{"id":1148,"date":"2025-01-13T07:40:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T12:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/universitystudies\/?page_id=1148"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:08:00","slug":"labor-studies-track","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/universitystudies\/labor-studies-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor Studies Track"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:650px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"966\" height=\"644\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1149\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/universitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/01\/iStock-826743582.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 100%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/universitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2025\/01\/iStock-826743582.jpg 966w, 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1rem);}.kadence-column1148_eda01c-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1148_eda01c-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1148_eda01c-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1148_eda01c-78{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1148_eda01c-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1148_eda01c-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1148_eda01c-78\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1148_56a104-49, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1148_56a104-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1148_56a104-49\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1148_56a104-49 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1148_56a104-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1148_56a104-49\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1148_56a104-49 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1148_56a104-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1148_56a104-49\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1148_56a104-49 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1148_56a104-49\"><strong>Curriculum<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1148_1c1c2b-4c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1148_1c1c2b-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1148_1c1c2b-4c\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1148_1c1c2b-4c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1148_1c1c2b-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1148_1c1c2b-4c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1148_1c1c2b-4c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1148_1c1c2b-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1148_1c1c2b-4c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1148_1c1c2b-4c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1148_1c1c2b-4c\">The Labor Studies track is 24 of the 120 credits required for the Bachelor of University 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#eeeeee;border-right:1px solid #eeeeee;border-bottom:1px solid #eeeeee;border-left:2px solid #eeeeee;}.kt-accordion-id1148_bebe33-3d > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id1148_bebe33-3d .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top-color:#d4d4d4;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#d4d4d4;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#d4d4d4;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#d4d4d4;border-left-style:solid;}.kt-accordion-id1148_bebe33-3d .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id1148_bebe33-3d > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#eeeeee;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#eeeeee;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#eeeeee;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#0e9cd1;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id1148_bebe33-3d kt-accordion-has-4-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"true\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane1148_86984a-64\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Bachelor of University Studies &amp; UMaine Required Courses<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>In addition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.umaine.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=93&amp;poid=14264\">UMaine general education requirements<\/a>, the following courses are required (7 credits):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UST 100: Introduction to the Bachelor of University Studies (1 credit)*<br><em>Six-week course<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UST 300: Core Course in University Studies (3 credits)*<br><em>Meets upper-level Writing Intensive General Education requirement&nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UST 499: Senior Capstone (3 credits)*<br><em>Meets General Education Capstone requirement<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*Available online<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane 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