted to transfer up to 45 credits from their previous degree towards the Bachelor of Human Resources and Labour Relations program on a course-by-course basis. Applicants who already hold a degree in human resources or labour relations-related areas, will not be permitted to apply. Students are strongly encouraged to register in ADMN 233 or ENGL 255 early in their program. Athabasca University advisors have developed a program plan to assist you. Counselling Services offers an assessment Web site, "Mapping Your Future: Your Career and Athabasca University." Athabasca University has also developed program learning outcomes that describe the career options that may be available to you upon graduating.

	Degree Requirements

	Total credits in the program	90

	Required core courses	30

	Maximum transfer credit	66

	Electives and option courses	60

	Through Athabasca University	24

	Minimum at senior (300/400) level	54

	Maximum Prior Learning and Assessment (PLAR) credits	30



	Required Core Courses (30 credits)


ADMN 233	Writing in Organizations or
ENGL 255	Introductory Composition	(3)
EDUC 310	The Canadian Training System	(3)
HRMT/ ORGB 386	Introduction to Human Resource Management	(3)
HRMT/ ORGB 387	Strategic Human Resource Management	(3)
IDRL 305	Collective Bargaining	(3)
IDRL 308	Occupational Health and Safety	(3)
IDRL 312	Industrial Relations: A Critical Introduction*	(3)
*	IDRL 312 (3) replaces the former IDRL 311 (6). Students presenting IDRL 311 will be credited with IDRL 312 and granted 3 credits of elective course requirements.
IDRL 320	Labour Law in Canada or
HRMT 322	Employment Law in Canada	(3)
SOCI 345	Women and Work in Canada	(3)
SOCI 321	The Sociology of Work and Industry	(3)



	Electives (select 45 credits from the following)


ACCT	All courses
ADMN	All courses	(3)
ANTH 275	Faces of Culture: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	(3)
CMIS	All courses
COMM	All courses
COMP 361	Systems Analysis and Design	(3)
ECON	All courses
EDUC	All courses
HIST 336	History of Canadian Labour	(6)
HRMT	All courses
IDRL	All courses
LBST	All courses
LGST 310	The Impact of the Canadian Charter on Labour Relations	(3)
ORGB	All courses
PHIL 252	Critical Thinking	(3)
PHIL 333	Professional Ethics	(3)
POEC	All courses	(3)
PSYC 300	Theories of Career Development	(3)
PSYC 301	Career Development in the Changing World of Work	(3)
PSYC 401	Learning Through Life	(3)
PSYC 405	Creating A Working Alliance	(3)
SOCI 381	The Sociology of Power and Inequality	(3)




	Options (15 credits)
1.	Junior- or senior-level credits from any area, including from the electives above (provided they haven't been used to satisfy the elective requirement). Students wishing to substitute another course(s) for the electives may do so with the permission of the program director.	(15)


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