Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

General Description

Brief History

The Institute of Social Sciences (1982) is one of the four Institutes at Bursa Uludag University. The Institute has been going at full blast as offering MA and PhD Programmes since 1982-1983 academic year.
Although, Sub-Department of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations has two programmes [MA and PhD], but Sub-Department of Labour Psychology and Human Resources (for the first time was opened in 2003-2004 academic year but later was opened in 2011-2012 academic year again) has only one MA Programme.

Qualification Awarded

According to Turkish Council of Higher Education, Department of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations is subject to 180-240 ECTS in PhD Programme. After one of these programmes are completed successfully and program’s qualifications are met PhD degree are achieved in the field of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations.

Level of Qualification

Third Cycle

Specific Admission Requirements

1. MA degree 2. ALES [Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam] score (valid for 3 years; candidate(s) can apply the Exam who graduate from Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Departments; Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology, Public Law [EA-Equally-Weighted score] or Theological, History, Turkish Language and Literature, Archaeology Departments, Art History [SÖZ-Verbal score] and need to get a minimum of 55 scores. Alien students must have ALES and the other certificates which are valid for international -GRE, GMAT etc.- and not need to be any score). 3. Sufficient score of foreign language (for UÜDS, KPDS, ÜDS must be at least min. 55 score; for TOEFL IBT must be at least min. 55 score; for TOEFL CBT must be at least min. 134, and for TOEFL PBT must be at least min. 453 score. Alien students do well in the foreign language exam [English, German, French, Arabic or others] min. 55 score and must have TÖMER certificate to speak and understand Turkish language). - for PhD Programme: ALES 50% + BA graduate score 15% + Foreign Language 15% + Interview 20% = Total score of candidate - for alien students: ALES 50% + BA graduate score 15% + Foreign Language 15% + Interview 20% = Total score of candidate

Specific arrangements for the recognition of prior learning

The provisions in “Regulation on Transfer among Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, and Subspecialty and the Principals of Credit Transfer among Institutions in Higher Education Institutions” are applied.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Current lessons of PhD Programme must have min. 24 credits and max. 30 credits (PhD Programme with thesis must have 24 credits on annual basis). If a candidate passes all exams of these lessons with -for PhD Programme- 75/100 score and after write and present his/her thesis to academic jury concerning this Department, the PhD degree will be given to the candidate.

Profile of The Programme

PhD Programme of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations has aimed to reach universal and contemporary arguments about area through inter-disciplinary perspective.

Key Learning Outcomes & Classified & Comparative

1. Ability of using scientific resesarch methods very effectively and to discuss the results of methods on global scale.
2. Ability of actively adapting the informations which from the different disciplines related to the field to current events.
3. To oversee the principle of ´social justice´ in proposed solutions relating to social problems.
4. To offer concrete solutions to social problems in the context of scientific standards.
5. To master methodological requirements of social sciences and ability to follow the latest developments and critiques of them.
6. To evaluate of modern equivalents of legal regulations related to Social Policy and working life.
7. To master oral and written principles of the Turkish language and ability of using a high level of foreign grammar.
8. To analyze current political and economic developments in context of conceptual and thoroughly levels.
9. Becoming aware of the scientific and ethical principles of the discipline of Social Policy.
10. To comprehend the scientific information which is used for the country and the universal requirements.

SKILLS

Cognitive - Practical

To evaluate of modern equivalents of legal regulations related to Social Policy and working life.
To analyze current political and economic developments in context of conceptual and thoroughly levels.
Ability of using scientific resesarch methods very effectively and to discuss the results of methods on global scale.
To offer concrete solutions to social problems in the context of scientific standards.
To master methodological requirements of social sciences and ability to follow the latest developments and critiques of them.
Becoming aware of the scientific and ethical principles of the discipline of Social Policy.
To comprehend the scientific information which is used for the country and the universal requirements.

KNOWLEDGE

Theoretical - Conceptual

To evaluate of modern equivalents of legal regulations related to Social Policy and working life.
To comprehend the scientific information which is used for the country and the universal requirements.
To offer concrete solutions to social problems in the context of scientific standards.
To master methodological requirements of social sciences and ability to follow the latest developments and critiques of them.
To master oral and written principles of the Turkish language and ability of using a high level of foreign grammar.
Ability of using scientific resesarch methods very effectively and to discuss the results of methods on global scale.
To analyze current political and economic developments in context of conceptual and thoroughly levels.
Becoming aware of the scientific and ethical principles of the discipline of Social Policy.
To oversee the principle of ´social justice´ in proposed solutions relating to social problems.

COMPETENCES

Field Specific Competence

Ability of using scientific resesarch methods very effectively and to discuss the results of methods on global scale.
To evaluate of modern equivalents of legal regulations related to Social Policy and working life.
Becoming aware of the scientific and ethical principles of the discipline of Social Policy.
To master oral and written principles of the Turkish language and ability of using a high level of foreign grammar.
To offer concrete solutions to social problems in the context of scientific standards.

COMPETENCES

Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

To evaluate of modern equivalents of legal regulations related to Social Policy and working life.
Ability of using scientific resesarch methods very effectively and to discuss the results of methods on global scale.
To analyze current political and economic developments in context of conceptual and thoroughly levels.
Becoming aware of the scientific and ethical principles of the discipline of Social Policy.
To oversee the principle of ´social justice´ in proposed solutions relating to social problems.
To master methodological requirements of social sciences and ability to follow the latest developments and critiques of them.

