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".

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.

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.

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.

(15 hours) to be chosen from among :

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

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.

This counts for 30 hours of the study programme.

or

This counts for 30 hours of the study programme.

or

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

This counts for 30 hours of the study programme.

or

This counts for 30 hours of the study programme.

or

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

60 hours to be chosen from among :

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.

30 hours to be chosen from among :

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

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.