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Programmes and Students in the Soco Faculty

Les Bacheliers (BA)

 

BA in Sociology and Anthropology

 

  • Department : Department of Social Sciences
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    BA in Sociology and Anthropology

     
    Objective 


    To acquire, via the two disciplines of sociology and anthropology, the analytical skills necessary to understand societies in their diversity, complexity and dynamism; to develop knowledge in other fields of human sciences vital to the understanding of social contexts (history, psychology, law, philosophy, economics, etc.).

    Careers 
     
    Students who opt to complete the second cycle, earning a master's degree in sociology, anthropology, human resources management, or population and development sciences, are qualified to pursue the following careers:

    • Anthropologist
    • Sociologist
    • University-level social worker
    • Human resources manager
    • International cooperant
    • Organisation officer in the non-market or NGO sector
    • Secondary school teacher or higher education professor
    • Journalist
    • Civil servant
    • Consultant
    • Executive in a private company (communication, public relations, etc.)
    After the bachelor's degree, students who wish to change fields are eligible for the master's programme in criminology provided they take certain extra courses during the first year.

    Students may also pursue a research career in:
    • Sociology.
    • Anthropology.
    • Development cooperation.
    • Human resources management.
    Research activities may be carried out in a university context or in non-academic private or public organisations. 
     
    Course of study 
     
    The programme is based on the alternation of courses and exercises in small groups. Students become familiar with field work and individual work in both basic disciplines during their first year. In addition to exercises, complementary guidance is organised for certain courses. Students also are trained in the use of library documentary tools.
     
    Subjects
     
    The BA offers both general and specific training. During the three years, students take courses that gradually increase their mastery of the theory, methodology and themes specific to sociology and anthropology. Exercises related to theoretical reflection and field work are organised beginning in the first year of the cycle. The degree programme is intended to promote learning of both quantitative and qualitative methodologies in human sciences.
     
    Other disciplines (biology, history, mathematics, statistics, psychology, law, philosophy, etc.) are included in the programme, where they are systematically approached from the angle of their relation to the social sciences. Optional courses, which students may elect to take from the second year of the cycle, offer a range of possibilities that culminate in the third year, when students choose between the anthropology or sociology orientation.
     
    Students must take language courses throughout the degree programme.
     
    The programme breaks down as follows in terms of courses:
     
    - 50% sociology and anthropology courses (around 90 credits)
    - 36% related disciplines (around 65 credits)
    - 14% modern languages (around 25 credits)
     
    Strengths
     
    The BA in Sociology and Anthropology provides students with relatively in-depth training in each of these disciplines. During the third year, they choose to orient their studies in one discipline or the other. ULB is the only university in the French Community to offer a balance between anthropology and sociology.
     
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