Industrial Relations - G1056 - Studies portal

Basic information

Type	Bachelor's degrees
Faculty or school	Faculty of Law
Branch of knowledge	Social Sciences
Mode of delivery	face-to-face
Credits	240
Number of places available	150 (excluding double degree)
Length of course	4 academic years
Language(s) of instruction	Catalan 48,3%, Spanish 51,7%
Admission grade	8.180 (July 2022, start of process, via official entrance examinations/vocational training)
Approximate price per credit	17,69 €
Compulsory placements	No
Coordinator	JESUS BARCELO FERNANDEZ
Course details	Indicators
Specializations	Yes

Objectives and competences

Objectives

To provide sound, flexible training in response to the development of the economic and social context, with a particular focus on changes in industrial relations and in human resources management.
To provide interdisciplinary skills and knowledge to manage industrial relations.
To gain an understanding of the complexity and dynamic and interrelational nature of work.
To apply the knowledge that is gained in different areas: legal advice on employment, human resources management, organization of work, and management and mediation in the labour market.
To develop the capacity to apply information and communication technologies.
To develop the capacity to learn new knowledge independently and to access studies.

Competences

Generic Competences

Commitment to ethical practice: critical skills and attitudes that are consistent with ethical and moral standards in work relations.
Capacity for learning and responsibility: the ability to analyse, synthesise and make decisions.
Team work: capacity to collaborate with others and contribute to a common project as part of cross-disciplinary and multicultural teams.
Creative and entrepreneurial skills (capacity to conceive, design and manage projects/capacity to research and integrate new knowledge and approaches).
Concern for sustainability (capacity to assess the social and environmental impact of actions taken in a particular setting/capacity to adopt integrated and systemic approaches).
Respect for the fundamental rights of workers, in particular with regard to gender equality, incapacity and the work-life balance.
Communication skills: capacity to understand and produce effective spoken and written language, using specialized terminology.

Specific competences

Understanding of the foundations of the Spanish legal system, constitutional framework and basic institutional framework.
Understanding of the most relevant aspects of contemporary economic, political and social history and of the dynamic nature of labour relations.
Capacity to apply qualitative and quantitative social research techniques to the study of industrial relations.
Understanding of the fundamental principles of economics, the labour market and employment policies and their importance in organizational contexts.
Theoretical and practical understanding of the legal framework applicable to companies and commercial activities.
Understanding of the structure and function of companies and ability to apply results analysis and organizational techniques.
Theoretical and practical understanding of staff management techniques in organizations.
Theoretical and practical understanding of the legal framework applicable to labour relations, union activity and social security actions in the management of public and private sector workers.
Understanding of and capacity to manage the basic aspects of government intervention in labour relations.
Understanding of the technical and legal aspects of occupational risk prevention and capacity to manage risk prevention activities.
Understanding of and capacity to manage fiscal obligations and understanding of accounting as an instrument for analysing the economic-financial information generated by companies.
Capacity to apply specific knowledge in the field of legal and labour advice.
Capacity to apply specific knowledge and techniques in the field of people management.

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

The applicant should have the ability to analyse, summarise and work in a team, and have social skills for negotiations and conflict resolution.

Access requirements and conditions

Admission for students with studies completed outside Spain.

Applicants holding higher educational qualifications from a university outside Spain should consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications to find out about specific admission requirements.

Pre-enrolment

Students that have studied abroad and who wish to study at the University of Barcelona may be admitted to EHEA bachelor's degree courses. Procedures for gaining admission will depend on the qualifications held by each applicant.

For further information about admission, consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications.

Enrolment

As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online via the Món UB portal. To find out the date and time you have been assigned, check the specific information for your course. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned.

Academic information

Administrative procedures related to enrolment

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information for second-, third- and fourth-year students
Other enrolment procedures

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Support and guidance

Pre-enrolment information and events

Course curriculum

Subjects and course plans

Distribution of credits

Type	ECTS
Basic training	60
Compulsory	144
Optional	30
Compulsory placements	0
Compulsory final project	6
TOTAL	240

List of subjects

FIRST YEAR

Subject	Language	Type	Credits
Applied Statistics in Labour Relations	1st semester	Basic training	6
Introduction to the Economy	1st semester	Basic training	6
Political System and Constitutional Law	1st semester	Basic training	6
Techniques in Work and Communication	1st semester	Basic training	6
Work Psychology	1st semester	Basic training	6
Business Organization	2nd semester	Basic training	6
Economic and Social History	2nd semester	Basic training	6
Introduction to Law	2nd semester	Basic training	6
Labour Economics	2nd semester	Basic training	6
Sociology of Work	2nd semester	Basic training	6

SECOND YEAR

Subject	Language	Type	Credits
Business Law	1st semester	Compulsory	9
Employment Law I	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Occupation Policy	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Organization and Methods of Work	1st semester	Compulsory	9
Accounting I	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
Employment Law II	2nd semester	Compulsory	9
Person Management	2nd semester	Compulsory	9
Social Security Law I	2nd semester	Compulsory	6

THIRD YEAR

Subject	Language	Type	Credits
Accounting II	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Legal Regime and Common Administrative Procedure	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Legal Regime of Civil Service Employment	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Occupational Health and Safety	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Social Security Law II	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Company Taxation	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
International Legal Regime for Employment	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
Labour Law I and Collective Bargaining	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
Labour Safety and Health	2nd semester	Compulsory	6
Management of State Employment	2nd semester	Compulsory	6

FOURTH YEAR

Subject	Language	Type	Credits
Administrative Intervention in Labour Relations	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Labour Law II and Collective Bargaining	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Labour Procedural Law	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Staff Selection and Training	1st semester	Compulsory	6
Final Project	1st semester 2nd semester	Compulsory final project	6

OPTIONAL YEAR

Subject	Language	Type	Credits
Complementary Social Protection	2nd semester	Optional	6
Environmental Management and Total Quality	2nd semester	Optional	6
Institutional or Company Placement	Annual	Practices	12
Internal Communication	2nd semester	Optional	6
Legal and Financial Regime in the Voluntary Sector	2nd semester	Optional	6
Legal Regime for Non-Nationals	2nd semester	Optional	6
Practical Applications of Labour and Social Security Law I	1st semester	Optional	6
Practical Applications of Labour and Social Security Law II	2nd semester	Optional	6
Psychological and Social Risk	2nd semester	Optional	6
Strategic Company Management	1st semester	Optional	6
Techniques in Conflict Negotiation and Resolution	2nd semester	Optional	6

Pathways and specializations

Minor in Labour Law
Minor in Personnel Management
Pathway without minors
Check the planning of the different pathways of the degree

Previous years

Teaching staff

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Placements

Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment.They are therefore included in the academic record. There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 500 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.

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