Access Requirements

Master course admission requirements are defined by the French Community of Belgium Decree of 7 November 2013 defining the hiher education landscape and the academic organisation of courses.

General and specific admission requirements for this programme must be satisfied at the time of enrolling at the university.

In the event of the divergence between the different linguistic versions of the present conditions, the French version shall prevail.



Specific access requirements

To have gained a first university degree including the following credits :
  • 21 credits in sociology/anthropology or both subjects togeteco (with at least 15 credits in sociology)
  • 24 credits in methodology (with at least 8 in quantitative methodology and 8 in qualitative methods)
  • 9 credits in language (must be English unless there is special permission for another language) 

The 30 credits for the subsidiary subject(s) of sociology/anthropology may therefore be used to satisfy these requirements.
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.

University Bachelors

Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
UCLouvain Bachelors
Titre inconnu:lsoca1ba Direct access
Titre inconnu:lspol1ba
Titre inconnu:lhuso1ba
Si ils ont suivi la mineure en sociologie et anthropologie Direct access In some cases, the UCLouvain Enrolment Office, after reviewing your online enrolment or re-enrolment application, will ask you to provide an enrolment authorisation from your faculty/school.
Access based on application
Others Bachelors of the French speaking Community of Belgium
Access based on application
Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium
Access based on application
Foreign Bachelors
Access based on application

Non university Bachelors

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Diploma Access Remarks
BA - assistant(e) social(e) - crédits supplémentaires entre 15 et 30
BA - conseiller(ère) social(e) - crédits supplémentaires entre 15 et 30
BA en coopération internationale - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60
BA en écologie sociale - crédits supplémentaires entre 15 et 30
BA en gestion des ressources humaines - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60
BA en sciences administratives et gestion publique - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60
Les enseignements supplémentaires éventuels peuvent être consultés dans le module complémentaire. Type court

Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree

Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
"Licenciés"
Access based on application
Masters
Access based on application

Access based on validation of professional experience

> It is possible, under certain conditions, to use one's personal and professional experience to enter a university course without having the required qualifications. However, validation of prior experience does not automatically apply to all courses. Find out more about Validation of priori experience.

 

Entry to all Masters (with the exception of Advanced Masters) can be gained through the special procedure for accrediting prior learning and experience known as VAE (validation des acquis de l'expérience).

Entry to this Master is possible via this procedure. See https://uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/espo/psad/adulte-en-reprise-d-etudes-vae.html

Access based on application

Admission on the basis of a submitted dossier may be granted either directly or on the condition of completing additional coursework of a maximum of 60 ECTS credits, or refused.

Entry to all Masters (with the exception of Advanced Masters) can also be gained on submission of a special personal file.

Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration