SOCI0088-1 : Introduction to international cooperation and humanitarian aid

Study Programmes 2016-2017

SOCI0088-1

Introduction to international cooperation and humanitarian aid

Duration :

15h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits :

Bachelor in sociology and anthropology		3
Master in population and development studies (120 ECTS)		3
Master in sociology and anthropology (60 ECTS)		3

Lecturer :

Gautier Pirotte

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

The course proposes an introduction to the international cooperation and the humanitarian aid by offering first of all a panorama of the actors and contemporary stakes mobilising these sectors. The seminars also approach several current debates on cooperation sector either by conference or by games. A group work allows students to approach these debates more concretely.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

This course aims at familiarizing students with actors and stakes of development cooperation and humanitarian aid by approaching different topics. Students should also acquire critical faculties.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Preparatory activities and debriefings.
Group work.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

This course is organized in the form of face to face seminars.