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Master [120] of arts in Ethics

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Retour en début de pageStudy objectives

The objective of the master in ethics is to train students in how to analyse the ethical issues prompted by decision processes and practices, both at individual level and social and political level.
At the end of his training, the student should be able to analyse the following four fields which correspond to the four professional focuses: ethics in science and techniques; ethics in public policy; ethics, norms and societies; bioethics and biomedical ethics.

In this regard, the student must develop the following skills:

• a grasp of the theories, concepts and methods behind philosophical ethics;
• a grasp of the theories, concepts and methods behind ethical reflection specifically related to one of the four fields mentioned above;
• an ability to use, on a scientifically-documented basis, these theories, concepts and methods in analysing the normative issues inherent to decision processes and practices in the field in question;
• an ability to debate these issues and analyse them with specialists from other scientific disciplines and key players in the field in question;
• an ability to conduct original, individual research (drafting and oral defence of a dissertation).

Retour en début de pageGeneral presentation of the programme

The programme is made up of:
♦   core courses (60 credits), made up of:    
    - A dissertation and an accompanying seminar;    
    - 30 credits in basic training;
♦   one focus (30 credits);
♦   and optional courses (30 credits).

 

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

Core courses

Professional Focuses

Optional courses

Retour en début de pagePositioning of the programme

Other accessible masters :
At the end of the master 120, each focus in the Master in ethics can be obtained in a new year of 30 credits only.

Teacher Training Certificate (upper secondary education) :
The master 120 in ethics gives access to the ‘programme d'agrégation de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur’ (AESS).
Nevertheless, it is important to note that combining this master with the AESS grants the title suffisant but not the title requis to teach. 

Accessible doctoral training :
- 'École doctorale in philosophy;

 

Retour en début de pageCertificates

The masters programme involves in particular programmes for both university certificates (‘certificat universitaire en éthique biomédicale’ and ‘certificat universitaire en éthique économique et sociale’). On file, some of the activities taken as part of the certificates can be credited in the masters programme.

 

Admission
1° Student must hold a first level university degree.

2° Provide proof of a sufficient level in French (B1 of the European Framework of Reference )

University Bachelors
Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
UCL Bachelors
Bachelor in Philosophy [180.0]   Direct access  
All bachelor If student has taken :
- la Minor in Philosophy [30.0]
- le Certificat universitaire en philosophie (fondements) [30.0]  
 		 Access with additional training With prerequisites integrated into the masters programme (max. 15 credits)  
All bachelor   Access with additional training Preparatory Year for Master in Ethics [60.0]  
Belgian Bachelors of the French speaking Community
Bachelor in philosophy   Direct access  
All bachelor If student has taken :
- le Certificat universitaire en philosophie (fondements) [30.0]
- le Certificat universitaire en philosophie (approfondissement) [60.0]  		 Access with additional training With prerequisites integrated into the masters programme (max. 15 credits)  
All bachelor   Access with additional training Preparatory Year for Master in Ethics [60.0]  
Belgian Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community
Bachelor of philosophy
Bachelor in de wijsbegeerte 		  Direct access  
Foreign Bachelors
Bachelor in philosophy or equivalent training   On the file: direct access or access with additional training With prerequisites integrated into the masters programme (max. 15 credits) or  Preparatory Year for Master in Ethics [60.0]  
Non university Bachelors
Diploma Access Remarks
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Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree
Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
"Licenciés"
 
Holder of a "Licence" in philosophy   Direct access An exemption of a maximum volume of 60 credits can be granted  
Masters
 
Master [60] of arts in Philosophy [60.0]
Master [120] of arts in Philosophy [120.0] 		  Direct access An exemption of a maximum volume of 60 credits can be granted    
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree
Diploma Access Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
 
Adults taking up their university training
> See the website www.uclouvain.be/vae
Personalized access
Reminder : all Masters (apart from Advanced Masters) are also accessible on file.
Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration

