Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Admission Requirements

Enrolling for this study plan is only possible based on your academic record.

Overview of the study plan

Incoming Master students in study field of social sciences: political science, communication studies, sociology


Electives for incoming Master exchange students in social sciences study fields

Important notes:

• Check the semester in which the course is organized (click on the course title to find out this information)
• Browsing through the list, you will notice a mix of bachelor level and master level courses. We give you the opportunity and responsibility to select courses from a (higher) different academic level. It is advised to discuss the academic level with your home university exchange coordinator (who signs the learning agreement).
• Some courses listed are taught in Dutch. For these courses a personal assignment or an examination in English can be organised. Please contact the professor concerned for further information.
• Check the timetables on the faculty website to avoid overlap of your courses: https://student.vub.be/en/timetables-and-exam-schedules#timetable (consult your timetables "per course") Make sure to regularly check these timetables as they might be liable to small changes to cope with unexpected circumstances.

3ECTS credits - Academic English I
6ECTS credits - Data, Privacy and Society
6ECTS credits - Digital Business Models
6ECTS credits - Digital Marketing Industries
6ECTS credits - EU Competition Policy
6ECTS credits - EU Media Policy
6ECTS credits - European Economics
6ECTS credits - European History
6ECTS credits - European Media Markets
6ECTS credits - European Public Sphere
6ECTS credits - European Social and Population Issues
6ECTS credits - Financial and Managerial Accounting
6ECTS credits - Gender, Diversity and Politics
6ECTS credits - Generalized Linear Techniques
6ECTS credits - Governance, Law, and Policy of the European Union
6ECTS credits - Human Resource Management
6ECTS credits - International Relations Theory
6ECTS credits - International Security and Strategic Studies
3ECTS credits - Introduction to Accounting and Finance
3ECTS credits - Introduction to Informatics and Supply Chain Management
3ECTS credits - Introduction to Management and HRM
6ECTS credits - Islam and Gender
6ECTS credits - Journalism Practice in Europe
6ECTS credits - Journalism: Trends and Technologies
6ECTS credits - Key Thinkers in Social Theory
6ECTS credits - Online and Social Media Strategies
6ECTS credits - Business and Consumer Ethics
6ECTS credits - Political Structures and Processes of the European Union
6ECTS credits - Psychology of Communication
3ECTS credits - Quantitative Methods for Business
6ECTS credits - Social Change and Inequality in Europe
6ECTS credits - Social Demography
6ECTS credits - Strategic Marketing
6ECTS credits - Supply Chain Management
6ECTS credits - Sustainability: an Interdisciplinary Approach
6ECTS credits - The Political Economy of Journalism in the EU
6ECTS credits - Urban Geography
6ECTS credits - Challenges to Democracy
6ECTS credits - Users and Innovation in Digital Media
6ECTS credits - International Political Economy
6ECTS credits - Critical Issues in Media Economics
6ECTS credits - Critical Thinking in Communication Studies
6ECTS credits - Critical Thinking in Sociology
6ECTS credits - Sociology of Work and Employment

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