Diploma in Labour Studies (DLS)

The Diploma in Labour Studies is now administered by the Labour Studies Program in the Faculty of Arts. For more information, please contact Kyla Shead at Labour_Studies@umanitoba.ca or phone 474-8356.

The Diploma in Labour Studies gives you a broad education at the post-secondary level in labour relations and workplace studies. Required courses cover the economics and politics of work, unions and labour relations. Elective courses cover topics such as employment legislation, labour law and pensions and benefits.

The intended audience is ideal for labour union members and officials, employers and employees in the private and public sectors and industrial relations practitioners.

Program Length: 30 credit hours

Delivery Methods: Classroom

• To provide the nescessary understanding and skills to conduct better labour and industrial relations.
  
• To make a comprehensive studies available to working adults through part-time study.

Program overview

• The program is composed of 30 credit hours of instruction in existing courses for the three-year undergraduate degree in Labour Studies offered in a five-year cycle.
  
• Students may complete the program in less than five years through regular and summer sessions. Many courses are offered in evening classes. Please note that these degree courses are offered only through the Faculty of Arts or through Summer Session.
  
• Students must successfully complete all 30 credit hours. They must achieve a C+ grade point average with a minimum of C in each course.

Degree Credit

After completing the Diploma in Labour Studies you may decide to complete an undergraduate degree at the Univeristy of Manitoba. Your Diploma courses will count toward your degree requirements.

2011-2012 Course Schedule

In the charts below, courses offered during the day are indicated as DAY; courses offered in the evening are designated EVG.

Required Courses

Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours	Fall 2011	Winter 2012
LABR 1260*	Working for a Living	3		DAY
LABR 1290*	Introduction to the Canadian Movement	3	DAY

*Prerequisites to all other courses in the program; must be completed as the first two courses with a minimum grade of C in each. Upon successful completion of these two prerequisites, other courses may be taken in any order, subject to availablility.

Note: When LABR 1260 and 1290 are unavailable in the evening in regular session, students may seek permission from the Labour Studies Coordinator, Julie Guard, to start their program with 2000- level courses. The 1000-level courses are usually offered in the evening in Summer Session.

Elective Courses 2011-2012 Students must complete:

6 credit hours of LABR courses at the 2000 level and

18 credit hours of LABR courses at the 3000 level.

Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours	Fall 2011	Winter 2012
LABR 2100	The Political Economy of Labour	3		DAY
LABR 2300	Workers, Employers and the State	3	DAY
LABR 3110	Special Topics in Labour Studies:  Human Rights at Work	3	WKND
LABR 3110	Special Topics in Labour Studies: Becoming an Advocate	3		WKND
LABR 3070	Labour Relations and Occupational Health & Safety Law	3		EVG
LABR 3010	Labour Law	3	EVG

Additional Elective Courses

For a full list of electives offered in Labour Studies, please see the calendar and registration guide.

Course Schedule

Search the schedule in Aurora Student for dates and times of day and evening courses.

For more detailed course and registration information, please consult Aurora Student

For More Information

The Diploma in Labour Studies is now administered by the Labour Studies Program in the Faculty of Arts. For more information, please contact Kyla Shead at Labour_Studies@umanitoba.ca or phone 474-8356.

For more information on labour studies courses and degree programs go to Faculty of Arts Labour Studies Program.