The Bachelor's programme of Sociology and Anthropology aims to :

• provide the students with a theoretical grounding in Sociology and Anthropology and give them the substantial methodological elements of sociological and anthropological analysis of empirical social phenomena, in particular via participation in practical research and on-the-field contact
• situate the special approach of the discipline, both in terms of its specificity and its complementarity, with respect to the approach of other disciplines, especially Philosophy, Economy, Politics, History and Psychology
• develop the students' capacities of critical analysis, reasoning and personal judgement
• help the students to develop their capacity to reflect on the constitution of knowledge, on an epistemological as well as a historical and sociological level
• initiate them in autonomous and individual study, by means of an active pedagogical approach which leaves considerable room for personal and group work and for the acquisition of skills in oral and written communication
• train the students to elaborate reports, respecting the rules of presentation as much as of content ( a necessary skill for embarking on the job-market as well as on the master's programme ).

On a general level,

• the first year is dedicated to the acquisition of basic knowledge in the main disciplines of Human Sciences and to a session on university study approaches and methods
• the second year is dedicated to the acquisition of primordial methodological tools and conceptual groundings in Sociology and Anthroplology
• and the third year is dedicated to the pursuit of the acquisition of fundamental theories and theoretical and methodological tools, as well as to a research work of a more personal nature in the context of a practical seminar on more specific research, revolving around the principal orientations of Sociology and Anthropology.

The first year of the bachelor's programme consists of a common pool of Faculty subjects, as well as specific courses in Sociology and in Anthroplogy. Thanks to the common pool of subjects, after the January session, the student has the possibility to re-orient himself towards another programme in the Faculty.

The three year programme corresponds to 180 credits, and comprises a major of 150 credits and an option of 30 credits.

So as to widen his intellectual and professional horizons, the student may choose a minor (30 credits) which will enable him to discover another subject ; he may likewise choose to go more deeply into his major by means of an ensemble of options (30 credits).

The choice of the minor and the options selected by the student must be approved by the Programme Supervisor.

The choice of the minor will also facilitate re-orientation when it comes to choosing the master's programme.

The role of the Programme Supervisor and the Study Advisor is important with respect to subject choice (information,

advice ...).

The student will complete his programme by choosing :

corresponding to 15 credits in the 2nd year and 15 credits in the 3rd year

• a minor (30 Credits) to be selected from among the ensemble of minors offered by UCL.

or

• options (30 Credits).

The choice of the minor or the options must be approved by the Programme Supervisor.

Ongoing evaluation : exercices and personal pieces of work

Exams take both written and oral forms

The programme is accessible to those possessing a certificate in secondary school education (see "Access to Studies" part of the programme for a description of the admission conditions and their special cases).

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

The bachelor's of Sociology and Anthropology opens direct access to the master's of Sociology or the master's of Anthropology, delivered by any university institution within the French-speaking Community in Belgium.

The bachelor's degree in Sociology and Anthropology entitles access to the masters organised by other Departments of the Faculty of Economic Sciences, Social and Political Sciences or of other Faculties, subject to respect of the conditions and prerequisites specified for these programmes. In the case of lacking credits, these can be made up either by being added to the master's programme (if the number of lacking credits does not surpass 15 credits), or by doing an extra complementary or preparatory year before embarking on the master's programme.

Program Supervisor : Professeur C. de Visscher

Contact person for ESPO: Anne-Françoise Mariscal, Chantal Herman

Cécile Delannay

President : Michel Dorban

Secretary : Jean-Marie Yante

• Minor in Theology
  
• Minor in Philosophy
  
• Minor in Law
  
• Minor in Criminology
  
• Minor in Information and Communication (*)
  
• Minor in Political Sciences
  
• Minor in Human and Social Sciences
  
• Minor in Economics
  
• Minor in Economics (opening)
  
• Minor in Business Studies
  
• Minor in Linguistics
  
• Minor in Hispanic Studies (*)
  
• Minor in Italian Studies(*)
  
• Minor in French Studies(*)
  
• Minor in Latin Studies
  
• Minor in Greek Studies
  
• Minor in Oriental Studies
  
• Minor in Literature Studies
  
• Minor in History
  
• Minor in Medieval Studies
  
• Minor in History of Art and Archaeology (*)
  
• Minor in Musicology
  
• Minor in Psychology and Education (*)
  
• Minor in Human Nutrition (*)
  
• Minor in General Biomedical Sciences (*)
  
• Minor in Clinical Biomedical Sciences (*)
  
• Minor in Medication Sciences (*)
  
• Minor in Physical Activiy, Health and Culture of movement (*)
  
• Minor in Geography (*)
  
• Minor in Statistics
  
• Minor in Urban Architecture
  
• Minor in Mathematics and Mathematical Applications
  
• Minor in Scientific Culture
  
• Minor in Gender Studies
  
• Minor in Culture and Creation
  
• Minor in European Studies
  

(*) Minor with access criteria.