National Labor College • Course Catalog 2012–2013 • www.nlc.edu
SLS Certificate Programs The School of Labor Studies offers a variety of certificate programs, each consisting of 12 credit hours of SLS and/ or Union Skills courses. Certificate in Labor Education (fully online or with residency)
Certificate in Labor Studies (fully online)
Certificate in Leadership for Change (fully online)
The program requires these two courses:
The program requires these two courses:
• Labor and Work in the United States
• Effective Leadership
• The Adult Learner
• Labor and Work in the Global Economy
• Instructional Systems Design
and two from the following offerings:
and two from the following offerings:
• Union Administration
The fully-online Labor Education Certificate requires these four courses:
• Leadership Theory
• Labor and Politics
• Ethics in Decision Making
• Labor and Employment Law
A student may apply 3 credits earned in related NLC Union Skills or other degree courses in place of one of the courses listed above with permission of the Labor Studies Coordinator or Dean.
• Grassroots Leadership for Working America
• The Future of Labor and Work
• The Adult Learner
The closed-cohort residency program in Labor Education requires four courses from the following offerings:
A student may apply 3 credits earned in related NLC Union Skills or other degree courses in place of one of the courses listed above with permission of the Labor Studies Coordinator or Dean.
• Distance Learning for Labor Educators • Instructional Technology
• Teaching Techniques I • Teaching Techniques II • Methods that Motivate
• Union Structure and Governance • Union Administration • Foundations in Safety and Health
Certificate in Union Administration (fully online) The program requires this course: • Labor and Work in the United States and three courses from the following offerings: • Union Administration • Union Structure and Governance • Effective Leadership
A student may apply 3 • Management and Labor credits earned in related in the 21st Century (SPS NLC Union Skills or other degree courses in place of course) one of the courses listed • Managing Human above with permission Resources in a Dynamic of the Labor Studies Environment (SPS Coordinator or Dean. course) A student may apply 3 credits earned in related NLC Union Skills or other degree courses in place of one of the courses listed above with permission of the Labor Studies Coordinator or Dean.
• Advanced Teaching Methods • Psychology of the Adult Learner • Train-the-Trainer on Workplace Safety and Health
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