Optional Courses and Minors

3rd-year sociology and anthropology students must take a minimum of 15 ECTS credits of optional courses, and a 3rd-year student’s total course load must be a minimum of 60 ECTS credits.

Students may choose their programme of optional courses according to one of three models:

Open choice of optional courses: in this case, students are entirely free to choose the courses that will constitute their programme of optional courses. They are also free to determine the number of courses and ECTS credits to be taken during the first and second terms. They may choose any course from the list below unless a similar course has previously been taken as a compulsory course in their main degree programme or if they do not satisfy a course’s prerequisites.

The specialisation minor: in this case, students choose courses totalling 15 ECTS credits from among a specific group of courses in their main field of study (ex. sociology and anthropology).

The diversification minor: in this case, students choose courses totalling 15 ECTS credits from among a specific group of courses in a given field other than their main field of study (ex. political science).

Due to scheduling constraints, the University cannot guarantee the schedule compatibility of the various minors, nor of the open-choice model. Students who wish to follow the second term of their third year in another university, in the framework of an exchange programme, may not choose to work towards a minor.

Complete list of open-choice and minor optional courses for students enrolled in sociology and anthropology

Discipline: political sciences (if students choose courses amounting to 15 ECTS credits in this discipline, they work towards a diversification minor in political sciences)

HDPO1312 - Analysis of international relations (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

HDPO1321 - Law, Governance and Sustainable development (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS) (eve.)

SPOL1312 - International Relations (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

HDPO1316 - Transformations and contemporary urban politics (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS) (eve.)

SPOL1214 - Political Doctrines (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

SPOL1315 - Political Systems (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

SPOL1322 - Public Policy Analysis (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

POLS1320 - Media and politics (Q2, 30h, 4 ECTS)

SPOL1316 - The European Political System (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

SPOL1311 - Seminar of Analysis of international relations (Q2, 30h, 4 ECTS)

HDPO1320 - (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS) (eve.)

HDPO1315 - EU Politics (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS) (eve.)

SPOL1215 - International organizations (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

HDDR1361 - (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS) (eve.)

HDPO1317 - Political parties and lobby groups (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

FILO1318 - Political philosophy (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

POLS1321 - (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS) (eve.)

SOCA1310 - (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

Discipline: information and communication (if students choose courses amounting to 15 ECTS credits in this discipline, they work towards a diversification minor in information and communication)

COMU1310 - Semiology (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

HIST1111 - Source Criticism (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

COMU1211 - Corporate communication and public relations (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

COMU1314 - Society of information and law (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

COMU1315 - Communication and organizations (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

COMU1313 - International Communications (Q2, 30h, 4 ECTS)

COMU1317 - Public space, knowledge and media (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

HIST1310 - Images, films and society (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

COMU1212 - Social-history of media (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

Discipline: economics and management (if students choose courses amounting to 15 ECTS credits in this discipline, they work towards a diversification minor in economics and management)

ECGE1112 - Basis of accounting (Q1, 45h+15h, 5 ECTS)

ECGE1320 - Management and strategy (Q1, 30h, 4 ECTS)

ECGE1210 - Micro economy (Q1, 45h+15h, 5 ECTS)

ECGE1322 - Marketing (Q1, 30h+15h, 4 ECTS)

HDPO1222 - Economic Policy (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS) (eve.)

ECGE1312 - History of the economic theories (Q1, 30h, 4 ECTS)

ECGE1214 - Human Resource Management (Q2, 30h, 4 ECTS)

ECGE1211 - Macro economy (Q2, 45h+15h, 5 ECTS)

DROI1272 - Special questions of economic law (Q2, 30h, 4 ECTS)

Discipline: law (if students choose courses amounting to 15 ECTS credits in this discipline, they work towards a diversification minor in law)

SPOL1320 - Special Topic in Public Law (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

SPOL1321 - Law of the European institutions (Q1, 45h, 6 ECTS) (eve.)

ECGE1220 - Commercial law (Q1, 45h, 4 ECTS)

DROI1261 - Intellectual Property Law (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

DROI1213 - Criminal Law (Q1, 60h, 6 ECTS)

HDDR1315 - Labour law (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS) (eve.)

SPOL1314 - Introduction to the Law and Institutions of the European Union (Q1, 45h, 6 ECTS)

COMU1314 - Society of information and law (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

HDDR1316 - Procedure law (Q2, 45h, 4,5 ECTS) (eve.)

HDDR1310 - Administrative law (Q2, 60h, 6 ECTS) (eve.)

HDDR1360 - Introduction to comparative law (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS) (eve.)

DROI1266 - Introduction à la pensée pénale et criminologique II (if have followed DROI1213 - Criminal Law) (Q2, 15h, 2 ECTS)*

DROI1214 - Criminal procedure (if have followed DROI1213 - Criminal Law) (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS) (eve.)

