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The goal of the master is to offer the students the theoretical and methodological resources to understand criminality and penalty and, more generally, deviance and social control.

The professional focus master aims to help students specialise in intervention in order to be able to teach in sectors aiding and protecting young people, the police, executing penalties and criminal measures, legal aid and dealing with delinquency.

The research focus master aims to train students in careers in research and analysis in the fields of psychological or sociological criminology and criminal policy.

Skills developed :

• Deeper understanding and critical analysis of criminality and penalty, deviance and social control, and the scientific work devoted to these phenomena;
• Conducting interviews ; intervening in situations of conflict and crisis, reflecting on intervention practices
• Wording of research questions; building up research tools; carrying out empirical research; thinking about research practices.

Knowledge to acquire :

• Major theories in psychological and sociological criminology from the crime to the administration of criminal justice;
• Intervention and research methodology ;
• Legal matters in relation to criminality and penalty.

 

Programme content

The programme of the Master en criminologie is built around core courses mainly taught in the first year, on the basis of which students are invited to take the research or professional focus in the second year, as described above, for a total of 120 credits.

The core courses amount to 90 credits, spread over two academic years as follows: the end of study dissertation and its accompanying seminar for 17 credits and a languages module for 8 credits spread over the two academic years, whilst the four 'disciplinary' modules of 12 to 14 credits ('méthodologique', 'juridique', 'sociologique' and 'psychologique') are taught in the first year and the professional internship and its accompanying seminar for 15 credits are in the programme for the second year.

Each of the two focuses – research, professional – number 30 credits, which are added to these core courses, spread over 5 courses of 6 credits which are also taught in the second year of the master.

Accessible advanced masters : not applicable
Accessible doctoral training : doctoral training in criminology

University Bachelors
Diploma	Special Requirements	Access	Remarks
UCL Bachelors
Tout bachelier UCL	S’il a suivi la mineure en criminologie	Direct access
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code		Direct access
Belgian Bachelors of the French speaking Community
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code		Direct access
Belgian Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community
Bachelier en criminologie		Direct access
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code		Direct access
Foreign Bachelors
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code		Direct access
Non university Bachelors
Diploma		Access	Remarks
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Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree
Diploma	Special Requirements	Access	Remarks
"Licenciés"
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code		Direct access
Masters
Tout titulaire d’un Master	S’il a suivi la mineure en criminologie	Direct access	Possibilité de réduction de la durée des études (art.60-62 du Décret)
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code		Direct access
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree
Diploma		Access	Remarks
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> Tout master de l'enseignement supérieur hors université		Accès direct au master moyennant ajout éventuel de 15 crédits max	Type long

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FIRST YEAR OF THE MASTER

Cross-disciplinary training in sociology, psychology and law

SECOND YEAR OF THE MASTER

Professional focus: the professional focus prolongs the core courses through cross-disciplinary training made up of criminological integration courses.

The student's understanding of criminality, penalty will be put to the test through a 300h internship, which will also help him develop analytical and intervention skills.

Research focus: the research focus prolongs the core courses by going into more depth on major theoretical views, not by giving the student encyclopaedic knowledge but rather with a view to highlighting the link between epistemological, theoretical and methodological options.

Each course on the programme includes an oral or written exam, possibly completed by a project leading to a report which forms part of the evaluation. The internship and the work on the dissertation involve the drafting of a document which will be presented orally to a jury.

During the second semester of the second year of the Master, students can participate in an Erasmus exchange with other university institutions in Flanders (KUL), Spain (Valencia), France (Rennes) and Italy (Pisa). Thanks to bilateral agreements, the student can also take courses at the Universities of Montréal and Ottawa (Mercator exchanges).

The research focus will guarantee the school's position on the international academic stage: courses taught correspond to its strong points, underlined by the carrying out of doctorates.

