The Master degree in Labor Studies requires 36 credits. This includes required courses and electives.
Required courses include (4 credits each):
- Labor Law
- U.S. Labor History
- Labor in the U.S. Economy
- Labor Research
- Organizing
- Collective Bargaining
- Capstone
Electives may include Labor Studies courses or courses in other departments. Students meet with their faculty advisor to tailor a course of study that fits their interests. Electives taught in Labor Studies include (4 credits each):
- Comparative Labor Movements
- Issues and Debates in the Contemporary Labor Movement
- Work and the Labor Process
- Working Class and Union Culture
- Race, Gender, Immigration, and Labor
- Labor and Globalization
- Labor and Community
- Women and Work
- Labor and Politics
- Labor and Film