Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
2 credits
Q1
Language
French
Main themes
The theme varies annually, from purely demographic issues to broader social sciences or health issues. Among recent themes we can mention " Reproductive health in the North and in the South. From knowledge to action " (2004), " The history of Belgium's population and its territories " (2005).
The conference is organized by different teams, gathering professors and researchers of the Institute of demog-raphy, of other faculty members of the UCLouvain, other Belgian or foreign universities, working in the related research field.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1. | Acquire an in depth vision of the progress achieved in knowledge and methods in a specific research field ; |
| 2. | Be able to write a paper on or make an oral synthesis of a selection of contributions ; |
| 3. | Meet international specialists in the related fields. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Other information
Based on personal home-work requested in the frame of the seminars DEMO 2160 and SPED 2040.
Abstracts or copies of the contributions, attendency of the international conference.
Faculty or entity
PSAD
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Population and Development Studies