See the general admission requirements



Contact

Curriculum management 

Useful contacts



Teaching method

Retour en début de pageStrong points of the pedagogical approach

The courses on the programme of the master en éthique guarantee students lessons in ethical reflection in one of the four specialised fields corresponding to the four focuses and train the students in how to acquire the necessary scientific skills for ethical reflection in a specific field. As for the research seminars, they are the place 'par excellence' where the student learns how to integrate research work into an academic debate on ethics. Given that UCL is a complete university which is very up-to-date in ethical research, the students are easily integrated into the activities of the various ethical research bodies in UCL: Centre de philosophie du droit (CPDR), Unité d’éthique biomédicale (EBIM), Chaire Hoover d’éthique économique et sociale (ETES), Centre interdisciplinaire techniques, sciences et sociétés (CITES). Incidentally, internationalisation is not forgotten, as students can take part of their training away from UCL, either by sharing courses with KULeuven, or through a stay at a foreign university. Finally, the programme ends with the writing and oral defence of an individual piece of research.

 

Retour en début de pageEvaluation

In the courses and all the more so in the seminars on the master en éthique, students are often evaluated on their individual work. The relatively small class sizes means that teachers can provide follow-up guidance and constructive criticism.

 



Internationalisation

Students can stay abroad for one semester as part of the Erasmus exchange. They must choose the ethics and practical philosophy courses for 30 credits.

The focus "Ethics in Sciences and Techniques" (EST) foresees an exchange of 30 credits in the first term of the second year of the master abroad in one of the following two universities: Strasbourg or Lund University.

The focus "Public Ethics and Policies" (EPP) foresees joint courses and seminars (in English) with the orientation "Ethique et philosophie sociale et politique" from the master en philosophie organised by KULeuven (Hooger Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte)

The Ecole de philosophie has privileged links, in teaching and research, with the Département de philosophie and the Centre de recherche en éthique (University of Montréal). A Mercator exchanges agreement exists with the University of Montréal.

Information on Erasmus exchange : http://www.uclouvain.be/17371.html
For more information :

 



Core courses
The core courses (60 credits) are made up of courses and seminars (30 credits), one dissertation (25 credits) and one preparatory seminar for the dissertation, which the student must include in his first year courses (5 credits). The student chooses 25 course credits from the core courses in the first year and 5 in the second. He finishes his dissertation in the second year.

 

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MandatoryDissertation and dissertation seminar (30credits)
Mandatory LFILO2960

 Dissertation seminar  (in French) N.   5credits    x  
Mandatory LFILO2007

 Dissertation  (in French) N.   25credits      x

MandatoryShared subjects (30credits)
Mandatory LESPO1321

 Economic, Political and Social Ethics  (in French) Philippe Van Parijs (coord.) 20h + 10h  5credits  1q  x x
Mandatory LFILO2920

 Seminar on social and political philosophy   Mark Hunyadi, Walter Lesch 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Mandatory LFILO2003

 Ethics in the Sciences and technics   Bernard Feltz (coord.), Thierry Hance, René Rezsohazy, Daniel Tyteca (supplée Thierry Hance) 15h + 15h  5credits  2q  x x

MandatoryOne of the two courses (5credits)
Students must choose one of the following two courses :
Optional LFILO2190

 Advanced Studies in Moral Philosophy A   Walter Lesch 30h  5credits  1qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LFILO2191

 Advanced Studies in Moral Philosophy B  Walter Lesch 30h  5credits  1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x

MandatoryOne of the two courses (5credits)
Students must choose one of the following two courses :
Optional LFILO2600

 Advanced Studies in the Philosophy of Social Sciences A   Tom Dedeurwaerdere 30h  5credits  1qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LFILO2601

 Advanced Studies in the Philosophy of Social Sciences B  Marc Maesschalck 30h  5credits  1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x

MandatoryOne of the two courses (5credits)
Students must choose one of the following two courses :
Optional LFILO2200

 Fundamentals of Biomedical Ethics A   Mylene Botbol 30h  5credits  Periodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LFILO2201

 Fundamentals of Biomedical Ethics B  Michel Dupuis 30h  5credits  1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
 


Focuses
The student chooses one of the following focuses :  

Finalité spécialisée: éthique, normes et sociétés [30.0]
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25 credits chosen from :

