Arts & Humanities
Arts & Science
McMaster University, Canada
- Degree
- Bachelor's
- Next intake
- September; application deadline January 15, 2027
Arts & Humanities
Labour Studies is concerned with our many and changing worlds of work. Drawing from ideas and theories from sociology, political science, economics, history, social work, geography and more. Labour Studies also studies labour and social justice movements to assess their demands for workplace, social and political change.
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences | Duration: Course-based: 12 months; Thesis: 12 to 20 months | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Intake: September | Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
The prime objective of this unique program is to introduce students to a variety of theoretical approaches and practical policy debates related to work and workers, both globally, and in Canada. Courses focus on a broad range of topics such as: union organizing; globalization and migration; labour geography; worker health and safety; and gender, racialization and work. The MA in Labour Studies approaches work broadly, paying attention to informal work, unpaid work in the home, as well as formal waged work. Regardless of the particular focus, work is studied as one component of life experience, and as influenced by technological change, community relations, the effects of racism, sexism, homo
Graduate programmes accept applications for September, January and May admit terms; programmes listed without open/close dates do not accept applications for that term.
Graduate application open and close dates differ for domestic (Canadian citizens/permanent residents) and international applicants and vary by programme and admit term.
Apply through the official page: https://gs.mcmaster.ca/how-to-apply/
Arts & Humanities
McMaster University, Canada
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