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Bachelor of Science (Bsc) Labour & Employment Relations

Notes

Students that browse the content on this site must consult the "Handbook" for the year in which they started the programme to determine what is applicable to them.

Courses listed in second (2nd) and third (3rd) year can be done in any order as long as; - prerequisites are satisfied and, - the course is offered within the semester that you have chosen to register In option ten (10) above the course that you choose can be done in either second or third year. The first 10 courses listed are compulsory, whilst 11-12 are suggested departmental electives. The remaining courses are free electives and students may select courses relating to the major if they so desire.

*NB Students who hope to pursue graduate studies in Sociology are urged to take SOCI2000 (Classical Social Theory) and SOCI2001 (Modern Social Theory) as free electives.

Year I

Semester I

Course Code

Course Name

Pre-requisite
 SOCI1001   Introduction to Social Social Research  
 FOUN1201   Science, Medicine and Technology  
 SOCI1002  Introduction to Sociology I  
 PSYC1000  Intro to Developmental, Social and Abnormal Psychology OR  
 PSYC1002  Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology  
 GOVT1000  Introduction to Political Institutions   

Semester II
 SOCI1005  Introductory Statistics for the Behavioural Sciences   
 FOUN1002  Caribbean Civilization   
 FOUN1013   Critical Reading and Writing in the Social Sciences OR  
 FOUN1019  Critical Reading and Writing in the Disciplines  
 GOVT1001  Introduction to International Relations   
 ACCT1002  Introduction to Financial Accounting OR  
 ACCT1003   Introduction to Cost and Management Accounting  
 ECON1001  Introduction to Microeconomics OR   
 ECON1002  Introduction to Macroeconomics   

Year II & III

 

Course Code

Course Name

Pre-requisite
 MGMT2008  Organizational Behaviour  SOCI1001 (or SOCI1002)
 SOCI2008   Statistics for the Behavioural Sciences  SOCI1001, SOCI1005
 SOCI3026   Sociology of Development  SOCI1002, SOCI1003 
 SOCI2007  Survey Design and Analysis SOCI1001, SOCI1005
 SOCI3008   Industrial Sociology  SOCI1002, MGMT2008 
 SOCI3044   International Trade and Labour Standards SOCI1002
 MGMT3063  Labour and Employment Law  PSYC1002 (or MGMT2004) (or MGMT2008) (or MGMT2021) (or MKTG2001)
 MGMT3017   Human Resource Management  MGMT2008 
 MGMT3018  Industrial Relations  MGMT2008
Choose one of the following:  
 GOVT2049  International Political Economy (See GOVT courses)
 MGMT3065  Management of Change (See MGMT courses) 
 PSYC2006  Interpersonal Dynamics PSYC1000 
 MGMT3019  Business Negotiations (See MGMT courses) 
Plus 10 Level II or III Free electives

For the purpose of selection, the Department recommends the following Levels II and III electives for Labour and Employment Relations (Major):
- HIST3021: Organized Labour in the Twentieth Century
- MGMT3022: Organizational Development
- MGMT3019: Business Negotiations
- MGMT3021: Organizational Theory & Design
- PSYC2006: Interpersonal Dynamics
- SOCI2001: Modern Social Theory
- SOCI2000: Classical Social Theory

Please note that these are suggestions and students may choose to do all if that is their preference.

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Tel: (876) 999-9999
Fax: (876) 888-8888
department@uwimona.edu.jm
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