Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: University Catalog 2012-2013 Program: Labor and Working Class Studies Minor Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Labor and Working Class Studies Minor

The Labor and Working Class Studies minor provides students with an interdisciplinary approach to the study of labor and working class issues in an increasingly globalized economy. By drawing on the expertise of faculty from across the campus, this minor will enable students to approach the subject from a variety of intellectual and methodological traditions, providing a multifaceted understanding of labor and working class issues.

Requirements for the Minor (28)

A maximum of 12 units can be taken in any one discipline.

Required Course (4 units)*

 *Students without a social science background are required to take SOCS 180 “Race and Ethnicity in America Society” or its equivalent.

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
HIST 487 - History of U.S. Work and Working People (4)

Electives (24 units)

8 units should be chosen from each of the three areas.

Area 1: Labor and Working Class Issues in the United States

 

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ECON 350 - Economics of Poverty and Inequality in the U.S. (4)

 

CHS 460 - The Chicano Movement also listed as (4)
HIST 460 - The Chicano Movement (4)

 

HIST 476 - Economic History of United States (4)
HIST 480 - Ethnicity and Immigration in American History (4)
HIST 482B - American Popular Culture from 1900 (4)
LBS 454 - Selected Topics in Liberal Studies (When Immigrant Los Angeles or when focus is on labor/working class topics) (1–4)
PAS 402 - Black Political Economy (4)
SW 454 - Selected Topics in Social Work (when focus is on labor/working class topics) (1–6)
SOC 348 - Class, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender (4)
SOC 448 - Social Class and Inequality (4)

Area 2: Labor-Management Relations

 

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ECON 430 - Labor Economics (4)
ECON 472 - Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (4)
MGMT 307 - Management and Organizational Behavior (4)
MGMT 473 - Strategic Human Resource Management (4)
SOC 446 - Sociology of Business Organizations (4)
SOC 447 - Work and the Workplace (4)

Area 3: International Perspectives on Labor and Working Class Issues

 

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ANTH 432 - Anthropology of Wealth and Power (4)
CHS 468 - U.S.-Mexico Borderlands (4)

 

LAS 360 - Dynamics of Change in the Developing World also listed as (4)
PAS 360 - Dynamics of Change in the Developing World also listed as (4)
POLS 360 - Dynamics of Change in the Developing World (4)

 

LAS 425 - Latin American Responses to Imperialism and Globalization (4)
LAS 470 - Labor and Social Movements in the Americas (4)
HIST 360 - Revolution and Society in Developing Countries (4)
POLS 426 - International Political Economy also listed as (4)
ECON 426 - International Political Economy (4)
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