Labour Studies

Director

Jonah Butovsky, Department of Sociology

Associate Professor

Larry Savage

Adjunct Professor

Joel Harden

Participating Faculty

Jeffrey Boggs, (Geography), Jonah Butovsky (Sociology), June Corman, (Sociology), Ann D. Duffy (Sociology), Tami Friedman (History), Dan Glenday (Sociology), Felice Martinello (Economics), Carmela Patrias (History), Daniel Samson (History), Murray Smith (Sociology), Dennis Soron (Sociology), Garth Stevenson (Political Science)

Co-ordinator of Collaborative Programs

Jo Stewart

General Information

Administrative Assistant

Elizabeth Wasylowich

905-688-5550, extension 4753

Mackenzie Chown D411

brocku.ca/labourstudies

Our work determines how we spend many of our waking hours and it largely defines our position in society, our economic well-being and our self-image. It also defines the nature of our society and economy, since these are determined by the work efforts of individuals. Restructuring of the labour force, technological change, de-skilling, re-skilling, changing labour legislation, labour market segmentation, women's work and equality in the workplace are some of the issues that stimulate teaching and research in the Centre for Labour Studies.

Given the complex and multifaceted nature of work, Labour Studies adopts a multi disciplinary approach to its study. Labour Studies is a combined major program leading to a Pass BA degree. The program provides a social science perspective on the study of work with the participation of the departments of Economics, History, Political Science and Sociology. Students may earn a Concentration in Labour Studies by including Labour Studies and other approved courses, as part of their academic work leading to an Honours BA in Economics, Political Science or Sociology.

Labour Studies-George Brown College

This program involves courses offered through Brock and George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology. This four-year program combines courses and training in applied labour studies settings at George Brown College with a degree in Labour Studies and Economics, History, Political Science or Sociology at Brock. The program caters to individuals who wish to have a career in a wide variety of areas including unionized environments, occupational health and safety, politics, or human resources. The program allows students to gain both solid applied skills in these areas, and a strong theoretical knowledge about a variety of these topics. Students who successfully complete the requirements for this program will be granted both a degree from Brock, and two certificates from George Brown College 1) a certificate in Contemporary Labour Perspectives from the George Brown School of Labour, and 2) a Post-Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management. Gaining both a degree and these certificates would ordinarily involve attending college after gaining a university degree, but the Brock and George Brown program combines the two in a single integrated package that can be completed in four years. Applicants must have a minimum 70 percent overall average to be considered for admission to the program. Volunteering experience and attainment of the Brock Leadership Skills Certificate programs are considered assets. Successful applicants must maintain a minimum 70 percent overall average during Year 2 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Application forms and further details concerning the George Brown Labour Studies program are available from the Office of the Dean of Social Sciences.

Labour Studies-Mohawk College

This program involves courses offered through Brock University and Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology. This four-year program combines training in a variety of applied labour studies settings at Mohawk College with an honours degree in Labour Studies and Economics, History, Political Science or Sociology at Brock. Students can obtain both solid applied skills and a strong theoretical foundation in various aspects of labour studies. The program leads to career opportunities in a wide variety of areas including unionized environments, occupational health and safety, politics, and human resources. Obtaining both an honours degree and a college certificate would ordinarily involve at least five years of study, but this Brock-Mohawk program combines the two in a single integrated package that can be completed in four years. Applicants must have a minimum 70 percent overall average to be considered for admission to the program. Volunteering experience and attainment of the Brock Leadership Skills Certificate programs are considered assets. Successful applicants must maintain a minimum 70 percent overall average during Year 2 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Application forms and further details concerning the Mohawk Labour Studies program are available from the Office of the Dean of Social Sciences.

Program Notes

Honours Program

Students wishing to major in Labour Studies must declare a combined major with either Economics, History, Political Science or Sociology.

Labour Studies and Economics

Consult the Economics entry for a listing of program requirements.

Labour Studies and History

Consult the History entry for a listing of program requirements.

