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The minor in medieval studies aims to give students of all disciplines basic multidisciplinary training in medieval studies, both in terms of course methodology and content. The program includes an introduction to the cultural foundations of medieval civilization  ( Christian, ancient and Byzantine worlds, Islam, etc) with a view to giving students an introduction to several aspects of medieval society and culture. As far as skills are concerned, the student will, be the end of his/her minor course, have acquired basic training in medieval studies; s/he will have acquainted him/herself with the related methodology and will have encountered a multidisciplinary approach for the first time. 

Students may take the minor in order to acquire an additional skill to that of their main course of study, thus making the course an end in itself.

The minor also aims to help students gain a deeper understanding of the medieval period during the first level (first two years of study).  This approfondissement can be continued at second level, or the last two years of the degree course ( Middle Age section and dissertation matching the medieval studies followed as part of the basic training; medieval studies option proposed with different Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres master's courses). Students who study this course will find it easier to get on to master's courses that deal with the various aspects of medieval civilization. 

The program is open to all students in the first basic university level.

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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.
Languages and texts 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.
ROM1230	Critical analysis of Medieval Texts : Ancient French   (in French)	Mattia Cavagna	30h	3credits	2q	x	x
ROM1330	Critical analysis of Medieval Texts : Middle French (Prerequisite : ROM1230 Critical analysis of medieval texts: old French.)  (in French)	Mattia Cavagna	30h	3credits	1q	x	x
ROM1531	The Great Spanish Literary Myths from the Middle Ages to the Spanish Golden Age (This course is given in the language of the literature ; linguistic prerequisites corresponding to Level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages are required. )  (in Spanish)	Geneviève Fabry	30h + 15h	4credits	1q	x	x
ROM1541	The Golden Age of Italian Literature : from Dante to Tasso and Metastasio (This course is given in the language of the literature ; linguistic prerequisites corresponding to Level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages are required. )  (in Italian)	Costantino Maeder	30h + 15h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
GLOR1661	Classical Arabic I (Prerequisites : ARAB 1100 Modern Arabic (Elementary level)  (in French)	Godefroid De Callatay	30h	6credits	2q	x	x
GLOR1662	Classical Arabic I (Prerequisite : ARAB 1100 Modern Arabic (Elementary level)  (in French)	Godefroid De Callatay	30h	6credits	2q	x	x
ARAB1100	Modern Arabic Basic Level  (in Arabic)	Pierre Hanjoul	30h	6credits	1+2q	x	x
FLTR1760	Begining Latin   (in French)	Alain Meurant	30h + 30h	5credits	1q	x	x
FILO1325	Philosophical texts II: Medieval philosophical texts  (in French)	Jean-Michel Counet	30h	4credits	2q	x	x
FLTR1780	Latin language and literature : poetry (For the practical exercises, there is a choice of classical Latin or medieval Latin.)  (in French)	Paul Deproost (coord.), Jean-Marie Yante	30h + 15h	5credits	1q	x	x
FLTR1781	Latin language and literature : prose (For the practical exercises, there is a choice of classical Latin or medieval Latin.)  (in French)	Paul Deproost, Jean-Marie Yante	30h + 15h	5credits	1q	x	x
GLOR1431	Latin Literature  (in French)	Paul Deproost	15h	3credits	1q	x	x
GLOR1432	Latin Literature  (in French)	Paul Deproost	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
Christian tradition and philosophy A minimum of 5 credits chosen from :
THEO1110	Introduction to the Bible  (in French)	Camille Focant, Didier Luciani (supplée Camille Focant), Geert Van Oyen (supplée Camille Focant), André Wénin	105h	9credits	1+2q	x	x
THEO1110A	Introduction to the Bible :NT  (in French)	Camille Focant, Geert Van Oyen (supplée Camille Focant)	45h	4credits	1+2q	x	x
THEO1110B	Introduction to the Bible : OT  (in French)	André Wénin	30h	3credits	1+2q	x	x
THEO1110C	Introduction to the Bible : Holy Scripture  (in French)	Camille Focant, Didier Luciani (supplée Camille Focant)	30h	2credits	2q	x	x
THEO1202	Patrology  (in French)	Jean-Marie Auwers	45h	4credits	2q	x	x
THEO1271	History of Christianity: Middle Ages  (in French)	Jacques Pijcke	30h	3credits	1q	x	x
FILO1281	History of philosophy 2: History of medieval Philosophy  (in French)	Jean-Michel Counet	30h	3credits	1q	x	x
FILO1282	History of philosophy 3: History of arabic Philosophy  (in French)	Cécile Bonmariage (supplée Jean-Michel Counet), Jean-Michel Counet	30h	3credits	2q	x	x
THEO1230	Christian Latin Texts  (in French)	Paul Deproost	30h	4credits	2q	x	x
Art and history A minimum of 5 credits chosen from :
ARKE1237	Image interpretation - Introduction to methods iconological  (in French)	Ralph Dekoninck	15h	3credits	1q	x	x
ARKE1453	Survey and excavation methods and technics : theory and field training  (in French)	Philippe Bragard, Ralph Dekoninck	37.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
HIST1421	Historiography II  (in French)	Jacques Pijcke	22.5h	3credits	1q	x	x
FLTR1420B	Seminar of Historical Foundations of Western Civilisation : Middle Ages  (in French)	Jean-Marie Yante	22.5h	3credits	2q	x	x
FLTR1430	Historical Criticism   (in French)	Laurence Van Ypersele	30h + 10h	4credits	2q	x	x
HIST1432	Specialized heuristics and exercises on questions of history : the Middle Ages  (in French)	Jacques Pijcke, Jean-Marie Yante	15h + 15h	4credits	1q	x	x
HIST1392	Seminar : the Middle Ages  (in French)	Jacques Pijcke, Jean-Marie Yante	22.5h	7credits	1q	x	x
HIST1382	Fundamentals of institutional and political history : the Middle Ages  (in French)	Jean-Marie Yante	15h	3credits	1q	x	x
ROM1534	Hispanic World Civilization : from the Middle Ages to the Spanish Golden Age (This course is given in the language of the literature ; linguistic prerequisites corresponding to Level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages are required. )  (in Spanish)	Pablo Decock (supplée Geneviève Fabry), Geneviève Fabry	15h	3credits	1q	x	x
ROM1544	Civilizations of Italy in the Golden Age : from the Middle Ages to the Baroque (This course is given in the language of the literature ; linguistic prerequisites corresponding to Level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages are required. )  (in Italian)	Mattia Cavagna	15h	3credits	1q	x	x
GLOR1521	History and Society of Byzantium and the Christian East I  (in French)	N.	30h	3credits	1q	x	x
GLOR1522	Culture and Civilization of Byzantium and the Christian East I  (in French)	Bernard Coulie, Andrea Barbara Schmidt, Véronique Somers (supplée Bernard Coulie)	30h	3credits	1q	x	x
GLOR1531	History and Society of Islam and the Arab World I  (in French)	Godefroid De Callatay	30h	3credits	1q	x	x
GLOR1532	Culture and Civilization of Islam and the Arab World I  (in French)	Godefroid De Callatay	30h	3credits	1q	x	x
GLOR1571	History and Transmission of Ancient Writing:Theory and practical reading skills.  (in French)	Alain Meurant	15h	2credits	1q	x	x

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

Academic in charge: Baudouin VAN DEN ABEELE
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.