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Master [60] of arts in Information and Communication

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Retour en début de pageStudy objectives

The 60 credit Master in Information and Communication provides a special kind of training which is in demand at the professional level. In parallel with the requirement for specialists in information and communication, there is also a clear need for people with qualifications in other subject areas but with information and communication training. This programme is therefore designed to introduce students to the theories and methods of information and communication sciences and to help them to acquire special skills whilst also building on their previous experience.
To this end there are four options : Media, Culture and Education,  Public Relations and Communication in Organizations, the Louvain School of Journalism and Multimedia.
This programme is open to holders of any 120 credit Master (apart from the Master in Information and Communication) or of any degree (except Information and Communication) from a Belgian university who wish to build on what they have already studied.

It is also open to students who are Bachelors in Information and Communication.


Retour en début de pageGeneral presentation of the programme

The 60 credit Master programme in Information and Communication is made up of 60 credits, as follows:
- core subjects comprising a dissertation and three subjects (30 to 40 credits)
- one or two options (20 to 30 credits)

The dissertation which each student must produce and defend forms part of the core subjects and differs, both in terms of the workload and number of credits, according to what each student has chosen to do.
Students who have already produced a final piece of work in a second cycle course (e.g. Master, degree etc) may replace the 25 credits of the core subjects for the dissertation with a dissertation or a report on a work placement worth 15 credits.
This group of students, exceptionally, may choose two options instead of one.

Tronc commun (30 à 40 crédits)

Options (20 à 30 crédits)


Retour en début de pagePositioning of the programme

Holders of the 60 credit Master in Information and Communication may enter the Teaching Social Science in Higher Education programme (diplôme d'agrégé de l'enseignement supérieur  en sciences sociales

Retour en début de pageCertificates

Please see the 120 credit Master in Information and Communication.

Admission

University Bachelors
Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
UCL Bachelors
Bachelier en information et communication   Direct access  
Bachelier en sciences économiques et de gestion
Bachelier en sciences humaines et sociales
Bachelier en sciences politiques
Bachelier en sociologie et anthropologie
avec mineure en Information et communication  Direct access  
Bachelier en droit avec mineure en Information et communication  Access with additional training Cours prérequis :
COPS1114 Statistique et éléments de probabilité (partim) [30,30]  (5 crédits)
 
Bachelier en histoire
Bachelier en langues et littératures françaises et romanes
Bachelier en langues et littératures modernes
avec mineure en Information et communication  Access with additional training Cours prérequis : 
COPS1114 Statistique et éléments de probabilité [30,30]  (5 crédits)
COPS1115 Economie politique (partim) [45,15]  (5 crédits) 
Aute bachelier Programme répondant aux conditions générales d’accès  On the file: direct access or access with additional training  
    Programme ne répondant pas aux conditions générales d'accès  Access with additional training Accès au maste moyennant réussite d'une année préparatoire 
Belgian Bachelors of the French speaking Community
Bachelier en Information et communication   Direct access  
Autre bachelier Programme répondant aux conditions générales d’accès  On the file: direct access or access with additional training  
     Programme ne répondant pas aux conditions générales d'accès  Access with additional training Accès au master moyennant réussite d'une année préparatoire 
Belgian Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community
Tout bachelier Programme répondant aux conditions générales d’accès  On the file: direct access or access with additional training  
     Programme ne répondant pas aux conditions générales d'accès  Access with additional training Accès au master moyennat réussite d'une année préparatoire 
Foreign Bachelors
Programme répondant aux conditions générales d’accès   On the file: direct access or access with additional training  
       Programme ne répondant pas aux conditions générales d'accès  Access with additional training Accès au master moyennant réussite d'une année préparatoire 

Non university Bachelors
Diploma Access Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
 
> BA - assistant(e) en psychologie
> BA - assistant(e) social(e)
> BA - bibliothécaire-documentaliste
> BA - conseiller(ère) social(e)
> BA en arts du spectacle et techniques de diffusion et de communication (type court)
> BA en communication
> BA en droit
> BA en gestion des ressources documentaires multimedia
> BA en gestion des ressources humaines
> BA en informatique de gestion
> BA en informatique et systèmes
> BA en marketing
> BA en publicité
> BA en relations publiques
> BA en techniques de l'image (photographie - cinématographie)
> BA en techniques graphiques (infographie - édition)
> BA en écologie sociale
> BA en écriture multimédia
> BA-AESI en français et français langue étrangère
> BA-AESI en français et morale
> BA-AESI en français et religion
> BA-AESI en langues germaniques
> BA-AESI en sciences humaines: histoire, géographie, sciences sociales
Accès au master moyennant réussite d'une année préparatoire de max. 60 crédits Type court
> BA en arts du spectacle et techniques de diffusion et de communication - type long
> BA en communication appliquée - type long
> BA en traduction et interprétation - type long
Accès au master moyennant vérification de l'acquisition des matières prérequises (examen d'admission, entretien, examen de dossier, etc.) Type long

Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree
Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
"Licenciés"
 
Licence en Information et communication   Direct access  
Autre licence   Access with additional training Un cours pré requis 
Masters
 
Tout master Avec mineure en Information et communication  Direct access  
Autre master   Access with additional training Un cours pré requis 

Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree
Diploma Access Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
 
> MA en arts du spectacle et techniques de diffusion et de communication
> MA en arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace
> MA en communication appliquée, animation socioculturelle et éducation permanente
> MA en communication appliquée, publicité et communication commerciale
> MA en communication appliquée, relations publiques
> MA en interprétation
> MA en musique
> MA en presse et information
> MA en théâtre et en arts de la parole
> MA en traduction
Accès direct au master moyennant ajout éventuel de 15 crédits max Type long

Adults taking up their university training
> See the website www.uclouvain.be/vae

Personalized access
Reminder : all Masters (apart from Advanced Masters) are also accessible on file.

Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration

See the general admission requirements

Specific procedures :

Toutes les demandes d’accès sur dossier doivent être introduites auprès du secrétaire académique du département.


Contact

Retour en début de pageCurriculum management

Département de communication

Retour en début de pageUseful contacts

Secretariat COMU



Teaching method

Retour en début de pageStrong points of the pedagogical approach

The 60 credit Master is mainly intended for those who have already gained a second cycle degree. For this reason, the teaching strategy is relevant and innovative. Students have the opportunity of doing many different kinds of 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. The teaching methods on this programme are active, even demanding for students, but they are specially tailored for those who have already demonstrated high level intellectual ability.  

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 the way students are selected for this 60 credit Master shows the importance of interdisciplinarity.
Various activities bring out the different backgrounds of students. Not only do students with an arts, human sciences or exact sciences background come together for both theoretical and practical work, but they are also encouraged to bring their own knowledge and questions into the field of communication.

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 courses make use of the different possibilities offered by iCampus and other similar intranet sites.

Variety of learning situations :
Students will take part in traditional forms of learning : ex cathedra courses, seminars and workshops, working both individually and in groups. 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).

Retour en début de pageEvaluation

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.



Internationalisation

In contrast to the 120 credit Master, the 60 credit Master does not offer joint courses with other  institutions.  

As one of the most original programmes in Europe, this Master provides a good opportunity for foreign students wishing to do preliminary training.



Core courses
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MandatoryActivités obligatoires (15 à 25 crédits)
Les étudiants ayant déjà réalisé un travail de fin d'études dans un cursus de 2e cycle (master, licence, etc.) pourront remplacer les 25 crédits d'activités ci-dessous (COMU 2950 et 2910) par un mémoire ou un mémoire-stage d'une valeur de 15 crédits. Ce tronc commun passant à 30 crédits, ces étudiants et eux seuls, peuvent choisir deux options et choisir d'effectuer un mémoire-stage.
Mandatory LCOMU2900

Dissertation / Thesis  (in French) N.   20credits    x
Mandatory LCOMU2910

Seminar : Support in Methodology  Anne-Sophie Collard, Sarah Sepulchre 30h  5credits    x

Mandatory3 cours à choisir (15credits)
parmi :
Optional LCOMU1322

Media and Communication Law  (in French) François Jongen 30h  5credits  2q  x
Optional LCOMU2200

Cultural Studies   Marc Lits, Alain Reyniers, Alain Reyniers (supplée Marc Lits) 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2230

Programmes and Targets of Radio-TV  Frédéric Antoine 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2270

COGNITIVE SEMIOLOGY  Pierre Fastrez 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2320

Media: Theories and Practice in the Business Sector  Marie-Elisabeth Volckrick 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2360

Marketing et stratégies communicationnelles  Jean-Marie Pierlot, Baudouin Velge 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2430

Ethical and Critical Analysis of Journalism  Francois Brabant (supplée Benoît Grevisse), Benoît Grevisse 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2606

nter-cultural communication  Alain Reyniers 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2640

Media education  Thierry De Smedt 30h  5credits    x
 


Options

Option Medias, culture and education 1 [15.0]
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Le cours suivant est prérequis à cette option : COMU1328 Arts et civilisation, culture et éducation
Mandatory LCOMU2663

