Labor and Social Security

1. Program Description

The Ginling College’s undergraduate program Labor and Social Security aims to cultivate “professional leaders” by preparing students to be competent, productive and innovative managers,researchers and administrators.Successful graduates are expected to have broad theoretical foundation, well-developed practical ability, innovative consciousness and ability, and relearning ability, applicable to managerial/research career in the public and private sectors, especially related to labor and social security, human resource management.

2. Program Duration and Credit

This is a four-year undergraduate program, which can be completed within a minimum of three years and a maximum of seven years.

A total of 153 credits are required upon the completion of the program.

3. Curriculum

Three modules of courses are offered for the program: Basic Curriculum, Essential Curriculum, and Elective Curriculum. The Basic and Essential curricula are compulsory for a Bachelor’s degree.

The Elective Curriculum in the list includes extended disciplinary courses offered by the school into which an individual student is admitted, as well as cross disciplinary courses offered by other schools. Students can choose the extended and cross disciplinary courses according to their personal interests and career plans; however, credits should be approved by the School.

（1）BasicCurriculum

Course Code	Course	Credit	Semester	Remark
101204162208	Introduction to Labor andSocial Security	2	1
100701062105	Advanced Mathematics C（I）	4	1
100701062106	Advanced Mathematics C（II）	4	2
100701062108	Linear Algebra	3	2
101204162202	Sociology	3	1
101204162203	Management	4	2	含实践1学分
101204162204	Microeconomics	3	2
101204162205	Macroeconomics	3	3
101204162206	Public Administration	2	3
101204162207	Labor Economics	3	4

（2）Essential Curriculum

Course Code	Course	Credit	Semester	Remark
101204163001	Introduction to Social Security*	3	3
101204163002	Organizational Behavior*	2	3
101204163003	Statistics*	3	3	Including0.5 practice credit
101204163004	Human Resource Management*	3	3	Including 1 practice credit
101204163005	Social Research Method*	4	4
101204163006	Statistical analysis by using SPSS*	2	4	Including 0.5 practice credit
101204163007	Staff Recruitment and Quality Assessment*	3	4	Including 1 practice credit
101204163008	Labor Relations*	3	4	Including 0.5 practice credit
101204163009	Public Policies*	3	5
101204163010	Introduction to Employment*	2	5
101204163011	Labor law and SocialSecurity law*	3	6
101204163012	Graduation Field Work	4	7	practice course
101204163013	Graduation Thesis	4	8	practice course

（3）Elective Curriculum

Course Code	Course	Credit	Semester	Remark
101204164001	Career planning and management	2	2	Including 0.5 practice credit
101204164002	Dataprocessing and management decision-making	2	2
101204164003	Demography and Society	2	3
101204164004	Sociology of Labor and Employment	2	3
101204164005	Political Sociology	2	3
101204164031	Labor Policy Analysis	2	7
101202163001	Fundamental Accounting	3.5	2
101204164006	Collective Consultation and Collective Labor Contract System	2	4
101204164007	International Comparison of Social Security	2	4
101204164008	General Theory of Finance	2	5
101204164009	Social Security Fund Management	2	5
101204164010	Public Economics	2	5
101204164011	Social Gerontology	2	5	Including 0.5 practice credit
101204164012	Public Relations	2	5
101202163005	Financial Management	3	5
101204164013	Performance Management	2	5	Including 0.5 practice credit
101204164014	Internationallaborstandards	2	5
101204164015	Compensation Design and Management	2	6
101204164016	Institution for Modern Enterprise	2	6
101204164017	The Study on Social Security System of the Elderly	2	6	Including 1 practice credit
101204164018	China’s Social Security Policy Analysis	2	6
101204164019	Social Welfare and Social Relief	2	6
101204164020	Social Psychology	2	6
101204164021	Social Security Management Practices	2	6	Including 0.5 practice credit
101204164022	The Research of the Social Problems in Contemporary China	2	6
101204164023	English for Labor and Social Security	2	6
101204164024	Employee Representation and Enterprise Governance	2	7	Including 0.5 practice credit
101204164025	Job Analysis	2	7
101204164026	Social Work	2	7
101204164027	Labor Relations Management Practices	2	7	Including 0.5 practice credit
100502164038	Women and Society	2	2
100502164039	Women and Family	2	2
101204164028	Extracurricular Practice	1
101204164029	Professional Practice	1
101204164030	Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training	1

(Note: 1. Odd-number semesters are the fall semesters and even-number semesters are the spring semesters in each academic year.

     2. The asterisk * marks a core course.

4. Core Courses and Introductions

101204163001  Introduction to Social Security (3 cr.)

Prerequisites:

This course provides students with theory, knowledge and skill about Social Security, improving students with a process for understanding and analyzing Social Security that will help them as they enter a career in society. It offers a detailed foundation for Introduction to Social Security, including chapters on historical Social Security, social/economic/political analysis on Social Security development, and Function and Meaning of Social Security. Discussing brings students up to date on the latest developments in Social Security, such as Old-age security, health and care, mental health managed care, employment and unemployment, social assistance, social welfare, housing and welfare reform, the campaign to restructure Social Security, reactions to current immigration issues, current threats to workers’ pensions, and policy responses to the problems of medicines, etc.