Labour Studies and Political Science

Year 1

	LABR 1F90
	one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99
	ECON 1P91 and 1P92 or SOCI 1F90
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit

Year 2

	LABR 2P03 and 2P06
	one LABR credit
	POLI 2F12 and 2P80
	one of POLI 2P91, 2P92, 2P93
	one elective credit

Year 3

	LABR 3P03, 3P06, 3P13 and 3P33
	one-half LABR credit
	one-half POLI credit from political theory list
	one POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	POLI 3P91
	one-half elective credit

Year 4

	One LABR credit
	one LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	one-half POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
	one and one-half POLI credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	one elective credit (see program note 1)

Labour Studies and Sociology

Year 1

	LABR 1F90
	SOCI 1F90
	ECON 1P91 and 1P92, or one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit

Year 2

	LABR 2P03 and 2P06
	LABR 2P32 or 2P34
	one-half LABR credit
	SOCI 2P11 and 2P13
	one SOCI credit
	one elective credit

Year 3

	LABR 3P03 and 3P06
	one-half LABR credit
	one-half LABR credit 2(alpha)90 or above
	SOCI 3P00 and 3P01
	one-half SOCI credit
	one-half SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	one elective credit

Year 4

	One LABR credit
	one LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	two SOCI credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	one elective credit (see program note 1)

Pass Program

Satisfactory completion of the first three years of the Honours program entitles a student to apply for a Pass degree.

Certificate in Labour Studies Program

The Centre for Labour Studies offers a Certificate in Labour Studies designed for persons who already have a degree or do not wish to pursue a degree. The program consists of required courses with core concepts in Labour Studies and electives, where students cover Labour Studies topics in more detail. The admission requirements are the same as for the degree program.

The certificate in Labour Studies is awarded upon completion of the following courses with a minimum 60 percent overall average:

	LABR 1F90, 2P03 and 2P06
	two credits from LABR 2P02, 2P09, 2P15, 2P32, 2P34, 2P54, 2P71, 2P73, 2Q98, 2P99, 3P03, 3P06, 3P13, 3P24, 3P25, 3P30, 3P33, 3P34, 3P66, 3P93 3Q95, CHSC 3P40
	one credit from ECON 1P91 and 1P92, one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, SOCI 1F90

See "Certificate Requirements" under Academic Regulations.

Concentration in Labour Studies

Students may earn a Concentration in Labour Studies by successfully completing the following courses as part of their academic work leading to a BA (Honours) in Economics, History, Political Science or Sociology:

	LABR 1F90, 2P03, 2P06, 3P03 and 3P06
	two credits from LABR 2P02, 2P09, 2P15, 2P32, 2P34, 2P54, 2P71, 2P73, 2P80, 2Q98, 2P99, 3P13, 3P24, 3P25, 3P30, 3P33, 3P34, 3P66, 3P93, 3Q95, 4P15, 4P32, 4P54, CHSC 3P40
	one credit from ECON 1P91 and 1P92, one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, SOCI 1F90

Minor Program

Students may complete a Minor in Labour Studies by successfully completing the following courses as part of their academic work:

	LABR 1F90, 2P03 and 2P06
	LABR 3P03 or 3P06
	one and one-half credits from LABR 2P02, 2P09, 2P15, 2P32, 2P34, 2P54, 2P71, 2P73, 2P80, 2Q98, 2P99,3P03, 3P06, 3P13, 3P24, 3P25, 3P30, 3P33, 3P34, 3P66, 3P93, 3P98, 3P99, 3Q95, 4P15, 4P32, 4P54, CHSC 3P40

Brock/Colleges Articulation Agreement

Labour Studies and Economics

George Brown College

Year 1

	LABR 1F90
	ECON 1P91 and 1P92
	one of MATH 1P01, 1P05, 1P97
	MATH 1P98
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit

Year 2

	LABR 2P03, 2P06 and 2P15
	ECON 2P21, 2P22, 2P30, 2P90, 3P21 and 3P22
	one-half non-business elective credit

Year 3

taken at George Brown College

Year 4

	LABR 3P24 and 3P25
	one LABR credit
	one LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	ECON 3P90, 3Q91, 4P13 and 4P14

Mohawk College

Year 1

	LABR 1F90
	ECON 1P91 and 1P92
	one of MATH 1P01,1P05, 1P97
	MATH 1P98
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit

