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Licence en sciences politiques (Diploma of the Second Cycle (Licence) in Political Sciences) [POL 2]
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Programme management

POLS Département des sciences politiques et sociales

Admission conditions

The following students have access to the second university study cycle ("licence") in Political Sciences :

A. Holders of the first university study cycle diploma ("candidat") on the following conditions :

1. All holders of a "candidat" diploma in Political Sciences delivered by a university of the French-speaking Community of Belgium.

2. Holders of a "candidat" diploma in Social Sciences : Sociology or a "candidat" diploma in Social Sciences : Information and Communication, or a "candidat" diploma in Economic Sciences and Management delivered by a university of the French-speaking Community of Belgium, on condition that the following prerequisites were followed during the "candidature".

SESP1234

Droit public[60h] (6 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

ESPO1114A

Science politique : 1ère partie[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

André-Paul Frognier, Jacques Herman, Françoise Piérard

ESPO1111

Political Economics[60h+30h] (8 credits) (in French)

Paul Belleflamme, Aly D. Coulibaly, Philippe De Villé, Philippe De Villé (supplée N.), Jean Hindriks, Xavier Wauthy, Robert Wtterwulghe

ESPO1113

Sociology and Anthropology I[60h] (6 credits) (in French)

Jean De Munck, Matthieu de Nanteuil-Miribel, Bernard Francq

SESP1207

Régimes politiques contemporains[30h] (4 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

Any courses not followed during the "candidature" should be added to the first year programme.

3. Holders of a "candidat" in Law, from UCL or from another university, may be admitted after analysis of their application by the Academic studies secretary for the Department of Political and Social sciences subject to the addition of complementary courses to their first year programme.

4. Holders of another "candidat" diploma in Economic, Social and Political Sciences coming from other Belgian or foreign universities, as long as the courses followed during the "candidature" are in conformity with the "candidature" programme of UCL, especially for the courses enumerated for point 2. If this is not the case, these courses should be added to the first year programme.

5. Holders of a "candidat", "licencié" or "maître" diploma obtained in another faculty or department of a Belgian or foreign university, subject to the acceptation of their application by the department and to adding any necessary complementary courses to their first year programme, or via the completion of a single year of "candidature", depending on the case.

All requests for application or complementary information linked to points 2, 3, 4 and 5 above, should be addressed to the academic studies Secretary of the Department of Political and Social Sciences.

B. Holders of a non-university higher education diploma on the following conditions :

1. Holders of a "licencié" diploma in Administrative Sciences, subject to adding complementary courses to their first year programme if necessary.

2. Holders of a "candidat" diploma in Administrative Sciences, or a "licencié" diploma in Applied Communication, Social Assistant social or Social advisor, subject to passing an entrance exam and adding any complementary courses to their first year programme if necessary.

3. Holders of a "gradué" diploma in Law, Fiscal Sciences or Human Resource Management ; for "licence" diploma holders in Political Sciences, holders of a "gradué" diploma in Public relations; for "licence" diploma holders in Public Affairs, holders of a "gradué" diploma in Administrative Sciences and Public Administration, also social advisors subject to the successful completion of a prior year of studies.

All questions concerning admission or complementary information linked to points 1, 2 and 3 should be addressed to the secretary's office of the Department of Political and Social Sciences.

C. Other university or higher education diploma holders may have access to the programme by obtaining the "candidat" diploma in Political Sciences in one year (single year "candidature"). Questions concerning admission applications and information linked to the single year "candidature" should be addressed to the secretary's office for the "Candidature" in Economic, Social and Political Sciences.

Admission procedure

The University admission and enrolment procedures are detailed in the "General Information" section of the WEB page : http://www.ucl.ac.be/etudes/programme.html.

General structure of the programme

  1. The "licence" diploma in Political Sciences, orientation : "International Relations" or orientation : "Public Affairs", is obtained at the end of four years of studies divided into two years of "candidature" and two years of "licence". The two years of "candidature", partially common to all the departments of the Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences, are directly organised under the authority of the Faculty.
  2. The study programme of the "licence" is spread over two years of courses and comprises 855 hours of courses, exercises and seminars, as well as the writing of an end of course thesis.
  3. At the end of the1st quadrimester of the first year, the students will make their choice between the "International Relations" (RI) orientation and the "Public Affairs" (AP) orientation.
  4. An information session is organised at the beginning of the academic year ; this helps each student determine his study project and fix his programme ; (compulsory courses and options), taking into account the details given on the subjects covered in the different courses.
  5. In order to facilitate the writing of the thesis in the second year, the first year includes a minimum of 540 hours of courses (in International Relations) or 555 hours (in Public Affairs).
  6. Apprenticeship : the students are requested to refer to the departmental reglementation on this matter.
  7. Thesis. The students are requested to refer to the departmental reglementation on this matter.
  8. The first year students are requested to include a course on Religious Sciences in their programme.

