The Political Science Department develops teaching and research activities focused on the analysis of institutions, power dynamics, and contemporary political transformations.

Its members contribute to several programmes within the School of Human and Social Sciences, notably the Bachelor’s Degree in Human and Social Sciences and the Master’s Degree in Social Transitions and Innovations (METIS).

Academic Programmes

Bachelor’s Degree in Human and Social Sciences
Introduction to the concepts, theories, and analytical methods of political science.

School of Human and Social Sciences

Bachelor's in

Sciences Humaines et Sociales

Mons

• Schedule

  Daytime schedule
• ECTS Credits

  180
• Language

  French

Master’s Degree in Social Transitions and Innovations (METIS)
Analysis of political transformations, public policies, and contemporary forms of governance.

School of Human and Social Sciences

Master's in

Transitions et innovations sociales (METIS)

Mons

• Schedule

  Daytime schedule
• ECTS Credits

  120
• Language

  French

Examples of Courses

Foundations of Political Science

• Introduction to Political Science
• Political Sociology
• Science and Politics

Political Thought and Institutions

• History of Political Thought
• Exercises in the History of Political Thought
• Political Doctrines and Regimes
• Political Parties and Ideas

International Relations and Law

• Public International Law and International Organizations
• Theories and Issues of International Law

Methods and Approaches

• Research Methods in Political Science
• Historical Criticism

An Approach Grounded in Contemporary Issues

These courses provide students with the tools to analyse institutions, ideologies, and international relations, while developing a critical understanding of democratic issues and the transformations of public action in response to contemporary challenges such as social inequalities and climate change.

Team

The department brings together professors, lecturers, researchers, teaching assistants, and doctoral researchers engaged in the analysis of political phenomena and contemporary transformations.

Meet the team

Publications

UMONS uses an institutional repository, ORBI, which includes numerous references and full texts of publications, many of which are in Open Access. Consult the list of this service's publications in ORBI