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The aim of the minor in ancient studies is to provide students of all disciplines with basic multidisciplinary training in ancient sciences (in particular languages and literature, history, history of art and archeology). The minor is also an introduction to the foundations of ancient civilizations; it is based on both the content and the methods peculiar to the various disciplines of ancient studies. 

The minor allows students to acquire an additional skill and deepen their knowledge of the ancient world from the first two years of their degree course. The course opens up the Antiquity to students and facilitates access to master's classes that deal with the various areas of ancient civilizations.

The program is available to all baccalaureate students, regardless of their primary path of study. 
It will be of particular interest to students of the Faculty of Arts and Letters, and the Faculty of Theology.

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Mandatory Optional Courses not taught this academic year Periodic courses not taught this academic year Periodic courses taught this academic year Two year courses
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Students must gain a total of 30 credits over two years; ideally they should aim for 15 credits per year. The list of possible courses is below; however, they should not form part of the compulsory courses for the major in the second or third years.
Language and literature a minimum of 5 credits from the following : (FLTR 1770, GLOR 1431, GLOR 1441, GLOR 1481, GLOR 1482, GLOR 1491 and GLOR 1492 are open to students who can demonstrate an adequate knowledge of Latin. Students who take these courses must have either studied Latin for four hours per week during the last four years of secondary education or pass an assessment test at the beginning of the year. Students who do not fulfil these conditions must take FLTR 1760.
FLTR1760	Begining Latin   (in French)	Alain Meurant	30h + 30h	5credits	1q	x	x
FLTR1770	Beginning Greek   (in French)	Claude Obsomer	30h + 30h	5credits	1q	x	x
GLOR1413	Introduction to Oriental Languages and Literature   (in French)	Godefroid De Callatay, Jean-Claude Haelewyck, Claude Obsomer, Andrea Barbara Schmidt, Christophe Vielle (coord.), Johannes den Heijer	60h	7credits	2q	x	x
GLOR1431	Latin Literature  (in French)	Paul Deproost	15h	3credits	1q	x	x
GLOR1441	Greek Literature  (in French)	Anne-Marie Doyen	15h	3credits	2q	x	x
GLOR1481	Latin Authors : Poetry  (in French)	Paul Deproost	45h	6credits	1+2q	x	x
GLOR1482	Latin Authors : Prose-Writing  (in French)	Paul Deproost	45h	6credits	1+2q	x	x
GLOR1491	Greek Authors : Poetry  (in French)	Anne-Marie Doyen	45h	6credits	1+2q	x	x
GLOR1492	Greek Authors : Prose-Writing  (in French)	Anne-Marie Doyen	45h	6credits	1+2q	x	x
History A minimum of 5 credits from
FLTR1420A	Seminar of Historical Foundations of Western Civilisation : Antiquity  (in French)	Françoise Van Haeperen	22.5h	3credits	2q	x	x
HIST1381	Fundamentals of institutional and political history : antiquity  (in French)	Françoise Van Haeperen	15h	3credits	1q	x	x
HIST1431	Specialized heuristics and exercises on questions of history : antiquity  (in French)	Françoise Van Haeperen	15h + 15h	4credits	1q	x	x
HIST1391	Seminar : Antiquity  (in French)	Françoise Van Haeperen	22.5h	7credits	1q	x	x
History of art and archaeology A minimum of 5 credits from
ARKE1431	Historiography and Epistemology of Archaeology and Art History II  (in French)	Jan Driessen	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
ARKE1451	Art and civilisations : Egyptian and Near-Eastern Antiquity  (in French)	Nadine Cherpion, Virginia Verardi	37.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
ARKE1452	Arts et civilisations : North-West Europe Archaeology.  (in French)	Raymond Brulet, Nicolas Cauwe	37.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
ARKE1454	Art and Civilisation : Greek and Roman Antiquity  (in French)	Marco Cavalieri, Jan Driessen	37.5h	5credits		x	x
Christian tradition, philosophy and law A minimum of 5 credits from
THEO1381	History of Christianity: Antiquity  (in French)	Jean-Marie Auwers	30h	3credits	1q	x	x
THEO1202	Patrology  (in French)	Jean-Marie Auwers	45h	4credits	2q	x	x
DROI1003	Foundations of Law  (in French)	René Robaye	60h + 12h	6credits	2q	x	x
FILO1280	History of philosophy 1 : History of ancient philosophy   (in French)	Jean-Michel Counet (supplée Pierre Destrée), Pierre Destrée	30h	3credits	1q	x	x

This minor doesn't give direct access to a particular master.

Academic in charge: Françoise VAN HAEPEREN
Contact people : Sibylle D'HONDT and Chantal Marquet, administrative secretaries of the department of history, Collège Erasme, office b 241, , tel. : 010/47.49.35.

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Enrolling for the minor

1. Organizational details
This point does not apply to this minor. 

2. Admission to the minor
This point does not apply to this minor.

3. Enrolling on the minor
http://www.uclouvain.be/2009-optionbac.html

In Year 2 of the bachelor’s degree
Students may enrol online for their minor after having enrolled for their year of study.
Students who are retaking their second year are automatically re-enrolled for the same minor.

In Year 3 of the bachelor’s degree
When they enrol for the third year, students are automatically enrolled for the second part of the option course. The same applies to students retaking their third year (BAC3).

All requests for exemption from this rule must be submitted to the adviser from the relevant programme.

5. Changes to the minor enrollment form
Requests to change the enrollment form, must be sent, with supporting reasons, to the conseiller aux études (course adviser) of the faculty to which the student belongs by 10 October.

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Course timetable

1. Consulting the course timetable
The timetable can be consulted at this address: http://www.uclouvain.be/232660.html.

Students must also consult the general faculty timetable on the Zeus site: http://www.uclouvain.be/fltr.html
for courses which do not feature on the list of minor course times.  

Last-minute changes are included in the section "valves étudiants" (student bulletin board) on the following site:  
http://www.uclouvain.be/fltr.html

2. Resolving possible timetable clashes using an equivalence table
The equivalence table may be consulted in the secretariat of the department which is running the minor. Contact person : the person in charge of the minor, for advice and approval of possible changes. 

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Enrollment form for minor activities

1. Information on entry requirements 
This point is not applicable to this minor.

2. Enrolling for minor program activities 
Enrolment for activities (courses) in the minor should be done at the same time as enrolment for activities (courses) in the main subject.
Enrolment for courses is done by using the special menu in the virtual office.

3. Obtaining a visa from the person in charge of the minor 
Once the activities form has been filled in, the student must ask the person in charge of the minor for a visa in order to pass it on to his/her faculty secretariat. 

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Available support 

1. Information on the course service
A certain number of lectures should, over time, be available on the Web and should ideally be accompanied by exercises to aid self-study. 
Ask full-time course staff members for further information. 

2. Consulting the table of available support for each activity  
Please ask full-time members of staff for information. 

Where alternative pedagogical systems are proposed for an activity, they are only intended for students who are enrolled on the activity in question as part of their minor and who have demonstrated that they are unable to attend classes. The written consent of the teacher will be required. 

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Organization of exams

1. Registering for exams
Registering for minor course exams is done on the registration form for the main year of study (your department's secretariat).

2. Consulting exam times
Exam times can be consulted at the following address: http://www.uclouvain.be/232697.html.

N.B. : to register on the "open" lists for some exams, students should make direct contact with the central secretariat of the Faculté de philosophie et lettres.