Overall Course Aims

• You develop a depth of knowledge and complexity of analytical skills
• You will be equiped with the skills, knowledge and confidence to succeed on the degree course and, where this is the desired outcome for you, provided with a suitable academic grounding if you wish to progress to Masters level of study
• You will deepen your problem-solving skills and increase your capacity for critical evaluation and independent judgement, particularly in undertaking independent study and research
• You will develop comprehension and the capacity to analyse issues that are central to the study of International labour and trade unionism
• You will be able to apply and critically reflect on different theoretical perspectives to the analysis of issues of labour regulation and trade union organisation and practice in different contexts
• You will be equiped with the personal and professional aptitudes to succeed in appropriate employment where this is the desired outcome for you
• You will be empowered with the motivation and independent thinking and learning skills to enable you to become lifelong autonomous learners and engage with the issues raised by the regulation of labour at both national and international level along with the contemporary challenges posed to trade unions dealing with change and globalisation.

This course further aims to equip you with:

• A systematic understanding of key aspects of the subjects studied enabling you to show detailed and coherent knowledge informed by reference to research and scholarly work
• The skills and confidence to deploy an appropriate range of analytical techniques to support independent enquiry
• The ability to devise and sustain arguments in response to emerging issues and challenges emerging in the general field of international labour and trade union practice
• The competence to manage your own learning using scholarly sources, contemporary documents and basic research methods
• Communication skills in order to be able to present complex ideas and arguments using a range of presentational techniques