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Master in Population and development studies
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Credits

Two-Year Master Program (120 ECTS)

First Year

On a provisional basis and while waiting for modifications to the Bachelors in Human and Social Sciences programmes and the Bachelors in Sociology and Anthropology, students without the academic grade of a Bachelors in Sociology and Anthropology (ULg graduate) will be required to take courses in:
  • SOCI0017-1 Globalisation and social movements - Marc PONCELET - 30h - 6 credits
  • ECON0020-1 General and Economic Demography Serge FELD - 45h - 6 credits


Compulsory courses

SOCI0204-3

Actors, institutions and emerging challenges in international co-operation - Gautier Pirotte - [15h SEM]
45
-
[+]
6

SOCI0073-1

Thematic analysis seminars on programmes to combat poverty - Gautier Pirotte
30
-
-
6

SOCI0201-2

European institutions and development cooperation - Sabine Lecrenier - [15h SEM]
-
-
[+]
6

ECON0205-1

Introduction to International Economics - Joseph Tharakan
30
15
-
6

ECON0162-1

Budgeting - Luc Leruth
15
-
-
6

SOCI1240-3

Sociology of Interventions in Developing Countries - Marc Poncelet
45
-
-
6

HSTG0008-1

Training
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-
-
6

HTRA0012-1

Personal Work
-
-
-
6

Optional courses

Choose courses totalling 12 ECTS from the following :

GERM0005-1

Postcolonial civilisations (english) - Christine Pagnoulle
45
-
-
6

SPOL2235-1

Seminar on the international relations of the Western Mediteranean - Hassan Bousetta - [30h SEM]
-
-
[+]
6

SPOL2237-1

International relations in Africa - Bob Kabamba  - [30h SEM]
-
-
[+]
3

HIST0030-1

History and civilisation of the Arab world I - Frédéric Bauden
30
-
-
3

HREL0002-1

Introduction to the history of Islam - Frédéric Bauden (Even years)
30
-
-
6

HREL0028-1

Religions in Ancient India - N... - Suppl : Philippe Swennen
30
-
-
3

LGER0090-5

English literature d (Memory and Madness in Caribbean Literature)  : Memory and Madness in Caribbean Literature (english) - Bénédicte Ledent
30
-
-
6

LROM0002-1

Spanish and Hispanic American civilisations (espagnol) - N...
30
-
-
3

HIST0024-1

History of Latin America - Philippe Raxhon
30
-
-
3

LROM0126-1

Francophone African literature - Danièle Latin
30
-
-
3

SOCI0068-1

Power and Society in Modern and Contemporary China - Eric Florence
30
-
-
3

SOCI0110-1

Socio-anthropology of arabo-islamic civilizations - Mohamed Nachi
45
-
-
6

PEDA1187-1

Educational problems in developing countries - N...
30
-
-
3

SPOL0377-1

Political conflict resolution - Bob Kabamba 
30
-
-
3

SOCI0017-1

Globalisation and social movements - Marc Poncelet
30
-
-
6

ECON0020-1

General and Economic Demography - Serge Feld
45
-
-
6
[...]A language course worth up to a maximum of 6 credits6

Second year

Compulsory courses

HMEM0008-1

Thesis and fieldwork - Collégialité
-
-
-
24

ANTH0046-1

Studies in Development Anthropology - Benjamin Rubbers
30
-
-
6

Choose one focus from the following :

Professional Focus in North South Development

Compulsory courses

ECON0011-1

Economics of Development, 45 lecture periods, FELD S. - Serge Feld
45
-
-
6

SOCI0075-1

Project management and international partners - Gautier Pirotte
30
-
-
3

SOCI2004-1

International Economic Institutions - Philippe Vincent
30
-
-
3

SOCI0112-1

Family Structures, Cultural Dynamics and Globalisation - Marc Poncelet
30
-
-
3

Notice In terms of transition, students having taken course SOC10112-1 must choose 3 course credits, chosen from the courses of the 1st year Masters in Population and Development Sciences.

ECON0068-1

Social Economy Seminar, (y compris applications PVD) - Jacques Defourny - [30h SEM]
-
-
[+]
6

Optional courses

Choose courses totalling 7 ECTS from the following :
[...]The optional courses for the year, '1st year Masters in Population and Develoment Sciences, with a specialised approach in North-South development' in the 'specialised approach module' or 'specialised approach to North-South development' programme 07-08-

Choose one of the following courses :

GEOG0031-1

Methods of teledetection applied to the natural environment - André Ozer
15
-
-
3

PSYC1045-1

Methods and techniques of animation of groups - Jean‑François Leroy
30
-
-
3

AESS0212-1

Special didactics in social sciences (part I)



3

- Courses and exercices - Jean‑François Guillaume
40
-
-

- Observation placements - Jean‑François Guillaume - [10h Internship]
-
-
[+]

- Teaching placements - Jean‑François Guillaume - [20h Internship]
-
-
[+]

- Reflexive practices - Jean‑François Guillaume
-
5
-

GEST0379-1

Social entrepreneurship - Sybille Mertens de Wilmars
30
-
-
3

Professional Focus in Population and Environment

Compulsory courses

ENVI0001-1

Environment and development : North South interdependencies - Marc Mormont
-
-
-
6

Notice A titre transitoire, les étudiants ayant déjà suivi le cours ENVI0001-1 seront tenus de suivre le cours SOCI0004-1.

GEOG0219-2

Geo-demography - Laurence Thomsin
20
10
-
6

SOCI1242-3

Migration and development - Hassan Bousetta - [30h SEM]
-
-
[+]
6

Optional courses

Choose courses totalling 12 ECTS from the following :

ENVT0008-1

Biodiversity and ecodevelopment - Pascal Poncin
15
-
-
3

GEOG0030-1

Climates of intertropical and subtrpopical regions - Michel Erpicum
10
-
-
3

GEOG0209-3

Cultural and political geography - Serge Schmitz - [2,5d FW]
30
15
[+]
6

BIOL0204-2

Introduction to general ecology - Henry‑Michel Cauchie, Marianne Von Frenckell - [2d FW]
15
-
[+]
3

GEOG0032-1

Physical environments and development - Michel Erpicum, André Ozer
15
-
-
3

GEOG0029-1

Valorization of mineral and agricultural raw materials - Bernadette Merenne‑Schoumaker
15
-
-
3

Research Focus

Compulsory courses

ANTH0048-1

Economic anthropology - Benjamin Rubbers
30
-
-
6

ANTH0052-1

Thematic anthropology - 2 - Elodie Razy
30
-
-
6

SOCI0719-1

In-depth research seminar in population and development - Benjamin Rubbers
15
-
-
6

Optional courses
[...]Courses to be chosen (12 credits), with the agreement of the teacher and of the jury for the Master's degree in sciences of population and development.-

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