Years 2-4

Students take courses that are required by Mohawk College concurrently with the following list:

	LABR 2P03, 2P06, 2P15, 3P24 and 3P25
	one LABR credit
	one LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	ECON 2P21, 2P22, 2P30, 2P90, 3P21, 3P22, 3P90, 3Q91, 4P13 and 4P14
	one-half elective credit (see program note 3)

Labour Studies and History

George Brown College

Year 1

	LABR 1F90
	one of HIST 1F95, 1F96, HIST 1P98 and 1P99
	one of ECON 1P91 and 1P92), one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, SOCI 1F90
	one Sciences context credit
	one elective credit

Year 2

	LABR 2P03 and 2P06
	LABR 3P03 or 3P06
	one-half LABR credit
	two HIST credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above see program note 3)
	one HIST credit numbered 3(alpha)00 or above

Year 3

taken at George Brown College

Year 4

	LABR 3P03 or 3P06 (not taken in Year 2)
	one and one-half LABR credits
	one LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	two HIST credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above

Mohawk College

Year 1

	One credit from HIST 1F95, 1F96, HIST 1P98 and 1P99
	LABR 1F90
	one of ECON 1P91 and 1P92, one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, SOCI 1F90
	one Sciences context credit
	one elective credit

Years 2-4

	Students take courses that are required by Mohawk College concurrently with the following list:
	LABR 2P03 and 2P06
	LABR 3P03 or 3P06
	two LABR credits (see program note 3)
	one LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	two and one-half HIST credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above (see program note 3)
	one HIST credit numbered 3(alpha)00 or above
	two HIST credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above

Labour Studies and Political Science

George Brown College

Year 1

	LABR 1F90
	one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)50 to 1(alpha)99
	ECON 1P91 and ECON 1P92, or SOCI 1F90
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit

Year 2

	LABR 2P03, 2P06 and 3P33
	LABR 3P03 or 3P06
	POLI 2F12 and 2P80
	one of POLI 2P91, 2P92 or 2P93
	one-half POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
	one-half additional credit from political theory list

Year 3

taken at George Brown College

Year 4

	LABR 3P03 or 3P06 (not taken in Year 1)
	LABR 3P13
	one-half LABR credit
	one LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	POLI 3P91 or 3P92
	one-half POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above (see program note 3)
	one and one-half POLI credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above

Mohawk College

Year 1

	LABR 1F90
	one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99
	ECON 1P91 and ECON 1P92, or SOCI 1F90
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit

Years 2-4

Students take courses that are required by Mohawk College concurrently with the following list:

	LABR 2P03, 2P06, 3P03, 3P06, 3P13 and 3P33
	one-half LABR credit
	one LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	POLI 2F12 and 2P80
	one of POLI 2P91, 2P92, 2P93
	one-half POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
	one-half POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	two POLI credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	one-half elective credit

Labour Studies and Sociology

George Brown College

Year 1

	LABR 1F90
	ECON 1P91 and 1P92, or one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)50 to 1(alpha)99
	SOCI 1F90
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit

Year 2

	LABR 2P03, 2P06, 3P03 and 3P06
	LABR 2P32 or 2P34
	one-half LABR credit
	SOCI 2P11 and 2P13
	one SOCI credit

Year 3

taken at George Brown College

Year 4

	One LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above (see program note 3)
	one LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	SOCI 3P00 and 3P01
	two SOCI credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above (see program note 3)

Mohawk College

Year 1

	LABR 1F90
	ECON 1P91 and ECON 1P92 or one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99
	SOCI 1F90
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit

Years 2-4

Students take courses that are required by Mohawk College concurrently with the following list:

	LABR 2P03, 2P06, 3P03 and 3P06
	LABR 2P32 or 2P34
	one LABR credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	one-half LABR credit
	one LABR credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	SOCI 2P11, 2P13, 3P00 and 3P01
	one SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	two SOCI credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above

Departmental Offerings which are Approved Labour Studies Credits

CHSC 3P40

Introduction to Health Issues in the Workplace

Description of Courses

Note that not all courses are offered in every session. Refer to the applicable term timetable for details.

