Combined Honours in Labour Studies and Another Subject (B.A.)

Admission

Enrolment in this program is limited. Selection is based on academic achievement but requires, as a minimum, completion of any Level I program with a Cumulative Average of at least 5.0 including an average of at least 5.0 in LABR ST 1A03  and 1C03  (See Note 3 below). Satisfaction of admission requirements for the Honours program in the other B.A. subject. For continuation in the program, see the section on Minimum Requirements for Entering and Continuing in a Program Beyond Level I  in the Faculty of Social Sciences Academic Regulations.

Notes

1. Subject to meeting admission requirements, students may combine two subjects and be graduated with a combined honours B.A. degree. These combinations are available within the Faculty, with programs in the Faculty of Humanities and with the Arts and Science Program.
2. Application for admission must be made by April 1. See Admission to Level II Programs  in Academic Regulations  in this section of the Calendar
3. Students who have completed only 3 units of Level 1 Labour Studies may be considered for admission if space is available and are encouraged to apply.
4. Students may not transfer to another Labour Studies program except by the normal application process.
5. Students who complete a six unit Research Methods/Statistics course will reduce their elective component by three units.
6. Students combining Labour Studies with a Humanities subject or with Religious Studies must complete LABR ST 4A06  and SOC SCI 2J03 . Students in other Combined Honours Programs may complete the Honours Seminar requirement as specified by the other Department and replace LABR ST 4A06  with six units Level III Labour Studies courses.
7. Students who have completed LABR ST 4D03 need not complete LABR ST 4C03  or 4E03 .
8. Students are encouraged to consult the Labour Studies web site at: http://www.labourstudies.mcmaster.ca.

Course List

• COMMERCE 1BA3 - Organizational Behaviour (or 2BA3)
• COMMERCE 4BC3 - Collective Bargaining
• COMMERCE 4BD3 - Settlement of Industrial Disputes
• LABR ST 2B03 - Social Welfare I: General Introduction
• LABR ST 2BB3 - Social Welfare: Anti-Oppressive Policies and Practices in Social Work
• LABR ST 2G03 - Labour and Globalization
• LABR ST 2J03 - Work and Racism
• LABR ST 2M03 - Creating & Connecting: Pop Culture, Social Media and Work
• LABR ST 3A03 - Economics of Labour Market Issues
• LABR ST 3B03 - Economics of Trade Unionism and Labour
• LABR ST 3C03 - Labour Law and Policy
• LABR ST 3D03 - Work: Dangerous to your Health?
• LABR ST 3E03 - Gender, Sexuality and Work
• LABR ST 3F03 - Selected Topics in Labour Studies
• LABR ST 3J03 - Independent Study
• LABR ST 3W03 - Organization and the Experience of Work
• WOMEN ST 2A03 - Human Rights and Social Justice

Requirements

120 units total (Levels I to IV), of which 48 units may be Level I