Undergraduate Program Calendar 2009|10

Labour Studies Major


Regulations amended, effective September 1, 2009 Athabasca University's Labour Studies program is designed for students who want to know more about the position of labour and working people in society. It will be of particular interest to trade unionists at both the leadership and general membership levels. Offerings include courses in labour history, work organization, women and unions, and the theory and practice of trade unions. Athabasca University has developed program learning outcomes that describe the career options that may be available to you upon graduating. Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time of their enrolment. A maximum of 39 PLAR credits is allowed if you choose the Labour Studies major.

Requirements within the 120 credits required for the four-year BA with major.


1.	45 credits in Labour Studies major courses outlined below including a minimum of 30 senior (300 or 400) level credits (a minimum of 12, 400-level credits).

2.	12 credits in required core courses (SOCI 321 and HIST 336 are included in the 30 senior-level credits noted above).

3.	Students may transfer in a maximum of 30 credits of courses applicable to the requirements of the major.


	Recommendations Students are advised to begin their studies with LBST 200 or LBST 202.


	Required Core 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)



	Electives (select 33 credits from the following)



EDUC 310	The Canadian Training System	(3)
ENGL 306	The Literature of Work	(3)
HIST 329	The Social History of Canada	(6)
HIST 470	Pre-Industrial Origins of Labour and Socialist Thought	(3)
HIST 471	Labour and Socialist Thought in the Early Industrial Revolution, 1800–1850 (cross-listed with LBST 471)	(3)
HIST 472	Labour and Socialist Thought in the Later Industrial Revolution, 1850–1917 (cross-listed with LBST 472)	(3)
HIST 486	The Industrial Revolution	(3)
IDRL	All courses*
LBST	All courses
LGST 310	The Impact of the Canadian Charter on Labour Relations	(3)
POEC 393	Canada and the Global Political Economy	(3)
POEC/GLST/INTR 483	International Political Economy: Power, Production, and Global Order	(3)
POLI 383	Canadian Political Economy in a Global Era	(3)
POLI 450	Globalization and Human Rights	(3)
PSYC 205	Prior Learning Assessment and Portfolio Development	(3)
SOCI/WMST 345	Women and Work in Canada	(3)
SOCI 381	The Sociology of Power and Inequality	(3)
SOCI 435	Theories of Social Change	(3)


	*All courses labelled IDRL can be taken as either Applied Studies or Social Science courses, but not both. To use these courses to satisfy the Social Science area of study requirement, students must contact Admissions and Evaluations Services and request the change upon completion of the course.

	Transfer Credits for Union Education and Prior Learning Athabasca University 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 nine credits. Students who have completed the Canadian Auto Workers Paid Educational Leave course may be eligible to receive three credits. And students who have completed the Canadian Postal Workers' Union Education Program may be eligible to receive six credits. Credit is also granted for other union education programs and for other forms of prior learning. Contact Athabasca University 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.

	Labour Studies Minor

1.	30 credits in courses designated Labour Studies.

2.	15 senior credits in courses designated Labour Studies.


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