# Indicates a cross listed course

* Indicates primary offering of a cross listed course

Prerequisites and Restrictions

Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met.

LABR 1F90

Changing Nature of Work and of Labour Relations

Critical issues facing Canadian workers. Basis for conflict; key issues such as the impact of economic restructuring and technological change for working people; occupational health and safety; pay and employment equity; occupational segregation by gender; changing work patterns; and union action. May include international comparisons.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

#LABR 2P02

Economic Geography

(also offered as GEOG 2P02)

Growth of the world economy since 1500 AD and how this shapes the location of manufacturing, agriculture and services today. Contemporary impact of global economic forces and their roots in the growth of worldwide trading networks, colonialism, the Industrial Revolution, the Fordist crisis and transition to post-Fordism.

Lectures, tutorial, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR, GEOG (single or combined) and GEOG (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): LABR 1F90, GEOG 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

*LABR 2P03

Labour Law and Labour Unions

(also offered as POLI 2P03)

Labour law and public policy relating to work and organized labour in provincial and federal jurisdictions; institutions in the labour market such as the Labour Relations Board; the structure and functioning of organized labour in Canada; labour law and union organization in other countries.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): LABR 1F90, one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

LABR 2P06

Collective Bargaining

Bargaining simulation played by students assuming the role of union and management negotiators. Topics may also include a survey of the nature, determinants, and impact of collective bargaining in Canada; the procedural and substantive aspects of collective bargaining; grievance arbitration; and other dispute settlement procedures.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): LABR 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

*LABR 2P09

Labour Relations in Professional Sports

(also offered as SPMA 2P09)

Economic, political and social impacts of labour relations in professional sports. Topics may include free agency, collective bargaining, strikes and lockouts, and the role of players' associations.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): LABR 1F90, SPMA 1P91 or permission of the instructor.

#LABR 2P15

The Economics of Unions

(also offered as ECON 2P15)

Labour unions in the marketplace. How unions affect, and are affected by, the labour and product markets. Topics include the effects of unions on wages, fringe benefits, turnover, inequality, productivity and the profitability of firms; union behaviour; who belongs to unions and why; collective bargaining; strikes; interest arbitration; public-sector unionism.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): ECON 1P91 and 1P92.

#LABR 2P32

In and Out of Work in the Global Economy

(also offered as SOCI 2P32)

Examination of paid and unpaid work in industrialized and industrializing countries. Topics may include patterns of un/under employment, peripheral employment, home-working, worker resistance.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR, SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): LABR 1F90 or SOCI 1F90.

*LABR 2P34

Comparative Labour Movements

(also offered as POLI 2P34 and SOCI 2P34)

Comparative approach to contemporary union controversies and issues. Includes economic, political and sociological perspectives within an international comparative framework.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of LABR 1F90, POLI 1F90, SOCI 1F90.

#LABR 2P54

Canadian Economic Issues

(also offered as ECON 2P54)

Canadian economic and business problems and policies. Topics may include stabilization, competition, taxation, foreign trade and exchange rate policies.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): ECON 1P91 and 1P92.

#LABR 2P71

Social Class and Social Conflict

(also offered as SOCI 2P71)

Classical and contemporary approaches to the study of social class. Topics may include class relations and class conflict, elites, social mobility, poverty and social marginalization, the Canadian class structure in comparison to other industrialized nations.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR, SOCI (single or combined) majors, LABR, CRMR and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): LABR 1F90 or SOCI 1F90.

#LABR 2P73

Globalization, Inequality and the New World Disorders

(also offered as SOCI 2P73)

Global spread of capitalism, historical origins and perpetuation of underdevelopment, the destruction of traditional societies and environmental impact. Socio-economic structures and political institutions of selected Third World countries and their relationships to metropolitan, industrialized power centers.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR, SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors until dated specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): LABR 1F90 or SOCI 1F90.

#LABR 2P80

Labour, Environment and Consumption

(also offered as SOCI 2P80)

Topics may include global comparative consumption patterns and the relationship between labour and environmental interests.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): LABR 1F90 or SOCI 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LABR (SOCI) 2V80.

