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PHILOSOPHY, ARTS AND LETTERS SCIENCES Bachelors Bachelors Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures [180] Biology [180] Study Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics [180] Chemistry [180] Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies [180] Geography: General [180] Programme French and Romance Languages and Literatures: General [180] Mathematics [180] History [180] Physics [180] History of Art and Archaeology: General [180] Veterinary Medicine [180] Modern Languages and Literatures: General [180] Masters Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English [180] Actuarial Science [120] Philosophy [180] Biochemistry and Molecular and Cell Biology [120] Masters Biology of Organisms and Ecology [120] Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures [60 or 120] Biology [60] THEOLOGY Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics [60 or 120] Chemistry [60 or 120] Bachelor Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies [60 or 120] Geography: Climatology [120] Theology [180] Ethics [120] Geography: General [60 or 120] Masters French and Romance Languages and Literatures: French as a Second Mathematics [60 or 120] Biblical Studies [120] Language [60 or 120] Physics [60 or 120] Religious Sciences [120] French and Romance Languages and Literatures: General [60 or 120] Statistics: Biostatistics [120] Theology [60 or 120] History [60 or 120] Statistics: General [120] History of Art and Archaeology: General [60 or 120] LAW AND CRIMINOLOGY History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology [60 or 120] LOUVAIN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Bachelor Information and Communication Science and Technology [120] Bachelors Law [180] Linguistics [120] Computer Science [180] Masters Modern Languages and Literatures: General [60 or 120] Engineering [180] Criminology [120] Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English [60 or 120] Masters Law [120] Multilingual Communication [120] Biomedical Engineering [120] Law (part-time and evening courses) [120] Performing Arts [120] Chemical and Materials Engineering [120] Advanced Masters Philosophy [60 or 120] Civil Engineering [120] Environmental Law and Public Real Estate Law [60] Advanced Master Computer Engineering [120] European Law [60] Heritage Conservation and Restoration [120] Computer Science [60 or 120] Human Rights [60] Electrical Engineering [120] International Law [60] PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION SCIENCES Electro-mechanical Engineering [120] Public Notary Law [60] Bachelors Mathematical Engineering [120] Tax Law [60] Psychology and Education: General [180] Mechanical Engineering [120] Psychology and Education: Speech and Language Therapy [180] Physical Engineering [120] ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES AND COMMUNICATION Masters Advanced Masters Bachelors Education (part-time and evening courses) [120] Nanotechnology [60] Business Engineering [180] Family and Sexuality Studies [120] Nuclear Engineering [60] Economics and Management [180] Psychology [120] Human and Social Sciences [180] Speech and Language Therapy [120] ARCHITECTURE, ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING, AND URBAN PLANNING Information and Communication [180] Advanced Masters Bachelors Political Sciences: General [180] Multidisciplinary Psychotherapy [60] Engineering: Architecture [180] Sociology and Anthropology [180] Risk Management and Well-Being in the Workplace [60] Architecture (Saint-Luc Bruxelles et Saint-Luc ) [180] Business Sciences [180] Pedagogy in Higher Education [60] Masters Masters Psychoanalytic theories [60] Architecture Engineering [120] Anthropology [120] Architecture (Saint-Luc Bruxelles et Saint-Luc Tournai) [120] Economic and Social Policy [120] MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY Advanced Masters Economics: Econometrics [120] Bachelors Urban and Regional Planning [60] Economics: General [60 or 120] Medicine [180] Human Resources Management [120] Dentistry [180] BIOLOGICAL, AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Information and Communication [60 or 120] Masters Bachelors Labour Sciences [60 or 120] Medicine [240] Bioengineering [180] Political Sciences: General [60 or 120] Dentistry [120] Masters Political Sciences: International Relations [120] Advanced Masters Agricultural Bioengineering [120] Population and Development Studies [120] For the full range, please see the university website: Chemistry and Bio-industries [120] Public Administration [120] www.uclouvain.be/en-288346 Environmental Bioengineering [120] Sociology [120] Forests and Natural Areas [120] Sociology and Anthropology [120] PHARMACY AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES Environmental Management [60 or 120] European Studies [120] Bachelors Advanced Masters Advanced Masters Biomedicine [180] Bioengineering: Brewery [60] Development, Environment and Communities [60] Pharmacy [180] Food Science and Technology [60] International and Development Economics [60] Masters Rural Economics and Sociology [60] Interdisciplinary Analysis of European Construction [60] Biomedicine [60 or 120] Tropical and Subtropical Crop Protection [60] Transportation Management [60] Pharmacy [120] Water Resources [60] Veterinary Medicine LOUVAIN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT MOTOR SCIENCES Masters Bachelors Business Engineering [120] Motor Skills: General [180] Business Management [120] Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation [180] Business Management [60] Masters Business Management (part-time and evening courses) [60] Motor Skills: General [60 or 120] Motor Skills: Physical Education [60 or 120] Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation [60]

