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Bachelor's

Labor Studies BA

University of California, Los Angeles College of Letters and Science 109 courses

About This Program

The Labor Studies major offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of inequality at work and in the community. The program prepares undergraduates for a wide range of careers including but not limited to labor relations; human resource management; human rights, labor and community organizing; business; law; domestic and international government work; nonprofit management; organizational leadership; economic forecasting; education; social work; and social welfare. To be admitted to the Labor Studies major, students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 and must have completed all non-language Labor Studies preparation for the major courses. Students must complete an application process, and file a petition to be admitted for the major at the program office. The Labor Studies major is a designated capstone major. Undergraduate students fulfill a research-intensive capstone course or service learning experience in their senior year.

Degree Requirements

Preparation for the Major

Students may take Labor Studies 10 and two lower-division courses from the following list or Labor Studies M1A, M1B, M1CW.

Preparation for the Major: Labor Studies 10 and Lower-Division Courses

Code Course Title Credits
LBR STD 10 Introduction to Labor Studies 5

Preparation for the Major: Labor Studies 10 and Lower-Division Courses: Lower-Division Courses

Select two lower-division courses from:

Code Course Title Credits
AF AMER 1 Introduction to Black Studies 5
AF AMER M5 Social Organization of Black Communities 5
ASIA AM 10 History of Asian Americans 5
ASIA AM 20 Contemporary Asian American Communities 5
ASIA AM 40 Asian American Movement 5
ASIA AM 50 Asian American Women 5
CCAS 10B Introduction to Chicana/Chicano Studies: Social Structure and Contemporary Conditions 5
GENDER 10 Introduction to Gender Studies 5
GEOG 4 Globalization: Regional Development and World Economy 5
HIST 2B History of Science: Middle Ages 5
HIST 8B Modern Latin America 5
HIST 12A Inequality: History of Mass Imprisonment 5
HIST 12B Inequality: History of Neoliberalism 5
HIST 12C Inequality: Global History of Anti-Colonial Thought and Struggle 5
HNRS 82 Community and Labor Development from Ground Up 4
POL SCI 60 Ethics and Governance 5
PUB PLC 10A Introduction to Policy Analysis 5
PUB PLC 10B California Policy Issues 4
SOCIOL M5 Social Organization of Black Communities 5
SOCIOL 51 Sociology of Migration 5
SPAN 44 Latin American Cultures 5
LBR STD 96W Writing and Research for Labor Studies 5

The Major

Complete 10 courses as follows:

Code Course Title Credits
LBR STD 101 Introduction to Labor and Social Movements in Los Angeles 4

The Major: Electives

Complete a total of 10 courses (40 units) selected from the following groups. Five courses (20 units) must be from labor studies. The remaining five courses (20 units) may be selected from labor studies or the following additional electives.

