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.

Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relation is subject to the second stage degree system, with 90-120 ECTS for master´s degree. Students who successfully complete the program and meet the program qualifications receive a Master´s degree in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations.

First Cycle

To apply for the Labor Economics and Industrial Relations Master´s Programme, is necessary to have received; - Bachelor´s degree in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, Economics, Psychology, Sociology or Law; - At least 2.40 undergraduate GPA degree; - At least 55 (equal weight) points from the Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) in the last three years. For foreign students, internationally documents (GRE, GMAT, etc.) are valid and ALES is not required. The equivalence of the undergraduate diplomas of foreign national candidates and Turkish citizens who completed their entire undergraduate education abroad must be approved by YÖK. The admission of these candidates to graduate programs is decided by the institute board of directors in line with the opinion of the department. Candidates who want to apply for the master´s degree 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 master´s programs; ALES score (50%), undergraduate GPA (20%) and written/interview exam result (30%) 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. Candidates who receive a bachelor´s degree from a field other than Labor Economics and Industrial Relations and are successful in the master´s exam, participate in the scientific preparation program for 1 year.

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 who successfully complete the compulsory and elective courses for the Master´s program for at least 120 ECTS credits and successfully defend their thesis in front of a selected jury receive the Master´s Degree in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations.

The program aims to increase the knowledge of students with social policy formation at the undergraduate level to the level of expertise in this field, and to develop their capacity to analyze social policy problems and conduct scientific research with the help of theoretical and applied knowledge. For this purpose, in addition to the compulsory courses in the department program, students are provided with the necessary equipment in line with their career plans through elective courses.

8.1

Key Learning Outcomes

1. To have the ability for interdisciplinary thinking and, in this context, to establish relationships between economic, political, legal, sociological, and psychological phenomena/events and the field of social policy, and to analyze social developments with a holistic approach, adapting them to current events and societal problems.
2. To advance knowledge in social policy and industrial relations by comprehensively evaluating, interpreting, and making inferences about specific issues arising in labor economics, labor and social security law, industrial relations, work psychology, and sociology.
3. To have a command of the methodological requirements of social sciences and to evaluate, interpret, and communicate research findings on a universal scale in accordance with ethical principles.
4. To effectively use advanced research techniques to analyze problems in the field of social policy and to conduct studies either independently or as a member/leader of a research group in their area of expertise.
5. To deeply analyze and interpret the effects of political, economic, and technological developments on social policy and working life, and to develop strategic approaches suitable for the target audience of social policies.
6. To critically assess policy-making processes and institutional structures in the field of social policy and to develop solutions by simultaneously considering the principles of economic welfare and social justice.
7. To comprehend national and international social policy regulations and conduct comparative analyses.
8. To critically evaluate existing social policies based on the principles of social justice, human rights, and equality, and to propose new policy recommendations.
9. To assess qualitative and quantitative developments in the field of social policy and effectively communicate findings to relevant stakeholders in written and oral forms.
10. To follow national and international literature related to the field and to possess sufficient proficiency in Turkish and at least one foreign language to systematically present research and studies both in written and oral form.

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 have the ability for interdisciplinary thinking and, in this context, to establish relationships between economic, political, legal, sociological, and psychological phenomena/events and the field of social policy, and to analyze social developments with a holistic approach, adapting them to current events and societal problems.	1,2	1,2	2	1	2	3
2	To advance knowledge in social policy and industrial relations by comprehensively evaluating, interpreting, and making inferences about specific issues arising in labor economics, labor and social security law, industrial relations, work psychology, and sociology.	1,2	1,2		1	2	3
3	To have a command of the methodological requirements of social sciences and to evaluate, interpret, and communicate research findings on a universal scale in accordance with ethical principles.		2,3	1	1	1,3	1
4	To effectively use advanced research techniques to analyze problems in the field of social policy and to conduct studies either independently or as a member/leader of a research group in their area of expertise.	1	1,3	1,2,3	1	1,2,4	1,2
5	To deeply analyze and interpret the effects of political, economic, and technological developments on social policy and working life, and to develop strategic approaches suitable for the target audience of social policies.	1,2	1,2	2	1	2	2,3
6	To critically assess policy-making processes and institutional structures in the field of social policy and to develop solutions by simultaneously considering the principles of economic welfare and social justice.		1	2	1	2	1,2
7	To comprehend national and international social policy regulations and conduct comparative analyses.	1	1		1
8	To critically evaluate existing social policies based on the principles of social justice, human rights, and equality, and to propose new policy recommendations.			2		2	1,2
9	To assess qualitative and quantitative developments in the field of social policy and effectively communicate findings to relevant stakeholders in written and oral forms.	1	1,2,3	1,2,3		1,2,3,4	1
10	To follow national and international literature related to the field and to possess sufficient proficiency in Turkish and at least one foreign language to systematically present research and studies both in written and oral form.	1	1	1	1	1,3