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ADMISSIONS French language courses ACCOMMODATION For accurate information about the Intensive courses are organized UCL has furnished accommodation admission and registration procedures, before classes start and during exclusively for students. Many of them please see our web site. You can either the academic year. Based on case- are communal apartments (private consult the necessary documents in by-case examination of files,UCL bedroom with shared kitchen, living electronic version or receive a paper provide French classes to students in room and bathroom). A list of private copy at home. selected situations. During summer housing offers is also available for all > www.uclouvain.be/international- holidays and winter break, UCL, in campuses. admission collaboration with Centres de langues > www.uclouvain.be/international- (CLL), organises an Intensive French accomodation REGISTRATION FEES language programme especially In addition to regular registration fees, designed for international students. FINANCIAL RESOURCES supplementary fees are payable by Besides the French language courses, Single students should provide for an non-EU nationals, depending on the this programme comprises a series annual budget of around ¤8,500 (not programme. For more information on of activities and visits allowing including admission fees). Students these criteria, see: students to discover Belgian and with families should provide for a > www.uclouvain.be/international- francophone culture, thus facilitating supplementary budget of at least ¤4,500 admission their integration in the university per dependent. These amounts cover environment. costs of moving in, accommodation, TEACHING LANGUAGE food, travel and leisure. At UCL, French is the language of THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR >www.uclouvain.be/living-costs teaching (so it is vital to have a good The academic year starts mid command of this language to study in September. Courses are spread over two most disciplines); selected programmes four-month terms. Examination periods are taught in English (which is also the are in January, June and August. language of science and research); and > www.uclouvain.be/academic-year Spanish is the language most spoken after French. > www.uclouvain.be/languages

Study Advisory Service Student Office International Relations (Studies – Professions – Halles universitaires, 1st floor - Department Employment) Place de l’Université 1 Halles universitaires, Rue Paulin Ladeuze 3 B–1348 Louvain-la-Neuve 1st floor, wing C B–1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Place de l’Université 1 Belgium Tel. +32 10 47 38 29 B–1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Tel. +32 10 47 27 06 Fax +32 10 47 88 14 Belgium Fax +32 10 45 46 14 > www.uclouvain.be/student-office Tel. +32 10 47 30 95 [email protected] Fax +32 10 47 40 75 > www.uclouvain.be/cio > www.uclouvain.be/adri

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a More than a hundred programmes, in every discipline a Innovative teaching methods a Close links with the worlds of research and work a An exceptional place to live

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Académie universitaire Louvain UCL: a comprehensive university At UCL you can choose from around a hundred different disciplines. We offer 190 Master’s programmes (one or two years) and 66 advanced Master’s programmes.

Three cycles MASTER’S DEGREES: In Belgium, academic education is SPECIALIzING IN A GIVEN FIELD organized in three cycles: the first two Master’s programmes are supervised cycles correspond to the Bachelor’s and by international-class researchers Master’s phase and the third cycle to who initiate students in the latest the PhD programme. methodological or technological > Bachelor’s degrees are awarded advances in their discipline. after three years of study (180 cre- As a result of the huge choice of dits). specializations, students are able > Master’s degrees are awarded after to tailor their study to their career two years of study (120 credits) or and gain the expertise required in in selected cases after one year of their field. Master’s programmes also study (60 credits). They are open to strengthen the link between academic Bachelor’s degree holders. training and the world of work by > Advanced Master’s programmes helping students develop the practical (at least 60 credits) are available skills and know-how required on the to holders of a 120 credits Master’s job market. degree. They offer a highly specialized training in cutting-edge domains. > The third cycle corresponds to A “120 credits Master” offers a thorough and the doctoral training (60 credits) specialized education, takes two years to complete, and is concluded by a dissertation. and research work relating to the By choosing one of three “focuses”, students preparation of a doctoral thesis (120 prepare to exercise a profession (professional Carlos (Spain), Master in Political Science credits). focus), become a teacher (teaching focus), or carry out research (research focus). Once the I wanted to learn French and specialise in degree has been obtained, students can re-enrol European studies. My lecturer told me that in the same Master to take an additional 30 UCL had an outstanding reputation and credits focus. that Louvain-la-Neuve was a friendly town that was very open to foreign exchanges, Everywhere in Europe the course load is now so I chose UCL. It was a great experience I’d expressed in ECTS credits, making it easier recommend to anyone now! for students to spend some time in a foreign university.

