FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

CERTIFICATE IN LABOUR RELATIONS

The Certificate in Labour Relations is designed to provide students with practical and applied knowledge and skills to develop and implement joint co-operative relationships between labour and management in the workplace. The Certificate will consist of eight half certificate-credit courses (four full course equivalents).

All students will be admitted to the Certificate in Labour Relations according to the policies and guidelines for admission to the University. Non-UWO students must first apply to The University of Western Ontario through the Ontario University Application Centre in Guelph, Ontario. In addition, prospective students must also complete the application form for the Certificate in Labour Relations provided by the Western Centre for Continuing Studies. Application forms are available through the Western Centre for Continuing Studies. Students who are currently enrolled at UWO are only required to complete the Western Centre for Continuing Studies application form.

Application Deadline: March 1 to be considered for admission for the Fall term.

PROGRAM

The program consists of eight certificate-credit half courses (4.0 full-course equivalents):

Introduction to Labour-Management Relations

Collaborative Labour-Management Relations

Communications in the Workplace

Conflict Resolution

Collective Bargaining

Organizational Culture

Changing Dynamics in the Workplace: The Role of Human Resource Development

Introduction to Labour Law

Total credit equivalents required for completion of Certificate in Labour Relations = 4.0 full credit equivalents

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