The training in sociology in Flanders is an academic training. This means only universities can offer such a training. Although the training in sociology differs from university to university, there are a number of common characteristics. The first year is a common year for students in political science and students in sociology, and sometimes also for students in communication sciences. In the second year the curriculum is partly common and partly optional, with one of the options being sociology.
Attention focuses on sociological theory and theory construction and doing scientific research.
For a detailed overview of the courses you have to follow in the first and second cycle, you can take a look at the websites of the universities. If this diploma was not issued in a country part of the Council of Europe, an extensive admission procedure applies. Moreover, candidates for the programme must show their competence in the Dutch language. To be admitted to postgraduate programmes, which often are in English, other than language tests might apply, on top of the requirement of having a diploma equivalent to a licentiaat diploma.