Study objectives in terms of acquisition of skills :

The bachelor's programme of Political Sciences aims to :

• provide the students with a basic grounding in Political Sciences (and its principal specialities and fields), to enable them to decode socio-political phenomena
• develop the students' capacity of critical analysis and multi-disciplinary reflection, providing initiation into the principal disciplines of the Human Sciences and, in particular, Political Sciences
• initiate the students in individual study, by means of an active pedagogical approach which leaves considerable room for personal (and group) work, as well as in the acquisition of written and oral communication skills
• lay the foundation stones to pave the way for further scientific steps (participation in a practical seminar on research, on- the-field contact, acquisition of primordial methodological tools), and to help the students to elaborate reports, respecting the rules of form and of content (a skill necessary both for embarking on the job-market and on the master's programme).

The Bachelor's programme, which provides basic pluridisciplinary training, comprises a pool of subjects common to the Faculty as well as specific courses in Political Sciences. Thanks to the common pool of subjects, the student will have the possibility, after the January session, to re-orientate himself to one or another programme of the Faculty, if so desired.

The three year programme corresponds to 180 credits and consists of a major, an ensemble of courses, seminars and exercises, totalling 150 credits.

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, must be approved by the Programme Supervisor.

The choice of a minor also facilitates re-orientation when it comes to selecting the master's programme. The role of the Programme Supervisor and of the Study Advisor is important with respect to subject choice (information, advice, etc.)

On a general level:

• one year is dedicated to providing initiation into the principal Human Science disciplines (including a course in Political Sciences) and a seminar in university study approaches and methods
• one year is dedicated to the acquisition of primordial methodological tools and the disciplines of Social Sciences (in particular, within the different specialities of Political Sciences and Sociology)
• and one year is dedicated to the pursuit of the acquisition of methodological tools and a piece of work revolving more specifically around the principal specialities and fields of Political Sciences (in particular international relations, public policy and comparative politics).

The student will complete his programme by choosing :

• a minor (30 Credits), other than the one in Political Sciences, to be selected from the ensemble of minors offered by UCL.

For a total of 14 Credits in the 2nd year and 16 Credits in the 3rd year.

or

• a choice of options (30 Credits), available on other bachelor programmes

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

Ongoing evaluation : exercises and personal pieces of work

Written and oral exams

The programme is accessible to those possessing a secondary school-leaving certificate (c.f. the "Acces to Studies" part of the study programme for a precise description of the admission requirements and their particular 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 degree in Political Sciences entitles direct access to the master's of Political Sciences, delivered by any university institution within the French-speaking Community in Belgium : the master's of Political Sciences (general orientation), the master's of Political Sciences (international relations) and the master's of Public Administration.

Those possessing a bachelor's degree in Sociology and Anthropology or in the Human and Social Sciences from UCL, who have followed the minor in Political Sciences, are likewise entitled direct access to the master's of Political Sciences (general orientation), the master's of Political Sciences (international relations) and the master's of Public Administration.

The bachelor's degree in Political Sciences entitles direct access to the master's organised by other departments of the Faculty of Economic Sciences, Social and Political Sciences or by other faculties, subject to respect of the conditions and prerequisites specified for those programmes. In the case of lacking credits, these may 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 completing a complementary/preparatory year before embarking on the master's.

Program Supervisor : Professor C. de Visscher

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

Cécile Delannay

President : Michel Dorban

Secretaries : Jean-Marie Yante

• Minor in Theology
  
• Minor in Philosophy
  
• Minor in Law
  
• Minor in Criminology
  
• Minor in Information and Communication (*)
  
• Minor in Sociology and Anthropology
  
• 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 Activity, 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.