Discipline: history (if students choose courses amounting to 15 ECTS credits in this discipline, they work towards a diversification minor in history)

HIST1221 - History of the Middle Ages I: Political and institutional aspects* (taught on even-numbered years)

OR HIST1222 - History of the Middle Ages I: Political and institutional aspects* (taught on odd-numbered years)

HIST1219 - History of Modern Times I: political and institutional aspects * (taught on even-numbered years)

OR HIST1220 - History of Modern Times II: socio-economic, religious and cultural aspects * (taught on odd-numbered years)

HIST1111 - Source Criticism (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

ECGE1120 - Economic and social history since the industrial era (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)*

HIST1314 - The History of Justice (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)*

HIST1312 - Historical anthropology (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

COMU1212 - Social-history of media (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

HIST1216 - History of Antiquity I : Political and institutional aspects (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)*

OR HIST1217 - History of Antiquity II : socio-economic, religious and cultural aspects * (taught on odd-numbered years)

Discipline: philosophy (if students choose courses amounting to 15 ECTS credits in this discipline, they work towards a diversification minor in philosophy)

FILO1213 - Epistemology of human sciences (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)*

FILO1217 - Philosophy of art and literature (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

FILO1313 - Ethical special Issues (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)*

FILO1216 - Philosophy of Religion (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

FILO1311 - Philosophy of history (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)* (taught on odd-numbered years)

OR FILO1210 - Philosophical anthropology (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS) (taught on even-numbered years)

FILO1318 - Political philosophy (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

Discipline: criminology (if students choose courses amounting to 15 ECTS credits in this discipline, they work towards a diversification minor in criminology)

DROI1213 - Criminal Law (including Introduction à la pensée pénale et criminologique I) (Q1, 60h+15h, 7 ECTS)  Note: this course is to be followed in 2nd-year BA

DROI1266 - Introduction à la pensée pénale et criminologique II (Q2, 15h, 2 ECTS)*

DROI1273 - Special issues of psychology relating to law and human sciences (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

DROI1214 - Criminal procedure (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS) (eve.)

Discipline: art and literature (if students choose courses amounting to 15 ECTS credits in this discipline, they work towards a diversification minor in art and literature)

HIST1224 - (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

FILO1217 - Philosophy of art and literature (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

ROMA1215 - Theory of literature (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

DROI1262 - Law and litterature (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

HIST1225 - (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

ROMA1317 - Writing and literature in the different media (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

ROMA1120 - History of French Literature (A, 60h, 6 ECTS)

COMU1311 - Comparative Literature (A, 30h, 3 ECTS)

HIST1223 - General art history (A, 60h, 6 ECTS)

Discipline: organisation, work and communication (if students choose courses amounting to 15 ECTS credits in this discipline, they work towards a diversification minor in organisation, work and communication)

ECGE1321 - Organizational studies (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

ECGE1320 - Management and strategy (Q1, 30h, 4 ECTS)

HDDR1315 - Labour law (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS) (eve.)

MIHE1324 - Public Relations Theory (IHECS) (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)*

MIHE1339 - Advertising and Communication Theory for Business: An Introduction (IHECS) (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)*

HIST1111 - Source Criticism (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

HDPO1319 - Intercultural relations and migrations (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS) (eve.)

COMU1315 - Communication and organizations (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

ECGE1214 - Human Resource Management (Q2, 30h, 4 ECTS)

Discipline: European studies (if students choose courses amounting to 15 ECTS credits in this discipline, they work towards a diversification minor in European studies)

HIST1122 - The History of European Integration (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)*

SPOL1321 - Law of the European institutions (Q1, 45h, 6 ECTS) (eve.)

OR SPOL1314 - Introduction to the Law and Institutions of the European Union (Q1, 45h, 6 ECTS)

SPOL1316 - The European Political System (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

SOCA1313 - Historical sociology of European integration (Q2, 22,5h, 3 ECTS)

HDPO1315 - EU Politics (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS) (eve.)

ECGE1317 - European economics (Q2, 30h, 4 ECTS)*

Courses followed by "*" may not be taken as open-choice optional courses.

Remarks: Students enrolled in sociology and anthropology may choose, as part of their optional courses, a maximum of 3 courses offered at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL). The list of UCL courses is available at the Faculty administrative office.

Specialisation minor in sociology and anthropology

POLS1321 - (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

SPOL1322 - Public Policy Analysis (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

HDPO1316 - Transformations and contemporary urban politics (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

HDPO1314 - Public space, knowledge and media (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

SPOL1310 - Special issues of political sociology  (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

HIST1312 - Historical anthropology (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

SOCA1313 - Historical sociology of European integration (Q2, 22,5h, 3 ECTS)

The courses that constitute this specialisation minor can also be chosen as open-choice optional courses.