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Master [120] of arts in Labour sciences

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Retour en début de pageStudy objectives

The Institute of Labour Sciences offers  courses, on a part-time basis, for those wishing to specialise in the field of human and social problems in the world of work and in making policies which make the most of people both in and through their work. First of all, this involves developing students’ abilities to analyse, from a multidisciplinary perspective, subjects connected with work and employment, social policies, professional relationships at the regional, national and international level. This will enable them to define what action may be necessary, to put it into practice and afterwards assess its impact.

Students who successfully complete this course will take up posts in a wide range of different kinds of organizations : consultancy and intervention inside an organization ; setting up projects on work and employment ; reports or management within intermediary organizations in the labour market (training bodies, bodies that help people into the world of work, temporary work agencies and so on) ; applied research into labour matters, social security, employment law, professional relationships and finally specialist journals.

The 120 credit Master is mainly aimed at holders of a first degree, either gained at university or outside university.


There are two possible options : Work and Society and European Master in Labour Sciences. The first offers an in-depth, interdisciplinary training in the different disciplines of labour sciences while the second is aimed at students who would like to broaden their horizons with an in-depth, multidisciplinary training and a European perspective, with the emphasis on a comparative approach.
It includes a semester abroad.


Retour en début de pageGeneral presentation of the programme

The programme comprises 120 credits, spread between the core subjects (65 credits), the professional focus (30 credits) and an option (25 credits):

 

          the objective of the core subjects is to develop analytical and methodological skills to deal with questions related to the world of work, through an introductory course, another on methodology and a multidisciplinary seminar spread over the two years. It also includes courses which deal with institutions and the different contexts of work. Finally there is the dissertation which requires students to do a piece of individual research on a subject of their choice.

          the professional focus concentrates on the main areas of the different disciplines involved in dealing with questions related to the world of work: sociology, law, psychology, economics, philosophy and psychosociology. This shows students how these different disciplines relate to the world of work.

          in parallel, students may choose one of two options. Work and Society relates to work in companies and organizations. The European Master in Labour Sciences compares how different national systems organize the world of work in a European context. This option includes a semester abroad. 

 

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Professional Focus

Options

Activités complémentaires


Retour en début de pagePositioning of the programme

Advanced Masters : None
Doctoral programmes : Doctoral School of Political and Social Science.

Admission
Students must have gained a higher education certificate of the short variety which permits entry via the ‘bridging programme’   (see table below) or have gained a first university degree which includes : a minimum of 15 credits in sociology, political economy, statistics, law, psychology, research methods in human sciences. Alternatively, if there are not enough prerequisite subjects, up to 15 credits may be added to the programme in the first year of the Master.

University Bachelors
Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
UCL Bachelors
Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences [180.0]   Direct access  
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code   Direct access  
Belgian Bachelors of the French speaking Community
Bachelier en sciences humaines et sociales Répondant aux conditions générales d’accès  Direct access  
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code   Direct access  
Belgian Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code   Direct access  
Foreign Bachelors
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code   Direct access  

Non university Bachelors
Diploma Access Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
 
> Tout bachelier de l'enseignement supérieur hors université de type long ayant échoué à l'examen d'admission Accès au master moyennant réussite d'une année préparatoire de max. 60 crédits Type long
> Tout bachelier de l'enseignement supérieur hors université de type court ayant échoué à l'examen d'admission Accès au master moyennant réussite d'une année préparatoire de max. 60 crédits Type court
> Tout bachelier de l'enseignement supérieur hors université de type long moyennant réussite d'un examen d'admission Accès direct au master moyennant ajout éventuel de 15 crédits max Type long
> Tout bachelier de l'enseignement supérieur hors université de type court moyennant réussite d'un examen d'admission Accès direct au master moyennant ajout éventuel de 15 crédits max Type court

Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree
Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
"Licenciés"
 
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code   Direct access  
Masters
 
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code   Direct access  

Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree
Diploma Access Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
 
> Tout master de l'enseignement supérieur hors université moyennant réussite d'un examen d'admission Accès direct au master moyennant ajout éventuel de 15 crédits max Type long

Adults taking up their university training
> See the website www.uclouvain.be/vae

Entry to all Masters (with the exception of Advanced Masters) can be gained through the special procedure for accrediting prior learning and experience known as VAE (validation des acquis de l'expérience). Entry to this Master can be gained through this procedure.

http:// www.uclouvain.be/vae.html

 

Entry may also be gained on submission of a special personal file.