Effets éductifs des médias  (in French) Thierry De Smedt, Patrick Verniers 30h  5credits    x
Mandatory LCOMU2600

Scientific popularisation  Philippe Verhaegen 30h  5credits    x
Mandatory LCOMU2604

Workshop : Conceptual and Evaluation of Educational Media  Thierry De Smedt 10h + 20h  5credits    x
 


Options Medias, culture and education 2 [15.0]
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Option accessible uniquement aux étudiants ayant suivi l'option "médias, culture et éducation" . Trois cours à choisir parmi :
Optional LCOMU2221

Langage Iconique  (in French) Sébastien Fevry, Sébastien Fevry (supplée Philippe Marion), Philippe Marion 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2223

Langage sonore  (in French) Thierry De Smedt 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2603

Research Seminar : Socio-educational Communication  Pierre Fastrez, Daniel Peraya 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2602

Mediatic systems of distance training  Daniel Peraya 30h  5credits  Periodic courses taught this academic year  x
Optional LCOMU2607

Analysis of documentary productions  Marc Lits 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2605

Analysis of cultural and mediatic productions  Sarah Sepulchre 30h  5credits    x
 


Copie de Nouvelle option
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Mandatory LCOMU2250

Mediatic Narration  Philippe Marion 30h  5credits    x
Mandatory LCOMU2110

Analyse socio-politique des médias  (in French) Gérard Derèze, Jean-Paul Marthoz (supplée null) 30h  5credits    x
Mandatory LCOMU2100

Multidisciplinary Seminar on Research Communication  Marc Lits, Philippe Marion 30h  5credits    x
 


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Cette option est accessible aux étudiants ayant suivi l'option "Analyse des médias". Trois cours à choisir parmi :
Optional LCOMU2221

Langage Iconique  (in French) Sébastien Fevry, Sébastien Fevry (supplée Philippe Marion), Philippe Marion 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2223

Langage sonore  (in French) Thierry De Smedt 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2200

Cultural Studies   Marc Lits, Alain Reyniers, Alain Reyniers (supplée Marc Lits) 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2601

Anthroposociology of mediation places  Alain Reyniers 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2605

Analysis of cultural and mediatic productions  Sarah Sepulchre 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2607

Analysis of documentary productions  Marc Lits 30h  5credits    x
 


Option Public relations and communication in organizations 1 [15.0]
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Le cours suivant est prérequis à cette option : COMU1325 Communication et organisation
Mandatory LCOMU2300

Public relations  Andrea Catellani, Christine Donjean 30h  5credits    x
Mandatory LCOMU2310

Strategic Business Communications  Thierry Libaert 30h  5credits    x
Mandatory LCOMU2330

Advertising Communication  Philippe Marion 30h  5credits    x
 


Option Public relations and communication in organizations 2 [15.0]
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Option accessible uniquement aux étudiants ayant suivi l'option "Relations publiques et communication d'organisation"

MandatoryActivité obligatoire (5credits)
Mandatory LCOMU2340

Workshop on Communicational and Graphic Wrinting  Philippe Marion 20h + 10h  5credits    x

MandatoryActivités au choix (10credits)
2 parmi :
Optional LCOMU2610

Internal communication  Andrea Catellani 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2615

External communication  Thierry Libaert 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2612

Psycosociological practices : the mediation in the groups  Marie-Elisabeth Volckrick 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2617

Communication publique  (in French) Olivier Alsteens, Thierry Libaert, Jacques Moisse 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2613

Communication sensible  (in French) Thierry Libaert 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2350

Methods of diagnosis and assessment of organization communication  Assaël Adary, Caroline Sauvajol-Rialland 30h + 15h  5credits    x
 


Option Louvain School of Journalism 1 [15.0]
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Le cours suivant est prérequis à cette option : COMU1323 Presse, journalisme et société
Mandatory LCOMU2401

Atelier de journalisme : presse écrite, graphisme, multimedia  Gérard Derèze, Benoît Grevisse (coord.), Jean-Claude Guyot (supplée Gérard Derèze), Jean-Pierre Stroobants, Laurence Van Ruymbeke (supplée Benoît Grevisse) 50h + 10h  5credits    x
Mandatory LCOMU2410

Seminar: Analysis of Press Reporting  Frédéric Antoine 30h  5credits    x
Mandatory LCOMU2420

