Study Programmes 2015-2016
SOCI0753-1  
Sociology of employment
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in human resources management (120 ECTS)3
Master in sociology (120 ECTS)3
Master in labour sciences (120 ECTS)3
Master in sociology and anthropology (60 ECTS)3
Master in labour sciences (60 ECTS)3
Master in education (120 ECTS)3
Master in education (120 ECTS)3
Master in education (120 ECTS)3
Master in education (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Jean-François Orianne
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
The Sociology of Employment course aims to train students in the sociological analysis of forms of employment and employment statutes
Learning outcomes of the course :
By the end of the course, students will be able to :
  • Identify the controversies in the literature
  • Understand the concepts, methodological principles and the many facets of research.
  • Apply these concepts and principles to the analysis of empirical cases
  • Establish links between different theoretical, methodological and empirical elements
  • Criticise or evaluate certain theoretical and/or normative positions
  • Produce a tightly worked argument on a theoretical question
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
The course, focus on the sociology of employment and unemployment, presents and is structured around three theoretical approaches: - the cognitive approach, centred on the reference systems of employment policies; - the institutional approach, open to international comparison between the different employment systems; - the pragmatic approach, which depends on the processes for implementing employment policies.
Recommended or required readings :
In terms of didactic support, students will rely mainly on a set of texts compiled during classes
Assessment methods and criteria :
The assessment of the students' work will consist of an oral exam, based on the course
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Jean-François Orianne Sociologie de l'action publique et des problèmes du travail Boulevard du Rectorat 7 4000 Liège Bâtiment B31 / Bureau: 1.99 Tel: 04/366.30.49 jforianne@ulg.ac.be
Items online :
Sociology of Employment
Reading portfolio