Personalized access
Reminder : all Masters (apart from Advanced Masters) are also accessible on file.
Entry to all Masters (with the exception of Advanced Masters) can also be gained on submission of a special personal file.

Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration


Contact

Retour en début de pageCurriculum management

Institut des Sciences du Travail (TRAV)

Retour en début de pageUseful contacts

Joseph Godeau

Françoise Ledant

Patricia Badoux



Teaching method

Retour en début de pageStrong points of the pedagogical approach

Part-time schedule, balanced workload and dynamic teaching : the entire programme is organized on a part-time basis to encourage students already involved in a professional situation to join. At the Institute of Labour Sciences, the teaching methods used have always made extensive use of many different kinds of training methods which put students firmly at the centre of their own learning, whilst taking account of theoretical and practical perspectives : individual and group work, reading, case studies, observations and empirical analyses etc.  This requires special attention to be paid to the workload since an excessive amount of work and examinations may prevent students from actively taking responsibility for their learning, especially if they are trying to combine their studies with a job. Each semester, the academic secretary, together with student representatives and the Institute office, has the task of coordinating the overall workload.

 

Multidisciplinary approach : the multidisciplinary nature of the training is not only reflected in courses relating to different disciplines, but also in the way that the disciplines are integrated together in the Introduction to Labour Sciences course and the Multidisciplinary Seminar on Labour Issues, both of which require real involvement from students by attending lectures, giving group presentations, field work and so on. This requires students to acquire and demonstrate the ability to analyse a set of themes by using approaches from various disciplines. 

Final piece of work and methodology : the dissertation is a key element in each student’s progression. It is an important piece of individual work supervised by an academic and assessed both as a piece of writing and orally before a board of examiners. Previous experience suggests that some students find writing a dissertation difficult or even very difficult. In response to this, the new Master programme offers more training in the different forms of methodology, with a sequence of 15 credits entitled Labour Problems and the dissertation seminar (2 credits).

Retour en début de pageEvaluation

Given the wide variety of learning strategies in the programme, there is also a range of methods of assessment  which are designed to evaluate elements such as grasp of theory, capacity for analysis (both individually and in a group), group work and written and oral expression. These may include written and oral examinations, individual and group work, individual and group presentation in lesson time or in the presence of the teaching staff.

Finally, there is a dissertation. This takes the form of a piece of written work together with an oral presentation before a board of examiners.



Internationalisation

The Work and Society option offers students the opportunity to spend a semester as an exchange student at the School of Industrial Relations (l’Ecole des Relations Industrielles -ERI) at the University of Montreal or the School of Industrial Relations at Laval University in Quebec (in french).


The European Master in Labour Sciences includes a compulsory exchange which lasts a semester with a partner institution among 13 european partners.



Core courses
Legend
Mandatory Optional
Courses not taught this academic year Periodic courses not taught this academic year
Periodic courses taught this academic year Two year courses

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MandatoryMémoire (30credits)
Mandatory LTRAV2910

Séminaire d'accompagnement du mémoire  N.   2credits   
Mandatory LTRAV2900A

Mémoire - 1ère partie  (in French) N.   7credits   
Mandatory LTRAV2900B

Mémoire - (2ème partie) Directeur  (in French) N.   21credits   

MandatoryProblèmes du travail (15credits)
Mandatory LTRAV2000

Introduction to Sciences of Work  Nathalie Burnay 15h  3credits   
Mandatory LTRAV2010

Research methods in labour science  Patricia Vendramin 30h  4credits  1q 
Mandatory LTRAV2020A

