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Minor in Political Sciences [30.0]

Retour en début de pageStudy objectives

To give the student a better understanding of  " politics ", through an introductory course covering the three core dimensions of politics  (studied in greater depth in the baccalaureate in political science) :

- the way the state and its various institutions are run, the various actors and groups who compete to direct the running of public affairs, the attitudes and behavior of citizens, both in Belgium and in a comparative fashion;

- the major developments in international relations and institutions;

- public action : the role of public administration, public policy, relations between those in administration and citizens, the way public action is assessed


Admission

Retour en début de pageAdmission Requirements

All baccalaureate students are admitted onto the course. The minor in political sciences is recommended to students who are looking for a course to complement their training in human science, hoping to gain an additional 'insight' into another subject or a course to enrich a baccalaureate program, by adding a rigorous analysis of current political phenomena and issues.


Detailed course structure
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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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La mineure totalise 30 crédits qui se répartissent en 15 crédits en deuxième année et 15 crédits en troisième année du programme de bachelier.

MandatoryPour les bacheliers en Sociologie et anthropologie (30credits)
Mandatory LPOLS1212

Contemporary political systems  (in French) Lieven De Winter 30h  5credits    x x
Mandatory LPOLS1223

Theory of Organisations and Public Action  (in French) David Aubin, Christian de Visscher 45h  5credits    x x
Mandatory LPOLS1319

Introduction to geopolitics  (in French) Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael 30h + 15h  5credits    x x
Mandatory LPOLS1320

Analysis of the international system  (in French) Christophe Wasinski (supplée null) 30h + 15h  5credits    x x
Mandatory LPOLS1328

Comparative politics  Lieven De Winter, André-Paul Frognier 30h  5credits    x x

MandatoryUn cours
parmi :
Optional LPOLS1311

International Public Law  (in French) Yves Lejeune 45h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LPOLS1224

The Political and Administrative System in Belgium  (in French) Christian de Visscher (coord.), Lieven De Winter, André-Paul Frognier 45h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LPOLS1323

European Institutions and Policies  (in French) Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael 40h  5credits  1q  x x

MandatoryPour les bacheliers en Sciences humaines et sociales (HUSO) (30credits)
Mandatory LPOLS1212

Contemporary political systems  (in French) Lieven De Winter 30h  5credits    x x
Mandatory LPOLS1223

Theory of Organisations and Public Action  (in French) David Aubin, Christian de Visscher 45h  5credits    x x
Mandatory LPOLS1319

Introduction to geopolitics  (in French) Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael 30h + 15h  5credits    x x
Mandatory LPOLS1320

Analysis of the international system  (in French) Christophe Wasinski (supplée null) 30h + 15h  5credits    x x
Mandatory LPOLS1328

Comparative politics  Lieven De Winter, André-Paul Frognier 30h  5credits    x x

MandatoryUn cours parmi
Optional LPOLS1311

International Public Law  (in French) Yves Lejeune 45h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LSPED1213

Contemporary issues in development policy: a comparative approach  (in French) Jean-Marie Wautelet 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LSPED1214

Demographic issues and challenges in the 21st century  (in French) Philippe Bocquier, Catherine Gourbin 30h  5credits  1q  x x

MandatoryPour les autres bacheliers (30credits)
Mandatory LESPO1114

Political Science  (in French) Pierre Baudewyns, Jacques Herman, Vincent Legrand 30h  5credits    x  
Mandatory LPOLS1328

Comparative politics  Lieven De Winter, André-Paul Frognier 30h  5credits    x x

MandatoryChoisir un cours
Optional LPOLS1319

Introduction to geopolitics  (in French) Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael 30h + 15h  5credits    x x
Optional LPOLS1320

Analysis of the international system  (in French) Christophe Wasinski (supplée null) 30h + 15h  5credits    x x

MandatoryChoisir un cours
Optional LPOLS1323

European Institutions and Policies  (in French) Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael 40h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LPOLS1223

Theory of Organisations and Public Action  (in French) David Aubin, Christian de Visscher 45h  5credits    x x

MandatoryA choisir parmi
5 crédits minimum
Optional LPOLS1224

The Political and Administrative System in Belgium  (in French) Christian de Visscher (coord.), Lieven De Winter, André-Paul Frognier 45h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LPOLS1222

Sociopolitical models of the State  (in French) Jacques Herman 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LPOLS1121

Political Sociology  (in French) Patrick Dumont (supplée Benoît Rihoux), Benoît Rihoux, Caroline Van Wynsberghe (supplée Benoît Rihoux) 30h  5credits  2q  x x

OptionalCours obligatoires pour accéder aux programmes de Master en sciences politiques
Mandatory LCOPS1212

Qualitative data analysis  (in French) Mathieu Berger (supplée Marc Zune), Marc Zune 30h + 20h  5credits  1q  x x
Mandatory LPOLS1221

Quantitative Data Analysis  (in French) Jacques Marquet 30h + 20h  5credits  2q  x x
 


Training accessible at the end of the minor
- Direct access to the master's in political sciences for bachelors in human and social science and for bachelors in sociology and anthropology. 

- Access under conditions for other bachelors (with the consent of the person in charge of the program) : consideration will be given to all of the courses the student has taken as part of his/her baccalaureate, and in the event of some course not having been taken, these will be added to the Master's in Political Science program (maximum 15 credits).



