2025-2026 / Master

Population and development studies, professional focus North-South cooperation

120 crédits
Master in population and development studies, professional focus North-South cooperation
H2SCOO01

Block view

  •  
  • Organization
  • Theory
  • Practical
  • Others
  • Credits

Block 1

Compulsory courses

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Anthropology of development Q230--6
International economic institutions Q130--3
European institutions and development cooperation - [15h Seminar] Q2--[+]3
Development policies in the South: financing and tools Q120--3
Economics of Globalization Q245--6
Project management and international partners Q23015-6
English - module 1, Reading scientific texts (english language) Q11020-3

Optional courses

Choisir 1 seul cours dans un groupe thématique pour maximum 6 crédits

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Notice : Students may choose elective courses from a maximum of two thematic groups over the course of their studies, and may also take one language course (also over the entire study cycle).

Theme: Development

Development Economics (english language) Q13015-6
Anthropology of capitalism Q230--6
Seminar on current issues in international cooperation Q130--6
Introduction to Education and Global Citizenship Q11530-6
Ecological economy and managing transition Q230--6
Biodiversity and ecodevelopment Q215--3
(pas organisé en 2025-2026) Anthropology of childhood and children - [30h Field work] Q1306[+]6
Introduction to gender studies, Theory course Q130--3
Gender and development Q115--3
Biodiversity and societies Q13010-3
Technical and environmental democracy Q21510-6
Anthropology of the nature of animals Q130--6

Theme: Tools

Analysis of public policies (theory) Q13015-3
Governance and HRM of social enterprises Q130--6
Evaluation of public policies Q13015-6
Introductory seminar to organisational analysis - [15h Seminar] Q115-[+]3
Practical questions about driving a training Q11515-3
Finance and reporting for social enterprises Q130--6
Critical approaches to management, Theory course Q130--3
Conception, management and evaluation of training strategies, including digital tools Q13015-3
Sociology of public action - [30h Seminar] Q2--[+]6

Theme: Worlds

Post-socialist China and Globalization: social and political dynamics (english language) Q130--6
History and religion of ancient India Q130--6
Tradition and Modernity in the Chinese Society Q230--6
Power and Society in Modern and Contemporary China Q230--6
History and religion of the Arab-Muslim world I Q130--6
Latin America: political, economic and social reconfigurations - [15h Seminar] Q115-[+]3
Politological analyses of Africa - [30h Seminar] (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026) Q1--[+]6
Introduction to International Relations Q260--6
Theories of the international relations Q130--6
Africa, international implications (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) Q130--6
Geopolitics of the Western Mediterranean (english language) - [30h Seminar] Q1--[+]6
Postcolonial civilizations (english language) Q230--6
(pas organisé en 2025-2026) Seminar on international relations - [30h Seminar] Q1--[+]6

Language courses

Spanish level 1 (spanish language) Q245--6
English - Module 2: Listening comprehension, taking notes and lectures, Listening comprehension, taking notes and lectures (english language) Q11020-3
Spanish level 2 (spanish language) Q145--6
Students may choose one course from the UNIC catalogue (subject to the approval of the chair of the board of the master's degree in Population and Development).

Focus compulsory courses

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Development in the South (contemporary development policies in a country in the South) Q230--3
Multi-disciplinary approach to poverty in the South - [45h Seminar] TA--[+]6
Introduction to research in development and international cooperation (this includes a personal piece of work) - [14h Seminar] TA308[+]9
International co-operation sociology Q145--6
North-South: imperialism, development, globalisation - a history, Theory course Q130--3

Block 2

Compulsory courses

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Final thesis and internship - [16h Seminar]
Prerequisite
SOCI2261-1
Initiation à la recherche en développement et coopération internationale (en ce compris un travail personnel)
TA8-[+]21
Populations, families and health in the South (Africa) Q130--6
Migration, Transnationalism and Development (english language) - [30h Seminar] Q1--[+]6
Risks and catastrophes in developing countries Q130--6

Optional courses

Choisir 18 crédits dans la liste des cours au choix du bloc 1 :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Notice : Students may choose elective courses from a maximum of two thematic groups over the course of their studies, and may also take one language course (also over the entire study cycle).

