AA 1. Demonstrate command of a knowledge base of disciplinary theories in order to understand issues related to labour.
AA.1.1. Use the relevant disciplinary theoretical concepts to understand labour issues.
AA 1.2. Position themselves within the disciplinary trends in human sciences.
AA 1.3. Understand the founding and interpretative paradigms of labour sciences.
AA 2. Problematise and analyse complex situations relating to labour and employment problems, social policies and professional relations, using a multidisciplinary approach. (be able to apply theoretical knowledge)
AA 2.1. Perform a disciplinary and multidisciplinary analysis of labour and employment problems, identifying the issues, stakeholders and context.
AA 2.2. Analyse and problematise complex practical situations.
AA 2.3. Understand and analyse the trends and developments in work in the world of labour and in the pronouncements of specialists and stakeholders.
AA 2.4. Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the unique characteristics and explanatory variables (cultural, political and economic) of the political systems and social relations in European Union countries (European Approaches option – MEST).
AA 2.5. Demonstrate command of a comparative approach, understand its requirements and apply it robustly to the analysis of issues related to labour and human resources management in the different EU countries (European Approaches option – MEST).
AA.2.6. Identify, understand and analyse the interactions between the European and national dimensions (European Approaches option – MEST).
AA 2.7. Read and understand scientific literature, particularly in English.
AA 3. Suggest a disciplinary and multidisciplinary approach to labour issues that is incorporated within an in-depth methodological and empirical process.
AA 3.1. Implement methodological tools for research in labour sciences:
- collect and select pertinent empirical data, according to the problem in question;
- exploit and analyse these data through different disciplines, using robust, advanced and appropriate methods;
- interpret the results and draw well-founded conclusions.
AA 4. Develop and acquire the skills required to conduct labour and employment projects, including the development and implementation of practical solutions. (Be able to intervene pertinently in labour and employment problems)
AA.4.1. Put theoretical knowledge into practice and combine it with practices on the ground.
AA 4.2. Contribute to the professionalization of practices on the ground.
AA 4.3. Adopt a critical approach to professional practices from a disciplinary or multidisciplinary perspective.
AA 4.4. Transform a social demand (individual or collective) into a feasible project (in terms of theory, context and implementation).
AA 4.5. Intervene expertly and pertinently in problems related to labour and employment, social policies and professional relations in different professional contexts.
AA 4.6. Define the actions to be taken, implement them, assess their impact and adapt them if necessary.
AA 4.7. Influence the dynamic of professional relations.
AA 5. Promote individuals through employment.
AA 5.1. Be aware of the human dimension underlying employment and worker management practices.
AA 5.2. Adopt a humanist vision of labour and employment into their thinking and see that this is materialised in their actions, promoting mutual respect in labour and employment relations.
AA 6. Develop cross-functional skills.
AA 6.1. Be involved in building their own knowledge:
- by managing their training independently;
- by managing their involvement in group work;
- by using case studies or specialist reading;
- by using observations and empirical analyses.
AA 6.2. Demonstrate a robust and well-argued critical approach.
AA 6.3. Develop and implement a scientific approach essential for all labour research.
AA 6.4. Communicate verbally and in writing in a clear, structured and well-argued manner.
AA 6.5. Work in an international environment.