The Master in Population Sciences and Development is an interdisciplinary course which studies the relationship, both in time and space, between population and development. It includes related disciplines such as anthropology, demography, economics, political science, sociology and history. It prepares students for a professional career in the practical fields of demography and development or for research on both the countries of the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Since there is a wide range of focuses (two professional and one research) and options (seven in all), students may choose between different fields and gain some specialization both in the subject (demography or development) or the geographical area (the main regions of the world) as well as in the methods uses (qualitative or quantitative) and professional objectives (action or research). Students will acquire skills currently much in demand both at national and international levels (for further details, please visit the Department website at http://www.sped.ucl.ac.be).
The Master in Population Sciences and Development comprises :
- core subjects (60 credits)
- three focuses (30 credits each)
- a research focus
- a professional focus in demography
- a professional focus in development
- seven options (30 credits each), five of which are related to professional focuses and two to research focuses.
In addition to the core subjects (60 credits), students must choose one of three focuses (30 credits) and one of the options relevant to their chosen focus (30 credits) to make up a course of 120 credits.
Whatever focuses and options are chosen, the programme for this Master must total a minimum of 120 credits, spread over two years of study. This corresponds to 60 credits per year.
Wathever the focus or the options chosen, the programme of this master shall totalise 120 credits, spread over two years of studies each of 60 credits
Core courses
Focuses
Option
Doctoral programmes:
With this Master, students can gain entry to the doctorate in Social Science (Demography) and the doctorate in Social Science (Development, Population, Environment). It also allows students admission to the Doctoral School in Development Studies (comprising 7 Francophone Belgian universities) and to the Doctoral School in Social Science (which includes demography among other subjects)
Students who attend all of the options in one of the groupings (30 CR) may be awarded a university certificate, in conjunction with the University Institute of Continuing Education (l’Institut universitaire de formation continue - IUFC).