Pluridisciplinary seminary of problematic of work - part 1  N. 30h  4credits   
Mandatory LTRAV2020B

Pluridisciplinary seminary of problematic of work - part 2  N. 30h  4credits   

MandatoryInstitutions et contextes (14credits)
Mandatory LTRAV2030

The law and practice of collective labour relations  Filip Dorssemont, Sophie Du Bled 45h  5credits  2q 
Mandatory LSOC2025

Sociology of Organisations and Organised Action  Christian Maroy, Marc Zune (supplée Christian Maroy) 30h  5credits  2q 

MandatoryUn cours
parmi :
Optional LTRAV2040

Social politics
( cours bisannuel ) 
Philippe Pochet, Pierre Reman 30h  4credits  Periodic courses not taught this academic year 
Optional LTRAV2050

Employment policies  Philippe Pochet, Pierre Reman 30h  4credits  Periodic courses taught this academic year 

MandatoryCours de sciences religieuse (2credits)
Mandatory LTECO2203

Questions of religious sciences: questions about ethics  Walter Lesch 15h  2credits  2q 

MandatoryLangues (4credits)
Mandatory LANGL2432

English communication skills   Philippe Detry 30h  4credits  2q 
 


Professional focus [30.0]
Legend
Mandatory Optional
Courses not taught this academic year Periodic courses not taught this academic year
Periodic courses taught this academic year Two year courses

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Year
1 2

MandatoryFondements disciplinaires des sciences du travail
Mandatory LTRAV2200

Sociology of work  Bernard Francq 30h  5credits    x  
Mandatory LTRAV2210

Labour law  François Vandamme 30h  5credits  1q  x  
Mandatory LTRAV2230

Psychology of work  Michaël Dubois 30h  5credits    x  
Mandatory LTRAV2240

Labour economics  Muriel Dejemeppe, Béatrice Van Haeperen (supplée Muriel Dejemeppe) 30h  5credits      x
Mandatory LTRAV2250

Philosophy of work  Mark Hunyadi 30h  5credits      x
Mandatory LTRAV2260

Psycho-sociological analysis of labour relations  Thomas Périlleux 30h  5credits      x
 


Options

Work and Society [0.0]
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Mandatory Optional
Courses not taught this academic year Periodic courses not taught this academic year
Periodic courses taught this academic year Two year courses

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Year
1 2

MandatoryEntreprise et dynamiques organisationnelles
Mandatory LTRAV2600

Staff and organization  Laurent Taskin 30h  5credits    x  
Mandatory LTRAV2610

Business economics  Nicolas Neysen (supplée Alain Vas), Alain Vas 30h  5credits  2q    x
Mandatory LTRAV2620

The development of human resources  Nathalie Delobbe 30h  5credits  2q    x
Mandatory LTRAV2630

Wellbeing at work  Bénédicte Schepens 30h  5credits      x
Mandatory LTRAV2640

Bargaining theory and practice  Pascal De Sutter, Stéphanie Demoulin 25h  5credits  1q    x
 


European Master in Labour Sciences [0.0]
Legend
Mandatory Optional
Courses not taught this academic year Periodic courses not taught this academic year
Periodic courses taught this academic year Two year courses

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Year
1 2

MandatoryApproches comparatives
Mandatory LTRAV2700

Contextual factors of work in Europe  Evelyne Léonard 15h  5credits  1q  x  
Mandatory LTRAV2710

Comparative training and employment systems  Béatrice Van Haeperen, Marc Zune 45h  5credits  2q    x
Mandatory LTRAV2720

Comparative social protection systems  Yannick Vanderborght, Pascale Vielle 45h  5credits  2q    x
Mandatory LTRAV2730

Comparative systems of salaries and human resource manage-ment  Marc Fourny, Evelyne Léonard 30h  5credits  2q    x
Mandatory LTRAV2740

Comparative industrial relations systems  Bernard Francq 45h  5credits  2q    x