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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 AnalysisSOCI1001, SOCI1005
 SOCI3008  Industrial Sociology SOCI1002, MGMT2008 
 SOCI3044  International Trade and Labour StandardsSOCI1002
 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 DynamicsPSYC1000 
 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.

Department Name

123 Cross Way,
Kingston 7
Tel: (876) 999-9999
Fax: (876) 888-8888
department@uwimona.edu.jm
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