General Description
History |
Doctoral Programme in Labour Economics and Industrial Relations has started up in 1985 and since then, it produced 74 Ph.D. graduates. The objective of the programme is to educate scholarship experts having the qualifications of a scientist who have the ability to conduct independent and original scientific research and to generate knowledge and methods in the issues related with working life. Labour Economics and Industrial Relations Department is conducting research and education activities with 7 professors, 5 associate professors, 4 assistant professors and 13 research assistants. |
Qualification Awarded |
Doctorate Degree in Labour Economics and Industrial Relations (PhD) |
Level of Qualification |
Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) |
Specific Admission Requirements |
Second Cycle (Master's Degree) diploma; minimum GPA 80/100 or 3/4; minimum score of 60 from the nation-wide Academic Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) in the related fields; minimum score of 60 from the Foreign Language Exams (UDS/KPDS/YDS) or TOEFL/IELTS equivalent or a minimum score 70 from DEU School of Foreign Languages English Proficiency Test.Transcript; a minimum score of 75 from the graduate school entrance exam. |
Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal) |
Transfer Students:
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Qualification Requirements and Regulations |
4 years, 2 semesters per year,16 weeks per semester, 240 ECTS in total. |
Profile of the Programme |
PhD Programme of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations has aimed to reach universal and contemporary arguments about area through inter-disciplinary perspective. The objective of the programme is to educate scholarship experts having the qualifications of a scientist who have the ability to conduct independent and original scientific research and to generate knowledge and methods in the issues related with working life. The Programme includes courses on the fields of Labour Economics, Industrial Relations, Social Politics, Social Security, Labour Law, Sociology of Work, Psychology of Work and Human Resources. There are optional courses which are given in English, German and French (9% of all courses). |
Key Learning Outcomes |
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Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples |
Graduates of the department of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, with the doctoral degree, can be employed as academician, researcher, have employment opportunities in public institutions such as the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Social Security Institution as manager or expert, can be employed in private sector in various positions such as manager, expert and consultant. |
Access to Further Studies |
Graduates may apply to post doctorate studies. |
Course Structure Diagram with Credits |
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Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading |
In order for a student to be able to register for the courses at the beginning of the term and to take the final examination, she or he has to attend at least 70% of the classes. Students are made to take one midterm and one final examination for each of the courses during a semester. All exams are scored on the scale of 100 and students have to get a score that is minimum 75. A student is successful if she or he receives AA, BA, BB, CB and CC as the letter grade from a class. |
Graduation Requirements |
Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) Program with thesis is comprised of courses (84 ECTS), a field study (6 ECTS) and thesis (150 ECTS), in total 240 ECTS credits. Students must have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50/4.00 and completed all the courses with at least CB/S/TP grades. |
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning ) |
Full-time |
Programme Director or Equivalent |
Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Mustafa Yaşar TINAR |