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Primary Contact Information

Minor Coordinator

Elizbeth Espinoza
(213) 247-2540
LSminor@irle.ucla.edu
Center for Labor Research and Education

Internship Coordinator

Ciarys Najera
(310) 206-0812
cnajera@irle.ucla.edu
Center for Labor Research and Education

Faculty Advisors

Gaspar Rivera-Salgado
Project Director
(310) 206-3910
grsalgado@irle.ucla.edu
Center for Labor Research and Education

Janna Shadduck-Hernandez
Project Director
(213) 480-4155x211
jshernandez@irle.ucla.edu
Center for Labor Research and Education

Janice Reiff
Associate Director
(310) 825-5029
jreiff@ucla.edu
Institute for Research on Labor and Employment

Chris Tilly
Director
(310) 794-4959
chris_tilly
@irle.ucla.edu
Institute for Research on Labor and Employment

Labor and Workplace Studies Minor

The Labor and Workplace Studies (LBR&WS) minor offers UCLA undergraduates an opportunity to learn about the workplace and the social, political, and economic forces that influence it. The minor places emphasis on the labor market, public policy, employment relations, unions, and working-class movements. It also explores issues of race, class, and gender in the workplace. This interdisciplinary approach offers students an in-depth understanding of a broad array of issues related to labor and the workplace. The minor helps prepare students for a variety of careers, including labor relations, human resource management, law, domestic and international government work, worker organizing, and economic forecasting.

To enter the minor, students must be in good academic standing (2.0 grade-point average or better), have completed 45 units, and meet with the minor coordinator. Students are encouraged to meet early with the minor coordinator to declare the minor and design a coherent program of coursework.

• Current and Previous LBR&WS Courses
• Lower and Upper Division LBR&WS Courses
  
• Interdepartmental Approved Courses
• Affiliated Faculty

Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 28 units from the approved courses, with no more than 8 units of lower division classes and no more than 8 units of courses applied toward a major or another minor. All minor courses must be taken for a letter grade, with a minimum grade of C (2.0) in each and an overall C average.

Internship and Career Opportunities

• Labor Summer Research Internship Program
• Student Leadership Academy

Campus Initiatives

• Student Publication: Underground Undergrads: UCLA Undocumented Studies Speak Out
• Course: Students and Pro-Democracy Movements
• Course: Nonviolence and Social Movements in Los Angeles
• Course: Community Scholars

Labor and Workplace Studies Minor Scores High with Seniors

In the 2011 UCLA College Senior Survey, 100 percent of seniors in the Labor and Workplace Studies Minor said they were "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with the curriculum and faculty, a score significantly above the college average. Students gave the minor ratings 4 percentage points or more above average on every item in the survey. "This is a testament to an exciting, hands-on curriculum and extremely dedicated faculty," said Minor Chair Toby Higbie.

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