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Board of Deans/Directors

  • Dean: Federico Navarro Nieto, PhD
  • Vice Dean of Academic Affairs:  Fernando Lara de Vicente
  • Vice-Dean of European Convergence and Teaching Innovation: María Luisa Rodríguez Copé, PhD
  • Vice-Dean of Postgraduate Studies and Institutional Relations: Nuria Ceular Villamandos, PhD
  • Secretary: Antonio Costa Reyes, PhD

Presentation

Dear student of the Faculty of Labor Sciences:

Dear student, with the Degree in Labor Relations and Human Resources the UCO faces the challenge of offering to the society specialties focused on the treatment of the legal order of work and social security, the study of the organization of work , Personnel management and the labor market. This degree is the culmination of a process, begun in the 80's of the last century, incorporating studies on work to university and a progressive enrichment of curricula to cover the growing complexity of professional profiles linked to the world labor.

In the case of the Degree of Tourism, the UCO bet for a qualification that contributes qualified cadres to the sector, much needed in Cordoba. The companies of this sector in our province demand continuously graduates with a solid formation in business management oriented to the tourist and leisure business, to advance in a model that must be renewed and diversified in its offers, reducing costs and at the same time maintaining structures of Value, with quality, with qualified human capital. The challenge of new technologies and the growing internationalization of the sector make it essential to incorporate young graduates into positions of management and organizational responsibility, with a solid training in the different functional areas of the company and the tourist activity. And this is the objective of the Faculty of Sciences of the work and of the UCO in the present moment.

In recent years, our Faculty has made an undoubted effort to improve the quality of the degrees it offers, making it possible for the academic qualifications offered to be adapted in their professional profile to the socio-economic context, and to be flexible enough to adapt to the breadth of exits Professionals linked to such studies. Proof of this is the incorporation of this course 2016-2017 of the Double Degree in Tourism and Translation and Interpretation.

On the other hand, the Faculty has a broad program of activities of university extension, with which we intend to enrich and complete your academic training. With all this, we put at your disposal activities to satisfy your vital curiosity, your desire to learn, to know, and to enjoy this time that will be unrepeatable for you.

This web site that we put at your disposal aims to be a basic mean of orientation in the life of the Center. In it you will be able to find basic information about your academic studies (such as curricula, schedules or exam schedule) of the Degree in Labor Relations and Human Resources, Degree in Tourism, Double Degree in Tourism and Translation and Interpretation, as well as The degree to be extinguished, Bachelor of Science of Labor. You will also find a way to access the services at your disposal in the Center (Secretariat, Library, Information Technology), and in particular your teachers and management team of the Center.

I will celebrate that this instrument will facilitate your orientation in studies that you must face with illusion, judgment and discipline.

Julia Muñoz Molina
Dean of the Faculty of Labor Science

Services and Facilities

Library (Head Librarian: Cristina Ruiz de Villegas García-Pelayo). Tel. +34 957 21 25 19)

The library is located on the first floor and has a capacity of 138 seats.  It is open from 8:30 am to 9:00 pm, Monday to Friday. More information at: http://www.uco.es/webuco/buc/centros/trabajo/

Computer Facilities (Director: Antonio Ostos Carmona. Computer Operator. Tel.+34 957 21 25 23)

The Computer Room is on the second floor of the building. It has 44 computers, all of which are connected to the UCO network and equipped with the necessary software to enable users to do work, connect to the Internet and use e-mail services.

The Computer Room is open from 8:30 am to 8:00 pm (Monday to Friday), but may be closed periodically for practical classes and university extension courses, which will be announced in advance on the bulletin board located in the Computer Room or the web page of the Faculty.

Copy Services: his service is provided by Copisterías Don Folio Tel. +34 957 21 25 16. The Copy Service is situated to the right of the front lobby opposite the central courtyard. Hours: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm and 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm, Monday to Friday

Cafeteria: This service is provided by Campus Catering Tel. +34 957 21 25 18. The cafeteria is located to the right of the front lobby. Hours: 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, Monday to Friday.

Reception (Tel. +34 957 21 25 25) The Reception desk is located on the left of the lobby opposite the central courtyard. Hours: 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, Monday to Friday and Saturdays from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

University Life

  • During the academic year the Faculty of Labour Sciences organizes numerous cultural, social and political events in the Faculty Auditorium or other rooms that are available for this purpose. Of unquestionable importance to our students’ academic training and knowledge, numerous citizens of Cordoba also attend these events.  While many of the activities are organized by our faculty members, associations and citizen’s groups also choose to hold events here due to the Faculty’s privileged location in the centre of Cordoba and the excellent facilities it has to offer.
  • For information on upcoming events, consult the Faculty of Labour Sciences information panels or web page and the local press.

Internships

Throughout the academic year, there are general calls for students who wish to do internships in companies in Cordoba and specific calls for students wishing to do internships in public institutions and private companies in the province.

In each call (both the general and the specific call) students are given information about deadlines for submitting applications as well as the criteria for selection.

Internships are conducted during the academic year and have a minimum duration of one month. They are arranged according to the timetable established between the Faculty and the firm where the internship will be carried out, taking into account the students’ class schedules and exam sessions.

In addition to the general and specific internship calls, other available internships will be publicly listed during the academic year to cover possible vacancies.

Only UCO students may apply for and conduct internships.  If students conclude their programme of studies while they are engaged in an internship, the internship will finalize on September 30th of that academic year.

International Relations

The SOCRATES higher education programme, known as Erasmus, promotes transnational cooperation between universities by fostering European mobility and the academic recognition of studies and qualifications within the European Union. The Faculty of Labour Sciences is committed to student and teacher mobility through exchange agreements with the University of Rzeszow (Poland), Göttingen (Germany), Siena, Bologna and Messina (Italy), Paris XII and Corsica (France) and Maia, Faro (Portugal).

 

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