Académie universitaire Louvain Université catholique de Louvain

If you are looking to continue your studies in a different academic culture and a different living environment, UCL is the right choice. UCL educates almost one in every two French-speaking Belgians, and attracts nearly 5,000 students from around the globe every year. By choosing UCL, you also choose to deepen your knowledge, discover new ways of working, and develop intercultural and personal skills. It is an experience that will help you build your career and develop your personality while giving you the chance to take part in an unparalleled student and extracurricular life. Whether you live in Europe or farther away, at UCL you will find what you are looking for: outstanding study conditions, effective supervision and innovative teaching. UCL is an open, multicultural human community that welcomes students of any creed and political persuasion.

Welcome to UCL!

A university at the heart of Europe... A UNIVERSITY WITH A PRESTIGIOUS HISTORY

The UCL is located in Belgium and has 6 different Founded in 1425, UCL is one of Europe’s oldest universities. campuses: Erasmus, Mercator and Vesale are just some of the alumni. R Louvain-la-Neuve: university town, pedestrian-only Over the centuries, our institution has adapted and zone developed its research and educational offer to cover all R Brussels Woluwe: devoted to health sciences contemporary disciplines. R Mons: offering training in management, political UCL has also encouraged many great minds on their way sciences, social sciences and communication to major discoveries: Georges Lemaître formulated his Big R Tournai and Brussels Saint-Gilles: devoted to Bang hypothesis here, while was staying architecture at UCL when he won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1974. R Charleroi: research site and teaching site (staggered Today, UCL stays at the forefront of innovation and timetable) of the Master’s in Management Sciences and excellence in education and research. Its knowledge and the Master’s in social and economic politics. expertise are an asset to society, serving its cultural, economic and social development.

Studying at UCL gives you the opportunity to explore Belgium, a peaceful country of eleven million inhabitants, multilingual (French, Dutch and German are the three official languages), convivial, with a high quality of life. Brussels Woluwe UCL IN BRIEF Saint-Gilles

Tournai Louvain-la-Neuve UCL counts more than 23,000 students, a staff Charleroi of 5,000 (academic staff: 1,400; research and Mons teaching staff:1,800), as well as 150,000 alumni (former students) throughout the world.

a www.uclouvain.be/multi-site THREE GOOD REASONS FOR CHOOSING UCL •••

International renown and orientation

UCL has always been open to the world, incorporating this approach into the very heart of its teaching and research missions.

UCL takes part in a number of European exchange programmes, the most famous of which is, without a doubt, At UCL ERASMUS. Hundreds of agreements have already been a 127 nationalities on both campuses concluded between UCL and universities across Europe. a 1 in every 5 students is not Belgian a UCL also belongs to numerous international networks such 800 international lecturers and researchers a 150 000 alumni worldwide as the CEMS network of Management schools, Erasmus a 8 Erasmus Mundus programmes Mundus, CLUSTER, TIME, etc. It is also an official centre for – Network on Humanitarian Assistance (NOHA) the University of Cambridge certificates of proficiency in – Master of Research in Information Technologies (MERIT) – Functionalised Advanced Materials & Engineering (FAME) English. – Philosophies allemande et française dans l’espace européen (EUROPHILO) Students from everywhere – European Masters in Engineering Rheology (EUROHEO) Since the Bologna reform, students from the countries of – European Doctorate in Economics Erasmus Mundus (EDEEM) – International Doctoral School in Functional Materials (IDS FunMat) the European Union are able to choose in which country – European Master in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Policy they wish to study. UCL currently hosts European students Analysis (AFEPA) within all degrees, as regular degree students or as exchange students. UCL is convinced of the advantages of collaborating with universities on other continents by providing opportunities for study at advanced level: Master and PhD. UCL has traditionally built close relationships with the African and a UCL is one of the 22 European Universities to have received the ECTS label from the European Latin American countries and more recently with the Asian Commission, a recognition of the quality of its world. management of international exchanges.

