Employment and Labor Relations Minor
The ELR minor provides students with the opportunity to supplement their major field with critical skills necessary to analyze employment and workplace issues. An interdepartmental program, employment and labor relations examines the social, political and economic dimensions of these issues in the context of a broad liberal arts education. Students become familiar with employment and labor law, human resource management, compensation and benefits, and techniques associated with the resolution of conflict in the workplace. Students prepare for careers in business, government, nonprofits (including the healthcare sector), human resources, and labor unions.
The Employment and Labor Relations Minor requires 18 credits. Ten of these credits come from regularly scheduled courses from the Major:
Requirements (10 Credits):
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ELR 1110 | Work and Democracy: An Introduction | 3 |
| ELR 2500 | Introduction to Labor Studies | 4 |
| PSY 2100 | Psychology and the Workplace | 3 |
| or ANT 2050 | Anthropology of Business | |
| Total Credits | 10 | |
This is supplemented with 8 credits in electives, with at least 6 credits at the 3000 level or above. These include:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANT 2050 | Anthropology of Business | 3 |
| ECO 5400 | Labor Economics | 4 |
| ECO 5480 | Economics of Work | 3 |
| ELR 2400 | Survey of the Music Business and Labor | 3 |
| ELR 3220 | Labor in Media and Popular Culture | 3 |
| ELR 3650 | The Philosophy of Work | 3 |
| ELR 4500 | Applied Labor Studies (Special Topics in Employment and Labor Relations - repeatable up to 12 cr.) | 3 |
| HIS 3360 | Black Workers in American History | 4 |
| HIS 5290 | American Labor History | 4 |
| MGT 5700 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGT 5740 | Employee Relations | 3 |
| PS 3020 | Political Parties and Elections | 4 |
| PS 3030 | Political Interest Groups | 4 |
| PS 3040 | The Legislative Process | 4 |
| PSY 2100 | Psychology and the Workplace | 3 |
| PSY 5710 | Dispute Resolution | 3 |
| PSY 6550 | Training and Employee Development | 3 |
| SOC 2203 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 2300 | Social Inequality | 3 |
| SOC 5700 | Seminar in Social Inequality | 3 |
Similar to the ELR major, many of the courses are interdisciplinary. This program regularly works with other departments to ensure the courses are offered regularly, with all required courses being offered at least once every year for easy time-to-degree completion. Additional courses may be used as electives upon request.