Useful contacts

Retour en début de pageCurriculum management

Academic in charge

M. Benoît Rihoux, professeur

SSH/ESPO - Faculté des sciences économiques, sociales, politiques et de communication
PSAD - Ecole des Sciences politiques et sociales / Louvain School of Political and Social Sciences (PSAD)
SSH/SPLE - Institut de sciences politiques Louvain-Europe (ISPOLE)

Adresse courrier
  SPLE - Place Montesquieu 1 bte L2.08.07 à 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Email
 
SPLE
  Téléphone : 010 47 41 90
  Bâtiment : College Jacques Leclercq; Etage 02; Local A 245; Site Louvain-la-Neuve

Retour en début de pageUseful contacts

Contact person

Mme Chantal Magritte-Herman

SSH/ESPO - Faculté des sciences économiques, sociales, politiques et de communication
PSAD - Ecole des Sciences politiques et sociales / Louvain School of Political and Social Sciences (PSAD)

Adresse courrier
  PSAD - Place Montesquieu 1 bte L2.08.05 à 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Email
 
PSAD
  Téléphone : 010 47 41 09
  Secrétariat : 010 474119
  Télécopie : 010 47 27 36
  Bâtiment : College Jacques Leclercq; Etage 00; Local B 089; Site Louvain-la-Neuve



Practical information
Enrolling on the minor

1. Organizational details
Minor courses take place during the day on Tuesday mornings, Wednesday and Thursday all day and Friday mornings. 

Academic in charge: C. de Visscher
Contact person: Ch. Herman (POLS) c.herman@pols.ucl.ac.be

Enrollment procedure: SESP (ESPO)
1st level

2. Admission to the minor
Not applicable

3. Enrolling on the minor
Once s/he has enrolled in BAC12, the student enrolls on the elective on the Web:  
http://www.uclouvain.be/optionbac

In BAC13, the student is automatically enrolled on the minor on which s/he was enrolled in BAC12.

4. Follow-up to the minor enrollment
Students can follow the progress of their enrollment request via the enrollment application in BAC12 which is available on the Web. 

5. Changes to the minor enrollment 
Any student who wishes to change his/her choice must consult the conseiller aux études (course adviser) from his/her own faculty. 


Course times

1. Consulting the course times
http://www.uclouvain.be/espo-mineures.html

2. Resolving timetable clashes 
Once s/he starts on the BAC12 course, the student puts together his/her BAC12 and BAC13 timetable, paying attention to the minor course times. 

If a timetable clash arises, several solutions are possible :

Postponing courses :
Should a timetable clash arise in BAC12 (major course/ and elective course), the student may ask to postpone one of the two course until the following year, taking account of the sequences of the courses (requirement). The course to be postponed may be the major course or elective course. 
Students are not obliged to follow the 15 elective credits every year. Each year of study should ideally include 60 credits. The student must set out his/her program evenly over the two years in order to be in the best position to obtain, for the BAC13, 30 elective credits and 150 major credits. 
The student must obtain the consent of the conseiller aux études (course adviser) to postpone course until the next year.The course adviser will also look at how evenly the program is spread out over the two years.  

Bringing courses forward :
Should there be a timetable clash in BAC13 (major course/ and elective course), the student may bring forward one of the two courses. The course to be brought forward may be the major course or elective.
Students are not obliged to take the 15 elective credits each year. Each year of study should include 60 credits. The student must spread his/her program out evenly over two years of study in order to obtain, for the BAC13, 30 elective credits and 150 major credits.
The student must ask the conseiller aux études (course adviser) for permission to bring a course from the next year forward. The course adviser will also check that courses are spread out evenly over the two years.

Accepting the clash :
In some cases, the student may benefit from pedagogical alternatives when there is a clash of course and thus not have to attend the class in question.
If the student cannot attend the class, s/he must obtain the prior consent of the teacher.
Information on alternative pedagogical arrangements, if such arrangements exist, is available in every detailed course description  (above) .

Finding an equivalent course that does not lead to a timetable clash:
Useful information is available in every detailed course description (above). The student must obtain the prior consent of the conseiller aux études (course adviser) for the choice of equivalent course.

Contact people:
Conseillère aux études (course adviser) : Cécile Delannay delannay@sesp.ucl.ac.be
Information
: Frédérique Rotsaert, rotsaert@sspo.ucl.ac.be tel. : 010474996


Signing up for for minor activities 

1. Information on entry requirements
This information is available in the detailed elective program (above).

2. Signing up for minor program activities 
Students sign up on a paper form which is available on the site:
http://www.uclouvain.be/optionbac .
The form must be returned to the secretariat of the student's own faculty.

3. Obtaining a  "visa" from the person in charge of the minor 
The 1st level secretariat will deal with matters relating to "visa" requests.


Available support

1. Information on the course service
Useful information will be given in class

2. Consulting the table of available support for each activity 
Useful information is available in each detailed course program (above).


Organization of exams

1. Registering for exams 
Students follow the same procedure to register for exams as for when they register for major course exams.

2. Consulting exam times
Elective course exams take place over the course of a special week in the session, in order to avoid timetable clashes.
The time grid is available on the website: 
http://www.uclouvain.be/espo-mineures.html