Teaching method

The teaching programme for the 120 credit Master is dynamic and original. Students have the opportunity of doing many different learning activities, both individually and in groups. These activities are assessed on a continuous and regular basis.
Many subjects are tackled in an integrated way, often reflected in a joint timetable which enables students to gain a variety of different insights and additional perspectives from a single starting point. Students will come face to face with internationally renowned researchers as well as recognized experts.

This intertwining provides a framework in which to encourage critical analysis of and involvement in the practical world of communication with its technological, social and political challenges. The programme is designed to provide both technical skills and intellectual independence.

Methods which reflect interdisciplinarity

Information and communication sciences lend themselves naturally to interdisciplinarity. The very different backgrounds of the teaching staff both reflect and guarantee this. Moreover, students from the 120 credit Master work alongside students from the 60 credit Master who, for the most part, have studied other subjects such as literature, human sciences and exact sciences.  This mix makes for true interdisciplinary and an open outlook, both of which are necessary in Information and Communication. Moreover, the fact that certain subjects are borrowed from other Departments and Faculties (or even from other Universities where there are specific agreements) gives additional interdisciplinary perspectives.

Variety of teaching strategies (including e-learning)

Depending on the subject matter, the teaching is designed to help students acquire knowledge and analytical skills. The aim is always to help students learn to develop independent intellectual and practical skills which will be particularly useful when doing projects and other pieces of work, either individually or in groups. The use of intelligent technology is one of the key components: students are introduced to technology and software relevant to their area and encouraged to use them throughout the programme. Some teaching sessions or parts of course make use of different possibilities offered by the iCampus platform and other similar intranet sites.

Variety of learning situations

Students will take part in traditional forms of learning : ex cathedra courses,  seminars and workshops. They will do both individual and group work. They will undergo continuous assessment and, at certain times, there will be examinations. Students may also produce a dissertation or a work placement report. Finally, many courses involve e-learning (resources and exercises, class management, distribution and collective assessment of work).

Written and oral examinations test how much students have learned and whether they have mastered concepts, theories, basic facts and expertise in the different disciplines.

There is continuous assessment of exercises. Multimedia tools also  create learning opportunities, some of which are in the form of distance learning which regularly includes self-assessment techniques.