Optional Courses and Minors - Political Sciences - Saint-Louis University, Brussels

Saint-Louis University - Bruxelles

Optional Courses and Minors

3rd-year political sciences 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.

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.

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 political sciences

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.

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)

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

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

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

HDPO1314 - 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: sociology and anthropology (if students choose courses amounting to 15 ECTS credits in this discipline, they work towards a diversification minor in sociology and anthropology)

SOCA1311 - Socio-anthropology of the sexual and affective field (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

SOCA1312 - Socio-anthropology of the symbolic (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

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

SOCA1330 - Observation Methods (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)

POLS1321 - Social Anthropology of Law and Culture (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

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

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

SOCA1310 - The Sociology of Collective Action (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

SOCA1210 - Sociology of culture (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

SPOL1210 - Political sociology (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

HIST1312 - Historical anthropology (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)

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

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

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

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

HDDR1313 - Foundations of EU Law (Q1, 45h, 6 ECTS) (eve.)

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

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.)

DRAN1310 - EU Law : Foundations (+ exercises session without casus) (Q1, 45h,+4,5h 6 ECTS)

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

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 (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)* (taught on even-numbered years)

OR HIST1222 - History of the Middle Ages I: Political and institutional aspects (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS) * (taught on odd-numbered years)

HIST1219 - History of Modern Times I: political and institutional aspects (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)* (taught on odd-numbered years)

OR HIST1220 - History of Modern Times II: socio-economic, religious and cultural aspects (Q1, 30h, 3 ECTS)* (taught on even-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)* (taught on odd-numbered years)

OR HIST1217 - History of Antiquity II : socio-economic, religious and cultural aspects (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)* (taught on even-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)

DROI1266 - Introduction à la pensée pénale et criminologique II (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)*

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

DROI1214 - Criminal procedure (if have followed DROI1213 - Criminal Law) (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 - History of Art and Archeology from the Middle Ages to the Modern Day (1st part) (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 - History of Art and Archeology from the Middle Ages to the Modern Day (second part) (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

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

COMU1311 - Comparative Literature (Q2, 30h, 3 ECTS)

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

HDDR1313 - Foundations of EU Law (Q1, 45h, 6 ECTS) (eve.)

OR DRAN1310 - EU Law : Foundations (+ exercises session without casus)( Q1, 45h+4,5h, 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.

Specialisation minor in political sciences

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

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

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