Programs

Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor of Arts: Labour Studies Concentration (3-Year)

Number of credits required from Athabasca University: 30 credits.

Maximum credit awarded in this program for prior learning through Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) processes: 6 credits.

Program Learning Outcomes

As a result of completing this program, students should be able to

exhibit exemplary planning and organizing skills.
show familiarity with disciplinary knowledge sufficient to wield it with confidence and discrimination.
show insight into relationships among applicable theories and concepts as well as their connection to disciplinary practices and/or other disciplines.
use the tools, mechanisms and processes of critical thinking consciously and systematically.
produce organized, systematic and dependably sound written work related to the discipline.
demonstrate understanding of and use logical arguments in a conscious, systematic and productive way.
accurately integrate data, research and insights from other disciplines.
demonstrate knowledge of detailed historical and developmental data related to one or more specialized areas within the discipline.
convey a systematic and thorough, practical and theoretical grasp of disciplines relating to a body of knowledge and its source.
convey a systematic, orderly and dependable portrayal of elements of knowledge related to the discipline.
show frequent examples of original thinking related to the discipline.
exhibit insight into the motivation and practicalities involved in the development of a learning plan and a path to a specified academic goal.
employ sufficient understanding of a body of knowledge to efficiently and insightfully seek information and/or data and draw good conclusions related to the discipline.
show evidence of breadth and scope of awareness of diverse approaches to knowledge.
appropriately relate practice and/or lessons to the goals of the degree or discipline.
show some insights into ethical questions, with discussion of the elements of solutions, their sources, and qualities of evidence for their resolution.
conduct independent research with some complexity and depth.
draw on a sufficient range of learning to confidently and efficiently pursue degree goals and disciplinary objectives.

Possible Career Options

Labour/Union Organizer
Affirmative Action Co-ordinator
Placement Manager
Union Staff Representative
Training Specialist
Personnel Consultant
Conciliator
Employment Counsellor
Human Resources Administrator
Union Labour Educator
Trade Union Officer

Possible Further Education Options

At Athabasca University :

At Other Educational Institutions*

law
education
police studies
social work
library science
journalism

* Some universities will not accept a three-year degree for admittance into a graduate program. An additional year of study may be required. It is the students’ responsibility to research the entrance requirements of other universities.

Updated March 25, 2009