Work, Organization, and Leadership

The Work, Organization, and Leadership focus area draws from social sciences, labour studies, gender studies, cultural studies, and the humanities to examine contemporary developments in the world of work, organization, and leadership. The focus area incorporates a contemporary understanding of “work” as being both paid and unpaid, stable and precarious. It provides a unique opportunity for students – whether from the public, private or NGO sectors – to integrate their experience of work with their graduate studies. The focus area is ideally suited for students interested in a “participant-observer” methodology for their final project.

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Foundational courses

Grouped study

grouped study foundational courses

MAIS 610 – Organizational Perspectives: Images, Issues, Practices	(3)
MAIS 645 – Understanding Work and Learning	(3)

Electives

Grouped study

grouped study work, organization, and leadership electives

EDST 645 – Curriculum: Provoking Inquiry	(3)
EDST 646 – Educational Administration, Policy, Leadership, and Change	(3)
GOVN 505 – Innovative Public Management	(3)
GOVN 540 – Global Governance and Law	(3)
GOVN 677 – Privacy and Transparency in a Networked World	(3)
MAIS 603 – Community Development	(3)
MAIS 604 – Planning and Action for Community Change	(3)
MAIS 612 – Gender, Leadership and Management	(3)
MAIS 644 – Adult Education, Community Leadership, and the Crisis of Democracy	(3)
MAIS 645 – Understanding Work and Learning	(3)
MDDE 631 – Inclusive Leadership and Practice in Education	(3)
MDDE 632 – Leadership in Education Innovation	(3)
MHST 604 – Leadership Roles in Health*	(3)

* Note: Master of Health Studies (MHST) deadlines and course registration fees apply.

Individualized study

individualized study work, organization, and leadership electives

GOVN 500 – Governance and Leadership	(3)
MAIS 514 – The Theory and Practice of Trade Unions	(3)
MAIS 615 – The Business of Emotions	(3)
MAIS 638 – What I Tell You May Not Be True: Autobiography, Discourse Analysis, and Post-Colonialism	(3)
MAIS 640 – Grounded Theory, Exploration, and Beyond	(3)
MAIS 650 – Canadian and International Labour Education	(3)

Individualized study

• GOVN 500: Governance and Leadership
• MAIS 514: The Theory and Practice of Trade Unions
• MAIS 615: The Business of Emotions
• MAIS 638: What I Tell You May Not Be True: Autobiography, Discourse Analysis, and Post-Colonialism
• MAIS 640: Grounded Theory, Exploration, and Beyond
• MAIS 650: Canadian and International Labour Education