Knowledge of Current Events  Gérard Derèze 30h  5credits    x
 


Option Louvain School of Journalism 2 [15.0]
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Option accessible uniquement aux étudiants ayant suivi l'option "Ecole de journalisme de Louvain"
Mandatory LCOMU2402

Atelier de journalisme : radio  Dominique Delhalle, Benoît Grevisse (coord.), Arnaud Ruyssen, François Ryckmans 30h  5credits    x
Mandatory LCOMU2403

Atelier de journalisme : télévision  Thierry Bellefroid, Benoît Grevisse (coord.), Yves Thiran, Gregory Willocq 30h  5credits    x
Mandatory LCOMU2631

Analysis of Presenting Information  Benoît Grevisse, Nathanaël Jacqmin (supplée Benoît Grevisse), Myriam Leroy (supplée Benoît Grevisse) 30h  5credits    x
 


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Mandatory LCOMU2260

Cultural Politics   Patrick Colpé 30h  5credits    x
Mandatory LCOMU2645

Communication in the Sector of Cultural Organisations  Fabienne Guilleaume 30h  5credits    x
Mandatory LCOMU2340

Workshop on Communicational and Graphic Wrinting  Philippe Marion 20h + 10h  5credits    x
 


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Cette option est accessible aux étudiants ayant suivi l'option "Communication culturelle". Trois cours à choisir parmi :
Optional LCOMU2605

Analysis of cultural and mediatic productions  Sarah Sepulchre 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2601

Anthroposociology of mediation places  Alain Reyniers 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2221

Langage Iconique  (in French) Sébastien Fevry, Sébastien Fevry (supplée Philippe Marion), Philippe Marion 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2223

Langage sonore  (in French) Thierry De Smedt 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2615

External communication  Thierry Libaert 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2330

Advertising Communication  Philippe Marion 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2660

Theories in the communication Sector of multimedia  Anne-Sophie Collard (supplée Philippe Verhaegen), Gérard Valenduc, Philippe Verhaegen 30h  5credits    x
 


Option Multimedia 1 [15.0]
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Mandatory LCOMU2660

Theories in the communication Sector of multimedia  Anne-Sophie Collard (supplée Philippe Verhaegen), Gérard Valenduc, Philippe Verhaegen 30h  5credits    x
Mandatory LCOMU2661

Sociotechnics Stakes of multimedia  Jean Couwenbergh, Christophe De Vleeschouwer 30h  5credits    x
Mandatory LCOMU2662

Worksho: Multimedia Initiation  Anne-Sophie Collard (supplée Philippe Verhaegen), Philippe Verhaegen 15h + 30h  5credits    x
 


Option Multimedia 2 [15.0]
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Option accessible uniquement aux étudiants ayant suivi l'option "multimédia"
Optional LIADA2665

Compléments techniques  (in French) N.   6credits    x
Optional LIADA2666

Stratégie de développement  (in French) N.   4credits    x
Optional LIADA2667

Flalsh et technologies associées  (in French) N.   2credits    x
Optional LIADA2668

Langage dynamique - PHP objet  (in French) N.   3credits    x
 


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Cette option est accessible aux étudiants ayant suivi l'option "Multimédia". Trois cours à choisir parmi :
Optional LCOMU2221

Langage Iconique  (in French) Sébastien Fevry, Sébastien Fevry (supplée Philippe Marion), Philippe Marion 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2223

Langage sonore  (in French) Thierry De Smedt 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2602

Mediatic systems of distance training  Daniel Peraya 30h  5credits  Periodic courses taught this academic year  x
Optional LCOMU2660

Theories in the communication Sector of multimedia  Anne-Sophie Collard (supplée Philippe Verhaegen), Gérard Valenduc, Philippe Verhaegen 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2600

Scientific popularisation  Philippe Verhaegen 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2604

Workshop : Conceptual and Evaluation of Educational Media  Thierry De Smedt 10h + 20h  5credits    x
 


Optional courses (5 à 10 credits) [0.0]
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L'étudiant complète son programme pour atteindre 60 crédits en choisissant un ou des cours parmi :
Optional LCOMU2270

COGNITIVE SEMIOLOGY  Pierre Fastrez 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2230

Programmes and Targets of Radio-TV  Frédéric Antoine 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2250

Mediatic Narration  Philippe Marion 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2300

Public relations  Andrea Catellani, Christine Donjean 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2310

Strategic Business Communications  Thierry Libaert 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2410

Seminar: Analysis of Press Reporting  Frédéric Antoine 30h  5credits    x
Optional LCOMU2606

nter-cultural communication  Alain Reyniers 30h  5credits    x