Bachelor's Degree in Information and Communication

 Daytime Programme    180 ECTS credits   3 years
 Niveau 6 du Cadre de certification européen (EQF)
 Internship: no   Final assignment: no   Exchange Programmes: yes

Information and communication are two inseparable and multifaceted terms, but they are not synonymous. “Information” refers to the content, the “what” of an exchange or of an interaction among several persons or groups, whereas “communication” refers to the process, the “how” of this exchange or interaction.

Producing knowledge gives meaning to a fact or piece of information in our immediate or distant environment. Knowledge only becomes information through communication. To communicate is more than simply transmitting a message; rather, it involves establishing relations with others, interacting with others in the framework of a relationship that communication helps to establish, to reinforce or to transform.

The Information and communication sciences are becoming increasingly widespread in fields as varied as interpersonal and group communication, organisational communication, media communication, journalism, political communication, international and intercultural communication, scientific communication, socio-educational communication (public awareness campaigns, knowledge mediation), the analysis of the media and of communication technologies (press, radio, television, internet, mobile technologies), cinematographic writing and analysis, performing arts and information management.
This list is not exhaustive, but it does illustrate the information of information and communication sciences as well as the wide spectrum of topics in which they take an active interest, and the possible career perspectives in this field.

The bachelor in Information and Communication is a first cycle programme (a so-called "transition" bachelor), which comprises 180 ECTS and is spread over three years. It provides a preparation for several second cycle programmes (Master’s degrees) that our students can follow at another university (for further information, see the “Access to further studies” page).

Saint-Louis University’s Bachelor of Information and Communication programme aims to enable its students to benefit from an interdisciplinary education that best prepares them to face the challenges encountered by communicators and journalists.

The 1st year of the degree is common to all three Political Science study courses organised by the Faculty of Economics, Social and Political Sciences and Communication: political science, information and communication, sociology and anthropology, and therefore includes an introduction to each specific discipline. Besides the will to build the programme around a solid multidisciplinary base, which is one of the trademarks of Saint-Louis University, this shared first year facilitates reorientations early on in the programme: a student can change his orientation in the second year to one of the other two Political Science study courses without having to catch up any courses. After the second year, the difference is limited to three courses.

Disciplinary affiliation is designed to grow throughout the programme. Put into practice in the first years through the “Information and Communication” course and "The Socio-Economics of the Media Industry" course, it peaks in the third year with 22 credits of specialised courses. And can rise to 25 credits if the workshop is based on a communication issue, and to 43 by grouping the 15 credits of optional courses in the organisation, work and communication Minor. (For details on the programme, refer to the "Programme" page).

The structure of the programme consists of "classic" lectures in an auditorium, an introduction to the human and social science disciplines (philosophy, law, history, economics, psychology, sociology, political science, information and communication), methodological lessons accompanied by tutorials (for example: approaches and research methods in social sciences). As for the reading seminars in one of the specialised disciplines (for example: Thinking social, Thinking political, Thinking the human being, Thinking communication) and the thematic workshop in the third year, they allow for more personalised work in smaller groups. (For more details on the originality and uniqueness of the third year multidisciplinary workshop, refer to the "Workshop" page).