Diploma Work and Labour (TYPE 2)
DIPLOMA in WORK AND LABOUR
(TYPE 2)
The Diploma in Work and Labour is intended to provide an additional qualification to the student’s main degree.
Program Goals
- Develop critical thinking skills and problem-solving strategies in the areas of work and labour.
- Learn how to analyze the complex ways in which work and labour intersect with issues of gender, race, colonialism, globalization, environment and technological change.
- Gain a strong understanding of issues and debates in the labour movement and trade unions’ role in addressing social and economic inequality
Potential Students
- The Graduate Diploma in Work and Labour is intended to provide an additional qualification to the student’s main degree. Students enrolled in a gradute degree program at Carleton University.
Program Requirements
Students must complete 5 courses:
- Political Economy of Work and Labour.
- Selected Issues in Work and Labour.
- Reflective Practice on Work and Labour or Placement in Political Economy.
- 2 courses of approved elective courses with work and labour content.
Admission Requirements
General Admission
Must be enrolled in a graduate degree program at Carleton University.
For Carleton MA or PhD students
Consult the program webpage
Entry Term
Fall
Application Deadline
Fall: August 1
For More Information
Please Contact the Institute Administrator: political.economy@carleton.ca
Hybrid Options Now Available: Select courses (i.e.: PECO 5002, PECO 5503 and PECO 5504) will be offered in person with a option to join virtually if you are not in Ottawa. Contact the Institute Administrator for more information on how to complete the program virtually, in person or with a combination.
Photo credits in clockwise order starting at the left top:
Josh Berson, Ontario Federation of Labour, Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care, CUPE, Josh Berson.