Legend
Mandatory Optional Courses not taught this academic year Periodic courses not taught this academic year Periodic courses taught this academic year Two year courses
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						Year
						1	2
Module langues (8credits) Deux cours d'une même langue parmi :
NEER2423	Dutch communication skills for students in criminology - intermediate level  (in Dutch)	Marie-Paule Vanelderen	30h	5credits	1+2q	x
NEER2623	Professional integration seminar: Dutch - upper intermediate level  (in Dutch)	Marie-Paule Vanelderen	30h	3credits	1q		x
ANGL2423	English Communication Skills for Students in Criminology  (in English)	Nathalie Heiderscheidt	30h	5credits		x
ANGL2623	Entry to Professional life in English for Criminologists  (in English)	Claudine Grommersch (coord.), Nathalie Heiderscheidt	30h	3credits			x
Module méthodologique (12credits)
CRIM2101	Methodology of criminology  (in French)	Dan Kaminski	30h + 15h	6credits		x
CRIM2111	Statistiques et méthodes informatiques en criminologie  (in French)	Frédéric Vesentini	30h + 15h	6credits	2q	x
Module psychologique (12credits)
CRIM2103	Criminal Psychology  (in French)	Jean Kinable	45h + 15h	6credits		x
CRIM2108	Introduction to Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry  (in French)	Antoine Masson, Philippe Meire	45h	6credits		x
Module sociologique (14credits)
CRIM2104	Criminal Sociology  (in French)	Fabienne Brion, Martin Moucheron (supplée Fabienne Brion)	30h + 15h	6credits		x
CRIM2105	Sociological Aspects of the Administration of Criminal Justice  (in French)	Dan Kaminski	30h	4credits		x
CRIM2106	Penology  (in French)	Fabienne Brion, Dan Kaminski (supplée Fabienne Brion)	30h	4credits		x
Module juridique (12credits)
CRIM2107	Protection of Youth : Institution and Practices  (in French)	Thierry Moreau	30h	4credits	2q	x
CRIM2109	Criminal Sanction's Execution Law  (in French)	Marie-Aude Beernaert, Thierry Moreau	30h	4credits		x
CRIM2110	Police Law and Practice  (in French)	Christian-Paul De Valkeneer	30h	4credits	2q	x
Stage de criminologie
CRIM2221	stage de 300 heures  (in French)	N.		12credits			x
CRIM2220	Seminar and apprenticeship supervision  (in French)	Christian-Paul De Valkeneer	30h	3credits			x
Mémoire de criminologie
CRIM2222	Seminar and thesis supervision  (in French)	Frédéric Bonbled (supplée Dan Kaminski), Fabienne Brion, Maria Luisa Cesoni, Christian-Paul De Valkeneer, Marie-Sophie Devresse, Marie-Sophie Devresse (supplée Fabienne Brion), Dan Kaminski, Jean Kinable, Antoine Masson	15h	2credits		x
CRIM2200A	End of study thesis (first part)  (in French)	N.		3credits		x
CRIM2200B	End of study thesis (second part)  (in French)	N.		12credits			x

						Year
						1	2
CRIM2501	In-Depth psycho-analytical Perspectives in criminology : Epistemology, Theory and Criminological Studies  (in French)	Antoine Masson	30h	6credits			x
CRIM2502	Louvanist and Post-Louvanist Perspectives : Epistemology, Theory and criminological Studies  (in French)	Christophe Adam	30h	6credits			x
CRIM2503	Foucaldian and post-Foucaldians' Perspectives : Epistemology, Theory and Criminological Studies  (in French)	Fabienne Brion, Véronique Voruz	30h	6credits	2q		x
CRIM2504	Marxist and post-Marxist Perspectives : Epistemology, Theory and criminological Studies  (in French)	Fabienne Brion, Marie-Sophie Devresse	30h	6credits	1+2q		x
Cours au choix (6credits)
CRIM2505	Researchs in Criminal Politics : Methods, Practices and Stakes.  (in French)	Maria Luisa Cesoni	30h	6credits	2q		x
CRIM2506	Researchs in Criminal Psychopathology : Methodes, Practices, Stakes  (in French)	Jean Kinable	30h	6credits			x

						Year
						1	2
CRIM2301	Psychological and sociological Interviewing  (in French)	Anne-Christine Frankard	15h + 15h	6credits			x
CRIM2302	Clinical Approachs of Conflicts' and crisis' situations  (in French)	Jacques Roisin	30h	6credits			x
CRIM2303	Forensic Medicine and Criminalistic  (in French)	Frédéric Bonbled	30h	6credits			x
CRIM2304	Deontological and Ethical Issues in Criminology  (in French)	Marie-Sophie Devresse, Dan Kaminski	30h	6credits			x
Cours au choix (6credits)
CRIM2305	Interdisciplinary Approach of Criminological Practices  (in French)	Dan Kaminski, Isabelle Ravier	30h	6credits			x
CRIM2306	Interdisciplinary Approach of Delinquency : Prevention and Treatment  (in French)	Christophe Adam, Antoine Masson	30h	6credits			x