Labor and Employment Studies Program

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The labor and employment studies program provides students with an introduction to and understanding of the study of labor and employment relations, broadly defined.

The degree and minor include:

Bachelor of Arts in Labor and Employment Studies
Minor in Labor and Employment Studies

Faculty Spotlight

John Logan, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair of Labor and Employment Studies Department

Professor Logan believes learning about labor issues provides real-world value to our students. “The overwhelming majority of our students work, many working full-time,” he says. “It’s important they understand how the world of work is changing – which occupations are growing and which ones are disappearing – and important to know what rights and protections they and their colleagues have at work.” Whether students are newly entering the business world or hold a management position, Logan suggests reading books like Ibram X. Kendi’s How to Be an Anti-Racist and Ruchika Tulshyan’s The Diversity Advantage, which can provide insight about advocating for equity and a framework for creating space to discuss workplace diversity.

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AACSB Accredited

Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International since 1964, the Lam Family College of Business at San Francisco State University provides a high quality business education to a diverse learning community through innovative teaching, research, and support. We are one of just five percent of all business schools worldwide that meet the rigorous standards for this accreditation.

COVID-19 and Our Campus Comeback

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By fall 2021, students can expect that all services essential to the SF State student experience will be available on campus.

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For the fall 2021 semester, classes will be offered in a variety of learning modes. There will be in-person courses, hybrid courses (some meetings in person on campus and some online), and fully online. Students can review the fall 2021 class schedule to select your courses. The Advanced Class Search function in the class schedule offers students the ability to search for courses based on learning modes.

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