COMPETENCES

Communication and Social Competence

To comprehend the scientific information which is used for the country and the universal requirements.
To evaluate of modern equivalents of legal regulations related to Social Policy and working life.
Becoming aware of the scientific and ethical principles of the discipline of Social Policy.
To oversee the principle of ´social justice´ in proposed solutions relating to social problems.

COMPETENCES

Learning Competence

To master oral and written principles of the Turkish language and ability of using a high level of foreign grammar.
Becoming aware of the scientific and ethical principles of the discipline of Social Policy.
To evaluate of modern equivalents of legal regulations related to Social Policy and working life.
Ability of using scientific resesarch methods very effectively and to discuss the results of methods on global scale.
To master methodological requirements of social sciences and ability to follow the latest developments and critiques of them.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples

People who graduated from Sub-Department of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations keeping hold of PhD degree should be employment in some positions at Ministry of Labour and Social Security and dependent institutions and human resources specialist position at human resources service in company at private sector, too.

Access to Further Studies

Graduates who have successfully completed MA degree, and after providing “application” + “interview” = “succeed” may apply to national and/or international PhD programmes.

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

- PhD Programme: In order for a student to be able to register for the courses at the beginning of the term and to take the final examination, she/he has to attend at least 70% of the classes. Students are made to take at least one final examination for each of the courses during a semester. All exams are scored on the scale of 100 and students have to get a score that is min. 75. A student is successful if she/he receives AA, BA, BB, CB and CC as the letter grade from a class.

Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate from PhD Programme, it is required to pass all the courses in the Program [equivalent to total 180-240 ECTS] (included vocational education lessons), to pass PhD Proficiency Exam, to publish an article in a refereed journal and to write a PhD thesis.

Mode of Study

Full-Time

Address and Contact Details

Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü

Facilities

Courses of PhD Programme in Sub-Department of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations are instructed by 12 academic staffs of Department of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations.

Curriculum

1. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
CLE5381	SOCIAL POLICY	Compulsory	2	0	0	7,5
CLE5383	INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS	Compulsory	2	0	0	7,5
CLE5385	INDIVIDUAL LABOUR LAW	Compulsory	2	0	0	7,5
CLE5387	WORK PSYCHOLOGY	Compulsory	2	0	0	7,5
CLE6101	SPECIAL TOPICS ON LABOUR ECONOMICS	Compulsory	3	0	0	7
CLE6103	CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS IN LABOUR LAW	Compulsory	3	0	0	7
CLE6191	THESIS CONSULTING I	Compulsory	0	1	0	1
	Click to choose optional courses.					-15
Total						30

2. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
CLE5382	LABOUR ECONOMICS	Compulsory	2	0	0	7,5
CLE5384	HUMAN RESOURCES	Compulsory	2	0	0	7,5
CLE5386	INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY	Compulsory	2	0	0	7,5
CLE5388	SOCIAL SECURITY	Compulsory	2	0	0	7,5
CLE6102	ISSUES ON SOCIAL CHANGE	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
CLE6104	CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS IN LABOUR PSYCHOLOGY	Compulsory	3	0	0	4
CLE6172	SEMINAR	Compulsory	0	2	0	5
CLE6192	THESIS CONSULTING II	Compulsory	0	1	0	1
	Click to choose optional courses.					-15
Total						30

3. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
CLE6183	ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHD THESIS I	Compulsory	4	0	0	4
CLE6193	THESIS CONSULTING III	Compulsory	0	1	0	10
YET6177	PHD COMPREHENSIVE EXAM	Compulsory	0	0	0	16
Total						30

4. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
CLE6184	ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHD THESIS II	Compulsory	4	0	0	4
CLE6194	THESIS CONSULTANTS	Compulsory	0	1	0	26
Total						30

5. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
CLE6185	ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHD THESIS	Compulsory	4	0	0	4
CLE6195	THESIS CONSULTANTS	Compulsory	0	1	0	26
Total						30

6. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
CLE6186	ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHD THESIS	Compulsory	4	0	0	4
CLE6196	THESIS CONSULTANTS	Compulsory	0	1	0	26
Total						30

7. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
CLE6187	ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHD THESIS	Compulsory	4	0	0	4
CLE6197	THESIS CONSULTANTS	Compulsory	0	1	0	26
Total						30

8. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
CLE6188	ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHD THESIS	Compulsory	4	0	0	4
CLE6198	THESIS CONSULTANTS	Compulsory	0	1	0	26
Total						30

1. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
CLE6105	CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS IN SOCIAL SECURITY	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE6107	QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE6109	DECENT WORK AND EMPLOYMENT	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE6111	SOCIAL CHANGES IN TURKEY	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE6113	LABOUR LAW IN HUMAN RESOURCES	Optional	2	0	0	5

2. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
CLE6106	CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS IN SOCIAL POLICY	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE6108	LABOUR LAW IN EU	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE6110	COMPORATIVE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE6112	ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR APPLICATIONS	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE6114	ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF WELFARE STATE	Optional	2	0	0	5