101204163002  Organizational Behavior (2  cr.)

Prerequisites:

This course is designed to give students the basic knowledge of human behavior needed to provide a more effective organizational environment. The three basic elements of the class will be, 1) the behavior of individuals in organizations, 2) group behavior in organizations, and 3) how their behaviors affect the overall performance of organizations. Special attention is given to individual difference, attitude, motivation, job satisfaction, communication, leadership, stress, change, and organizational culture.

101204163003   Statistics    (3 cr.)

Prerequisites:

This course introduces the basic concepts and definitions of statistics, graphic representation, data collecting, sorting, display and description, time series, sampling and inference, simple correlation and regression, statistical index, etc. On the basis of learning basic theoretical knowledge, combining case teaching with practice, this course is to cultivate students' ability of flexibly using the basic theory and methods learning from this course.

101204163004  Human Resource Management  (3 cr.)

Prerequisites:

This course addresses the human resource function as a key strategic function in successful organizations. Key topic areas include: selection process, employment law, staffing, compensation, human resource development, and performance management.  The course uses readings, lectures, class discussions, and application activities.  The application activities will help students apply the concepts to their workplaces.  HRM challenges will be examined and the emerging concept of strategic HRM will be highlighted.

101204163005Social Research Method  (4   cr.)

Prerequisites:

Sociology research method is a important methodology foundation course for labor and social security professional. This course will introduce the methodology of qualitative study of sociology, study design and the basic skills of data acquisition and analysis skills. This Course will arrange small-scale theme social investigation for students.Based on the above, We must Master social research and thesis writing regulations.

101204163006   Statistical analysis by using SPSS   (2  cr.)

Prerequisites:

Statistical analysis by using SPSS is a important methodology foundation course for labor and social security professional. This course will introduce the methodology of quantitative study of sociology, Social investigation and study design, Social survey the basic skills of data acquisition and analysis skills. Based on the above, We must Master social research and thesis writing regulations. This Course also require students to read related literature and To carry on the actual research.

101204163007  Staff Recruitment and Quality Assessment  (3 cr.)

Prerequisites:

1. Master the basic principles, specific process and basic methods of personnel recruitment;
2. Master the basic principles of personnel quality assessment and the construction methods of evaluation standard system;
3. Master four skills of human resource evaluation;
4. The correct selection and use of personnel quality skills and tools;
5. Write analysis reports of testing and evaluation.

101204163008  Labor Relations  (3  cr.)

Prerequisites:

The course is based on the theories of labor relations under market economy and incorporates the actual situation of China's labor relations. It discusses the history and theory of labor relations, its types and patterns, environmental factors, international labor standards, the main factors of labor relations (including workers, labor unions, employers and employer associations, government), operation and coordination of labor relations (including the establishment of labor relations, legal norms of operation, operating mechanism and system, etc.), conflict conditioning of labor relations (including labor relations disputes and conflicts, labor dispute settlement system and method, unfair labor practice remedies, etc.) and other issues.

101204163009  Public Policies  (3  cr.)

Prerequisites:

This course is a compulsory course for the labor and social security major students. It is designed to provide an overview of social policy theory and practice, and it emphasizes on contemporary China. Therefore, the course will divide into two parts: social policy theory study and social policy analysis. It will segment social policy into five steps according to its process which begins with social problem and ends with policy evaluation. It encourages students to analyze and discuss about various elements of social policy and in various branches such as social security, education, health etc.

101204163010  Introduction to Employment  (2 cr.)

Prerequisites:

The course discusses the theories and practices of macro employment and labor management, based on macroeconomics, labor economics and the basic theory of public management. It is established on market economy and China's national conditions, focusing on the practical needs of labor and social security practices, and discusses the following topics: basic theory and policies of employment, labor supply and demand, labor market, the history and current status of China’s labor and employment, employment structure, employment strategy, employment management, vocational introduction and guidance, special groups’ employment, unemployment and informal employment. Through the study of Introduction to Employment, students will master the basic theory of employment, and build up the theoretical and political foundation for their future work in macro-management (government) or micro-management (human resources management of enterprises and institutions).

101204163011  Labor law and Social Security law (3 cr.)

Prerequisites:

Labor and Social Security Law is the application of stronger discipline, theory with practice more, learning the basic theory required proficiency in the use of analysis of social practice, the emergence of new problems.Can and pay attention to labor and social security system of the reform process and circumstances.Through analysis of case studies or examples to improve the ability to solve practical problems.This course in addition to Social Security Law, Labor Law and the theory of cutting-edge issues and explore a variety of perspectives for research, but also a human resources management should have the Labor and Social Security Law to determine the basis of knowledge of teaching content, to enhance Student's understanding, analytical skills and ability to judge as the main target.Topics of the Labor and Social Security Law of two parts. Labor law, including the theory and practice of labor law, labor law, such as the production and its historical development, the nature of labor law, role and characteristics of the adjustment of labor relations in the labor law should follow the basic principles and specific laws labor law Norms, and to understand the development of labor law and labor law practice in the actual implementation of the experience and problems, and theory of the world's labor law, legislation and judicial practice in order to conduct realistic assessments and reference.Social Security Law Social Security Law requires students to understand the basic issues, such as the concept of social security law, adjustment object, basic principles, status and role, aware of the contents of the legal relationship of social security and social security law, production and development, and learn about other countries, social The development and characteristics of security legislation, master of the social security system, the basic framework of legal system and the specific content.