AIMS

The University of Alicante Degree in Labour Relations and Human Resources has the following aims:

1. To give students the necessary understanding of the complex, dynamic and inter-relational nature of work, from an integrated perspective encompassing its legal, organisational, psychological, sociological, historical and economic aspects.
2. To provide students with the capacity to apply the comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge acquired to a range of professional work situations.
3. To provide students with IT and communication skills for application in a range of professional work situations.
4. To provide students with the skills to acquire new knowledge and techniques independently.
5. To prepare students for access to post-graduate and specialist studies.

These aims have been defined on the basis of equal opportunities between men and women, universal access for persons with disabilities and the values of a culture of peace and democracy.

• Credit structure of the degree course
• Distribution of credits per subject type
• General description of the course programme
• Optional subjects and routes
  

CREDIT STRUCTURE OF THE DEGREE COURSE

The Course Programme for the Degree in Labour Relations and Human Resources consists of 240 credits, 204 of which make up the core and compulsory modules.

 DISTRIBUTION OF CREDITS PER SUBJECT TYPE

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE PROGRAMME

The course programme consists of the following subjects: Labour Law, Social Security Law, Labour Procedures, Trade Union Law, Labour Organisation, Human Resources Management, Sociology, Statistics, Psychology, History, Economics, Accountancy, Political Science, Public Employment Policies, Health in the Workplace, Preventing Accidents in the Workplace, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Tax Law, work experience and the final project. These subjects are divided into core, compulsory and optional subjects.

All core subjects are taught in the first year. The subjects offered in the core and compulsory modules are taught over 4-month periods and most are worth six credits, except for two 9-credit subjects given in the first term of the fourth year.

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS AND ROUTES

The optional subjects are each worth 6 credits and total 30 credits. They are taught over 4-month terms. Optional subjects follow two routes: one of which concentrates on business consultancy and the other, on human resources management.

Accordingly, students can choose one or other route. Each of the two routes is made up of a coherent group of subjects, to guide students in the completion of their studies. Passing the four subjects corresponding to any one route will be mentioned in a supplement to the degree.

The proposed routes of optional subjects, each consisting of four subjects, which in turn are each worth 6 ECTS credits, are as follows:

Route I: Business consultancy

-Corporate Bankruptcy Law

-Legal tax system

-Applying Labour Law

-Management activity for company set-up and operation

Route 2: Human Resources Management

-Labour Economics

-Regulatory intervention in the labour market and state welfare policies

-Managing the prevention of accidents in the workplace

-Information systems for Human Resources Management

The other optional subject is work experience, also worth 6 credits. Students may chose between work experience, Introduction to Accountancy, Statistics Applied to Labour Relations or an optional subject from a branch other than that chosen by each student. This work experience (or either of the other two subjects) will be carried out during the first term of Year 4 (or the first term of Year 8 for part-time students), through collaboration agreements entered into with a range of public and private bodies.

The final project is worth 6 credits and is carried out during the final phase of the course programme, in the second term of the fourth year.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT (IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

Students who study an undergraduate degree at the University of Alicante must confirm a minimum level of B1 in a foreign language (a B2 is recommended) in order to obtain the diploma.  

The required language level is in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. 

The language accreditation requirement can be obtained previously or at any time during university studies. However, the language requirement will be necessary in order to be able to assess the final year project.

The different forms of obtaining such language requirement can be consulted in the additional information in this section.  

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LANGUAGE TEACHING COMPETENCE CERTIFICATE

Students who want to have a career in non-university teaching when they finish their studies are recommended to obtain the teaching competence certificate (Valencian and/or foreign languages).

This certificate can be obtained by taking specific itineraries in your university studies or by taking the UA teaching competence course in Valencian, German, French and English.

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FINAL YEAR PROJECT (TFG)

All the official undergraduate degrees must be completed by preparing and defending a final year project, which must be done in the final phase of the studies and be aimed at the assessment of competences associated to the degree.

The final year project must be an original, independent and personal work. The elaboration of it may by individual or coordinated. Each student will prepare this project under the supervision of a tutor, allowing students to show the received training content in an integrated many, as well as the acquired competences associated to the undergraduate degree.

In order to register in the final year project, students must comply with the requirements established in the “Regulations for continuation studies for students registered in undergraduate degrees at the University of Alicante”. Among the requirements established to be able to register in the final year project, a minimum of 168 credits must be passed in undergraduate degrees with a total of 240 credits, and a minimum of 228 credits in undergraduate degrees with a total of 300 credits or more.

In order for the final year project to be assessed, a B1 level of a foreign language (B2 is recommended) must be confirmed.

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• Access routes
• Procedure for applying for admission
• Number of places and pass marks

ACCESS ROUTES

Admission to this degree course is open to any applicant who meets one of the following entrance requirements:

1.     SPANISH BACCALAUREATE (LOMCE) UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM (PAU): Although students can access university by means of any Baccalaureate specialization, the recommended one is Humanities and Social Sciences.

Admission scores for this degree can be improved by taking the specific modules of the University Entrance Exam (PAU) as indicated in the table below with their respective weightings.

TABLE 1

2.     PREVIOUS BACCALAUREATES WITH OR WITHOUT A PASS IN THE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM (PAU): Students who have completed their Baccalaureate under previous education systems and have passed the PAU will be able to use the mark obtained in their application.