MandatoryCours (25credits)
25 credits chosen from
Optional LSOC2010

 Regulation, Norms and Modernities  Jean De Munck 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LFILO2290

 Philosophy of History A   Marc Maesschalck 30h  5credits  Periodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LFILO2291

 Philosophy of History B  Marc Maesschalck 30h  5credits  2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LFILO2310

 Advanced studies in Cultural Anthropology A   Nathalie Frogneux 30h  5credits  Periodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LFILO2313

 Advanced studies in Cultural Anthropology B  Nathalie Frogneux 30h  5credits  2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LFILO2940

 Seminar on philosophy of the social sciences   Tom Dedeurwaerdere, Marc Maesschalck 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LDROP2153

 Philosophy of law  Jacques Lenoble 30h  5credits  2q  x x

MandatoryOne of the two courses (5credits)
Students must choose one of the following two courses :
Optional LTHEO2262

 Christian Social Ethics : politics and economics questions II  Walter Lesch 30h  5credits  1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LSOC2015

 Social Structures and Power  Luc Van Campenhoudt 30h  5credits  2q  x x
 


Finalité spécialisée: éthique biomédicale et bioéthique [30.0]
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30 credits chosen from the following courses including 5 credits from the Master in Public Health :
Mandatory LDROP2131

 Medical and Biomedical Law  Geneviève Schamps 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Mandatory WMEDI2221

 Formation à la relation et aux enjeux sociaux et éthiques de la santé et de la médecine (2e partie) et médecine légale  (in French) Cécile Bolly, Frédéric Bonbled, Mylene Botbol, Dominique Charlier, Marie-Christine Closon, Emmanuel de Becker, Philippe de Timary, Alain Deccache, William D'Hoore, Vincent Dubois, Michel Dupuis, Denis HERS, Jean Laperche, Dominique Lison, Luc Michel, Didier Moulin (coord.), Dominique Pestiaux, Christine Reynaert, Luc Roegiers, Geneviève Schamps, Christian Swine, Michel Vanhalewyn, Anne Wintgens, Nicolas Zdanowicz 48h  5credits  1+2q  x x
Mandatory WEBIM2101

 Séminaire de bioéthique et d'éthique biomédicale  Mylene Botbol (coord.), Michel Dupuis, Luc Roegiers 15h  5credits    x x
Mandatory WEBIM2900

 Stage d'observation et rapport d'éthique clinique  N.   5credits    x x

MandatoryBioethics (5credits)
Students must choose one of the following two courses :
Optional WEBIM2100

 Advanced questions in bioethics : Principles and methods  Mylene Botbol, Michel Dupuis, Luc Roegiers 30h  5credits  Periodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional WEBIM2200

 Questions approfondies de bioéthique (B)  Mylene Botbol, Michel Dupuis, Luc Roegiers 30h  5credits  Periodic courses taught this academic year  x x

MandatoryPublic Health (5credits)
Students must choose a course (5 credits) in the Master in Public Health (http://www.uclouvain.be/en-244006.html).
 


Finalité spécialisée: sciences et techniques [30.0]
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Mandatory 

 Exchange ESST
Exchange with a university in the ESST network during the first semester of the second year in the Master in Ethics.  (in French) 		N.   30credits      x
 


Finalité spécialisée: éthique et politiques publiques [30.0]
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MandatoryCompulsory courses (18credits)
Mandatory LESPO2211

 Integrated exercises of economic and social ethics  (in French) Christian Arnsperger, Philippe Van Parijs 0h + 30h  5credits    x x
Mandatory LKUL2100

 Ethics and public policy  N. 26h  8credits  1q  x x

MandatoryOne of the two courses (5credits)
Students must choose one of the following two courses :
Optional LFILO2360

 Advanced Studies in Political Philosophy A  Axel Gosseries, Hervé Pourtois (coord.), Philippe Van Parijs 30h  5credits  Periodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LFILO2361

 Advanced Studies in Political Philosophy B  Axel Gosseries, Hervé Pourtois (coord.), Philippe Van Parijs 30h  5credits  1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x

MandatoryOptional courses (12credits)
Chosen from :
Optional LLSMS2099

 Corporate Social Responsability  Valérie Swaen 30h  4credits  1q  x x
Optional LECON2061

