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Help to succeed in Political Science

Preparatory courses Discover university teaching and life at UNamur while revising the subjects essential to your future course.To get your first year of study off to a good start, UNamur is offering a program of preparatory courses adapted to the university course of your choice during the last two weeks of August.Several modules are on offer: methodology of academic work; producing and managing information in communication and politics; Dutch; English.These preparatory courses enable you to:revisit the knowledge acquired in high school; perfect your working methods; meet assistants and professors in a more informal way before the start of the school year; create your first links with other students. Discover the preparatory course program Do you have what it takes? Test your knowledge and skills with "Passeports pour le bac".At the start of your first year, "Passeports pour le bac" allow you to compare your achievements with the expectations of your teachers. Depending on your results, the Faculty will offer you reinforcement sessions. In this way, you can fill in any gaps in your knowledge and help yourself succeed. The results of these tests are not taken into account in your end-of-year assessment. Are your methods appropriate? To succeed in your first year, you need effective strategies.University work methodology sessions are organized to familiarize you with learning techniques such as:taking clear and comprehensive notes;summarizing and synthesizing subjects;understanding subjects in depth;memorizing large amounts of information;managing your time during class and blockade periods;organizing your work;anticipating teachers' requirements.In addition, the cellule interfacultaire d'appui pédagogique offers individual follow-up. Throughout the year, an advisor is on hand to review your study methods and techniques and help you improve them. And if you run into difficulties? The Faculty offers remediation sessions, duty hours and other services between exam sessions.RemediationRemediation sessions are organized in small groups; they enable you to review the subjects taught in depth and prepare effectively for exams. The modalities of these sessions are specific to each course and are specified by the teachers.PermanencesTeachers or assistants regularly organize group question-and-answer sessions. Outside these sessions, they can also welcome you by appointment.Between exam sessionsAfter the January and June assessments, you have the opportunity to consult your exam papers, attend a correction, obtain further explanations, correct exercises done at home, etc. All these activities are coordinated by the Faculty's didactic cell, which acts as an interface between students and teachers. How can you prepare for the exams? Studying regularly, acquiring good methods, but also knowing the requirements of teachers and their way of questioning.In the first year, formative assessments are organized at the end of October in certain subjects. Copies, corrected and commented, are given to you. These tests are not included in the grades awarded at the end of the year. They are a tool to help you assess the level of your teachers' requirements and the effectiveness of your methodology.You can discuss your results with the teachers or the head of the Didactic Unit and, if necessary, contact the Cellule Interfacultaire d'Appui Pédagogique to improve your working methods.Beyond the first year, you should adapt your efforts more effectively to the nature and importance of each subject in the program. Exam organization January, June and, if necessary, August... three sessions to prove your mastery of the subjects.In January, you sit the exams covering the 1st term courses. If you fail, you can retake the exam in June and/or August. Three chances to pass, but only in the first bachelor year.From the second bachelor year onwards, any exam failed in the January or June session is automatically carried over to the August session. Image The studies See content Image Studying at UNamur See content Image Campus life See content
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International

In addition to internationalization at home, come and discover the "course" and "internship" mobility opportunities offered by the Faculty Economics Management Communication Politics (EMCP) as well as the possibilities of coming to study in Namur.
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Exchange programs for bachelor's and master's students

Come and discover the various "course" mobility opportunities offered by the Faculty Economics Management Communication Politics (EMCP).
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Economics studies

Inflation, artificial intelligence, GSM tariffs, environmental taxes, poverty, inequality, fiscal adjustment, the economy of emerging countries...These themes are part of the news transmitted daily by the media. You have an idea of what they mean, but you'd like to know more. You want to understand this fundamental dimension of the workings of our companies and our society, and even more to act, advise, even decide to help build a more prosperous society.
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Management studies

Our times present us with multiple challenges: the transition to a sustainable economy, digital transformation, the rise of artificial intelligence and its effects on employment, globalization... To face up to these challenges, the world needs leaders, people capable of leading, innovating and giving meaning to these changes. Management studies equip you with all the skills you need to be one of them!
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Studying business engineering

Biotechnologies, revolutionary materials, social media, mobile applications, new services... the company is developing in an environment that is more dynamic than ever.To ensure its vision and strategic approach, the company is looking for employees capable of developing and managing projects, solving management problems in a technological environment, and integrating the challenges of competitiveness and increasing globalization.Training as a management engineer combines science with management skills, enabling you to reach key roles in the corporate world.
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Studying Politics

How can states and citizens act in the face of the climate threat? Why does the far right win elections? What are the ways of resolving armed conflicts? Does the European Union have a future after Brexit? Political science provides analytical keys for studying these issues.The bachelor's degree in political science is cutting-edge training for those who want to understand the transformations of contemporary societies and become players in NGOs, governments, companies, European and international institutions.
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Information and communication studies

Advertising, social networks, radio, television, print media, digital platforms ... the means of communication are many and take up a very important place in our daily lives today.But how do these media work? How does information circulate in today's society? And how can we communicate effectively and creatively, yet critically and responsibly?By becoming communication and journalism professionals working for the media, companies and associations, you'll learn how to decode these messages and make your voice heard in this abundance of information.
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Evening Studies in Economics and Management

Evening programs in economics and management allow you to attend classes in the evening as well as on Saturdays.They are targeted at people already in the workforce who want to go back to school to earn a university degree and thus give new perspectives to their professional careers.In addition, a specialization master's degree focusing on management and the sustainable economy offers the opportunity to learn about these crucial issues in our society in transition.
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International and development economics

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