#LABR 2P86

Women in the Economy

(also offered as CANA 2P86, ECON 2P86, SOCI 2P86 and WISE 2P86)

Women in the Canadian labour market. Topics include allocation of time between the household and labour market, gender segregation in the work place, how earnings are determined, causes of occupational and earnings difference by gender, role of investment in education and discrimination, recent developments in the labour market and their impact on women and men, and selected policy issues.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.

#LABR 2P96

Women and Development

(also offered as INTC 2P96, SOCI 2P96 and WISE 2P96)

Examination of the major social consequences of the theoretical paradigms of development (economic development, sustainable development and women/gender in development): theoretical material, practical knowledge and debates on diverse experiences of women living in the non-industrial world using feminist perspectives.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of LABR 1F90, INTC (INTL) 1F90, WISE 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

LABR 2P98

Work in an Information Age

The growth of information and communications technologies in paid and unpaid work in advanced industrial societies. Topics may include changing employment patterns; high-tech enclaves such as Silicon Valley, Kanata and Mondragon; skill training and changes to the gendered nature of work in high technology industries and organizations.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of LABR 1F90, ECON 1P91 and 1P92, one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, SOCI 1F90.

#LABR 2P99

Introduction to Canadian Public Policy

(also offered as POLI 2P99)

Major theories, approaches and concepts including the nature of public policy studies, contending theories of the state and public policy making, the growth of the state and the expansion of the scope of public policy activities, and alternative modes of state intervention.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): LABR 1F90, one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in POLI 3P65.

#LABR 2Q98

Introduction to Canadian Public Administration

(also offered as COMM 2Q98 and POLI 2Q98)

Political, legal and managerial dimensions of public administration. Topics include the structure and management of public organizations; government reform; political-bureaucratic relations; human resources and budgetary processes; ethics and accountability.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of LABR 1F90, COMM 1F90, one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in POLI 2F98 or 3P50.

LABR 2V80-2V89

Selected Topics in Labour Studies

LABR 3F98

Tutorial in Labour Studies

Guided readings on a topic not covered in the program's regular course offerings.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: permission of the Director.

Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise the tutorial.

*LABR 3P03

Global Labour Issues

(also offered as POLI 3P03)

Shaping of people's changing experience of work by global economic and political change. Topics may include globalization, de-industrialization, class conflict and the relationship between work and the environment.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): LABR 1F90, one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

*LABR 3P06

Class and Culture

(also offered as PCUL 3P06)

Labour issues as portrayed in cultural formats such as media, film, fiction and art. Topics may include the labour movement, its role in society, and its portrayal in popular culture.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to students with a minimum 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): one of LABR 1F90, PCUL 2P20, 2P30 or permission of the instructor.

#LABR 3P13

The Politics of Labour

(also offered as POLI 3P13)

Relations between the labour movement and the state, with particular reference to Canada, including tripartism, corporatism, incomes policy, organized labour and political parties, industrial democracy and worker participation.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

#LABR 3P24

Labour Economics

(also offered as ECON 3P24)

Economics of the labour market. Topics include the demand for labour, the supply of labour and investment in human capital. Policy applications.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): ECON 2P21 or 2P23.

#LABR 3P25

Topics in Labour Economics

(also offered as ECON 3P25)

Topics vary from year to year and may include unemployment and the impact of unemployment insurance in the labour market, discrimination in the labour market, labour migration and the economic impact of immigration, economics of the family, the distribution of income and wealth in Canada, the economic impact of unions on wages and non-wage outcomes, issues in retirement and pensions.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): ECON 2P21 or 2P23.

#LABR 3P30

Women, Work and Family

(also offered as SOCI 3P30 and WISE 3P30)

Examination of the transformation of women's paid labour force involvement and evaluation of personal and public strategies to address the work/family conflict.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR, SOCI (single or combined), WISE (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one of LABR 1F90, SOCI 1F90, WISE 1F90, 2P20.

Note: SOCI 2P32 recommended.

#LABR 3P31

Complex Organizations

(also offered as SOCI 3P31)

Research on the nature of complex organizations using theories such as those of the French Regulation School. Formal and informal aspects of the organizational roles; how morale, motivation, work discipline and conflict are regulated; feminist critiques of the traditional literature.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): LABR 1F90 or SOCI 1F90.

