Master's Program in Humanities Studies in Belgium

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A masters is earned after students complete an undergraduate degree program. To obtain a masters, you usually need to complete 12 to 18 college courses that often involve completing comprehensive tests and/or a thesis.

Humanities and social sciences is an area of study which prepares students for a huge variety of industries when it comes time to choose a career. Social workers, artists and teaching careers are popular options for those who complete these courses.

Belgium offers a market oriented higher-level education that is based on skills and innovation. The country's higher education institutions offer an interactive at the same time research oriented university education before joining the job market.

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Master of Psychology: Theory and Research

KU Leuven - University of Leuven
Campus Full time September 2018 Belgium Leuven

The program of the Research master "Master of Psychology: Theory and Research" aims to guide students to become independent researchers in psychological science through the realization of two objectives: (a) a thorough training in statistics and research [+]

Best Masters in Humanities Studies in Belgium 2017/2018. The program of the new Research master “Master of Psychology: Theory and Research” aims to guide students to become independent researchers in psychological science through the realization of two objectives: a thorough training in statistics and research methodology; the in-depth study of the basic disciplines of psychology, supplemented with a specialization in perception, cognition and language, emotion, cross-cultural psychology,neuroscience, learning psychology, or in quantitative psychology. In addition to individual and group-based coursework, students become immersed in ongoing multidisciplinary research at the faculty. Topics for master's theses and internships range from fundamental to very applied in nature, and allow the student to sculpt the programme according to his own personal research interests. General objectives 1) Students will acquire advanced knowledge of the basic domains of psychological research. They will understand how research results are established, from the conception of research questions to the dissemination of results. 2) Students will become proficient to gather relevant information from the research literature, critically evaluate information, and actively use this information to generate novel research and theory. They will learn how to deal with questions about psychological functioning in an independent and scientific way. This will involve analyzing concrete problems, asking critical questions, designing and implementing appropriate methodologies and interventions, and developing well-reasoned arguments about their social views. 3) Students will be prepared to independently develop their skills in psychology as a science and as an evidence-based practice. General learning outcomes 1) Students can gain insight in... [-]

Master of Digital Humanities (Leuven)

KU Leuven - University of Leuven
Campus Full time Part time 1 year September 2018 Belgium Leuven + 1 more

The Master of Science in Digital Humanities helps graduates from Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences programmes to develop digital competencies that will allow them to add digital dimensions to their own domain expertise. It aims to explicitly link these competencies to research questions, case studies and applications related to the domain expertise of the students. [+]

Master of Digital Humanities (Leuven) Digital Humanities is a young field of research, focused on the use of computational techniques to support research in the Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences. One of the key drivers of the field is the recent availability of large digital repositories within many areas of the Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences. These repositories offer the prospect of applying computational visualization, querying and analysis techniques, leading to the discovery of new knowledge and insights. The field also applies new digital techniques to enhance approaches, processes, skills and methods developed and applied in the Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences. This includes the use of digital techniques in instructional sciences, the use of digital games in social sciences or the use of digital techniques in on-line publishing. What is the Master of Digital Humanities all about? The Master of Science in Digital Humanities helps graduates from Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences programmes to develop digital competencies that will allow them to add digital dimensions to their own domain expertise. It aims to explicitly link these competencies to research questions, case studies and applications related to the domain expertise of the students. Graduates of this programme will be able to bring their own domain expertise to a significantly higher level of functionality, using digital tools and techniques. Building both on the expertise they obtained from the programme and their prior expertise in Humanities, Social or Behavioral Sciences, graduates will be well placed to open many new digital applications to... [-]

Specialised Master’s Degree in Language Sciences

University of Mons
Campus Full time Part time 1 - 5 years September 2018 Belgium Mons + 1 more

Established pursuant to the Decree of the 7th November 2013, the Specialised Master’s Degree in Language Sciences aims to provide students high-quality training to ensure mastery of language sciences in general as well as expertise in a particular sector. [+]

Best Masters in Humanities Studies in Belgium 2017/2018. Established pursuant to the Decree of the 7th November 2013, the Specialised Master’s Degree in Language Sciences aims to provide students high-quality training to ensure mastery of language sciences in general as well as expertise in a particular sector. Besides a core curriculum, the programme includes various training routes, each structured around an option, either as preparation for research in a specific sector of language sciences, or for one of the various occupations in the field of language. Duration of Course Obtaining a Specialised Master’s Degree in Language Sciences requires at least one year of study. The course can, however, be spread over a longer period. When an assessment is passed, the student receives the corresponding number of credits. Credits can be accumulated over 5 years. However, the student is not allowed to re-take the assessments of a course for which they have obtained a grade of at least 12/20 in the previous five academic years. Programme The programme comprises a set of 60 credits distributed as follows: Compulsory Core Subjects: 15 credits Linguistic Approaches to Cognition Psycholinguistics Language Sciences Optional Module: 30 credits Within the programme, the student chooses a specific theme, developed as part of an option, constituting a coherent set of specific teaching activities worth 30 credits, which characterises their programme cycle. Each option has either a scientific or a more professional nature. Each option is a minimum of 15 course credits, plus, for options of a more professional... [-]

Master in Psychology - taught in FRENCH

University of Mons
Campus Full time 2 years September 2018 Belgium Mons

The degree of Master of Psychological Sciences gives access under the professional title of Psychologist. [+]

