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Preparatory Year for Master in Philosophy

AnnéesProgramme non académique

Retour en début de pageStudy objectives

The preparatory year provides students with the basic knowledge and skills in philosophy to help them successfully follow the Master [60] of arts in Philosophy [60.0] or the Master [120] of arts in Philosophy [120.0] .

The programme aims to provide a basic training in philosophy and give the student a thorough initiation to the world of philosophy.


Retour en début de pageEvaluation

Depending on the nature of the course and the teaching activities in question, the evaluation will take different forms. Some courses will involve oral and/or written evaluations (held during one of the three exam sessions), whilst the evaluation of seminars will involve more substantial participation on the part of the student as well as assessment of individual course work. Those exams relating to courses on communication skills will evaluate the student's level, i.e. the practical use of the language in relevant situations.

Admission

Retour en début de pageAdmission Requirements

This year of study targets :
• Students who satisfy the conditions of the decree regarding the bridging programme ;
• Graduates of a Belgian or foreign university deemed by the admission committee for Master [120] of arts in Philosophy [120.0] or Master [60] of arts in Philosophy [60.0] not to have the prerequisite knowledge (see Admission requirements) ;
• Students who do not hold a degree allowing direct access to a master but who can demonstrate a level of knowledge and skills aquired through their professional or personal experiences (accreditation of prior learning).

Retour en début de pageAdmission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration

See the general admission requirements

Specific procedures :

For Belgian students satisfying the decree’s bridging programme conditions : applications must be adressed to the administrative manager – Collège Erasme, Place Blaise Pascal, 1 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve – Michèle Dewez. The application must include a CV and a detailed list of results obtained during all the previous years of study at third-level institutions.

Foreign students : applications are examined by a Master’s committee. Details concerning applications by international students may be found on http://www.uclouvain.be/14041.html.

For VAE students (accreditation of prior learning) : applications must be submitted to the Studies Adviser (Collège Erasme, Place Blaise Pascal, 1 1348 Louvain-La Neuve – Fiorella Flamini).



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Year
1

Le programme sera constitué en fonction du parcours antérieur de l'étudiant (maximum 60 crédits).

MandatoryPhilosophical subjects (43credits)
Mandatory LFILO1140

Practical philosophy 1 : Moral Philosophy   (in French) Olivier Depré 45h + 15h  6credits  2q  x
Mandatory LFILO1160

Philosophical propaedeutics 2: Methodological introduction to philosophy and exercises   (in French) Mark Hunyadi 30h + 15h  5credits  1q  x
Mandatory LFILO1190

Epistemology 1 : General epistemology   (in French) Mark Hunyadi 30h + 15h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LFILO1220

Epistemology 2: Introduction to philosophy of science  Bernard Feltz, Hervé Pourtois 45h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LFILO1250

Logic 2 : Logic   Marcel Crabbé 45h + 15h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LFILO1260

Metaphysics   Gilbert Gérard 45h + 30h  5credits  1q  x
Mandatory LFILO1270

Philosophical anthropology   Michel Dupuis, Nathalie Frogneux 45h + 15h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LARKE1238

Notions of Aesthetics and Art Philosophy  (in French) Danielle Lories 22.5h  3credits  2q  x
Mandatory LCOPS1311

Social Philosophy  (in French) Mark Hunyadi 30h  4credits  2q  x

MandatoryHistory of philosophy courses (6credits)
Students must choose two courses from
Optional LFILO1280

History of philosophy 1 : History of ancient philosophy   (in French) N. 30h  3credits  Periodic courses not taught this academic year  x
Optional LFILO1281

History of philosophy 2: History of medieval Philosophy  (in French) Jean-Michel Counet 30h  3credits  Periodic courses not taught this academic year  x
Optional LFILO1282

History of philosophy 3: History of arabic Philosophy  N. 30h  3credits  2qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year  x
Optional LFILO1283

History of philosophy 4 : History of modern philosophy  Marc Maesschalck 30h  3credits  1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x
Optional LFILO1284

History of Philosophy V: Contemporary philosophy (first part)  Michel Ghins 30h  3credits  1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x
Optional LFILO1285

History of Philosophy VI: Contemporary philosophy (second part)  Olivier Depré 30h  3credits  1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x

MandatoryPhilosophical texts (6credits)
Students must choose two courses from
Optional LFILO1315

Philosophical texts I: Ancient philosophical texts  (in French) Jean-Michel Counet, Pierre Destrée 30h  3credits  2q  x
Optional LFILO1325

Philosophical texts II: Medieval philosophical texts  Jean-Michel Counet 30h  3credits  2q  x
Optional LFILO1335

Philosophical texts III: Commentary on Modern Philosophers.  (in French) Gilbert Gérard, Marc Maesschalck 30h  3credits  2q  x
Optional LFILO1345

Philosophical texts IV: Critical reading of phenomenological writings  (in French) Olivier Depré 30h  3credits  2q  x
Optional LFILO1355

Philosophical texts V: Critical reading in Analytic Philosophy  Marcel Crabbé 30h  3credits  1q  x
Optional LFILO1360

Philosophy and intercultural dialogue  Nathalie Frogneux (supplée Bernard Stevens), Bernard Stevens 30h  3credits  2q  x

MandatoryInitiation à la rédaction scientifique (5credits)
Mandatory LFILO1499

Writing a scientific text  N.   5credits    x
 


Masters accessibles au terme de l'année préparatoire
A certificate, not a diploma, is given at the end of the preparatory year, which if successful, permits study of a Master [60] of arts in Philosophy [60.0] and of a Master [120] of arts in Philosophy [120.0] .


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