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Undergraduate Course Descriptions
LER 083S First Year Seminar in Labor Studies and Employment Relations (3) Critical approaches to the dimensions and direction in Labor and Employment Relations.
LER 100 Employment Relations (3) (GS) Introductory analysis of the employment relationship and of the interrelated interests of management, workers, unions, and the public.
LER 136 (WMNST) Women, Minorities and Employment (3) (DF) Employment relations and legislative and policy responses to labor force participation of women and minorities.
LER 201 Employment Relationship: Law and Policy (3) (GS) An examination of basic legal principles underlying the employment relationship and their social, political, and economic bases.
LER 294 Research Project (1-12)
LER 296 Independent Studies (1-18)
LER 312 Research Methods in Labor Studies and Employment Relations (4) Provides an understanding of social science research as employed in the field of employment relations and human resources.
LER 400 Comparative Employment Relations Systems (3) Analysis of structure and elements of employment relations.
LER 401 The Law of Labor-Management Relations (3) Development of Anglo-American law regulating collective bargaining, with emphasis on American labor-management relations under Wagner, Taft-Hartley, and other acts. Prerequisite: 3 credits in Labor and Employment Relations or Political Science.
LER 404 Trends in Employment Relations (3) Current structural and procedural conditions encouraging stability or conflict in collective bargaining. Prerequisites: LER 100, LER 104 or ECON 315
LER 411 Employment Relations Organizations (3) Organizational factors in the actions of trade unions, other employee organizations, and their consequences for workers and society. Prerequisite: 3 credits in Labor and Employment Relations or 3 credits in Sociology.
LER 414W Labor and Employment Relations Theory (3) Content and implications of major and minor theories of labor and employment relations. Prerequisites: 6 credits in Labor and Employment Relations.
LER 424 Employment Compensation (3) Development and management of employment compensation systems. Prerequisite: LER 100.
LER 425 Employee Benefits (3) The examination of employee benefits programs used by employers to meet the welfare needs of employees and their families. Prerequisite: LER 201 and 6th semester standing.
LER 426 Staffing and Training Strategies in Organizations (3) This course focuses on the theory and practice of human resource staffing and training in organizations.
LER 434 Collective Bargaining and Contract Administration (3) Survey of the collective bargaining process, including underlying theories, current practice, administration of the collective agreement, and likely future trends. Prerequisite: LER 100.
LER 435 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3) Analysis of labor relations problems within different areas of public employment. Prerequisite: 3 credits in Labor and Employment Relations.
LER 437 Workplace Dispute Resolution (3) Dispute resolution practices and procedures used in the workplace and employment law settings. Prerequisite: LER 100
LER 437W Work Dispute Resolution (3) Dispute resolution practices and procedures used in the workplace and employment law settings. Prerequisite: LER 100
LER 444 Occupational Health: Policy and Practice (3) The role of employees, unions, employers, and government in dealing with work-related health issues. Prerequisite: LER 100, 104, or sixth-semester standing.
LER 445Y Politics of Affirmative Action (3) Examines the history, politics and economics of affirmative action in the context of racial discrimination, and racial inequality, the problem affirmative action was designed to address.
LER 458W (HIST) History of American Organized Labor Since 1877 (3) A study of selected problems in the history of American labor organizations, especially since 1877. Prerequisite: HIST 021 or LER 100.
LER 460 Human Resource Ethics (3) Each student is expected to learn several frameworks used to make moral judgments. The students are expected to develop proficiency in applying these frameworks to common human resources questions and in recognizing settings where moral judgment is required. Prerequisites: LER 100.
LER 464 Leadership in Groups and Organizations (3) Survey of theory, research, and practice related to processes by which individuals in groups and organizations exercise influence.
LER 465 Collective Decision Making (3) Presents a broad overview of theories and practices in decision making as related to choice making in organizations.
LER 470 Employee Involvement (3) Historical, theoretical, legal, and employment relations aspects of employee involvement in the United States and other countries. Prerequisite: LER 100.
LER 472 Work-Life Issues (3) Exploration of the changing roles of work and family.
LER 475H Labor and Globalization (3) Examines globalization and its impact on work and employment around the world. Special emphasis on the case of South Africa and the United States.
LER 480 Current Issues in Human Resources (3) Examines current issues in the field of human resource management, including innovative work schedules, telecommuting, non-traditional office environments, etc. Prerequisite: 3 credits of LER.
LER 495 Labor and Employment Relations Internship (1-12) Supervised practicum in labor relations setting with union, management, or government agency. Prerequisite: prior approval by Department.
LER 494 Research Project (1-12)
LER 496 Independent Studies (1-18)
LER 497 Special Topics (1-9)