Master [120] in Political Sciences: International Relations

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Tronc commun [60.0]

Mémoire (20 credits)
L'étudiant aura le choix entre 3 formules : un mémoire classique, un mémoire d'analyse, un mémoire-projet associé à un stage (cfr le vade mecum mémoire)

LSPRI2900A Séminaire de préparation au mémoire

FR q2 2 credits

LSPRI2900B Mémoire

FR q2 18 credits

Cours obligatoires (35 credits)

LADPU2005 International Administrative and Political Reforms Andre Molitor Chair [M]

FR q2 35h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Michel Liegeois (coord.)

Michel Liegeois (coord.)

LSPRI2020 Relations internationales contemporaines

FR q1 30h+15h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Michel Liegeois

Michel Liegeois

LEUSL2010 Political Theories of European integration

EN q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Tom Delreux

Tom Delreux

LSPRI2045 International Organizations

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Amine Ait-Chaalal

Amine Ait-Chaalal

LSPRI2080 Foreign Policy Analysis

EN q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Tanguy Struye de Swielande

Tanguy Struye de Swielande

LSPRI2330 International Strategy and Security

FR q1 30h 5 credits

LSPRI2338 International Political Economy

FR q2 30h 5 credits

Séminaire (5 credits)
Un parmi :

LSPRI2060 Séminaire de relations internationales

FR q1 15h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Amine Ait-Chaalal

> Tanguy Struye de Swielande

Amine Ait-Chaalal

, Tanguy Struye de Swielande

LSPRI2010 Current Issues of International Security

EN q2 15h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Elena Aoun

Elena Aoun
Professional Focus : Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution [30.0]

Content:
Afin de totaliser 30 crédits, l étudiant.e suit le cours obligatoire (5cr) ET choisit une des deux combinaisons suivantes (25cr) : soit 1 séminaire (5cr) et 4 cours (20cr) soit 2 séminaires (10cr) et 3 cours (15cr).

Cours obligatoire (5 credits)

LSPRI2310 Geoeconomy

EN q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Tanguy Struye de Swielande

Tanguy Struye de Swielande

Séminaire(s)
Suivant la combinaison choisie, L'étudiant choisit un ou deux séminaires - pour 5 ou 10 crédits - parmi :

LSPRI2320 Seminar: international Relations and Introduction to Diplomatic and International Fonctions

FR q2 15h+15h 5 credits

LSPRI2325 Séminaire approfondi de relations internationales : questions théoriques

FR q1 15h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Michel Liegeois

Michel Liegeois

LSPRI2335 Séminaire approfondi de relations internationales : questions culturelles

FR q1 15h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael

Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael

LSPRI2336 In-depth Seminar on Strategy and International Security: Technology, Strategy and Warfare
This seminar will be conducted in the French or English language depending on the titular.

EN q2 15h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Tanguy Struye de Swielande

Tanguy Struye de Swielande

Cours au choix
Suivant la combinaison choisie, choisir 3 ou 4 cours - pour 15 ou 20 crédits - parmi :

LSPRI2300 International Negotiation

EN q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Valérie Rosoux

Valérie Rosoux

LSPRI2311 United States Foreign Policy

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Amine Ait-Chaalal

Amine Ait-Chaalal

LSPRI2315 Politique étrangère de la Belgique

FR q1 15h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael

Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael

LEUSL2301 European common foreign, security and defence policy

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael

Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael

LEUSL2311 Enlargement and neighbourhood policy [C]

EN q2 30h 5 credits

LSPRI2661 Geopolitics, Grand Strategy and World Order

EN q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Tanguy Struye de Swielande

Tanguy Struye de Swielande

LSPRI2009 Claude Roosens Chair on diplomatic history

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Cours au choix [30.0]

Content:

Cours portant sur les différentes régions du monde

Belgique

LADPU2630 Comparative federal and decentralised Administration(s) [M]

EN q1 30h 5 credits

LDESF2202 Développement territorial et régional

FR q1 30h 5 credits

LADPU2000 Policy Advice : Advanced Policy Analysis

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> David Aubin

David Aubin

Asie (en particulier Chine, Japon, Corée et Inde)

