The master 120 en philosophie includes core courses (75 credits) including a dissertation, a choice of focus (30 credits) and optional courses (15 credits). There are three types of focus: research, teaching or professional.
1. Research or teaching focus
The research focus trains students in how to undertake research. As for the teaching focus, it guides students towards secondary teaching.
The student can divide his courses out in two ways
First possibility. During the first year, he chooses 40 credits from the shared subjects of the core courses, 15 credits from the optional courses and takes the preparation seminar for the dissertation (5 credits). In the second year, he chooses five credits from the shared subjects which were not chosen before, a focus (30 credits) and completes his dissertation (25 credits).
Second possibility. During the first year, he chooses 45 credits from the shared subjects of the core courses, 10 credits from the optional courses and takes the preparation seminar for the dissertation (5 credits). In the second year, he chooses 5 credits from the shared subjects which were not chosen before, a focus (30 credits) and completes his dissertation (25 credits).
Whatever the focus or the options chosen, the programme of this master shall total a minimum of 120 credits, spread over two years of study each of 60 credits

2. Professional focus
This focus is exclusively reserved to students who have been admitted to enrol on the master 'Philosophies allemande et française dans l’espace européen (Europhilosophie)' on the Erasmus Mundus programme (www.europhilosophie.eu/mundus/), and of which ISP is a partner.
This master offers students from across the world high-level training over two years in the fields of German and French philosophy and the way they interact within the European intellectual and cultural area. Each year, 13 students who are not European Union nationals are selected and given an annual grant of 21.000 EUR. 13 European Union students are also selected and their mobility is covered by the Erasmus programme.
Depending on his study path, a student who spends a term at UCL will choose 30 credits from the core course courses and will enrol on the professional focus in German and French philosophy. A student who spends a whole masters year at UCL will choose 35 credits from the core course courses and 20 dissertation credits.
Whatever the programme chosen, the master 120 programme will total a minimum of 120 credits spread over two years of study of 60 credits each.
Whatever the focus or the options chosen, the programme of this master shall total a minimum of 120 credits, spread over two years of study each of 60 credits
Core courses:
Research focus
Teaching focus
Professional focus
Optional courses

Wathever the focus or the options chosen, the programme of this master shall totalise 120 credits, spread over two years of studies each of 60 credits

Tronc commun:

Finalités

• Research Focus
• Teaching Focus
• Professional Focus

Cours au choix

Core courses
1.Students who choose the research or teaching focus can spread their courses out in one of the following ways :

First possibility. During the first year, he chooses 40 credits from the shared subjects of the core courses and in the second year, he chooses five credits from the shared subjects which were not chosen before, a focus (30 credits) and completes his dissertation (25 credits).
Second possibility. During the first year, he chooses 45 credits from the shared subjects of the core courses. The course which incorporates the Chaire Mercier must be chosen by students on master 1 or 2.
2. Students admitted to the master Europhilosophie (Cf enrolment conditions at http://www.europhilosophie.eu/) who take the professional focus in German and French Philosophy select, if they are staying at UCL for one term, 30 credits from the courses on the europhilosophie site (www.europhilosophie.eu/mundus/article.php3?id_article=62). Students spending a year at UCL choose 35 credits from the courses on the europhilosophie site (www.europhilosophie.eu/mundus/article.php3?id_article=62) and 20 dissertation credits.