However, students can take specific exam modules during the voluntary PAU exam period in order to improve their admission score as shown in table 1. They can also sit for the obligatory PAU exams, in which case they will have to take all the exams scheduled during this period.

3.     VOCATIONAL EDUCATION: Vocational educational qualifications such as senior technician, senior technician of plastic arts and design, or senior technician in sports is the preferred professional area although access to this degree may be through any professional field.

Admission scores can be improved by taking the PAU exam in up to 4 of the modules in table 1.

4.     STUDENTS FROM EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION OR OTHER STATES WITH WHICH SPAIN HAS AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT: Accreditation is required and issued by Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED).

Students can sit for exams in subjects included in the Pruebas de Competencias Específicas (PCE), organised by the UNED, in order to improve their admission score up to 14 points as indicated in the weightings in Table 1.

5.     STUDENTS FROM FOREIGN EDUCATION SYSTEMS: Prior to applying for the validation of their foreign Baccalaureate, students may sit for up to 4 exams in subjects offered by the Pruebas de Competencias Específicas (PCE) organised by UNED (at least one subject from the core subjects).

The weightings indicated in table 1 will be applied to core and/or optional subjects.

6.     OTHER: University degrees and other similar qualifications. University entrance exam for students over 25 (preferential option: Social and Legal Sciences).Access on the basis of professional experience (applicants over 40 years of age). Access to applicants aged 45 years or more by means of an exam.

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PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING FOR ADMISSION: PRE-ENROLMENT AND REGISTRATION

• Anticipated number of places offered during the first pre-enrolment session: 170

• In order to apply for a place, the procedure and pre-enrolment periods established each year must be observed.  It is normally necessary to pre-enrol, and two pre-enrolment periods are established for this.  The first period, or phase A is held in mid-June and the second, or phase B, is held in mid-September.  During the second period, places may only be applied for on courses which have not been filled following phase A.  Places are awarded on the basis of the preferences, criteria and reserve quotas established by current legislation. Information concerning the application procedure  (Pre-enrolment).

• Applicants admitted to a course must formally register within the timescale established annually in the enrolment calendar (usually at the end of July and the end of September). Registration Information.

NUMBER OF PLACES AND PASS MARKS

• "Pass marks" indicated correspond to the results of the first adjudication of June.
• The definitive marks can be inferior to the here collected.

• "Pass marks" indicated correspond to the results of the first adjudication of June.
• The definitive marks can be inferior to the here collected.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

The aim of the University of Alicante Degree in Labour Relations and Human Resources is to train multi-skilled professionals capable of operating in the labour world not merely as an isolated economic activity, but rather in close association with other social activities and realities.

The degree particularly qualifies its holders to work in Labour Relations. This profession requires a university degree and membership of a professional college. The functions of Labour Relations Officers are defined by Royal Decree 1415/2006 (Spanish State Gazette (BOE) 16 December 2006).

Other career possibilities include consultancy in labour, trade union, social security and accident prevention matters, and the management of documents pertaining to these environments (work contracts, payslips, social security documents, etc.) or negotiation of collective bargaining agreements.

Graduates may also work in the State Administration, as Management Technicians, Employment and Social Security Inspectors, Employment Technicians and Secondary School Teachers, particularly in Labour Training and Guidance, etc.

The Degree Course also covers  skills and subjects which can be deployed in a range of different areas: Human Resources, Labour Conflict Negotiation, Active Employment Policies, Job Creation Schemes, Consultancy for Freelancers, Labour Market Mediation, Labour Auditing, Community Cooperation and Development Schemes and Resource Planning and Management. In short, the multi-faceted training offered by the Degree in Labour Relations and Human Resources offers flexible access to a range of labour markets in the related fields.

Professions for which the degree qualifies its holder

• Labour Relations Officers, providing the requirements laid down in Art. 2 of the Statutes of the Professional Associations of Labour Relations Officers, approved by Royal Decree 1415/2006, are met.
• State Administration Officer (Management Technicians, Employment and Social Security Inspectors).
• Secondary School Teachers (Labour Training and Guidance).
• Human Resources Manager/Technician (negotiation in labour conflicts, active employment policies, employment creation schemes, labour auditing and human resources planning and management).

Timescale for the implementation of the Degree Course

Subjects taken as part of the former Degree in Labour Relations (Plan 22 and A-8) will be recognised as for the Diploma in Labour Relations (Plan B501).

Non-validated subjects

Students who do not wish to take the new degree course subjects are entitled to sit four examinations in the two academic years following the end of each year. Any students wishing to continue their studies after sitting and failing these tests will be required to follow the new plan, according to the adaptation system established in the new plan.

Students who do not wish to take the new degree course subjects are entitled to sit four examinations in the two academic years following the end of each year. Any students wishing to continue their studies after sitting and failing these tests will be required to follow the new plan, according to the adaptation system established in the new plan.

DEGREE IN LABOUR RELATIONS AND HUMAN RESOURCES. SYLLABUS SUMMARY

Internal Quality Assurance System (SGIC) of the Title

• Structure of the Centre for Quality
  • Comission of Internal Quality Guarantee
  • Other Commissions  
• Handbook SGIC
• Procedures
  • Strategic (PE)
  • Key (PC)
  • Support (PA)
  • Measurement (PM)

• Management of the SGIC (Access to ASTUA)

Follow-up of the Title

• Self-reports UA
• External reports AVAP 
• Other reports
• Improvement Plans
• Progress and Learning Outcomes