Detailed programme by subject

Mandatory Content:
Mandatory Information and Communication
Mandatory BPOLS1110  Communication science
FR q1  30h+6h  5 credits      
FR q2  30h+4h  5 credits      
Mandatory BCOMU1310  Semiotics  
FR q1  30h  5 credits      
FR q1  30h+14h  5 credits      
FR q2  30h+6h  5 credits      
Mandatory BCOMU1212  Social-history of media  
Students may include the "Social-history of media" teaching unit in their Block 3 programme or replace it with an optional teaching unit (with constant credits).
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
FR q1  45h  5 credits      
FR q1  30h+15h  5 credits      
FR q1  30h  5 credits      
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Mandatory Choose one course among the following :
EN q2  30h  5 credits      
Optional BPOLS1320  Media and politics  
NL q2  30h  5 credits      
Mandatory Law
Mandatory BESPO1176  Law
FR q1  45h+15h  5 credits      
Thibaut Slingeneyer de Goeswin (compensates Diane Bernard)


FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Mandatory Economics and management
Mandatory BPOLS1122  Economics I
FR q1  30h+15h  5 credits      
Mandatory BPOLS1123  Economics II
FR q2  30h+15h  5 credits      
Mandatory Other Human and Social Sciences
Mandatory BESPO1160  Sociology
FR q1  30h  5 credits      
Mandatory BESPO1162  Political science
FR q1  30h  5 credits      
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Mandatory BPOLS1111  Anthropology
FR q2  30h+9h  5 credits      
Mandatory BPOLS1121  Contemporary History
FR q2  30h+11h  5 credits      
Mandatory BPOLS1124  Moral Philosophy
FR q1  30h  5 credits      
FR q2  45h  5 credits      
Mandatory Computer Science and Quantitative Methods
FR q1  22.5h+15h  5 credits      
FR q2  22.5h+15h  5 credits      
Karine Dejean
, Emmanuelle Lenel (compensates Nicolas Marquis)


FR q1  30h  5 credits      
FR q1  30h+15h  5 credits      
Nathan Gurnet (compensates Nicolas Marquis)


FR q2  30h+22.5h  5 credits      
FR q1  30h+15h  5 credits      
Philippe Huynen (compensates Nicolas Marquis)


Mandatory Group Project
FR q1+q2  30h  5 credits      
Mandatory Languages
Mandatory BNEER1183  Dutch I
Will benefit from a course unit of Dutch for Beginners or Spanish in first year: 1) The student who has had less than two hours of Dutch per week throughout the year in one of the last four years of high school; 2) The student who have completed high school in 2019-2020 or earlier and who has not been trained in Dutch between the end of high school and its registration in St. Louis. Additional informations and forms to fill out are available at the Faculty secretariat.
NL q1+q2  0h+30h  5 credits      
Astrid De Munter (coord.)


Mandatory BNEER1282  Dutch II  
Student who replaced the course unit of Dutch I the Fisrt Year by Dutch for Beginners I or Spanish I should follow the Second Year, the same course unit, higher level (Dutch for Beginners II or Spanish II). Additional informations are available at the Faculty secretariat.
NL q1+q2  0h+60h  5 credits      
Mandatory Choose one course among the following :
Optional BNEER1382  Dutch III  
NL q1  0h+30h  5 credits      
Isolde Boutsen (coord.)
, Astrid De Munter (coord.)


Mandatory Optional Courses
Students must choose optional course totalling 5 credits.
If the student chose to replace course unit  "Social-history of media", he/she must register to one additional optional course.
Students wishing to enrol in the Master's programme in Communication Strategy and Digital Culture (ISFSC & USL-B) are strongly advised to include the 'Marketing' teaching unit (ECGE1322) in the Block 3 programme.
FR q1  30h  5 credits      
FR q1  30h  5 credits      
FR q1  30h  5 credits      
Optional BSPOL1322  Public Policy Analysis  
FR q1  30h  5 credits      
Amandine Bled
, Youri Vertongen (compensates Abraham Franssen)


Optional BSOCA1210  Sociology of culture  
FR q1  30h  5 credits      
Optional BSPOL1214  Political Doctrines  
FR q1  30h+15h  5 credits      
Optional BSPOL1315  Political Systems  
FR q1  30h  5 credits      
EN q1  30h  5 credits      
NL q1  30h  5 credits      
FR q2  30h+12h  5 credits      
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Abraham Franssen
, Youri Vertongen (compensates Abraham Franssen)


FR q2  30h  5 credits      
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Optional BSPOL1313  Comparative politics  
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Optional BHDPO1315  EU politics  
EN q2  30h  5 credits      
EN q2  30h  5 credits      
Amandine Bled
, Valentina Brogna (compensates Amandine Bled)


Optional BPOLS1320  Media and politics  
NL q2  30h  5 credits      
EN q2  30h  5 credits      
FR q2  45h  5 credits      
Matilde Manara (compensates Isabelle Ost)


FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Optional BROMA1215  Literary theories
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
EN q2  30h  5 credits      
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
EN q2  30h  5 credits      
Optional Optional choice of one course unit among :
FR q1  30h  5 credits      
Emmanuel Klimis (compensates Amandine Bled)


Optional BSPOL1312  International relations  
EN q1  30h  5 credits      
Amandine Bled
, Valentina Brogna (compensates Amandine Bled)


Optional Optional choice of one course unit among :
EN q1  30h  5 credits      
FR q1  30h  5 credits      
Optional Optional choice of one course unit among :
Optional BECGE1321  Organisational studies  
FR q1  30h  5 credits      
Optional BECGE1326  Humans and organization  
NL q1  30h  5 credits      
Optional Optional choice of one course unit among :
Optional BECGE1322  Marketing
Pour les étudiant·es qui souhaitent s’inscrire ultérieurement au Master en stratégie de la communication et culture numérique, il est vivement conseillé d'opter pour ce cours de marketing (ECGE1322).
FR q1  30h+15h  5 credits      
Optional BECGE1324  Marketing
NL q1  30h+15h  5 credits      
Optional Optional choice of one course unit among :
Optional BSPOL1210  Political sociology  
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Optional BSPOL1211  Political sociology  
NL q2  30h  5 credits      
Optional Choose one course among the following :
Optional BECGE1214  Human management
FR q2  30h+7.5h  5 credits      
EN q2  30h  5 credits      
Optional Optional choice of one course unit among :
Optional BPOLS1321  Society and Environment  
EN q2  30h  5 credits      
Optional BSOCA1314  Society and environment  
NL q2  30h  5 credits      
FR q2  30h  5 credits