Spring/Summer Labour Studies Courses

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Register for Spring/Summer courses

Jump on the fast track to graduation, reduce next year’s course load, satisfy a program requirement or pick up an elective. Labour Studies is offering our Working-Class New York: Life and Labour Field Course this Summer! You’ll also find a spotlight for our Labour and Employment Law course and a list of other courses we’re offering this Spring/Summer.

Registration opens March 3!

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University students pose on the sidewalk under the awning of the Proyecto Justica Laboral (Workers’ Justice Project) in Brooklyn, New York.

Working-Class New York: Life and Labour Field Course (LABR 3P40)

SUMMER FIELD COURSE

Travel to the Big Apple to learn how workers’ movements shaped and were shaped by the city’s politics, culture and the economy. From museums and union halls to worker centres and monuments, from Harlem and the Lower East Side to Brooklyn and Midtown Manhattan, you’ll interact with the physical spaces that reflect dynamics of power, class and inequality, and also of workers’ collective action and resistance. Students will also collaborate on an Instagram feed, @WorkingClassNewYork, posting photos and field notes to share their findings more broadly.

Dates: July 20 to Aug. 7, 2026. In the field July 27 to Aug. 1, 2026.

Restrictions: Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits and permission of the Department.

Course Notes: Students are expected to pay their own expenses.

Labour and Employment Law (LABR 2P03)

ASO – ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE with On-Campus Exams

Do you know your rights at work? In this course, you’ll explore topics such as employment standards, labour relations, human rights, occupational health and safety, and labour relations boards.

  • Gain a deeper understanding of how law regulates both union and non-union work in Canada.
  • Explore current issues such as union struggles, minimum wage, and ‘gig’ work through a legal lens.
  • Examine how the Employment Standards Act and Labour Relations Act protect workers’ rights and play a vital role in dispute resolution and collective bargaining.

Crosslisting: Also offered as POLI 2P03

Prerequisites: none

A popular pick for students interested in pursuing a career in social work, labour relations, occupational health and safety, labour law, human resources or social justice advocacy.

Other Spring/Summer LABR Courses:

Spring:

  • LABR 1P97: The Future of Work
  • LABR 2P32: In and Out of Work in the Global Economy
  • LABR 2P90: The Labour of Sport
  • LABR 2Q92: Work, Equity and Diversity
  • LABR 3P94: Psychology of Work
  • LABR 3Q95: Sex Work and Sex Workers

Summer:

  • LABR 1P95: Introduction to the Canadian Labour Movement
  • LABR 2Q96: Labour and Health
  • LABR 3P13: The Politics of Labour
  • LABR 3P40: Labour Studies Field Course
  • LABR 3Q92: Care Work and Intimate Labours

Cross-listed (Summer):

  • WGST/LABR 2P86: Women, Gender and the Economy

Learn more about our Spring and Summer courses.

Registration opens March 3!

For more information or to register for Brock’s Spring/Summer courses, visit brocku.ca/springsummer