This program is taught in FRENCH. The degree of Master of Psychological Sciences gives access under the professional title of Psychologist. The program ensures a solid formal training and practical on human in order to exert psychology in fields varied such as those of health, work, education or justice, while adopting an ethical and scientific approach. It makes ready to work so much with individuals than of the groups or organisational structures in order to promote human development and the wellbeing. It also makes it possible to develop useful competences to undertake research in psychology and to profit from the bases necessary to the continuation of a career of researcher. The program is organized according to two finalities: the specialized finality and the deepened finality. The specialized finality prepares with the practice in various fields of exercise of psychology. The step of specialization is however clearly founded on the assets of research in psychology and aims at making acquire the competences based on a rigorous scientific approach. The deepened finality has as main objective to prepare with research in psychology and to train researchers. This finality gives an unconditional access to the doctoral formation and the doctorate. Profile of the programme The program adds up at least 120 ECTS distributed over two years of studies comprising 60 ECTS each one. In the two finalities (deepened and specialized), the program includes obligatory courses whose objective is to look further into the basic training in psychology. The obligatory courses must make it... [-]

Master in Interpreting

University of Mons
Campus Full time 2 years September 2018 Belgium Mons

During their studies, the future masters in conference interpretation acquire the specific strategies and skills to interpret, mainly into French, spoken messages with a high degree of specialization. [+]

Best Masters in Humanities Studies in Belgium 2017/2018. During their studies, the future masters in conference interpretation acquire the specific strategies and skills to interpret, mainly into French, spoken messages with a high degree of specialization. These speeches belong to a wide variety of fields and consequently require an extensive linguistic and cultural ability in at least two foreign languages, as well as the control of technological tools, among others. Profile of the programme A comprehensive study programme is provided in German, English, Danish, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Russian. A hands on situation is foreseen in the master's degree 1st year by implementing real life translation workshops. A professional placement/internship in a company or a multilingual administration, if not in the interpretation service of an international agency are constituents of the study programme of the 2nd master as is the completion of a master thesis. Key-learning outcomes At the end of the programme, graduates will be able: to interpret into French, in consecutive or simultaneous mode, spoken messages made by high level specialists dealing with a large variety of subjects; to interpret into a foreign language a speech made in French on subjects of general interest or current trends. Occupational profiles of graduates The holder of a master degree in conference interpreting has to integrate successfully in various sectors of the national and international economic life. Interpreters can become civil servants working within national or international organizations, like the federal and regional departments of State, the European Union and its... [-]

Master in Translation

University of Mons
Campus Full time 2 years September 2018 Belgium Mons

During their studies, the future masters in translation acquire the specific strategies and skills to translate, mainly into French, documents with a high level of specialization. [+]

During their studies, the future masters in translation acquire the specific strategies and skills to translate, mainly into French, documents with a high level of specialization. These texts or speeches in fields as varied as economics, medicine, politics, law, sciences or literature require a high linguistic and cultural ability in at least two foreign languages, as well as the control of technological tools, among others. Structure A comprehensive study programme is provided in German, English, Danish, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Russian. Optional courses such as language, civilization, general or specialized translation classes are offered in the aforementioned languages, as well as in Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese and Swedish. A hands-on situation is foreseen in the master's degree 1st year by implementing real life translation workshops. A professional placement/internship in a company or a multilingual administration, translation service or international agency are constituents of the study programme of the 2nd master as is the completion of a master thesis Candidates to the master's degree in translation can choose between three finalities: multidisciplinary translation, with high level specialization in fields such as law, economics, etc; translation in intercultural context, more centered on linguistic mediation, for example in a multinational corporation or NGO; research preparation. Key-learning outcomes At the end of the programme, graduates will be able: to translate, reformulate or synthesize in French, written and/or spoken documents and speeches made by high level specialists dealing with a large variety of subjects; to translate or synthesize in a foreign... [-]

Master in Journalism - taught in FRENCH

ESJ Paris - École Supérieure de Journalisme
Campus Full time 2 years September 2018 Belgium Brussels

This Master in Journalism is taught in FRENCH in Paris. [+]

Best Masters in Humanities Studies in Belgium 2017/2018. This Master in Journalism is taught in FRENCH in Paris. Read the official French description and apply here: ESJ Paris: Master en Journalisme [-]

Postgraduate European Master in Specialised Translation

Lessius
Campus Full time 1 - 1 year September 2018 Belgium Antwerp Mechelen + 1 more

The Subfaculty Language and Communication of Lessius Antwerpen is one of the biggest in Europe and is part of the Faculty of Arts of the Catholic University of Louvain (KU Leuven). The subfaculty has an excellent international reputation in the fields of education and [+]

Postgraduate European Master in Specialised Translation

 

The Subfaculty Language and Communication of Lessius Antwerpen is one of the biggest in Europe and is part of the Faculty of Arts of the Catholic University of Louvain (KU Leuven). The subfaculty has an excellent international reputation in the fields of education and scholarly research. Its excellence was further endorsed when in 2000 the subfaculty became a member of the CIUTI, the International Permanent Conference of University Institutes of Translators and Interpreters. In 2011, Lessius was rewarded with the EMT label, which brings together universities offering high standards in professional translator training. If you wish to become a professional translator and you enrol in an EMT programme, you will receive the best postgraduate education in translation available in the EU.... [-]