2013 - 2014 Programme

Bachelor in Law
Unilingual Programme - First Year

Joint Courses

DROI1122		Philosophy [A. • 90 Th. • 8 ECTS] Klimis Sophie
DROI1123		Psychology [A. • 60 Th. • 6 ECTS] Garcia Mauricio
DROI1124		Sociology [A. • 60 Th. • 6 ECTS] Franssen Abraham, Marquis Nicolas
DROI1120		History of the institutions and law I (Middle Ages - Ancient Regime) [2 Q. • 30 Th. • 3 ECTS] Dauchy Serge
DROI1121		Criticism of Information Sources [1 Q. • 30 Th. • 3 ECTS] de Broux Pierre-Olivier
DROI1112		Sources and principles of law [A. • 90 Th. • 8 ECTS] Bailleux Antoine, Van Drooghenbroeck Sébastien, Hachez Isabelle
DROI1110		Constitutional Law I [2 Q. • 45 Th. • 5 ECTS] Dumont Hugues
DROI1111		Roman foundations of private law [A. • 90 Th. • 8 ECTS] Ruelle Annette, Moulart Marie

Mandatory Seminars

Non-legal: choose from:

DROI1135		Philosophy seminar [A. • 30 Th. • 4 ECTS] Herman Akos
		or
DROI1133		Seminar of contemporary history [A. • 30 Th. • 4 ECTS] Maertens de Noordhout Florence
		or
DROI1134		Seminar of history of the Middle Ages [A. • 30 Th. • 4 ECTS] Verreycken Quentin
		or
DROI1136		Psychology Seminar [A. • 30 Th. • 4 ECTS] Fraiture Eric
		or
DROI1138		Seminar on Political Sociology [A. • 30 Th. • 4 ECTS] Biaumet Gilles
		or
DROI1137		Seminar on Sociology [A. • 30 Th. • 4 ECTS] Rodriguez Lopez Julie
		or
DROI1132		Seminar on Criminology [A. • 30 Th. • 4 ECTS] Slingeneyer Thibaut
		or
DROI1131		Seminar of Anthropology [A. • 30 Th. • 4 ECTS] Pezeril Charlotte, Dieleman Myriam

Legal  

DROI1130

Legal Methodology seminar [A. • 30 Th. • 4 ECTS] Hachez Isabelle, Bernard Nicolas, de Jonghe d'Ardoye Delphine, Slingeneyer Thibaut, Detaille Cécile, El Berhoumi Mathias, Moulart Marie

Languages

During the first week of the academic year, each student is required to take a language test in at least one language. This written test is designed to determine a student’s overall language skills and consists of a translation exercise on a general subject related to social and legal organisation in society. It also involves summarizing a text and a short conference.

a) Students who score equal or higher than 16/20 on this test have satisfied the language requirement and are exempted from following a language course. The grade obtained will be listed among a student’s grades for the year during the academic panel review in June.

b) Students who score between 12/20 and 16/20 must improve their language skills during the first year of study. Therefore, they must enrol in either advanced everyday English or advanced everyday Dutch.

These courses have similar objectives to those of the courses of everyday English or Dutch, but they include debate exercises, written exercises on subjects discussed in class and the review of grammar topics required in this context.

DROI1142		Advanced everyday English [A. • 60 Th. • 5 ECTS] Robberechts Martine
		or
DROI1152		Everyday Dutch (advanced level) [A. • 60 Th. • 5 ECTS] Cajot José

c) Students who score less than 12/20 have to follow the standard everyday language course.

These courses are taught 2 hours per week and primarily aim to develop the students’ ability to understand general, non-simplified texts dealing with topics related to social and legal organization in society, as well as to improve their listening comprehension and oral expression skills.

In general, the texts are prepared at home by students and are intended to serve as a basis for vocabulary building, for reviewing grammar topics required for reading comprehension and for oral summary and conversation exercises. Additionally, text comprehension is the subject of regular language lab exercises;

If a student follows the course regularly and takes part in the four written tests spread over the year, he or she will be allowed to take the final exam, which consists of an oral test organized during the first week of the study period in May (the week that follows the last week of classes during the second term).

DROI1141		Everyday English [A. • 60 Th. • 5 ECTS] Sornin de Leysat Benjamin, Velaers Vanessa, Hubert Laurent, Cipolla Gina (Gerlanda)
		or
DROI1151		Everyday Dutch [A. • 60 Th. • 5 ECTS] De Pauw Luc, Cugnon Béatrice

Exemption for German:

The Dean may authorise a student to take a test of everyday German and an examination of legal German. At the outset of the first year of study, the student must submit his/her request to the Dean. If the request is accepted, the student will take the test of everyday German at the beginning of the year. Prior to the examination of legal German during the second year of study, the student will receive specific instructions and a bibliography for study purposes during the month of October.

Optional Support Classes

Choices (all or part):

Seminar on university work methods

Support classes in: Philosophie, Sources et principes du droit et droit constitutionnel, Fondements romains du droit privé, Histoire des institutions et du droit.