<p>ummm hi im new to this forum and i am surprised by its size wow lol
anyways back to the question
i have only recently became aware of the ILR school and i am actaully very interested now.
im trying to write the essay and i can only write the same stuf i wrote for the CAS essay mainly because i dunno how it differs from CAS (econ major i think)
EXACTLY
so can anyone explain to me or gimme a link that explains waht it is
thanks</p>
<p>Theres something called the search function you should use it. CaugaRed whos an alum of ILR has possted some really great info threads so look for those.</p>
<p>have a look at the brochure again...read up on the ILR website and watch the videos...</p>
<p>ILR can be a lot like an econ major (you can pretty much take all the same classes as an econ major) but it's a bit more focused on the lives of workers...whereas an econ major would care about the bottom line $$$</p>
<p>It's like slicing the social science pie another way. Think of it this way: </p>
<p>ILR is the interdisciplinary and phenomenological study of labor-- you study the sociology, the economics, the history, the psychology, and the politics of labor. Economics is the disciplinary and largely theoretical study of the creation and distribution of goods-- you may study the economics of development, growth, labor, public finance, etc. Of course, they intersect at labor economics. </p>
<p>Also, if you major in econ, the distribution requirements that are required of you are more broadly in the liberal arts (and a language). In ILR, you have more requirements in-major and have very few distribution requirements. </p>
<p>If you're interested in the social sciences in a broad, applied way, ILR might be a great intellectual fit. If you're interested in being more grounded in a discipline, then econ might be a better fit. Or, you can major in ILR and get a concentration in econ (like me!). You can use your ILR elective requirements to basically replicate the econ major but without the distribution requirements of the Arts school.</p>
<p>ok... just out of curiousity, did you also put this question up on ****side? hahaha i just saw the exactly same thread there.</p>