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 have the ability for interdisciplinary thinking and, in this context, to establish relationships between economic, political, legal, sociological, and psychological phenomena/events and the field of social policy, and to analyze social developments with a holistic approach, adapting them to current events and societal problems.	1,2,3,4	1,3,5		1,2	6,7
2	To advance knowledge in social policy and industrial relations by comprehensively evaluating, interpreting, and making inferences about specific issues arising in labor economics, labor and social security law, industrial relations, work psychology, and sociology.	1,2,3,4,5,6	1,3,5	1	1,2,4	5,6	2,6,7
3	To have a command of the methodological requirements of social sciences and to evaluate, interpret, and communicate research findings on a universal scale in accordance with ethical principles.	6,7	1,2,3,4,5,6,7	1,2,3,6	1,2,4	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,6,7
4	To effectively use advanced research techniques to analyze problems in the field of social policy and to conduct studies either independently or as a member/leader of a research group in their area of expertise.	4,5,6,7	1,3,5,7	1,2,3,5,6	1,2,5,6	2,3,4,5	1,2,6,7
5	To deeply analyze and interpret the effects of political, economic, and technological developments on social policy and working life, and to develop strategic approaches suitable for the target audience of social policies.	2,4,6,7	1,2,3,5,7	1,2,3,4,5,6	1,2,4,5	4,5,6	2,5,6,7
6	To critically assess policy-making processes and institutional structures in the field of social policy and to develop solutions by simultaneously considering the principles of economic welfare and social justice.	1,2,3,4,6	1,3,5	1,2	1,2,4,5,6	5,6	1,3
7	To comprehend national and international social policy regulations and conduct comparative analyses.	1,3,4	1,3,5	1	1,2	6
8	To critically evaluate existing social policies based on the principles of social justice, human rights, and equality, and to propose new policy recommendations.	1,4	1,3,5,7	1,2,3	1,2	5,6	1,3
9	To assess qualitative and quantitative developments in the field of social policy and effectively communicate findings to relevant stakeholders in written and oral forms.	1,3,4	1,2,3,4,5,6,7	1,2,3,6	1,2	1,2,5,6	6,7
10	To follow national and international literature related to the field and to possess sufficient proficiency in Turkish and at least one foreign language to systematically present research and studies both in written and oral form.		6	6	5	1,7	7

Graduates can work in: • Specialist and manager in human resources (personnel management) departments of industrial and service enterprises; • Training and collective bargaining specialist, labor and social security law consultant in workers ´, civil servants and employers´ organizations; • Expert and supervisor in all units and affiliated institutions of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and the Ministry of Family and Social Services; • Social security expert, social security inspector and inspector in the Social Security Institution; • Employment Agency and the professionals employed in Turkey and inspection staff, • Labor Attaché at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, • as a job and social security specialist in institutions that provide independent consultancy and training they can make a career.

Graduates who successfully complete the master´s program can continue their doctorate programs in the same or similar fields of higher education institutions in the country or abroad.

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 have to attend at least 70% of the classes. Students are made to take at least one mid-term and one final examination for each of the courses during a semester. The final grade for success is calculated by taking in account 60% of the mid-term grade and 40% of the final examination grade. Grades taken from the term papers, quizzes etc. can also be included in the calculation of the mid-term examination grade. All exams are assessed over a total of 100. For a student to be included in the Conditional Assessment System she/he needs to get a minimum of 20 as raw final grade and in order to be successful from a class her/his raw final grade must be at least 50. Besides, she/he must get a minimum of 50 as the final examination grade. A student is successful if she/he receives AA, BA, BB, CB and CC as the letter grade from a class. The letter grades of DC and DD stand for conditional success. In these cases, in order for a student to be successful from the class, her/his Cumulative Grade Point Average(CGPA) should be at least 2.0.

In order to successfully complete the program, it is necessary to pass the courses available in the program by taking at least 120 ECTS credits and successfully complete the prepared thesis work.

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. Student should used and register to Bursa Uludag UniversityCentral Library and access all hardbacks and electronic services. In addition a newsroom is active at faculty and available for students also two broadband internet access facilities computer laboratory may used. Departments have signed student exchange program with ESTGF-Portugal, University of Granda - Spain and University of Varna-Bulgaria framed Erasmus-Socrates Agreement and mutual academic support agreement with RMIT-Australia.

1. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
CLE5101	LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF LABOUR LAW	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
CLE5103	LABOR MARKET ANALYSIS	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
CLE5169	RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND PUBLICATION ETHICS	Compulsory	3	0	0	4
CLE5175	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
CLE5102	CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
CLE5124	DIGITAL CAPITALISM & LABOUR	Compulsory	3	0	0	4
CLE5172	SEMINAR	Compulsory	0	2	0	5
CLE5176	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
CLE5183	ADVANCED TOPICS IN MA THESIS I	Compulsory	4	0	0	4
CLE5193	THESIS CONSULTANTS III	Compulsory	0	1	0	26
Total						30

4. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
CLE5184	ADVANCED TOPICS IN MA THESIS II	Compulsory	4	0	0	4
CLE5194	THESIS CONSULTANTS IV	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
CLE5107	DEBATES ON SOCIAL POLICY	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE5109	APPLIED LABOUR LAW	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE5111	TURKISH SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM: PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE5113	STUDIES ON HUMAN RESOURCES	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE5115	INCOME DISTRUBITION AND POVERTY	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE5119	SOCIAL JUSTICE AGAINST LIBERAL INEQUALITY	Optional	2	0	0	5

2. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
CLE5106	MANAGEMENT OF WAGE	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE5108	SOCIAL AID LAW AND POLICIES	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE5110	ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE5112	OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE5114	GLOBALIZATION AND LABOUR	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE5118	COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT AND COLLECTIVE LABOUR DISPUTES LAW	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE5120	SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE	Optional	2	0	0	5
CLE5122	INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND LABOUR MARKETS	Optional	2	0	0	5