Overview
The Labor Studies minor augments study in a traditional field. Students are required to complete both a departmental major and this minor. The faculty adviser certifies completion of the program.
The Labor Studies minor augments study in a traditional field. Students are required to complete both a departmental major and this minor. The faculty adviser certifies completion of the program.
Entry to the Minor
Admission
To enter the minor, students must be in good academic standing, have a 2.5 grade-point average or better, have completed 45 units, and file a petition and meet with the faculty adviser and minor coordinator in 9244 Bunche Hall, 310-206-0812. Students are encouraged to meet early with the academic adviser to declare the minor and design a coherent program of coursework.
Minor Requirements
The Minor
Complete seven courses as follows:
Core (4 units)
Complete the following course:
Required Elective Courses (24 units minimum)
Select six courses, with no more than two lower-division courses (8 units), from:
AF AMER CM113XP - Narratives of Justice: Disrupting School-to-Prison Pipeline—Arts, Activism, and AgencyAF AMER M173 - Nonviolence and Social MovementsASIA AM 113 - Asian Americans and LawASIA AM M116 - Asian American Social MovementsCCAS M125 - U.S./Mexico RelationsCCAS M127 - Farmworker Movements, Social Justice, and United Farm Workers LegacyCCAS M128 - Race, Gender, and U.S. LaborCCAS M129 - Community-Engaged Research MethodsECON 150 - Labor EconomicsECON 151 - Topics in Labor EconomicsGENDER 102 - PowerGENDER M137E - Work Behavior of Women and MenGENDER M163 - Gender and WorkHIST 141B - American Economic History, 1910 to PresentHIST 146A - American Working Class MovementsHIST M146B - American Working Class MovementsHIST 146C - Migrant Nation: How Mobility Shapes American Society, Politics, and CultureHIST M150C - Introduction to Afro-American HistoryLBR STD M1A - Work, Labor, and Social Justice in U.S.LBR STD M1B - Work, Labor, and Social Justice in U.S.LBR STD M1CW - Work, Labor, and Social Justice in U.S.: Special TopicsLBR STD 10 - Introduction to Labor and Workplace StudiesLBR STD M114C - African American Political ThoughtLBR STD M116 - Asian American Social MovementsLBR STD M117 - NegotiationLBR STD M119XP - Asian American and Pacific Islander Labor IssuesLBR STD M121 - Issues in Latina/Latino Poverty: Mexican and Central American Voices from Los AngelesLBR STD M122 - Planning Issues in Latina/Latino Communities: Preserving and Strengthening Community Assets in Mexican and Salvadoran Los AngelesLBR STD M123 - Chicano/Latino Community Formation: Critical Perspectives and Oral HistoriesLBR STD M125 - U.S./Mexico RelationsLBR STD 126 - Farm Worker Transnational StruggleLBR STD M127 - Farmworker Movements, Social Justice, and United Farm Workers LegacyLBR STD M128 - Race, Gender, and U.S. LaborLBR STD M134XP - Engaging Immigrants and Their FamiliesLBR STD M136 - Working Families and Educational Inequalities in Urban SchoolsLBR STD 140 - Working It: Women, Work, and FamilyLBR STD M144 - Women's Movement in Latin AmericaLBR STD M149 - Media: Gender, Race, Class, and SexualityLBR STD 152 - Work, Social Justice, and ArtsLBR STD M165 - Sociology of Race and LaborLBR STD M166A - Immigrant Rights, Labor, and Higher EducationLBR STD M166B - Research on Immigration Rights, Labor, and Higher EducationLBR STD M166C - Research on Immigrant Students and Higher EducationLBR STD M167 - Worker Center Movement: Next Wave Organizing for Justice for Immigrant WorkersLBR STD 168 - Law and Politics of Immigration: Migrants and Inevitable Evolution of Collective and Individual RightsLBR STD M170 - Improving Worker Health: Social Movements, Policy Debates, and Public HealthLBR STD M171 - Labor and Economic DevelopmentLBR STD M173 - Nonviolence and Social MovementsLBR STD 174 - Labor and Employment LawLBR STD M175 - Agitational CommunicationLBR STD M176 - Visual Communication and Social AdvocacyLBR STD 177 - Spirituality, Mindfulness, Self-Care, and Social JusticeLBR STD 179A - Neoliberalism, Social Justice, and Transformative PoliticsLBR STD 179B - Doing Democracy: Politics of Resistance, Protest, and Social MovementsLBR STD M180 - Southern California Regional EconomyLBR STD 181 - Researching Labor and Labor MovementsLBR STD 182 - Oral History for Social ChangeLBR STD 187 - Special Courses in Labor and Workplace StudiesLBR STD 188 - Special Courses in Labor and Workplace StudiesLBR STD 191A - Labor Studies: Research Principles, Methods, and PracticesLBR STD 194A - Research Group Seminars: Labor Summer Research ProgramLBR STD 194B - Research Group Seminars: Labor and Workplace StudiesLBR STD 195A - Community or Corporate Internships in Labor and Workplace StudiesLBR STD 195B - Community or Corporate Internships in Labor and Workplace StudiesLBR STD 199 - Directed Research in Labor and Workplace StudiesPOL SCI 116A - MarxismPOL SCI M180A - African American Political ThoughtSOCIOL 157 - Social StratificationSOCIOL M163 - Gender and WorkSOCIOL 171 - Occupations and ProfessionsSOCIOL 173 - Economy and Society
Policies
The Minor Policies
Students may petition, prior to enrollment in the course, to apply other topical courses with substantial labor-related studies content.
A minimum of 20 units applied toward the minor requirements must be in addition to units applied toward major requirements or another minor.
Each minor course must be taken for a letter grade, and students must have a minimum grade of C (2.0) in each and an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better in the minor. Successful completion of the minor is indicated on the transcript and diploma.