Program Overview

Study Programmes

The Université catholique de Louvain offers a Bachelor in Political Sciences (French-Dutch-English) programme, denoted as SPTB1BA, based in Bruxelles Saint-Louis.

Programme Details

Teaching Profile

• Learning outcomes
• Programme structure

Programme

• Detailed programme by annual block
• Detailed programme by subject
• Course prerequisites
• The programme's courses and learning outcomes

Access Requirements

• Access Requirements

Benefits and Organisation

• Pedagogy
• Course evaluation methods
• Mobility and/or Internationalisation outlook
• Then after Further degree programmes

Detailed Programme by Subject

The programme is divided into several subjects, including Political Sciences, Law, Economics and management, Other Human and Social Sciences, Computer Science and Quantitative Methods, Group Project, and Languages.

Political Sciences

• BESPO1165: Political Science (EN, q1, 30h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Emmanuel Klimis
• BPOLS1112: The Political Institutions of Belgium (FR, q2, 30h, 5 credits) - Teachers: Vincent Lefebve, Caroline Sägesser
• BSPOL1312: International relations (EN, q1, 30h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Valentina Brogna
• BSPOL1214: Political Doctrines (FR, q1, 30h+15h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Florence Delmotte
• BHDPO1317: Political parties and lobby groups (FR, q2, 30h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Olivier Paye
• BSPOL1211: Political sociology (NL, q2, 30h, 5 credits)
• BSPOL1322: Public Policy Analysis (FR, q1, 30h, 5 credits) - Teachers: Amandine Orsini, Youri Vertongen
• BSPOL1315: Political Systems (FR, q1, 30h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Denis Duez
• BHDPO1315: EU politics (EN, q2, 30h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Valentina Brogna
• BSPOL1215: International Organizations (EN, q2, 30h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Valentina Brogna
• BPOLS1320: Media and politics (NL, q2, 30h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Dave Sinardet

Law

• BESPO1176: Law (FR, q1, 45h+15h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Thibaut Slingeneyer de Goeswin
• BPOLS1120: Public Law (FR, q2, 30h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Julian Clarenne

Economics and Management

• BESPO1173A: Economics I (NL, q1, 45h+15h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Tom Truyts
• BPOLS1127: Economics II (EN, q2, 30h+15h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Hélčne Latzer
• BHDPO1222: Economic Policy (FR, q1, 30h, 5 credits) - Teachers: Arastou Khatibi, Tom Truyts

Other Human and Social Sciences

• BESPO1161: Sociology (NL, q1, 30h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Benedikte Zitouni
• BPOLS1110: Communication science (FR, q1, 30h+6h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Geoffroy Patriarche
• BPOLS1115: Media institutions analysis (NL, q2, 30h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Thomas Jacobs
• BPOLS1111: Anthropology (FR, q2, 30h+9h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Jean-Pierre Delchambre
• BESPO1164: Geopolitics (EN, q2, 30h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Jeroen Joly
• BPOLS1124: Moral Philosophy (FR, q1, 30h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Raphaël Gély
• BPOLS1125: General and Social Psychology (FR, q2, 45h, 5 credits) - Teachers: Karine Dejean, Mauricio Garcia Penafiel
• BSOCA1314: Society and environment (NL, q2, 30h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Benedikte Zitouni

Computer Science and Quantitative Methods

• BPOLS1150: Introduction to university work in social sciences (FR, q1, 22.5h+15h, 5 credits) - Teachers: Karine Dejean, Marie Dufrasne
• BPOLS1231: Approach and methods in social sciences (FR, q2, 22.5h+15h, 5 credits) - Teachers: Karine Dejean, Emmanuelle Lenel
• BSOCA1330: Field methods: observation and interviews (FR, q1, 30h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Emmanuelle Lenel
• BPOLS1330: Quantitative methods I: data production (FR, q1, 30h+15h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Sophie Pesesse
• BPOLS1233: Quantitative methods II: statistics (FR, q2, 30h+22.5h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Nathan Gurnet
• BPOLS1331: Quantitative methods III: data analysis (FR, q1, 30h+15h, 5 credits) - Teacher: Philippe Huynen

Group Project

• BPOLS1352: Multidisciplinary workshop (FR, q1+q2, 30h, 5 credits) - Teachers: Benjamin Denis, Marie Dufrasne, Sophie Jacquot, Emmanuelle Lenel, Renaud Maes, Youri Vertongen

Languages

• BANGL1192: English I (EN, q1+q2, 0h+30h, 5 credits) - Teachers: Gerlanda Cipolla, Sebastiano Ferrari, Milena Fontana, David Leisterh, Françoise Longrée, Erwin Ochsenmeier, Melissa Uzumcuoglu
• BNEER1183: Dutch I (NL, q1+q2, 0h+30h, 5 credits) - Teachers: Isolde Boutsen, Astrid De Munter, Luc De Pauw, Pauline Heyvaert, Nadine Kayobotsi
• BANGL1292: English II (EN, q1+q2, 0h+60h, 5 credits) - Teachers: Gerlanda Cipolla, Sebastiano Ferrari, Milena Fontana, David Leisterh, Françoise Longrée, Erwin Ochsenmeier, Madeline Riordan
• BNEER1282: Dutch II (NL, q1+q2, 0h+60h, 5 credits) - Teachers: Isolde Boutsen, Astrid De Munter, Barbara Fraipont
• Choose one course among the following:
  • BANGL1392: English III (EN, q1, 0h+30h, 5 credits) - Teachers: Gerlanda Cipolla, Julie George Garkov, Françoise Longrée, Erwin Ochsenmeier
  • BNEER1382: Dutch III (NL, q1, 0h+30h, 5 credits) - Teachers: Isolde Boutsen, Astrid De Munter

Editor

Editor responsible: Université catholique de Louvain - Faculté ESPO-SAINLOUIS Place de l'Université, 1 - 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve - Belgique