Location:

Brussels, Belgium

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Bachelor

Specialty:

Communications & Journalism

Program Overview

Program Description:

The programme was carefully designed to bring the best of sociology, political science and communication Studies together in a unique English taught bachelor program. And when the best of the best collide, a challenging yet rewarding curriculum takes shape. By tearing down the walls around three social sciences, the program enables you to build solid bridges between them. And this is exactly the kind of fundamental skill you can take with you wherever you go - for example towards a specializing Master program and, later, a thriving European career.

Social Sciences Programme Discover Admission and registration After graduation Contact Student stories Learning outcomes Approach International opportunities Approach Two top universities sharing their knowledge to design a selected program based on three social sciences: sociology, political science; communication studies. One winner: you. Sociology In your first year you get to meet the world of thought of godfathers of sociology like Max Weber or Jurgen Habermas. The sociologist is fascinated by all sorts of social conduct, and aims to explain its causes and consequences. This critical thinking takes a central place in your second bachelor year. If you choose the sociological orientation in your third bachelor year, you dive deep into topics like health sociology, social demography and European welfare state politics. Political Science In your first year you spend quite some time coming to terms with fundamental principles and concepts in political science. In your second year, you start applying these for a critical look at timeless issues in political science - you learn about the political deliberation of conflict and contradiction in societies. If you choose the political orientation for your third bachelor year, the focus of your courses shifts to contemporary global and European topics. Communication studies How did communication studies come into existence? How did they evolve and what are the ‘big’ research questions? Food for thought, and for your first year. Afterwards, you take a much closer look into these research questions, and you learn how to develop and answer one yourself. If communication studies turn out to be really your thing, choose the specializing orientation for your third bachelor year. You’ll focus on European media policy, for instance, and on the political economy of communication. Methodological Core An indispensable discipline for all scientific research: statistics. You’ll get acquainted with statistics applied to social sciences in your first bachelor year. Another course introduces you to domain specific methodologies for social, political and communication studies. The year after, you dig deeper for knowledge and skills in the domain of quantitative and qualitative research methods. Current issues courses in all three bachelor years help you translate what you’ve learned into practice.

Setting Description:

The courses’ European scope creates a strong synergy with the location of the BscSS program: Brussels, the European capital and home to plenty of MNC’s, NGO’s, European and international socio-economic and political institutions. These are exactly the kinds of organizations on the lookout for a versatile and complete social scientist with a global mindset. A social scientist, moreover, trained in a metropolis tailored to the human heart.

Cost:

890 Euros/year for EU/EEA nationals 2950 Euros/year for nonEU/EEA nationals