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University of Chicago at Illinois 2005 - 2007 Undergraduate Catalog

Labor Markets and Workforce Development

Minor in Labor Markets and Workforce Development

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Minor in Labor Markets and Workforce Development

The College of Business Administration offers a Minor in Labor Markets and Workforce Development. The minor is an option that undergraduate students in the College of Business Administration may choose if they wish to complement their major field of study with knowledge in how labor markets operate and how a firm can improve and develop its workforce. The minor requires 18 hours as distributed below.

Requirements for the Minor

Required Courses	Hours
ECON 331—Labor Economics	3
MGMT 453—Human Resource Management	3

Three courses selected from the following with at least one course from List A and at least one course from List B:	9
List A
MGMT 445—Organizational Analysis and Practice (3)
MGMT 454—Labor-Management Relations (3)
MGMT 463—Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (3)
MGMT 465—Compensation and Reward Systems (3)
MGMT 466—Managerial Effectiveness through Diversity (3)
MGMT 471—Management and Organizational Development (3)

List B
ECON 334—Economic Development (3)
ECON 351—Economics of Education (3)
ECON 353—Economic Demography (3)
ECON 354—Health Economics (3)

One of the following of social sciences courses:	3
ANTH 214—Sex and Gender in World Cultures* (3)
MGMT/SOC 447—Organizations (3)
PSCH 210—Theories of Personality* (3)
SOC 224—Gender and Society* (3)
SOC 225—Racial and Ethnic Groups* (3)
SOC 244—Work in a Changing Society* (3)

Total Hours—Minor in Labor Markets and Workforce Development	18

Note: No more than six hours in business courses listed above may be counted toward the required major courses. The remaining business hours may be counted toward the business electives portion of the major. For example, a student majoring in Management may count MGMT 453 and MGMT 454 toward the required courses in management; other management courses may be counted as business electives. The courses with a star (*) above count toward the required 6 hours of social sciences. Please note that students choosing to take PSCH 210, SOC 224, SOC 225, or SOC 244 must take the corresponding prerequisite course.

Information provided by: Office of Academic and Enrollment Services (MC 103), 601 South Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60607