Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in human resource management, professional focus in HR policy and management | 4 crédits | |||
| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of social sciences) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course will be centered around different countries through a comparative approach on labour markets. Studying the evolutions of employment, its structuration, tackling the question unemployment and female employment in Europe, we will focus on various countries and see the effect of public policies on those topics. National regulation policies as well as the effect of economical liberalism, and more broadly capitalism, will be at the core of this course. An historical depth will enrich discussions: the evolution of the labour market throughout 20th and 21st century are key to understand contemporary challenges.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- You will practice oral, reading and writing skills in English.
- You will gain knowledge on sociology of work. At the end of this course, you will be able to identify international and national variations, their historical depth in a globalized context. You will understand the structuration of labour market in Europe, unemployment and
- You will develop your sociological analysis, understand and analyse complex work transformations.
- You will gain key HR skills, such as negotiation. This course will be very useful professionally, in order to have a better understanding on each party's interests and have a thorough overview on change in work.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lessons will alternate lecture times and in-class activities.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
This course will be taught on campus.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
- MyULiège
Further information:
Powerpoint presentation will be uploaded online for students at the end of each chapter.
Written work / report
Further information:
Final exam
Individual Research Paper
You will write a research paper on a topic of your choice. It will be based on a qualitative interview of a person (worker, unemployed...) that you will choose and conduct. The paper and analysis will highlight dynamics of labour market (seen in class or not).
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Marianne Le Gagneur
marianne.legagneur@uliege.be