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Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale (relations internationales) (Master of Political Sciences, orientation: general (International Relations) ) [POLS2M1/RI]
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POLS Département des sciences politiques et sociales

Study objectives

The master's degree course in Political Sciences, option - International Relations - covers the concrete political and diplomatic reality of international relations.

Admission conditions

Access to this programme is entitled to university graduates or students from Institutes of Further Education wishing to acquire complementary training with regard to their basic subject in the domain of international relations.

This programme may be spread over two years on specific justified request.

Admission procedures

The conditions and regular admission procedures are specified on the web page : "Access to studies":
http://www.ucl.ac.be/etudes/libres/acces.html

Complementary admission requests or inquiries should be addressed to the Secretary for Academic Studies of the Department of Political and Social Sciences.

General structure of the programme

The master's programme comprises 60 credits, spread over the lectures, exercises, seminars and the final thesis.

Programme content

Prerequisite

COPS1126

History of Political and Social Ideas[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Luc Courtois

ESPO1114B

Science politique : 2ème partie[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

N.

I. Core syllabus with the option "Public Business" (minimum 15 credits, to which 15 credits will be added)

PUBL2108

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

David Renders

SPOL2104

Comparative politics[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Lieven De Winter, André-Paul Frognier

SPOL2100

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

Jacques Herman

SPOL2101

Socio-political models of the state[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Jacques Herman

II. International Relations (compulsory)

SPOL2103

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

Michel Liegeois

IDRI2110

International relations from 1815 to the present day[60h] (6 credits) (in French)

Michel Liegeois (supplée Claude Roosens), Claude Roosens

SPOL2107

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

Yves Lejeune

SPOL2108

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

Amine Ait-Chaalal

IDRI2108

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

Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael

III. Seminar

IDRI2212

Seminar on present-day international politics[30h] (5 credits) (in French)

Vincent Legrand (supplée Claude Roosens), Claude Roosens

IV. Regional Analyses

The student will complete his programme in order to attain a minimum of 60 credits, by choosing the following courses :

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

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

EURO3401

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

Christian Franck

DVLP2280

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

Bichara Khader

V. End of course thesis

The thesis may take the form of of the presentation of 2 pieces of work to the value of one good article. One of these pieces of work could result from the apprenticeship completed under the authority of the work experience promoter.



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