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École interfacultaire de bioingénieurs
École polytechnique de Bruxelles
École interfacultaire de bioingénieurs
Pôle Santé
Faculté de Médecine
Faculté de Pharmacie
Faculté des Sciences de la Motricité
École de Santé publique
École interfacultaire de bioingénieurs
École polytechnique de Bruxelles
École interfacultaire de bioingénieurs
Pôle Santé
Faculté de Médecine
Faculté de Pharmacie
Faculté des Sciences de la Motricité
École de Santé publique
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Les Masters (MA)
MA in Sociology
Competences developed
The Master's degree in sociology aims to equip students with professional competence for analysis and action in different areas of social life. Training is based on the acquisition of tools for understanding society and its challenges, the working of organisations and institutions, social problems as defined by citizens, policy-makers, institutions and organisations. The curriculum does not simply dispense knowledge instruments, but also aims to reinforce aptitudes for action and change.
The master's degree in sociology provides more in-depth theoretical knowledge of the discipline, as well as training in essential data collection methods. It offers several specialisations. The Master's in applied Sociology and the Master's in social work train students for careers in social and political action. The emphasis is on critical thinking, field work and an interdisciplinary approach. The Master's in pure sociology focuses on theoretical training, qualifying students for careers in research. Finally, the Master's in sociology education trains graduates for teaching careers in secondary education.
The different master's degrees in sociology equip students for careers in a wide range of sectors: government, communication, social services, professional organisations, health, training, associations and consulting firms. The master's in sociology provides students with a high level of competence in a number of areas where ULB has great expertise: work, social policy, education, cities, migration, culture and health.
Curriculum
The MA combines a variety of teaching methods. Lectures alternate with exercises in small groups, seminars and field work. Particular emphasis is placed on individual work. The curriculum is attentive to the development of students' writing skills through the different papers they are required to submit and oral expression through their participation in seminars.
An internship in either a research team or a work environment gives students the opportunity to apply what they have learned in practical social contexts. The skills acquired through this experience reinforce students' competence for writing the thesis. The thesis represents an important part of the curriculum because it is meant to assess the extent of assimilation of the different competences and personalisation of the programme content.
Admission conditions
For the admission conditions for this MA, click here.
Specific features
The MA in Sociology is designed to enable students to steer their studies in terms of their career interests: whether in national or international organisations, government, associations or business, teaching or research.
The range of courses offered is designed to avoid erecting walls between the different areas of sociology prematurely in the course of studies: depending on their choices, students may become familiar with multiple aspects of sociology or opt for a greater specialisation in one or two areas of the discipline. The key multidisciplinary aspect of the degree programme is guaranteed through course offerings in fields such as economics, law, political science and psychology.
Upon completion of the curriculum, students have acquired skills that are transferable to numerous occupations and professional activities. Their aptitudes include the capacity to organise research work, mastery of qualitative methods (conducting individual and group interviews) and quantitative methods (factor analysis, linear regression, use of data processing programmes such as SPSS), writing skills and oral expression.
Professional strengths
By equipping students with specific tools and competences, the MA in Sociology prepares them for careers in either the private or the public sector in a wide range of activities: journalism, government, communication, social services, professional organisations, health, training, associations, politics, human resources (consulting firms, public opinion survey firms, project management, NGOs, etc.). It can also lead to a traditional career path taken by sociologists, namely research and teaching.
Sociologists are not theoreticians removed from the realities of life in society. On the contrary, they are players equipped to act on the reality that surrounds them. Sociologists are practitioners, providing research or consulting services, for example, or working with organisations that implement actions to promote the co-existence of different groups, settle conflicts or improve mutual understanding.