#LABR 3P33

The State and Economic Life

(also offered as POLI 3P33)

Ideological perspectives on the state-economy relationship; policy instruments including taxation, regulation and public ownership; alternative models of economic policy including socialism, Keynesianism and neo-liberalism.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

*LABR 3P34

Information Technology and Work

(also offered as SOCI 3P34)

Application of information technology to the labour process. Topics include the relationship of this technology to the number and types of jobs available, to the total hours worked over a lifetime and to the increased importance given to education and work.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR, SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): LABR 1F90 or SOCI 1F90.

#LABR 3P35

Communities in Crisis

(also offered as SOCI 3P35)

Focus on poverty, unemployment, personal upheaval and family relocation in the early 21 century and, within this context, the evolving individual and collective strategies to create vibrant communities.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR and SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): LABR 1F90 or SOCI 1F90.

#LABR 3P48

Wealth, Work, and Power in the United States

(also offered as HIST 3P48)

Business, labour and the state in U.S. history, including the evolution of capitalism from home manufacture to mass production to the service sector, the rise of the modern corporation, the changing nature of work, sexual and racial divisions of labor, public policy, class conflict, welfare capitalism, the Great Depression and New Deal, business and war, deindustrialization, globalization and "free trade."

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR, HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

Note: HIST 2P16 recommended.

*LABR 3P66

Social Movements

(also offered as SOCI 3P66)

Survey of the impact of ideology on behaviour and the subsequent development of social movements or examinations of particular movements such as separatism, nationalism, fascism, Marxism or feminism.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR, SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): LABR 1F90 or SOCI 1F90 or permission of the Department Administrator.

*LABR 3P67

Issues in Canadian Public Policy

(also offered as POLI 3P67)

Theories of policy development and their application to several different policy fields.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to Public Administration Co-op majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): LABR 2P99 or permission of the instructor.

Note: specific fields will change from year to year.

#LABR 3P75

Canadian Labour History

(also offered as HIST 3P75)

Canadian workers and the labour movement from the mid-19th century to the present, combining studies of trade unions with the broader context of the social, community and political life of workers. How gender and race/ethnicity have shaped the working class experience.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR, HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 and one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

Note: HIST 2P62 recommended.

#LABR 3P93

Niagara's Changing Economic Geography

(also offered as GEOG 3P93)

Changes in Niagara's industries and occupations; international trade and specialization; circular and cumulative causation; agglomeration and the contemporary world economy; regional growth machines; economic restructuring and income inequality; deindustrialization; agricultural decline; tourism; structural unemployment; brain drain and transition to cognitive-cultural economy.

Lectures, seminar, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to GEOG (single or combined) and GEOG (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): GEOG 2P02, 2P03, or permission of the instructor.

Note: GEOG 2P12, MATH 1P98, SOCI 2P13 or equivalent is recommended.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GEOG 3P47.

LABR 3P98

Directed Studies I

Guided readings on a topic not covered in the program's regular course offerings.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite(s): LABR 1F90.

Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise.

LABR 3P99

Directed Studies II

Guided readings on a topic not covered in the program's regular course offerings.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite(s): LABR 1F90.

Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise.

*LABR 3Q95

Sex Work and Sex Workers

(also offered as POLI 3Q95, SOCI 3Q95 and WISE 3Q95)

Examination of sex work, various theoretical perspectives on sex work and their social policy implications for sex workers. Topics may include prostitution, pornography, the political economy of sex work and sex worker union organizing.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of LABR 1F90, POLI 1F90, SOCI 1F90, WISE 1F90.

LABR 3V90-3V94

Special Topics in Labour Studies

Special topics courses not offered on a regular basis.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): LABR 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

#LABR 4F30

Work and Restructuring

(also offered as SOCI 4F30)

Select issues related to the organization of work, social class, the workforce and unions.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR, SOCI (single and combined) and WISE (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Prerequisite(s): one of LABR 2P32, 2P86, 3P30.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LABR (SOCI/WISE) 4P32.

LABR 4F90

Honours Thesis

Independent research project under the supervision of a faculty advisor.

