Program: Minor in Labor Studies - California State University, Los Angeles

Apr 02, 2025

University Catalog 2023-2024

The Labor Studies minor provides students with an interdisciplinary approach to the study of labor 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, offering students opportunities for working on community projects and developing independent research projects..

The undergraduate minor in Labor Studies is open to Cal State L.A. undergraduate students from all majors and disciplines.

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Requirements for the Minor (18 units)

Required Courses (6 units):

HIST 3700 - Labor History [3]

Select one of the following courses:

Electives (12 units)

4 courses (12 units) related to labor studies from the following list; no more than 6 units from one department, and at least 6 units of 4000-level courses.

CLS 4260 - The Chicana/o Movement (1960s - 1970s) (also listed as HIST 4600) [3]
ECON 3500 - Economics of Poverty and Inequality in the U.S. [3]
ECON 4300 - Labor Economics [3]
ECON 4720 - Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining [3]
HIST 4010 - History of Globalization: Themes and Continuities [3]
HIST 4800 - Ethnicity and Immigration in American History [3]
HIST 4830 - Poverty and Anti-Poverty in American History [3]
HIST 3600 - Revolution in History [3]
LAS 4250 - Latin American Responses to Imperialism and Globalization [3]
LAS 4700 - Labor and Social Movements in the Americas [3]
LAS 3600 - Dynamics of Change in the Developing World (also listed as PAS 3600, POLS 3600) [3]
MGMT 3070 - Management and Organizational Behavior [3]
MGMT 4400 - Strategic Human Resource Management [3]
MGMT 4402 - Employment Relations [3]
MGMT 4403 - Compensation Management [3]
MGMT 4404 - Current Topics and Cases in Human Resource Management [3]
MGMT 4407 - International Human Resource Management [3]
PAS 4020 - Black Political Economy [3]
PAS 4090 - Black Labor [3]
POLS 4040 - Urban Government and Politics [3]
SOC 4230 - Sociology of Globalization and Resistance [3]
SOC 4480 - Social Class and Inequality [3]
The following courses may also be applied to the minor, but need advisor approval and are applicable only when focus is on labor:
LBS 4540 - Selected Topics in Liberal Studies [1-3]
SW 4540 - Selected Topics in Social Work [1-4]

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Requirements for the Minor (18 units)

Required Courses (6 units):

Select one of the following courses:

Electives (12 units)

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Minor in Labor Studies

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Requirements for the Minor (18 units)

Required Courses (6 units):

Select one of the following courses:

Electives (12 units)

Location(s): Main Campus
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