LSPRI2650 Geostrategy and security in the Indo-Pacific

EN q1 15h 5 credits

LDVLP2670 Analyse socio-politique de l'Asie

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Frédéric Laugrand

Frédéric Laugrand

LASI2302 Analysis of contemporary Chinese society

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Frédéric Laugrand

Frédéric Laugrand

LASI2303 Analysis of contemporary Japanese society

EN q2 30h 5 credits

LANTR1302 Chair Chiang Ching-Kuo I

FR q1 15h 3 credits

LASI2301 Chair Chiang Ching-Kuo II

FR q1 15h 5 credits

LGLOR2839 Satsuma Chair

FR q2 15h 5 credits > English-friendly

LGLOR2849 Satsuma Chair

FR q2 15h 5 credits

LGLOR2943 Anthropology of India and the Far East : Special Issues

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Frédéric Laugrand

Frédéric Laugrand

Afrique

LDVLP2626 Socio-political analysis of Africa

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Anne-Sophie Gijs

Anne-Sophie Gijs

LDVLP2625 Socio-economic analysis of Africa

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Benjamin Chemouni

Benjamin Chemouni

Amérique Latine

LDVLP2631 Socio-political analysis of Latin America

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Geoffrey Pleyers

Geoffrey Pleyers

LDVLP2630 Socio-economic analysis of Latin America

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Emmanuelle Piccoli

Emmanuelle Piccoli

Monde arabo-musulman

LDVLP2641 Socio-political analysis of the Arab World

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Vincent Legrand

Vincent Legrand

LDVLP2640 Socio-economic analysis of the Arab world

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Vincent Legrand

Vincent Legrand

LGLOR2534 History of Rational Thought in the Arab-Muslim World

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Godefroid de Callatay

Godefroid de Callatay

Grande Europe

Institutions et politiques de l'Union européenne

LEUSL2020 Institutional Law of the European Union [M]

FR q1 45h 6 credits
Teacher(s):

> Antoine Bailleux

Antoine Bailleux

LEUSL2021 EU internal market law

FR q2 37.5h 6 credits
Teacher(s):

> Edoardo Traversa

> Pieter-Augustijn Van Malleghem

Edoardo Traversa

, Pieter-Augustijn Van Malleghem

LEUSL2011 Actors of the European political system

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Denis Duez

Denis Duez

LEUSL2030 Contemporary EU economic policy [M]

EN q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jean-Christophe Defraigne

Jean-Christophe Defraigne

Europe centrale et orientale

LSPRI2700 Central and Eastern European Contries Political Analysis

FR q2 15h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Philippe Perchoc

Philippe Perchoc

Relations extérieures de l'Union européenne

LEUSL2310 European Union, international Cooperation and Development

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Anne-Sophie Gijs

Anne-Sophie Gijs

LEUSL2012 External Action of the European Union

EN q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Tom Delreux

Tom Delreux

LEUSL2311 Enlargement and neighbourhood policy [C]

EN q2 30h 5 credits

Economy

LEUSL2031 European political economy

EN q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Clément Fontan

Clément Fontan

LEUSL2112 Economic and Monetary Union [M]

EN q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Clément Fontan

Clément Fontan

En fonctiion d'un intérêt spécial

LSPRI2700 Central and Eastern European Contries Political Analysis

FR q2 15h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Philippe Perchoc

Philippe Perchoc

LSPRI2200 Communication, political marketing and lobbying [M]

EN q1 15h 5 credits

LCOMU2617 Public Communication & media relations

FR q2 30h 5 credits

LPSYS2202 Psychology of behavioral change: health, consumption and decision making

FR q1 60h 6 credits

LECON2350 Public Management
Course taught at Namur (UNamur)

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jean Hindriks

Jean Hindriks

MAPHD2109 Union européenne et politique de cohésion : du programme au projet local
Cours dispensés à Mons (FUCAM)

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Fabienne Leloup

Fabienne Leloup

LDVLP2325 Geopolitics of natural ressources

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Vincent Legrand

Vincent Legrand

LDVLP2675 Dynamics of development - environment inter-actions

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> An Ansoms

An Ansoms

LDVLP2625 Socio-economic analysis of Africa

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Benjamin Chemouni

Benjamin Chemouni

LDVLP2626 Socio-political analysis of Africa

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Anne-Sophie Gijs

Anne-Sophie Gijs

LDVLP2630 Socio-economic analysis of Latin America

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Emmanuelle Piccoli

Emmanuelle Piccoli

LDVLP2631 Socio-political analysis of Latin America

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Geoffrey Pleyers

Geoffrey Pleyers

LDVLP2640 Socio-economic analysis of the Arab world

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Vincent Legrand

Vincent Legrand

LDVLP2641 Socio-political analysis of the Arab World

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Vincent Legrand

Vincent Legrand

LDVLP2670 Analyse socio-politique de l'Asie

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Frédéric Laugrand

Frédéric Laugrand

LDROP2061 Sustainable Development Law

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Charles-Hubert Born

Charles-Hubert Born

LSOC2091 Sociology of the city: ecological approaches

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Mathieu Berger

Mathieu Berger

LENVI2006 Environmental sociology

FR q2 15h+15h 3 credits

LENVI2010 Public strategies for sustainable development

FR q1 15h 2 credits
Teacher(s):

> Thomas Pardoen

> Benoît Rihoux

> Valérie Swaen (coord.)