Restriction: open to LABR majors with approval to year 4 (honours).

Prerequisite(s): LABR 3P03 and 3P06 (3F00).

Corequisite(s): LABR 4F92 (4P91).

Note: applicants to the thesis or practicum option are required to submit a detailed (one page minimum) letter of intent by March 31 of the preceding year.

LABR 4F91

Honours Practicum

Service as research associates with a local organization or trade union. Projects will vary with the needs of the organization/trade union.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average.

Corequisite(s): LABR 4F92 (4P91).

Note: applicants to the thesis or practicum option are required to submit a detailed (one page minimum) letter of intent by March 31 of the preceding year. The faculty facilitator, organization/trade union supervisor and student will negotiate a mutually satisfactory project and work schedule.

LABR 4F92

Honours Seminar

Facilitation of individual thesis proposals including the development of the research question, review of the relevant literature and the integration of theoretical perspectives with the appropriate methodological applications.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): LABR 3P03 and 3P06 (3F00).

Corequisite(s): LABR 4F90 or 4F91.

#LABR 4P15

Canadian Political Economy

(also offered as POLI 4P15)

Political economy tradition in Canada from the writings of Innis, Mackintosh and Creighton to contemporary neo-Marxist and dependency theorists. Topics may include foreign investment, regional development, the labour movement, resources and Canada's place in the new international economy.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR, INPE and POLS (single or combined) majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).

*LABR 4P31

Women, Work and Unions

(also offered as SOCI 4P31 and WISE 4P31)

Theoretical and research developments concerning women's paid and unpaid work. Topics may also include union activism, collective bargaining priorities and related government policies.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR, SOCI (single or combined) and WISE (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Prerequisite(s): one of LABR 1F90 (LABR 1P91 and 1P92), SOCI 1F90, WISE 1F90.

#LABR 4P32

Sociology of Work

(also offered as SOCI 4P32 and WISE 4P32)

Theoretical and research developments in the sociology of work. Topics may include the impact of technological innovation on the labour process, reconceptualizations of work and leisure, changes in the gendered nature of work, the role of the contemporary labour movement and international perspectives on labour and the labour force.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR, SOCI (single or combined) and WISE (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Prerequisite(s): two SOCI or LABR credits or permission of the Department Administrator.

Note: SOCI 2P32 recommended.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LABR (SOCI/WISE) 4F30.

#LABR 4P35

Gendered Patterns of Resistance and Survival

(also offered as SOCI 4P35 and WISE 4P35)

Examination of the ways in which women and men, separately and together, seek to resist and survive the social and economic turmoil of the early 21 century. Focus on individuals, families, communities and resistance in the context of global economic reorganization. Topics may include case studies in the Niagara Peninsula.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR, SOCI (single of combined) and WISE (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration Guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

#LABR 4P53

Masculinities, Culture and Economy

(also offered as SOCI 4P53 and WISE 4P53)

Theoretical and empirical issues in the study of relationships between masculinities and cultural and economic processes and structures. May include ethnicity, racialization, sexuality, nationalism, popular culture, leisure, changes in work and the labour market, class formation, and the regional identity.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR, SOCI (single or combined) and WISE (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Prerequisite(s): two SOCI credits or permission of the Department Administrator.

#LABR 4P54

Business-Government Relations

(also offered as POLI 4P54)

Politics and management of relations between business organizations and governments in Canada, emphasizing current research issues. Topics include theories of business-government relations, the legislative and regulatory environment of business, public enterprise and privatization, lobbying and interaction among government, business, the media and labour.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR, INPE and POLS (single or combined) majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).

Prerequisite(s): LABR 2Q98 (2F98 or 3P50) or permission of the instructor.

Note: also open to non-POLS majors with a relevant background in other disciplines and permission of the Department.

LABR 4P92

Directed Studies I

Guided reading on a topic not covered in the Department's regular course offerings.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR majors with approval to year 4 (honours).

Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a participating Faculty member willing to supervise the course.

LABR 4P93

Directed Studies II

Guided reading on a topic not covered in the Department's regular course offerings.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to LABR majors with approval to year 4 (honours).

Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a participating Faculty member willing to supervise the course.