Administrative sciences

Duration

45h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Damien Piron

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course builds on several courses in the political science programme: Belgian political history, public policy analysis, public law, constitutional law, etc. The aim is to introduce you to the challenges of a multidisciplinary subject, at the crossroads between political science and law, but also economics, management, history and sociology.

Through an ex cathedra presentation supported by numerous concrete examples, it aims to provide you with the theoretical references and legal knowledge required to answer questions such as: what is a public administration and how is the Belgian administrative landscape structured? How do administrations function, in theory and in practice? Who are the people giving them life on a daily basis, from ministers and their cabinets to citizens and (senior) civil servants? What is the status of these actors and what relationships do they have? What knowledge and instruments do they use to carry out their tasks? What is the role of administrative law and how has it evolved in relation to managerial principles?

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this course, you will be able to understand, explain and illustrate

• the organisation and functioning of an administration, in theory and in practice;
• the political-administrative landscape in Belgium;
• the role and status of civil servants, as well as their evolution over time;
• the types of relationship between ministers, (senior) civil servants and citizens;
• the role of administrative law and its different branches (civil service law, public procurement law, etc.) in administrative action;
• the principles of New Public Management and their implications for the functioning of public administrations.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

• Ex cathedra lectures;
• Readings;
• Practice.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Except for the evolution of the sanitary conditions, the course is taught exclusively face to face.

Recommended or required readings

• PowerPoint slideshow;
• Weekly readings

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam AND oral exam


Additional information:

Closed book oral examination (67%)

Practice (33%)

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Professor: damien.piron@uliege.be

Teaching assistant : Maxime.DeBrogniez@uliege.be

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