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Labor Studies Minor

Minor – Labor Studies

Although housed in the Department of History, the Labor Studies Minor is interdisciplinary in scope, incorporating a variety of courses throughout the humanities and social sciences to offer students an integrated understanding of work, labor, ethnicity, politics and economy. The Minor combines academic study with an internship experience to prepare students for a variety of relevant careers and/or graduate study. All courses that apply to the minor must be taken for a letter grade.

Preparation for the minor
One course from history 2C, 4C, or 17C 

 for a total of 4.0 units each

Choose one:  Asian American studies 1,

Black Studies 1, Chicano Studies 1A, Economics 1

or Global Studies 1, Sociology 1, Women’s Studies 20 or 40.                   

for a total of 4.0 units each

Upper-Division minor

24.0 units required

History 167Q for a total of 4.0 units                                                                     
History 167CA, 167CB, 174B or 174C for a total of 4.0 units each                           

Choose 4 from 2 different disciplines:
Asian-American Studies 113, 130, 132
Black Studies 102, 104, 193Y
Chicano Studies 171, 174A, 177, 178A, 189
Economics 100A, 150A, 150B, 152
English 133GC, 165BC
Global Studies 130
History 165, 166B, 166LB, 167CP, 167E, 168A, 168B, 168LA, 168LB
Sociology 131, 134, 157, 185D
Women’s Studies 120, 153

Note: Substitutions and waivers are subject to approval by the chair of the department. Please see page 118 of General Catalog for special conditions governing minors in the College of Letters and Science.

Labor Studies Courses

• HIST 167CA: The American Working Class Before 1900
  
• HIST 167CB: The American Working Class Since 1900
  
• HIST 167Q: Labor Internship Seminar