ECTS Label 2009-2013 a With 14 faculties and programmes in all Awarded by the European Commission to UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN disciplines, UCL is ranked first French-speaking university in Belgium and second comprehensive university in Europe. High-quality training and teaching

UCL aims for excellence in its teaching. Teaching is based on solid research and the University promotes and develops innovation, especially in the Master’s and doctorate programmes.

In addition to a number of programmes R customize your education; Quality is also guaranteed being designed to match the R prepare for the labour market by a combination of academic, requirements of international students, through internships; administrative and logistic resources the international character of teaching R energize and apply what you have which help you to optimize your at UCL is to be seen in the fact that one learned through case studies and university education: student in three newly recruited members of group work; counsellors, a student internet portal, the academic staff comes from abroad, R refine your social and interpersonal multimedia rooms, online teaching as well as in the high reputation of skills; platforms, laboratories, libraries and a large number of programmes or R develop your spirit of enterprise. well-equipped classrooms. professors. TEACHING METHODS TRAINING UCL considers good teaching skills UCL has excellence as a pedagogical to be one of the key-elements to help SHAINA (USA), Master in goal, which means that everyone students succeed their academic Management (LSM) career. Therefore a considerable is guided towards a maximum I wanted to explore a new achievement in accordance with his or amount of resources is invested in the culture, a new country, and her personal capabilities. development of the educational skills I’d heard a lot of good things of the staff. about the UCL programme. UCL gives you the freedom to: It was a big adjustment for me, but I adapted quickly. I did not have much difficulty following the course in MAKING YOU FEEL AT HOME IS ONE OF OUR PRIORITIES French, a language I had little knowledge of before. In order to better integrate foreign students into their working and living Contacts with the lecturers environments, UCL has a welcome programme: and students were excellent. a assistance in finding accommodation, completing the enrolment formalities or other red tape; a a specific welcome at each faculty; a a French-language programme that includes activities to help you find out more about Belgian and francophone culture. UCL also offers quality housing adapted to all family conditions. a www.uclouvain.be/teaching An exceptional community

On all of its six campuses, the university offers an attractive lifestyle. It’s a lot more than just going to classes and sitting exams. Studying at the UCL is about meeting people, personal growth and discovering new horizons.

Living on campus which gives students access to a wide At the UCL, many options are range of advantages. available in terms of accommodation. As to the sporty ones, they won’t be They are specifically conceived disappointed! The UCL’s sites offer to house students: studio fats, several opportunities for students community housing, fats and fat to practice their favourite sport and shares… discover new ones at a low cost. Furthermore, the sites are all easily accessible via public transport. Participating in student life MAGDALENA (Poland), Master in Bioengineering Studying also allows everyone to Plenty of activities grow as a person and as a citizen I opted for UCL, after talking to one of my Theatres, cinemas, concerts, friends who had come to Louvain-la-Neuve engaged in service to the world. Every to study. I’m really delighted with my conferences, shopping, exhibitions, day, students invest themselves in choice! The atmosphere, the students and dance, and conversation tables: the university life: associations, student the University: it’s a unique world. I love the UCL abounds in activities. idea of the “kots à projets”. They’ve enabled representation within the framework me to take part in numerous activities: To guarantee a varied and quality of the university’s organisation, workshops in writing, games, photography, cultural offer accessible to all, the events… dance and theatre. I’m really pleased with University has created a culture card this way of life, and with Louvain-la-Neuve too. It’s a dynamic town where something’s always happening!

ORIGINAL AND FRIENDLY

The “kots à projet” are unique to UCL; an original form of communal living. The principle is to unite the students that live together around a project they are totally committed to. These projects cover many different disciplines (music, sports, language, environment and more), which students, inhabitants and children can get involved in. Almost a thousand students choose this type of accommodation every year. a www.uclouvain.be/multi-site