The Major: Electives: Labor Studies

Code Course Title Credits
LBR STD 104 Theories of Work and Capitalism
LBR STD M105 American Working Class Movements 4
LBR STD 106 The Unworking Class
LBR STD 107 Working Badly: Sabotage, Laziness, Mischief
LBR STD M108 Common Thread: Garment Workers Past, Present, Future 4
LBR STD M114C African American Political Thought 4
LBR STD M115 We Gone Be Alright: Developing Next Generation of Black Organizers 4
LBR STD M116 Asian American Social Movements 4
LBR STD M117 Negotiation 4
LBR STD M119XP Asian American and Pacific Islander Labor Issues 4
LBR STD M121 Issues in Latina/Latino Poverty: Mexican and Central American Voices from Los Angeles 4
LBR STD M122 Planning Issues in Latina/Latino Communities: Preserving and Strengthening Community Assets in Mexican and Salvadoran Los Angeles 4
LBR STD M123 Chicano/Latino Community Formation: Critical Perspectives and Oral Histories 4
LBR STD M124 Future of Work in Decarcerated California 4
LBR STD M124B Future of Work in Decarcerated California II: Applied Research and Policy Analysis for Implementation of Justice Transformation 4
LBR STD M125 U.S./Mexico Relations 4
LBR STD 126 Farm Worker Transnational Struggle 4
LBR STD M127 Farmworker Movements, Social Justice, and United Farm Workers Legacy 4
LBR STD M128 Race, Gender, and U.S. Labor 4
LBR STD M129 Community-Engaged Research Methods 4
LBR STD M134XP Engaging Immigrants and Their Families 5
LBR STD M136 Working Families and Educational Inequalities in Urban Schools 4
LBR STD 137 Labor and Public Higher Education: Campus Workers, Working Students, and the Public Good 4
LBR STD 140 Working It: Women, Work, and Family 4
LBR STD M143 Class and Gender in Care Work 4
LBR STD M144 Women's Movement in Latin America 4
LBR STD M149 Media: Gender, Race, Class, and Sexuality 5
LBR STD 152 Work, Social Justice, and Arts 4
LBR STD 153 Stories of Struggle: Work, Class, and Narrative in Contemporary America 4
LBR STD 154 Storytelling for Activists and Organizers 4
LBR STD 155 Writing for Social Justice 4
LBR STD M165 Sociology of Race and Labor 4
LBR STD M166A Immigrant Rights, Labor, and Higher Education 4
LBR STD M166B Research on Immigration Rights, Labor, and Higher Education 4
LBR STD M166C Research on Immigrant Students and Higher Education 4
LBR STD M167 Worker Center Movement: Next Wave Organizing for Justice for Immigrant Workers 4
LBR STD 168 Law and Politics of Immigration: Migrants and Inevitable Evolution of Collective and Individual Rights 4
LBR STD M170 Improving Worker Health: Social Movements, Policy Debates, and Public Health 4
LBR STD M171 Labor and Economic Development 4
LBR STD M173 Nonviolence and Social Movements 4
LBR STD 174 Labor and Employment Law 4
LBR STD M175 Agitational Communication 4
LBR STD M176 Visual Communication and Social Advocacy 4
LBR STD 177 Spirituality, Mindfulness, Self-Care, and Social Justice 4
LBR STD 179A Neoliberalism, Social Justice, and Transformative Politics 4
LBR STD 179B Doing Democracy: Politics of Resistance, Protest, and Social Movements 4
LBR STD M180 Southern California Regional Economy 4
LBR STD 181 Researching Labor and Labor Movements 4
LBR STD 182 Oral History for Social Change 4
LBR STD 183 Workers and Jobs in Southern California 4
LBR STD 184 Strategic Research for Los Angeles Workers 4
LBR STD M186 Special Topics in Labor Studies and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies 4
LBR STD 187 Special Courses in Labor Studies 4
LBR STD 188 Special Courses in Labor Studies 4
LBR STD M190A Introduction to Community-Engaged Research 4
LBR STD M190B Community Engaged Research in Practice: Community Scholars 4
LBR STD M190C Community Engaged Research in Practice: Community Scholars 4
LBR STD 191 Labor Studies: Research Principles, Methods, and Practices 4
LBR STD 194A Research Group Seminars: Labor Summer Research Program 4
LBR STD 194B Research Group Seminars in Labor Studies 4
LBR STD 194C Field Research Group Seminar 4
LBR STD 195B Community or Corporate Internships in Labor Studies 2 to 5
LBR STD 196 Research Apprenticeship in Labor Studies 2 to 4
LBR STD 199 Directed Research in Labor Studies 2 to 4

The Major: Capstone Research and/or Community-Engaged/Internship Experience

Senior Labor Studies majors culminate their programs with a research-intensive capstone course. Students may fulfill the requirement by selecting one of the following capstone courses (4 units):

Code Course Title Credits
LBR STD 191 Labor Studies: Research Principles, Methods, and Practices 4
LBR STD 194A Research Group Seminars: Labor Summer Research Program 4
LBR STD 194B Research Group Seminars in Labor Studies 4
LBR STD 199 Directed Research in Labor Studies 2 to 4

Honors Program

The honors program is designed to support exceptional students in conducting original, individual-based research with an academic or public contribution under the close mentorship of a faculty member. Complete one of the following pathways:

Honors Program: Labor Summer Research Program

Complete the following two courses:

Code Course Title Credits
LBR STD 194A Research Group Seminars: Labor Summer Research Program 4
LBR STD 194B Research Group Seminars in Labor Studies 4

Honors Program: Honors Research

Complete the following two courses:

Code Course Title Credits
LBR STD 198A Honors Research in Labor Studies I
LBR STD 198B Honors Research in Labor Studies II

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