Information Sciences and Technology for Labor Studies and Employment Relations, Minor

Program Code: ISLER_UMNR

Program Description

The joint minor in Information Sciences and Technology for Labor and Employment Relations (ISLER) is designed to provide students with the opportunity to develop working knowledge of information technology, labor and employment relations, and their interdisciplinary synergies. The joint minor is designed to prepare students for professional careers in human resource management, labor relations, information systems, software development, consulting, and government.

Program Requirements

Requirement Credits
Requirements for the Minor 18

Requirements for the Minor

A grade of C or better is required for all courses in the minor, as specified by Senate Policy 59-10. In addition, at least six credits of the minor must be unique from the prescribed courses required by a student's major(s).

Prescribed Courses
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
IST 110Information, People and Technology Keystone/General Education Course3
IST 210Organization of Data3
IST 220Networking and Telecommunications3
LHR 100Exploring Work and Employment Keystone/General Education Course3
Additional Courses
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better
Select 6 credits of the following:6
Comparative Employment Relations Systems
The Law of Labor-Management Relations
Employment Compensation
Advanced Collective Bargaining and Contract Administration
Labor Relations in the Public Sector
Workplace Dispute Resolution
Workplace Safety and Health: Principles and Practices
Ethics in the Workplace
Communication Skills for Leaders in Groups and Organizations
Collective Decision Making
Special Topics

Academic Advising

The objectives of the university's academic advising program are to help advisees identify and achieve their academic goals, to promote their intellectual discovery, and to encourage students to take advantage of both in-and out-of class educational opportunities in order that they become self-directed learners and decision makers.

Both advisers and advisees share responsibility for making the advising relationship succeed. By encouraging their advisees to become engaged in their education, to meet their educational goals, and to develop the habit of learning, advisers assume a significant educational role. The advisee's unit of enrollment will provide each advisee with a primary academic adviser, the information needed to plan the chosen program of study, and referrals to other specialized resources.

READ SENATE POLICY 32-00: ADVISING POLICY

University Park

Liberal Arts Academic Advising
814-865-2545
Use the Liberal Arts Meet the Academic Advisers web page to see the contact information for the specific adviser(s) of this program

Contact

University Park

SCHOOL OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
506 Keller Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-5425
lerpsu@psu.edu

https://ler.la.psu.edu