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.
The Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations within the Institute consists of four scientific branches. These departments are;
- Labor Economics
- Labor and Social Security Law
- Management and Sociology of Work
- Management and Psychology of Work.
In the Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, two master´s programs are offered at the master´s level: Labor Economics and Industrial Relations with Thesis Master´s Program and Work Psychology and Human Resources with Thesis Master´s Program, and a single program at the doctoral level is the Labor Economics and Industrial Relations Doctoral Program.

The Department of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations follows a third-cycle degree system in higher education, requiring the successful completion of a 240 ECTS credit program in the field. Upon fulfilling the program requirements and achieving the specified qualifications, graduates are awarded a Doctorate (PhD) in Labour Economics and Industrial Relations.

First Cycle

To apply to the Labor Economics and Industrial Relations PhD Programme; - Undergraduate degrees are in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, Economics, Sociology, Psychology and Law, and in the Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations (opened under the Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, with Labor Psychology and Human Resources, Social Policy, Labor and Social Security Law). Having a master´s degree (including Human Resources Management Master´s Programs); - At least 3.0 GPA in Master´s degree; - A score of at least 55 (equal weight) from the Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) in the last three years; - It is required to have a minimum score in the exams listed below, including English, French, German or Arabic. o At least 55 for KPDS, ÜDS or TOEFL IBT o Minimum score of 134 for TOEFL CBT o At least 453 for TOEFL PBT. Foreign students, except those studying in Turkey, are required to have a Turkish Proficiency Certificate. Candidates who want to apply for the PhD entrance exams must apply electronically with the required documents within the application and registration dates announced on the University´s website. In accepting students to doctoral programs; ALES score (50%), master´s grade average (15%), foreign language achievement score (15%) and written/interview exam result (20%) are evaluated. As a result of this evaluation, candidates who score at least sixty-five (65) points are ranked and students are considered successful as many as the number of quotas available.

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.

Students accepted to the doctoral program with a master´s degree with thesis must pass at least 240 ECTS in order to graduate. This credit load must consist of at least eight courses and seminars at the course stage, provided that it is not less than 60 ECTS for an academic year; The remaining load must be provided from the seminar, qualifying exam and thesis work after the course phase.

The Doctoral Program in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations aims to cultivate researchers who can make original academic and practical contributions in the field of social policy.

8.1

Key Learning Outcomes

1. To comprehend the rules that define working life and social relations, particularly in the field of social policy, and to analyze their consequences with a critical approach to develop solutions to emerging problems.
2. To have a command of the methodological requirements of social sciences and scientific research techniques, and to evaluate the obtained results on a universal scale in accordance with ethical principles to develop strategic planning and policy recommendations for the field.
3. To conduct original academic research based on scientific methods, either individually or as a member of a group, and to have the competence to publish the findings at national and international levels.
4. To contribute to the production, publication, and policymaking processes in the field of social policy and/or to provide guidance in these areas.
5. To holistically assess the effects of societal structures and technological changes on labor markets and social relations and to take the lead in developing solutions to emerging problems.
6. To communicate and defend views and recommendations based on theoretical and practical knowledge related to the field in professional settings, while adhering to the principles of social justice and scientific ethics.
7. To comprehend and critically evaluate the short-, medium-, and long-term effects of national and international social policy regulations.
8. To critically assess existing social policies based on the principles of social justice, human rights, and equality and to take the lead in developing new policy proposals.
9. To adopt ethical principles related to working life and to conduct scientific research with academic integrity and a sense of social responsibility.
10. To follow international scientific and current developments and to have a sufficient level of foreign language proficiency to participate in and contribute to academic and professional discussions.

8.2

TYYÇ - Key Learning Outcomes Relationship

Key Learning Outcomes		TYYC-1 KNOWLEDGE (Theoretical - Applied)	TYYC-2 SKILLS (Cognitive - Applied)	TYYC-3 COMPETENCE (Independent Working and Responsibility)	TYYC-4 COMPETENCE (Learning Competence)	TYYC-5 COMPETENCE (Communication and Social Competence)	TYYC-6 COMPETENCE (Field-Specific Competence)
Key Learning Outcomes		1	To comprehend the rules that define working life and social relations, particularly in the field of social policy, and to analyze their consequences with a critical approach to develop solutions to emerging problems.	1,2	1,2,3	1	1	1	2,3
2	To have a command of the methodological requirements of social sciences and scientific research techniques, and to evaluate the obtained results on a universal scale in accordance with ethical principles to develop strategic planning and policy recommendations for the field.	1,2	1,2,3,4	1,2,3	1		1,2,3
3	To conduct original academic research based on scientific methods, either individually or as a member of a group, and to have the competence to publish the findings at national and international levels.	1,2	1,2,3,4	1,2,3	1	2	1,3
4	To contribute to the production, publication, and policymaking processes in the field of social policy and/or to provide guidance in these areas.	1,2	4	1,2,3	1	1,2	1,2,3
5	To holistically assess the effects of societal structures and technological changes on labor markets and social relations and to take the lead in developing solutions to emerging problems.	1,2	1,2,3	1,2,3	1	1,2	1,2,3
6	To communicate and defend views and recommendations based on theoretical and practical knowledge related to the field in professional settings, while adhering to the principles of social justice and scientific ethics.	1,2	1	3	1	1,2	2,3
7	To comprehend and critically evaluate the short-, medium-, and long-term effects of national and international social policy regulations.	1,2	1,3		1
8	To critically assess existing social policies based on the principles of social justice, human rights, and equality and to take the lead in developing new policy proposals.	1	1,2	3	1	1,2	3
9	To adopt ethical principles related to working life and to conduct scientific research with academic integrity and a sense of social responsibility.		1,2,3		1	1,2	3
10	To follow international scientific and current developments and to have a sufficient level of foreign language proficiency to participate in and contribute to academic and professional discussions.		1	1,2		3

