Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The main objective of the first part of the course is to introducing students with the particular specificities of political objects by using vocabulary, tools and methods to identify, name, classify and predict political events.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Teaching should enable students to identify political event within the social environment.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
N.A.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The class is organized around the book "Fondements de Science politique" (Balzacq et al.). The following chapters make up the class material :
- What is political science ?
- Power
- The State
- Ideologies
- Political regimes
- Parliament and government
- Political parties and interest groups
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Required attending for lectures and conferences
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
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Recommended or required readings
Next to the courses, students will have to read and study one book :
Baudewyns P., Braspenning T., Legrand V., Jamin J., Paye O. et Schiffino N., Fondements de Science politique, Bruxelles : De Boeck, 2014.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
- Remote
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Written examination
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
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Contacts
Classroom teacher:
Dr. Jérôme Jamin
Lecturer
Department of Political Science
Faculty of Law and Political Science