Academic Calendar 2025-2026

Employment Relations – Minor (Arts)

Subject: Administered by the Industrial Relations Program.
Plan: Consists of 24.00 units as described below.
Plan Code: EMPR-Y
Program: The Plan, in combination with a Major or Specialization Plan in another subject, and with sufficient electives, will lead to an Honours Bachelors Degree.

Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2024-2025 Calendar for the previous requirements.

1. Core
A. Complete the following:
EMPR 100Introduction to Employment Relations3.00
EMPR 110Workplace Communication and Interpersonal Skills3.00
2. Option
A. Complete 3.00 units from the following:3.00
EMPR at the 300-level or above
EMPR_Subs at the 300-level or above
B. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
EMPR at the 200-level or above
C. Complete 9.00 units from the following:9.00
EMPR at the 200-level
Total Units24.00

3. Notes

A. A maximum of 6.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan requirements. This includes courses in BMED, COMM, GLPH, HSCI, LAW, NURS, and courses offered by Smith Engineering.

Employment Relations Course List

The following list may contain courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.6 (Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may only be made available during the Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits.

EMPR_Subs

DEVS 351Labour and Global Development3.00
DEVS 353Business and Global Development3.00
ECON 361Income Distribution and Problems of Inequality3.00
GNDS 321Gendering Opportunities - Women's Work3.00
SOCY 305Sociology of Professions3.00
SOCY 336The Sociology of Work and Technology3.00