{"id":4366,"date":"2025-07-29T07:56:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T07:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mscs.uoc.gr\/socdpms\/?page_id=4366"},"modified":"2025-11-23T17:17:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T17:17:24","slug":"about-the-programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mscs.uoc.gr\/socdpms\/en\/about-the-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"About the programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4366\" class=\"elementor elementor-4366\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c360bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c360bf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a6af57c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a6af57c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Departments of Sociology (coordinator), Political Science and Psychology at the School of Social Sciences, University of Crete, jointly offer an online Interdepartmental Postgraduate Studies Programme (IPSP) on <em>\u00abEmployment, Labour Organisation and Industrial Relations\u00bb.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">This innovative programme combines\u00a0theoretical insights and empirical research\u00a0to explore the changing world of work, employment relations, and labour market dynamics. Drawing on a strong interdisciplinary foundation, the programme integrates: sociological perspectives\u00a0on work and employment systems \u00b7 political analysis\u00a0of labour institutions and policies \u00b7 economic interpretations\u00a0of labour market developments \u00b7 psychological insights\u00a0into workplace welfare and well-being.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">The programme welcomes two categories of students: a) graduates of Social Sciences, Economics, Law and Business Administration departments, and b) <strong>professionals and researchers<\/strong>\u00a0from other academic backgrounds, with\u00a0<strong>at least 12 months of proven experience<\/strong>\u00a0in relevant fields (e.g. HR, public\/local administration, trade unions, or employment-related research).<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">To be awarded the Master\u2019s degree, students must complete a total of 90 ECTS credits. The 60 ECTS correspond to coursework completed during the first two semesters (30 ECTS per semester), while the remaining 30 ECTS are allocated to the Master\u2019s thesis (or an internship, as provided for in specific Internal Regulations).<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">In the first semester, students will be able to acquire foundational knowledge in the fields of work organisation, employment, the labour market and industrial relations, as well as training in key methodological approaches. During the second semester, students will have the opportunity to refine their academic focus by specialising in one of two distinct streams: (1)\u00a0<strong>Industrial Relations<\/strong>\u00a0or (2)\u00a0<strong>Human Resource Management<\/strong>. The\u00a0<strong>first stream<\/strong>\u00a0adopts an interdisciplinary approach to exploring various aspects of industrial relations, the labour market, and employment issues. It draws on perspectives from sociology, economics, political science, and psychology, and offers training in diverse methodological approaches to studying labour markets and industrial relations. The\u00a0<strong>second stream<\/strong>\u00a0is more applied and practice-oriented. It aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary for managing human resources and addressing organisational challenges within enterprises and organisations.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">Teaching methods include: (a)\u00a0<strong>Synchronous learning<\/strong>, with regular teleconferences and virtual meetings held throughout each semester, and (b)\u00a0<strong>Asynchronous learning<\/strong>, where students engage with online resources and are assessed using a range of diagnostic tools and continuous evaluation methods.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">Tuition fees are \u20ac600 per semester, amounting to a total of \u20ac1,800 for the entire three-semester programme.<\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: justify\">DURATION: 1 \u00bd years (3 semesters)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify\">LANGUAGES: Greek<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify\">ENROLLMENT OPTIONS: Full time, Part time<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify\">TUITION FEES: 1,800 \u20ac<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify\">STUDY FORMAT: Distance Learning<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136fa7d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"136fa7d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Departments of Sociology (coordinator), Political Science and Psychology at the School of Social Sciences, University of Crete, jointly offer an online Interdepartmental Postgraduate Studies Programme (IPSP) on \u00abEmployment, Labour Organisation and Industrial Relations\u00bb. This innovative programme combines\u00a0theoretical insights and empirical research\u00a0to explore the changing world of work, employment relations, and labour market dynamics. Drawing on a strong interdisciplinary foundation, the programme integrates: sociological perspectives\u00a0on work and employment systems \u00b7 political analysis\u00a0of labour institutions and policies \u00b7 economic interpretations\u00a0of labour market developments \u00b7 psychological insights\u00a0into workplace welfare and well-being. The programme welcomes two categories of students: a) graduates of Social Sciences, Economics, Law and Business Administration departments, and b) professionals and researchers\u00a0from other academic backgrounds, with\u00a0at least 12 months of proven experience\u00a0in relevant fields (e.g. HR, public\/local administration, trade unions, or employment-related research). To be awarded the Master\u2019s degree, students must complete a total of 90 ECTS credits. The 60 ECTS correspond to coursework completed during the first two semesters (30 ECTS per semester), while the remaining 30 ECTS are allocated to the Master\u2019s thesis (or an internship, as provided for in specific Internal Regulations). In the first semester, students will be able to acquire foundational knowledge in the fields of work organisation, employment, the labour market and industrial relations, as well as training in key methodological approaches. During the second semester, students will have the opportunity to refine their academic focus by specialising in one of two distinct streams: (1)\u00a0Industrial Relations\u00a0or (2)\u00a0Human Resource Management. The\u00a0first stream\u00a0adopts an interdisciplinary approach to exploring various aspects of industrial relations, the labour market, and employment issues. It draws on perspectives from sociology, economics, political science, and psychology, and offers training in diverse methodological approaches to studying labour markets and industrial relations. The\u00a0second stream\u00a0is more applied and practice-oriented. It aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary for managing human resources and addressing organisational challenges within enterprises and organisations. Teaching methods include: (a)\u00a0Synchronous learning, with regular teleconferences and virtual meetings held throughout each semester, and (b)\u00a0Asynchronous learning, where students engage with online resources and are assessed using a range of diagnostic tools and continuous evaluation methods. Tuition fees are \u20ac600 per semester, amounting to a total of \u20ac1,800 for the entire three-semester programme. DURATION: 1 \u00bd years (3 semesters) LANGUAGES: Greek ENROLLMENT OPTIONS: Full time, Part time TUITION FEES: 1,800 \u20ac STUDY FORMAT: Distance Learning Contact Information Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, University of Crete Gallos University Campus, P.C. 741 00, Rethymno, Crete Secretariat Phone Numbers Secretary of the Department of Sociology (acting): Moundrianaki Marina Tel. 2831-077466 E-mail socdpms@social.soc.uoc.gr Copyright \u00a9 2025\u2013 With the support of the D.G.U.. and the School of Social Sciences<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4366","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-no-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mscs.uoc.gr\/socdpms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mscs.uoc.gr\/socdpms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mscs.uoc.gr\/socdpms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mscs.uoc.gr\/socdpms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mscs.uoc.gr\/socdpms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4366"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/mscs.uoc.gr\/socdpms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4655,"href":"https:\/\/mscs.uoc.gr\/socdpms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4366\/revisions\/4655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mscs.uoc.gr\/socdpms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}