Within the Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences and Communication, the Institute of Labour Sciences produces graduates mastering a broad base of scientific knowledge and skills enabling them to understand the assorted disciplines of the field of labour sciences.
The Institute of Labour Sciences produces graduates able to develop policies aimed at promoting individuals through labour, thereby meeting one of the major challenges of our societies.
Due to their multidisciplinary training, the Master 60 in Labour Sciences graduates are able to work in close collaboration with specialists from other disciplines and devise and conduct a project relating to all aspects of labour sciences.
On successful completion of this programme, each student is able to :
AA.1. Demonstrate command of a theoretical and methodological knowledge base in order to understand issues related to labour.
AA 1.1. Understand and apply the fundamental disciplinary theories related to labour issues.
AA 1.2. Understand and comply with the requirements for scientific rigour in the study of labour sciences.
AA 1.3. Position themselves within the main disciplinary trends in human sciences.
AA.1.4. Understand the founding and interpretative paradigms of labour sciences.
AA.2. Identify, understand and analyse complex situations relating to labour and employment problems, social policies and professional relations.
AA 2.1. Perform a disciplinary analysis of labour and employment problems, identifying the issues, stakeholders and context.
AA 2.2. Understand and analyse the trends and developments in work in the world of labour and in the pronouncements of specialists and stakeholders.
AA 2.3. 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 2.4. 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 2.5. Identify, understand and analyse the interactions between the European and national dimensions (European Approaches option – MEST).
AA 3. Acquire and develop the skills required to conduct labour and employment projects, including the development and implementation of practical solutions.
AA 3.1. Put theoretical knowledge into practice and combine it with practices on the ground.
AA 3.2. Contribute to the professionalization of practices on the ground.
AA 3.3. Review professional practices critically.
AA 3.4. Transform a social demand (individual or collective) into a feasible project (in terms of theory, context and implementation).
AA 3.5. Define the actions to be taken, implement them, assess their impact and adapt them if necessary.
AA 3.6. Influence the dynamic of professional relations.
AA 4. Promote individuals through employment.
AA 4.1. Be aware of the underlying human perspectives with regard to employment and worker management practices.
AA 4.2. 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 5. Develop cross-functional skills.
AA 5.1. 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.
AA 5.2. Develop and demonstrate an analytical approach.
AA 5.3. Communicate verbally and in writing in a clear, structured and well-argued manner.