Thomas Pardoen

, Benoît Rihoux

, Valérie Swaen (coord.)

LENVI2011 Environmental assessment and management methods

FR q2 30h 3 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jean-Pierre Tack

Jean-Pierre Tack

LEUSL2015 Actors of the European political system

EN q2 30h 5 credits

LEUSL2022 Institutional law of the European Union [M]

EN q1 45h 8 credits
Teacher(s):

> Paul Nihoul

> François van der Mensbrugghe

Paul Nihoul

, François van der Mensbrugghe

LEUSL2031 European political economy

EN q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Clément Fontan

Clément Fontan

LEUSL2112 Economic and Monetary Union [M]

EN q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Clément Fontan

Clément Fontan

Perfectionnement linguistique ciblé

Perfectionnement en langues et civilisations germaniques

LMULT2414 Oral business communication techniques in German 1

DE q1 15h+15h 6 credits

LMULT2424 Oral business communication techniques in English (Part 1)

EN q1 15h+15h 6 credits
Teacher(s):

> Sylvie De Cock

Sylvie De Cock

LMULT2434 Oral business communication techniques in Dutch (Part 1)

NL q1 15h+15h 6 credits

LMULT2411 Germany today: political, social and economic conditions [M]

DE q1 30h+15h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Dany Etienne

Dany Etienne

LMULT2421 Economic, legal, social and political issues in English-speaking countries

EN q1 30h+15h 5 credits

LMULT2431 Economic, legal, social and political issues in Dutch-speaking countries

NL q1 30h+15h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Philippe Hiligsmann

Philippe Hiligsmann

LMULT2213 Reading comprehension and vocabulary extension: economic and commercial texts in German

DE q1 22.5h 4 credits

LMULT2223 Economic and commercial texts in English: Exploring business genres and specialized vocabulary [M]

EN q1 22.5h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Sylvie De Cock

Sylvie De Cock

LMULT2233 Reading comprehension and vocabulary extension: economic and commercial texts in Dutch

NL q1 22.5h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Marlène Vrancx

Marlène Vrancx

Sciences religieuses

LSREL2012 History of the Jewish Religion

FR q2 30h 3 credits
Teacher(s):

> Joachim Yeshaya

Joachim Yeshaya

LRELI1264 Religions and Media

FR q2 30h 3 credits

LRELI1277 Questions of Christian Anthropology

FR q1 30h 3 credits

LTHEO2261 Christian Social Ethics : politics and economics questions I

FR q1 30h 4 credits

LRELI1368 Art and Religion

FR q2 30h 3 credits
Teacher(s):

> Ralph Dekoninck

Ralph Dekoninck

LTHEO2262 Christian Social Ethics : politics and economics questions II

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Stipe Odak

Stipe Odak

LTHEO2312 Familial Ethics

FR q2 30h 4 credits

LTHEO2430 Religions and gender

FR q1 30h 4 credits

LTECO2201 Societies, cultures, religions : Biblical readings

FR q2 15h 2 credits

LTECO2202 Societies-cultures-religions : Human Questions

FR q1 15h 2 credits
Teacher(s):

> Benoît Bourgine

Benoît Bourgine

LTECO2203 Societies, cultures, religions : Ethical questions

FR q2 15h 2 credits

Stage
De 5 à 10 crédits en accord avec le responsable académique du programme

LSPRI9000 Stage I

FR q1 or q2 5 credits

LSPRI9001 Stage II

FR q1 or q2 10 credits
Alternatives
-       Master [120] in Political Sciences: International Relations [Modalité en ligne]
  
  Tronc commun (60 credits)
  
  LSPOE2000 Theories of international Relations
  
  EN q1 5 credits
  
  LSPOE2001 Introduction à la géopolitique - (en ligne) - Enseignant: Tanguy de Wilde
  
  FR q1 5 credits
  
  LSPOE2002 Stratégie et sécurité internationale - (en ligne) - Enseignant: Michel Liégeois
  
  FR q2 5 credits
  
  LSPRI2325 Séminaire approfondi de relations internationales : questions théoriques
  -   Pour les étudiant·es inscrit·es dans la version du master SPRI en ligne, ce séminaire sera suivi en distanciel avec quelques aménagements spécifiques.
  
