Additional courses (preparatory module) to the master course

To access  this Master, students must have a good command of certain subjects. If this is not the case, students must take supplementary classes chosen by the faculty to satisfy course prerequisites.


Mandatory General Courses (30 credits)
Mandatory Academic working methodology (5 credits)
Mandatory LSPOL1125  Research design and skills
EN q1  30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Pierre Baudewyns

Pierre Baudewyns
Mandatory Languages (5 credits)
Medium or good level; elementary level possible for German and Spanish. 1 course to choose from this list
Optional LALLE1100  German - Elementary level
DE q1+q2  90h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Caroline Klein

> Ann Rinder (coord.)

Caroline Klein
, Ann Rinder (coord.)
Optional LANGL1532  English for Business Students (Upper-Intermediate level)
EN q1+q2  60h  5 credits       > French-friendly  
Teacher(s):

> Nicholas Gibbs

> Marielle Henriet (coord.)

> Adrien Kefer

> Sandrine Meirlaen

> Philippe Neyt

> Katherine Opello (coord.)

> Mark Theodore Pertuit

> Charlotte Peters

> Françoise Stas

Nicholas Gibbs
, Marielle Henriet (coord.)
, Adrien Kefer
, Sandrine Meirlaen
, Philippe Neyt
, Katherine Opello (coord.)
, Mark Theodore Pertuit
, Charlotte Peters
, Françoise Stas
Optional LANGL2431  Interactive English for students in social and human sciences
EN q1+q2  45h  5 credits       > French-friendly  
Teacher(s):

> Lucille Meyers

> Adrien Pham (coord.)

Lucille Meyers
, Adrien Pham (coord.)
Optional LANGL2433  English Communication Skills
EN q1 or q2  30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Aurélie Deneumoustier (coord.)

> Marie Duelz (coord.)

> Claudine Grommersch

Aurélie Deneumoustier (coord.)
, Marie Duelz (coord.)
, Claudine Grommersch
Optional LANGL2421  English interactive communication for lawyers / upper-intermediate level
EN q1+q2  30h  5 credits      
Optional LANGL1531  English for Political Science - Advanced level
EN q1+q2  45h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Timothy Byrne (coord.)

> Katherine Opello

Timothy Byrne (coord.)
, Katherine Opello
Optional LNEER1331  Dutch for social and political sciences - Intermediate level - Part II
NL q1+q2  45h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Jean-Luc Delghust

> Dag Houdmont (coord.)

> Marianne Verhaert

Jean-Luc Delghust
, Dag Houdmont (coord.)
, Marianne Verhaert
Mandatory Economy (5 credits)
Mandatory LEURO1302  European economy
FR q1  30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Nicolas Bednar

Nicolas Bednar
Mandatory Law (5 credits)
Mandatory LDROI1226  European Union law
FR q2  45h+10h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Pieter-Augustijn Van Malleghem

Pieter-Augustijn Van Malleghem
Mandatory Political sciences (5 credits)
Mandatory LESPO1114  Political Science
EN q1 or q2  30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Pierre Baudewyns

> Jonathan Piron (compensates Pierre Baudewyns)

> Min Reuchamps

Pierre Baudewyns
, Jonathan Piron (compensates Pierre Baudewyns)
, Min Reuchamps
Mandatory History (5 credits)
Mandatory LEURO1201  Basis of the European integration: history, geography, culture, structures
FR q1  37.5h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Bernard Coulie

> Vincent Dujardin

Bernard Coulie
, Vincent Dujardin
Mandatory Specific issues
If the complementary lectures, that are compulsory, do not reach 60 credits, student will complete his/her programme by the lectures to choose listed below and/or the lectures LEUSL2040 or LEUSL2050.
Mandatory LEURO1301  Europe and the world: current challenges
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Anne-Sophie Gijs

Anne-Sophie Gijs
Mandatory LEURO1304  Diversity of cultures and languages in Europe
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Séverine Lagneaux

> Laurent Rasier (compensates Philippe Hiligsmann)

Séverine Lagneaux
, Laurent Rasier (compensates Philippe Hiligsmann)
Mandatory LPOLS1323  European Institutions and Policies
FR q1  40h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael

> Vincent Laborderie (compensates Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael)

Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael
, Vincent Laborderie (compensates Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael)
Mandatory LEURO1202  Political ideas and values in Europe
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Vincent Engel

Vincent Engel
Optional LCOPS1311  Social Philosophy
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Mark Hunyadi

Mark Hunyadi
Optional LPOLS1319  Introduction to geopolitics
FR q1  30h+15h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael

Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael
Optional LPOLS1320  Introduction of the international relations
FR q2  30h+15h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Michel Liegeois

Michel Liegeois