Programme content

POL 21 First year

A. Religious Sciences (1 Credit)

(15 hours) to be chosen from among :

ESPO2201

Issues of religious sciences: Christian faith[15h] (1 credits) (in French)

Jean-François Grégoire (supplée Gabriel Ringlet), Gabriel Ringlet

ESPO2202

Issues of religious sciences: the Bible and its message[15h] (1 credits) (in French)

Jean-Pierre Delville

ESPO2203

Special issues of religious sciences: the Christian ethic[15h] (1 credits) (in French)

Walter Lesch, Henri Wattiaux (supplée Walter Lesch)

B. Core syllabus

Political theory (150 hours)

IDRI2108

Geo politics[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael

SOC2433

Political sociology[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Benoît Rihoux

SPOL2101

Socio-political models of the state[30h] (3.5 credits) (in French)

Jacques Herman

SPOL2104

Comparative politics[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Lieven De Winter, André-Paul Frognier

15 hours of this co-titular taught course will be given in English

SPOL2110

Political culture[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Lieven De Winter, Françoise Piérard

Internal and international politico-administrative system (120 hours)

SPOL2102

Theory of public administration[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Christian de Visscher

SPOL2103

Theories of international relations[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Michel Liegeois

SPOL2108

International organisations[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Amine Ait-Chaalal

SPOL2200

Système politique et administratif de la Belgique[45h] (3 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in French)

Lieven De Winter

Philosophy and methodology (90h)

SPOL2105

Methodology of political science[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Jacques Herman

SPOL2106

Approaches to research in political science[15h] (5 credits) (in French)

Françoise Piérard, Benoît Rihoux

SPOL2208

Political philosophy[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Axel Gosseries

C. Orientations

International relations

Foundations (105 hours)

IDRI2110

International relations from 1815 to the present day[60h] (8 credits) (in French)

Michel Liegeois (supplée Claude Roosens), Claude Roosens

SPOL2107

Public international law[30h] (5 credits) (in French)

Yves Lejeune

Options (30 hours)

30 hours of options will be taken from the programmes of the Department or from other departments, subject to the approval of the academic studies Secretary.

Language course (30 hours)

ANGL1531

Advanced English for Political Science[90h] (3 credits)

Timothy Byrne, Keith Carlon

This counts for 30 hours of the study programme.

or

NEER1531

Advanced Dutch for Political Science[90h] (3 credits)

Marie-Paule Vanelderen

This counts for 30 hours of the study programme.

or

Intermediate level (1st year and advanced level (2nd year)

Public affairs

Management and administration (150 hours)

IDAP2103

Public sector management[60h] (6 credits) (in French)

Christian de Visscher

IDAP2105

Chair of political and administrative reform[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Pierre Bauby, Jean-Louis Thiebault

PUBL2108

Principles of Public Law[30h+16h] (4 credits) (in French)

David Renders

SPOL2120

Public-sector economics[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Jean Hindriks

Language course (30 hours)

ANGL1531

Advanced English for Political Science[90h] (3 credits)

Timothy Byrne, Keith Carlon

This counts for 30 hours of the study programme.

or

NEER1531

Advanced Dutch for Political Science[90h] (3 credits)

Marie-Paule Vanelderen

This counts for 30 hours of the study programme.

or

Intermediate level (1st year.) and advanced level (2nd year)

POL 22 Second year

A. Core syllabus

Political theories and methodology (30 hours)

SPOL2100

Theories and methodology of political decision-making[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Jacques Herman

B. Orientations

International relations

Foundations (105 hours)

DVLP2280

Analysis of developing countries[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Bichara Khader

EURO3118

Droit européen: droit institutionnel[45h] (4.5 credits) (in French)

Gilles De Kerchove d'Ousselghem, Didier Nagant de Deuxchaisnes

IDRI2220

International economic relations[30h] (3.5 credits) (in French)

Guy Ertz

Regional analyses

60 hours to be chosen from among :

DVLP3144

Analyse socio-politique de l'Afrique[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

N.

DVLP3154

Socio-political analysis of Latin America[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Isabel Yépez Del Castillo

DVLP3160

Socio-political analysis of the Arab world[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Bichara Khader

EURO3401

Politique extérieure de l'Union européenne[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Christian Franck

IDRI2109

Political analysis of central and east European countries[30h] (4 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in French)

Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael

IDRI2207

Economic and strategic analysis of the Pacific Basin[30h] (4 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in French)

Michèle Lauwers

Options (90 hours)

90 hours of optional courses will be taken from the programmes of the Department or from other departments, subject to the agreement of the academic studies secretary.

Seminar

30 hours to be chosen from among :

IDRI2208

Seminar on international relations: strategic questions[30h] (5 credits) (in French)

Michèle Lauwers

IDRI2211

Seminar on international relations: diplomatic issues[30h] (5 credits) (in French)

Amine Ait-Chaalal

IDRI2213

Seminar on international relations: international cultural questions[30h] (5 credits) (in French)

Françoise Piérard

Public affairs

Management and administration (150 hours)

IDAP2104

Federalism and local authorities[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Diane Déom

IDAP2221

Analysis of public sector policies[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

N.

IDAP2220

Analysis of public sector organisations[15h] (2 credits) (in French)

Françoise Piérard

SPOL2121

Regional development[30h] (3.5 credits) (in French)

N.

SPOL2122

Economic structures of Belgium[30h] (3.5 credits) (in French)

Guillaume Pierre Wunsch

Seminar (30 hours)

IDAP2213

Seminar: Public administration[30h] (5 credits) (in French)

Christian de Visscher

Public politics and options (90 hours)

60 hours minimum of which are to be chosen from the list of courses relating to "public politics" detailed below.

ECAP2221

Economic and monetary policy[30h] (~) (in French)

Henri Sneessens

ECON2152

Economics and Public Finances[30h+15h] (6 credits) (in French)

Jean Hindriks

SEX2340

Family policy[30h] (3.5 credits) (in French)

Xavier De Beys

SOC2441

Sociology of social policies[30h] (~)EN Cours cyclique non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

Jean De Munck, Bernard Francq

SOC2443

Sociology of town planning and national/regional planning[30h] (~) (in French)

Bernard Francq

SOC2426

Education sociology: diagnoses and policies[30h] (~) (in French)

Jean-Emile Charlier

C. Apprenticeship

The student, in agreement with one of the teaching staff, may request to replace a maximum of two courses by a period of apprenticeship. All proposals should be submitted to the academic studies Secretary of the department for approval.

D. Thesis



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