8.3

TAY - Key Learning Outcomes Relationship

Key Learning Outcomes		TAY-1 KNOWLEDGE (Theoretical - Applied)	TAY-2 SKILLS (Cognitive - Applied)	TAY-3 COMPETENCE (Independent Working and Responsibility)	TAY-4 COMPETENCE (Learning Competence)	TAY-5 COMPETENCE (Communication and Social Competence)	TAY-6 COMPETENCE (Field-Specific Competence)
Key Learning Outcomes		1	To comprehend the rules that define working life and social relations, particularly in the field of social policy, and to analyze their consequences with a critical approach to develop solutions to emerging problems.	1,2,3,7	1,2	1,2	1,2,5	4
2	To have a command of the methodological requirements of social sciences and scientific research techniques, and to evaluate the obtained results on a universal scale in accordance with ethical principles to develop strategic planning and policy recommendations for the field.	1,2,5,6,7	1,2,3,5	1,2,3,6	1,2,4,5,6	3,4,7	1,2,5
3	To conduct original academic research based on scientific methods, either individually or as a member of a group, and to have the competence to publish the findings at national and international levels.	1,2,3,5,6,7	1,2,3,5	1,3,5	1,2,5,6	1,2,5,7	1,2,5
4	To contribute to the production, publication, and policymaking processes in the field of social policy and/or to provide guidance in these areas.	1,2,5,6,7	1,2,3,5	1,2,3,4,6,7	1,2,5	1,2,3,5	2,5
5	To holistically assess the effects of societal structures and technological changes on labor markets and social relations and to take the lead in developing solutions to emerging problems.	4	1,4	1,2,4,6,7	1,2,5		5
6	To communicate and defend views and recommendations based on theoretical and practical knowledge related to the field in professional settings, while adhering to the principles of social justice and scientific ethics.	1,2	1,2,5	4,6	1,2	1,2,5	1,2,3,5
7	To comprehend and critically evaluate the short-, medium-, and long-term effects of national and international social policy regulations.	1,2	1,4		1,2,6		3
8	To critically assess existing social policies based on the principles of social justice, human rights, and equality and to take the lead in developing new policy proposals.	1,2	1,5	4,6	1,2,6	1	1,3,5
9	To adopt ethical principles related to working life and to conduct scientific research with academic integrity and a sense of social responsibility.	6	1,2,3				1,3
10	To follow international scientific and current developments and to have a sufficient level of foreign language proficiency to participate in and contribute to academic and professional discussions.		1,2,3,5	3,5	6	1,5,6	5

Graduates may pursue academic careers at universities and research institutes, hold expert and managerial positions in public institutions such as the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, the Ministry of Family and Social Services, and the Social Security Institution, or work as consultants in private sector organizations on topics such as human resource management, occupational health and safety, and collective bargaining processes.

Graduates can be accepted to postdoctoral programs abroad if they meet the necessary conditions.

IEach student is required to register for courses at the beginning of the semester and must attend at least 70% of the classes to be eligible for the end-of-semester exam. Students are subject to at least one final exam for each course. All exams are graded on a scale of 100 points. Doctoral students must obtain a minimum score of 75 in the final exam. A course is considered successfully completed if the student receives one of the following letter grades: AA, BA, BB, or CB.

In order to successfully complete the program, it is necessary to pass all the courses available in the program (equivalent to 240 ECTS), be successful in the qualifying exam, publish an article in a refereed journal and successfully complete the thesis.

Full-Time

Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi
Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Görükle Kampüsü 16059 Nilüfer/Bursa
Telefon: 0 (224) 294 24 23
Fax: 0 (224) 294 24 34
e-mail : sosbil@uludag.edu.tr.
Anabilim Dalı Başkanı: Prof. Dr. İlknur KILKIŞ
e-mail: ilknur@uludag.edu.tr

Education language at Labour Economics and Industrial Relations is Turkish. There are currently seven full time professors, two full- time associate professor, five full-time assistant professor, one full- time senior lecturer, four research assistant and two project assistants working in the department.

1. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
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
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 IV	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 III	Compulsory	4	0	0	4
CLE6195	THESIS CONSULTING V	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 IV	Compulsory	4	0	0	4
CLE6196	THESIS CONSULTING VI	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 V	Compulsory	4	0	0	4
CLE6197	THESIS CONSULTING VII	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 VI	Compulsory	4	0	0	4
CLE6198	THESIS CONSULTING VIII	Compulsory	0	1	0	26
Total						30

15. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
CAL2302 BH	SOCIOLOGY OF WORK&INDUSTRY	Compulsory	3	0	0	7
CAL2404 BH	LABOUR&INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY	Compulsory	3	0	0	7
CAL3103 BH	THEORY OF SOCIAL SECURITY	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
CAL3104 BH	INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
CAL3201 BH	INDIVIDUAL LABOUR LAW	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
CAL4103 BH	EMPLOYMENT&UNEMPLOYMENT	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
Total						34

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
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