 Philosophy and epistemology of the economics  Christian Arnsperger 30h  4credits    x x
Optional LTHEO2261

 Christian Social Ethics : politics and economics questions I  Walter Lesch 30h  5credits  1qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LFOPM2000

 Ethique de l'éducation et de la formation  (in French) Hervé Pourtois, Pierre Steiner 30h  4credits    x x
Optional LESPO2212

 Social responsibility in Economic life  Manal El Abboubi, Axel Gosseries 15h  5credits    x x
Optional LTRAV2250

 Philosophy of work  Mark Hunyadi 30h  5credits    x x
Optional LKUL2200

 Ethical Theories and Moral Life  N. 26h  4credits    x x
Optional LKUL2400

 Conflicting Traditions in Political Philosophy  N. 26h  4credits    x x
 



Optional courses
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OptionalAdditional module in philosophy
Optional 

 Un cours de la finalité EPP non choisi précédemment (maximum 5 crédits)  (in French) N.       x x
Optional LFILO2230

 Advanced Studies in Philosophy of Nature   Michel Ghins 30h  5credits  1qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LFILO2240

 Advanced Studies in the Philosophy of Natural Sciences A   Bernard Feltz 30h  5credits  2qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LFILO2241

 Advanced Studies in the Philosophy of Natural Sciences B  Michel Ghins 30h  5credits  1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LFILO2970

 Seminarium : Ethics in Science-Society Relations  Bernard Feltz 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LFILO2910

 Seminar on philosophical anthropology   Michel Dupuis, Nathalie Frogneux, Raphaël Gély 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional 

 A course among the core subjects of the Master in Philosphy  (in French) N.   5credits    x x
Optional LFILO2130

 Philosophy of Religion A  Gilbert Gérard, Jean Leclercq, Marc Maesschalck (coord.) 30h  5credits  Periodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LFILO2131

 Philosophy of Religion B  Gilbert Gérard, Jean Leclercq, Marc Maesschalck (coord.) 30h  5credits  2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LFILO2170

 Advanced Studies in Epistemology   Bernard Feltz, Mark Hunyadi 30h  5credits  1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LTHEO2952

 Research seminar in applied ethics  Walter Lesch 30h  5credits  2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x

OptionalInterdisciplinary studies
Optional LANTR2020

 Symbolic systems anthropology : cosmology and environment  Olivier Servais 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LBIR1305

 Introduction to systems analysis  Philippe Baret (coord.), Emmanuel Hanert 10h + 20h  3credits  1q  x x
Optional 

 An in-depth course or master seminar in public health  (in French) N.       x x
Optional 

 Stage d'observation et rapport d'éthique clinique  (in French) N.   5credits    x x
Optional LFSA2245

 Environment and Enterprise  (in French) Thierry Bréchet 30h  3credits  1q  x x
Optional LPHY2153

 Introduction à la physique du système climatique et à sa modélisation  (in French) Hugues Goosse, Jean-Pascal van Ypersele de Strihou 30h + 15h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LSEXM2115

 Anthropologie culturelle de la famille et de la sexualité  (in French) Robert Deliège 30h  4credits    x x
Optional LSOC2065

 Anthropology of politics and religion: power and beliefs  Pierre-Joseph Laurent 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LSPRI2000

 Public Policy Analysis   David Aubin 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LSPRI2210

 Political Egineering and Elections   François Maniquet 15h + 15h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LTHEO1312

 Ethics - Society - Religion  Walter Lesch 45h  4credits  1+2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LTRAV2040

 Social politics  Philippe Pochet, Pierre Reman 30h  4credits  Periodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LTRAV2050

 Employment policies  Philippe Pochet, Pierre Reman 30h  4credits  Periodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LTRAV2720

 Comparative social protection systems  Yannick Vanderborght, Pascale Vielle 45h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LSOC2045

 Sociology of Economic Practices  Christian Arnsperger, Thomas Périlleux 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LECON2340

 Economy and society  Christian Arnsperger, Isabelle Ferreras 30h  5credits    x x