PhD in Labour Relations and Human Resources

2024/2025

What you learn

The Doctoral Program in Labor Relations and Human Resources will provide doctoral training to students interested in developing research and an academic and/or professional career in the field of labor relations and personnel management, both in private and sector organizations. in public organizations, non-governmental organizations. (NGOs) and other non-profit organizations (e.g. foundations). Students will be able to conduct research in local, regional, national and international organizations.

Specifically, the training provided by the doctoral program will allow doctoral students and doctors in Labor Relations and Human Resources to carry out scientific research in traditional areas of labor relations and human resources.

Professional and academic career

Professional and academic career

The objective of this doctoral program is to train professionals in the field of Labor Relations and HR as well as to provide excellence in training in the different areas of this degree to develop professional activities in both public and private organizations. The training of the doctoral student will allow:

- Develop academic, teaching and research activities in Higher Education centers, as well as their integration into both national and international research groups.

- Develop consulting, support and advisory activities for Public Administrations. Design and direction in the application of public policies, as well as strategic planning in the implementation of action plans in the field of local development.

- Highly qualified independent professionals with great capacity to adapt to various jobs, not in the business field, including mediation, conciliation and labor arbitration, HR direction and management, risk prevention, as well as the legal-labor field, among others. other aspects. Development of jobs that require leadership and management skills.

Research lines

This are the main research lines for current study.

  • Legal Aspects of the Management of Organizations and Public Administrations
  • Psychology of Labor Relations and Human Resources in Private Organizations and Public Administrations.
  • Sociology, Economics, History and Politics of Labor Relations and Human Resources and Risk Prevention

Planning for teaching

Additional subject teaching

Candidates who do not meet all the necessary prior learning conditions for the programme may be required to complete additional courses in the form of subjects and modules from UDC Master’s and undergraduate programmes. The number of credits from additional subject teaching will not exceed 15 ECTS credits, which students may choose to complete before or after enrolment in the PhD programme.

Students who do not opt to complete additional coursework prior to enrolment should register for their extra subjects or modules at the same time as the PhD. Failure to complete additional coursework within a period of three consecutive terms will result in the termination of the student’s registration.

See also UDC PhD Policies and Regulations, Article 16: Applications.

EIDUDC teaching and training activities

EIDUDC teaching and training activities

Programme-specific teaching and training activities

Activity 1: Writing scientific documents

Activity 2: Search the database and records of scientific information

Activity 3: Public presentations of research results

Activity 4: Research seminars

Activity 5: Attendance at conferences, conferences and conferences

Supervision agreement

The PhD supervision agreement defines the academic relationship between the candidate and the University, the rights and responsibilities of each (including any intellectual and/or industrial property rights resulting from the candidate’s research), the procedures in place in relation to conflict resolution, and the duration of the agreement. It also specifies the duties of the PhD tutor and supervisor.

The supervision agreement must be signed by the candidate, tutor and designated university representative (or representatives) within a maximum period of one month as from the date of registration. The supervisor’s signature may be added subsequently, once a supervisor has been appointed.

When the document has been signed by all the relevant parties, the agreement is then added to the candidate’s record of activities.

See also UDC PhD Policies and Regulations, Article 31: Supervision agreement.

Research plan

The candidate must prepare a research plan within six months of registration, with information regarding methodology, objectives, resources and milestones. The research plan is submitted together with the report of the supervisor and/or tutor for approval by the Academic Committee for PhD Programmes (CAPD). Improvements to the plan may be introduced with the approval of the supervisor and/or tutor based on the annual review of the student’s research progress.

Research plans are subject to annual review by the CAPD, including the report(s) of the supervisor and/or tutor and the candidate’s record of activities. Students will be permitted to continue with their studies if the outcome of the review is satisfactory. If the outcome is negative, the student will be required to submit a new plan within a period of six months. If the committee is still not satisfied, the candidate will be removed from the programme.

See also UDC PhD Policies and Regulations, Article 30: Research plan.

Student mobility

UDC holds student mobility agreements with universities and other third-level institutions across four continents. Students are offered several opportunities each year to apply to study abroad in one of these centres (for a single term or for a whole year), with the guarantee that all credits obtained will be duly recognised in their academic record upon their return.

For each round of applications, the University publishes the list of exchange options available to students and, where relevant, the specific conditions associated with each. Students may also apply to the University for funding for international work experience placements and internships.

Work experience placements are accredited in the student's academic record and the European diploma supplement. Students are free to decide in which host company or academic institution within the EHEA they wish to carry out their placement. To assist them in their search, the University has created an online noticeboard with jobs postings and other news.

Work-study placements in A Coruña are arranged by the International Relations Office (ORI) of the UDC in collaboration with the international relations coordinators in the student’s home university. The general entry criteria, rights and obligations of students, and admission and acceptance procedures for the programme, are regulated by the UDC Mobility Policy.