Dissertation

Language

French

Main themes

1) The dissertation should develop the hypothesis put forward in the dissertation preparation seminar in a precise, clear and well-documented way.  
2) It should deal with a specialised issue from the starting point of an in-depth interpretation of a series of reference texts.
3) Students are required to respond to questions put to them by their supervisor and two readers at an oral defense.

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	By doing the Master's dissertation, students will demonstrate their ability, under the direction of a supervisor, to carry out an in-depth piece of philosophical research, which should be well documented and original. In particular, they will show how they are able to 1) deal with a philosophical subject in an informed and synthetic way 2) make appropriate use of research tools in line with prevailing academic criteria 3) formulate a hypothesis and draft the supporting argument in a logical, clear and structured way 4) make clear what assumptions underlie the hypothesis and the method adopted 5) present and defend the result of the research.

Other information

For those students who have gained a Master's degree (60) in Philosophy or a "licence" degree (second cycle degree), an ad hoc committee will check that the topic and contents of the dissertation for the Master (120) are different to those of the Master (60) or the "licence" dissertation.
Guidelines on writing dissertation are available at http://www.uclouvain.be/81197.html

Faculty or entity

EFIL