Theme: Development

Development Economics (english language) Q13015-6
Anthropology of capitalism Q230--6
Seminar on current issues in international cooperation Q130--6
Introduction to Education and Global Citizenship Q11530-6
Ecological economy and managing transition Q230--6
Biodiversity and ecodevelopment Q215--3
(pas organisé en 2025-2026) Anthropology of childhood and children - [30h Field work] Q1306[+]6
Introduction to gender studies, Theory course Q130--3
Gender and development Q115--3
Biodiversity and societies Q13010-3
Technical and environmental democracy Q21510-6
Anthropology of the nature of animals Q130--6

Theme: Tools

Analysis of public policies (theory) Q13015-3
Governance and HRM of social enterprises Q130--6
Evaluation of public policies Q13015-6
Introductory seminar to organisational analysis - [15h Seminar] Q115-[+]3
Practical questions about driving a training Q11515-3
Finance and reporting for social enterprises Q130--6
Critical approaches to management, Theory course Q130--3
Conception, management and evaluation of training strategies, including digital tools Q13015-3
Sociology of public action - [30h Seminar] Q2--[+]6

Theme: Worlds

Post-socialist China and Globalization: social and political dynamics (english language) Q130--6
History and religion of ancient India Q130--6
Tradition and Modernity in the Chinese Society Q230--6
Power and Society in Modern and Contemporary China Q230--6
History and religion of the Arab-Muslim world I Q130--6
Latin America: political, economic and social reconfigurations - [15h Seminar] Q115-[+]3
Politological analyses of Africa - [30h Seminar] (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026) Q1--[+]6
Introduction to International Relations Q260--6
Theories of the international relations Q130--6
Africa, international implications (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) Q130--6
Geopolitics of the Western Mediterranean (english language) - [30h Seminar] Q1--[+]6
Postcolonial civilizations (english language) Q230--6
(pas organisé en 2025-2026) Seminar on international relations - [30h Seminar] Q1--[+]6

Language courses

Spanish level 1 (spanish language) Q245--6
English - Module 2: Listening comprehension, taking notes and lectures, Listening comprehension, taking notes and lectures (english language) Q11020-3
Spanish level 2 (spanish language) Q145--6
Students may choose one course from the UNIC catalogue (subject to the approval of the chair of the board of the master's degree in Population and Development).

Focus compulsory courses

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Globalisation and civil society : theory and players Q130--3

Bloc d'aménagement du programme de l'année

Bridging courses Master in population and development studies (15 credits)

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Notice : Intended for bachelor's students in international cooperation (s), university bachelor's students outside the human sciences and master's students outside the university

Compulsory courses

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Scientific approaches and investigationQ2   5
Initiation à l'esprit critique, Theory  10-- 
Initiation à l'esprit critique, SHS practice  -4- 
Survey methodology  166- 
Qualitative research methods Q24015-5
Reading workshop in development studies - [24h Seminar] Q1--[+]5

Optional free course

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Introduction to IT and office software Q2-20--
Notice : a self-assessment test, held at the beginning of the year, will help guide students in their choice of useful modules

Bridging courses Master in population and development sciences (max 60 credits)

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Notice : aimed at any other non-university bachelor

Compulsory courses

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Scientific approaches and investigationQ2   5
Initiation à l'esprit critique, Theory  10-- 
Initiation à l'esprit critique, SHS practice  -4- 
Survey methodology  166- 
Qualitative research methods Q24015-5
Reading workshop in development studies - [24h Seminar] Q1--[+]5

Optional courses

Choose courses totalling 5 ECTS from the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Notice : according to the results obtained in the knowledge test taken at the beginning of the year
Basic English for the human and social sciences (english language) TA60--5
English level 1 (english language) TA6030-5
English level 2 (english language) TA6030-5
English - level 3 (english language) TA6030-5

Choose up to 40 credits of courses from the list below:

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Notice : the choice will be made by the President of the jury according to the student's background
Introduction to international cooperation and humanitarian aid Q230--5
Introduction to anthropology Q230--5
General Political Economics - Microeconomics Q13015-5
Introduction to political science, Part 1 Q130--5
Contemporary anthropological theories Q230--5
Socio-anthropology of development: approaches, methods, illustrations Q230--5
Comparative sociology of protest Q230--5
[...] or any other course from ULiège at the choice of the President of the jury-

Optional free course

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Introduction to IT and office software Q2-20--
Notice : a self-assessment test, held at the beginning of the year, will help guide students in their choice of useful modules