  FR q1 15h 5 credits
  Teacher(s):
  
  > Michel Liegeois
  
  Michel Liegeois
  
  LSPRI2335 Séminaire approfondi de relations internationales : questions culturelles
  -   Pour les étudiant·es inscrit·es dans la version du master SPRI en ligne, ce séminaire sera suivi en distanciel avec quelques aménagements spécifiques.
  
  FR q1 15h 5 credits
  Teacher(s):
  
  > Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael
  
  Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael
  
  LSPRI2336 In-depth Seminar on Strategy and International Security: Technology, Strategy and Warfare
  -   Pour les étudiant·es inscrit·es dans la version du master SPRI en ligne, ce séminaire sera suivi en distanciel avec quelques aménagements spécifiques.
  This seminar will be conducted in the French or English language depending on the titular.
  
  EN q2 15h 5 credits
  Teacher(s):
  
  > Tanguy Struye de Swielande
  
  Tanguy Struye de Swielande
  
  LSPOE2011 Mémoire
  
  FR q2 30 credits
  
  Finalité
  
  Professional Focus : Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution (30 credits)
  
  Content:
  
  LSPOE2003 International Negotiation
  
  EN q2 5 credits
  
  LSPOE2004 Action extérieure des Etats-Unis - (en ligne) - Enseignant: Tanguy de Wilde
  
  FR q1 5 credits
  
  LSPOE2006 Russie : politique extérieure et évolutions de la puissance - (en ligne) - Enseignante: Letitia Spetschinski
  
  FR q2 5 credits
  
  LSPOE2007 Géopolitique des puissances - (en ligne) - Enseignant: Tanguy Struye
  
  FR q1 5 credits
  
  LSPOE2008 Geoeconomy - (en-ligne) - Enseignant: TBC
  
  FR q2 5 credits
  
  LSPOE2009 Politique étrangère de la Belgique - (en-ligne) - Enseignant: TBC
  
  FR q1 5 credits
  
  List of electives
  
  CC (30 credits)
  
  Content:
  
  LSPOE2012 Séminaire de méthodologie de la recherche - (en ligne)
  
  FR q1 10 credits
  
  LSPOE2005 La Chine et le monde - (en ligne) - Enseignant: Tanguy Struye
  
  FR q2 5 credits
  
  LSPOE2010 Politique étrangère, sécurité et défense européenne - (en-ligne) - Enseignant: TBC
  
  FR q1 5 credits
  
  LSPOE2200 Pratique de la négociation internationale
  
  FR q1 5 credits
  
  LCERT2200 Politics of Memory (en-ligne) - Enseignante: Valérie Rosoux
  
  EN q2 5 credits
Preparatory Module (only for students who qualify for the course via complementary coursework)

To access this Master, students must have a good command of certain subjects. If this is not the case, in the first annual block of their Masters programme, students must take supplementary classes chosen by the faculty to satisfy course prerequisites.

LPOLS1212 Contemporary political regimes [M]

EN q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Claire Dupuy

Claire Dupuy

LESPO1114 Political Science [M]

EN q1 30h 6 credits

LPOLS1319 Introduction to geopolitics [M]

FR q1 30h+15h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael

Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael

LPOLS1323 European Institutions and Policies [M]

FR q1 40h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael

Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael

LPOLS1327 POLITICAL SCIENCE: EPISTEMOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY [M]

FR q2 30h+20h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Amine Ait-Chaalal

> Min Reuchamps

> Benoît Rihoux

Amine Ait-Chaalal

, Min Reuchamps

, Benoît Rihoux

LESPO1130 Mathematics and statistics for the social sciences [C]

FR q2 30h+15h 6 credits

LSPOL1124 The Political and Administrative System in Belgium [C]

FR q2 30h+5h 3 credits

LESPO1135 Epistemologies of social sciences [C]

FR q2 30h 3 credits

LESPO1002 MOOC Pratiquer la méthode de recherche en sciences humaines et sociales [C]

FR q1+q2 7.5h 3 credits

LESPO1214 Méthodes qualitatives et quantitatives pour les sciences sociales [C]

FR q1+q2 30h+15h 9 credits

LPOLS1320 Introduction of the international relations [M]

FR q2 30h+15h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Michel Liegeois

Michel Liegeois

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