Best Masters in Social Sciences in Romania 2017. Since it became one of the few faculties of applied social sciences in Romania, the Faculty of Sociology and Psychology in Timișoara has represented a serious and reliable partner of dialogue for all the great universities in Europe, America, Asia, and in other parts of the world. Our modern logistics combines the latest software products with educational management and applied psychology.The Department of Psychology (www.psihologietm.ro) is one of the most dynamic Psychology departments in Romania, covering all major directions in Applied Psychology. The Department of Psychology is excellence-oriented and preoccupied to increase its international visibility by contributing to international research and scientific dialogue. “Organizational and Occupational Health Psychology concerns the application of psychology to improving the quality of work life and to protecting and promoting the safety, health and well-being of workers” (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health – NIOSH). These issues are found to be of critical relevance to business, therefore researchers and practitioners in organizational and occupational health psychology address the sources and the consequences of stressors, dysfunctional behaviors at work, burnout, absence, accidents, turnover, and low performance. This program is an excellent opportunity to develop practical skills for working in various work environments. The main course titles are: Research Methods Workplace Environmental Psychology Cross-Cultural Organizational Psychology Organizational Communication and Group Processes Personnel selection and assessment Organizational Behavior Motivation and Performance at Work Consulting Skills Introduction to Occupational Health Psychology, Leadership and Strategic Thinking in Organizational Development, Work, Stress... [-]

The Faculty of Political Science, Philosophy and Communication Sciences is the youngest and most dynamic of the faculties of the West University of Timisoara, being created in 1999. Most of our students study international relations, public relations, communication and journalism. Teaching takes place in Romanian, English and German. The faculty has nine bachelor programs, six master programs and two doctoral programs, in political science and in philosophy. This new master program of our faculty seeks to respond to employers and students demands for an education closer to practice and a better adjustment to labor market needs. We are aware of the fact that most of our graduates find employment in the new globalized economy dominated by multinational enterprises. This is why we offer, after a first year centered on the development of the most important skills for a work in international relations, the possibility to choose in the second year from three attractive modules: International development studies, European studies and African studies. Main course titles Theories and strategies of international development Introduction to management International organisations Macroeconomy Diplomacy and global affairs Project management Sustainable development and environment Social development in regional context Global security studies, with an emphasis on Africa Education systems and policies Migration studies Gender and development Potential labour market positions following graduation Specialist in political and economical international relations; International officer in public institutions; International customer support; Backoffice; West University of Timisoara is one of the accredited universities in Romania to organize the Preparatory Year of Romanian... [-]

Best Masters in Social Sciences in Romania 2017. The Faculty of Political Science, Philosophy and Communication Sciences is the youngest and most dynamic of the faculties of the West University of Timisoara, being created in 1999. Most of our students study international relations, public relations, communication and journalism. Teaching takes place in Romanian, English and German. The faculty has nine bachelor programs, six master programs and two doctoral programs, in political science and in philosophy. At present, there are few programs of this type in the world, and ours is the only taught in English in Europe. Our 2-year MA’s main purpose is the intense and comprehensive high-quality certified formation of well-trained professionals in applied/practical philosophy, which include philosophical counselling and consultancy for individuals and organizations, ethical counselling, and philosophy for children. Employing solid philosophical knowledge and general counselling skills, the successful graduates will facilitate the thinking of a client or group of people via the five methods generated by philosophy: critical thinking, conceptual analysis, phenomenology, thought experiments, and creative thinking. Main course titles Philosophical tools of argumentation Deliberation and critical reasoning Care and responsibility ethics Practical ethics Biographic narrative in philosophical counselling Corporate communication Counselling skills Philosophy with children General principles of Psychopatholoy Psychiatry and Clinical Semiology Clinical observation Skills & tools for philosophical counselling in practice Active listening and observation in philosophical dialogue Supervised individual and group counselling Potential labour market positions following graduation Increasinly sought worldwide, especially in helping with logical-philosophical, axiological, and ethical analysis and foundation... [-]