Certificates will be awarded for the Multimedia options.  

The Department also proposes to offer other options for the Continuing Education programme.

Students must have already gained a first university degree which includes the following 108 credits :

Economics and Management (9)
Law (9)
Computer Science and Methodology (18)
Other Human Sciences (30)
Information and Communication (27)
Languages (15)

Students who have gained at least 93 similar credits from a first university degree may join this Master by adding the number of missing credits from prerequisite subjects.

If the total of prerequisite subjects is more than 15 credits, entry to the Master programme is conditional on the successful completion of a preparatory year and gaining a maximum of 60 credits

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.

The 120 credit Master 120 offers students various possibilities for studying abroad :

• St Kliment Ohridski University (Bulgaria)
• University of Montreal (Canada)
• University of Quebec at Montreal (Canada)
• University of Ottawa (Canada)
• University of Laval (Quebec, Canada)
• University of Fribourg (Switzerland)
• Diego Portales University (Chile)
• Århus School of Business (Århus, Denmark)
• Ramón Llull University, Barcelona (Spain)
• Europea University, Madrid (Spain)
• San Pablo-CEU University, Madrid (Spain)
• Pontificia University, Salamanca (Spain)
• Ecole supérieure de journalisme, Lille (France)
• Lumière University - Lyon II (France)
• University of Nancy II (France)
• Sorbonne Nouvelle University - Paris III (France)
• Paris-Sorbonne University- Paris IV (France)
• Institut d'Etudes Politiques, Paris (France)
• Institut Pratique de Journalisme (France)
• Réunion University, Saint-Denis (France)
• Pantion Panepistimio Kinonikon ke Politikon Epistimon, Kallithea, Athine (Athens, Greece)
• Università degli studi di Roma 'La Sapienza' (Italy)
• Dublin Institute of Technology ( Ireland)
• Rijksuniversiteit, Groningen (Netherlands)
• Minho University, Braga (Portugal)
• University of Coimbra (Portugal)
• Nova University, Lisbon (Portugal)
• University of Galatasaray (Istanbul, Turkey)
 

In addition to the traditional agreements with these institutions, various external institutions are also partners in this programme. For example KUL offers a choice of subjects for the Cultural and Media Studies option as well as cooperation on research.

The University of Laval in Quebec and the Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme in Lille are partners of the Louvain School of Journalism in the Théophraste network for the European and International Journalism option. Students who wish to specialize in this area may therefore take some courses in France or Canada or even go on a study visit to international institutions or editorial offices in the United States.

According to the options chosen, the exchange will take place during the first or second semester.