UIS Graduate and Undergraduate Catalog
Academic Year 2004 - 2005

LABOR RELATIONS
Undergraduate Minor

Faculty Hugh Harris, Robert Sipe
Associated Faculty Anne Draznin

Contact: (217) 206-6646
lar@uis.edu or www.uis.edu/laborrelations/

The labor relations minor is designed to help students develop an understanding of the environment in which both employees and managers find themselves in contemporary American society. The minor offers a broadening experience for students with a variety of academic backgrounds and preparations, including those with an associate in art or associate in science degree that focuses on labor studies or those with two years of study at a college or university who have majored in business administration, public administration, or social science-related fields. Building on these backgrounds, the minor provides a framework in which contemporary issues of labor-management relations in the economy's public and private sectors are addressed.

The labor relations minor focuses on a variety of areas related to work relations and work environments, including 1) the nature of work in society, 2) the politics and economics of the workplace, 3) the various schemes of work design and compensation, and 4) the consequences of present and possible alternative forms of work and/or work relations.

Work itself is viewed as a major factor influencing the lives of individuals and institutions. The minor's emphasis is on the relationship between labor and management and the impact of that relationship on organizational effectiveness and on the work force. To earn a minor in labor relations, students must complete a minimum of 16 semester hours of upper-division course work at the University of Illinois at Springfield.

Core courses
LAR 423 Labor Management Relations 4 Hrs.
LAR 424 Contemporary Workplace Issues 4 Hrs.
LAR 463 Labor Law 4 Hrs.
One LAR elective, as approved by the student's faculty adviser 4 Hrs.
Total 16 Hrs.