Optional courses

The optional courses help the student gain more in-depth knowledge of philosophy, acquire knowledge of disciplines connected to his specialisation, acquire teaching skills to help in teaching philosophy or, for students who are not bachelors in philosophy, to complete their basic training in philosophy.
At the end of the two years of the master, the student chooses 15 credits from the following list of courses:

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choose 15 credits from the following courses :
Cours d'approfondissement en philosophie Un cours au choix parmi les cours du tronc commun
Cours de spécialisation et d'ouverture interdisciplinaire
Philosophie pratique
DROP2153	Philosophy of law  (in French)	Jacques Lenoble	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
ESPO1321	Economic, Political and Social Ethics  (in French)	Philippe Van Parijs (coord.)	20h + 10h	3credits	1q	x	x
THEO2311	Ethics of life  (in French)	Henri Wattiaux	30h	4credits	2q	x	x
ECON2061	Philosophy and epistemology of the economics  (in French)	Christian Arnsperger	30h	5credits		x	x
SOC2045	Sociology of Economic Practices  (in French)	N.	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
ECON2340	Economy and society  (in French)	Christian Arnsperger, Isabelle Ferreras	30h	5credits		x	x
FOPM2000	Ethique de l'éducation et de la formation  (in French)	Franco Cortesi, Hervé Pourtois	30h	4credits		x	x
Arts et esthétique
ARKM2340	Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art (Advanced Course)  (in French)	Danielle Lories	15h	4credits	1q	x	x
ARKM2760	Special problems of modern art  (in French)	Joël Roucloux	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
MUSI2871	Aesthetic and philosophy of music  (in French)	Brigitte Van Wymeersch	15h	5credits		x	x
Anthropologie, cultures et sociétés
ANTR2020	Symbolic systems anthropology : cosmology and environment  (in French)	Olivier Servais	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
ANTR2100	Basics of anthropology  (in French)	Pierre-Joseph Laurent	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
ANTR2110	The history and theories of anthropology  (in French)	Robert Deliège	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
SOC2020	Sociologie of Culture and Intercultural Dynamics  (in French)	Marie Verhoeven	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
SOC2065	Anthropology of politics and religion: power and beliefs  (in French)	Pierre-Joseph Laurent	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
ANTR2040	Anthropology of mobility and sedentarisation  (in French)	Alain Reyniers	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
SOC2010	Regulation, Norms and Modernities  (in French)	Jean De Munck	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
Anthropologie, identité et intersubjectivité
SOC2035	Sociology of Education and Training  (in French)	Christian Maroy	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
SEXM2165	Approches philosophique et éthique du couple, de la famille et de la sexualité  (in French)	Nathalie Frogneux, Henri Wattiaux	60h	8credits		x	x
SOC2005	Identity, Gender and Sexuality  (in French)	Jacques Marquet	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
FOPM2000	Ethique de l'éducation et de la formation  (in French)	Franco Cortesi, Hervé Pourtois	30h	4credits		x	x
Métaphysique
THEO2621	History of theology in the Middel Ages. Specific questions  (in French)	Jean-Michel Counet	30h	3credits	2q	x	x
GLOR2534	Culture and Civilization of Islam and the Arab World II  (in French)	Godefroid De Callatay	30h	5credits		x	x
GLOR2942	Questions of Indian and Far Eastern Philosophy and Spirituality  (in French)	Sandra Smets	30h	5credits		x	x
FLTR2150	History of Humanism   (in French)	N.	22.5h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
GLOR2817	History of Asian philosophies and religions (China, Korea, Japan)  (in French)	N.	30h	4credits	1+2q	x	x
PSY1402	Psychologie de la religion  (in French)	Coralie Buxant (supplée Vassilis Saroglou), Vassilis Saroglou	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
FILO2300	Interpretation of Arabic Philosophical Texts   (in French)	Cécile Bonmariage (supplée Jean-Michel Counet), Jean-Michel Counet	30h	5credits		x	x
Philosophie des sciences
SC2220	Philosophy of science  (in French)	Michel Ghins	30h	2credits	2q	x	x
SC2002	Elements of mathematics and physics history  (in French)	Patricia De Grave	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
	FUNDP M202: Philosophie des sciences de la matière (2 crédits)  (in French)	N.				x	x
	FUNDP M201: Philosophie des mathématiques (2 crédits)  (in French)	N.				x	x
	FUNDP M204: Questions approfondies de philosophie des sciences  (in French)	N.				x	x