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Honours BA Work and Labour Studies at McMaster University

McMaster University, Canada

Programme overview

Honours Work and Labour Studies (B.A.) is a 120-unit honours program studying work, unions, labour policy and workers' rights. Students choose from labour studies, economics, sociology, commerce and social work courses.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Labour Studies  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Required courses include 9 units from WORKLABR 2A03 Unions in Action, 2K03 Technology and The Future of Work, 3C03 Labour and Employment Law, 3D03 Workers' Health and Well-Being and 3M03 Big Ideas in Work and Labour Studies, 21 units from a labour studies course list, SOCSCI 2J03 or equivalent, and 9 units from Level IV courses including WORKLABR 4A03 Practicum and 4H03 Working Precariously.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0.

Undergraduate applications are submitted through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC).

Apply through the official page: https://future.mcmaster.ca/apply/

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