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Minor in Medieval Studies [30.0]

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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. 


Admission

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


Detailed course structure
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Courses not taught this academic year Periodic courses not taught this academic year
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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.

MandatoryLanguages 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.
Optional LROM1230

Critical analysis of Medieval Texts : Ancient French   Mattia Cavagna 30h  3credits  2q  x x
Optional LROM1330

Critical analysis of Medieval Texts : Middle French
(Prérequis : ROM 1230 Explication de textes médiévaux : ancien français.) 
Mattia Cavagna 30h  3credits  1q  x x
Optional LROM1531

The Great Spanish Literary Myths from the Middle Ages to the Spanish Golden Age
(Ce cours se donne dans la langue de la littérature; des prérequis linguistiques correspondant au niveau B1 du cadre européen de référence sont exigés.)  (in French)
Geneviève Fabry 30h + 15h  4credits  1q  x x
Optional LROM1541

The Golden Age of Italian Literature : from Dante to Tasso and Metastasio
(Ce cours se donne dans la langue de la littérature; des prérequis linguistiques correspondant au niveau B1 du cadre européen de référence sont exigés.)  (in French)
Costantino Maeder 30h + 15h  5credits  1+2q  x x
Optional LARAB1100

Modern Arabic Basic Level  (in French) Pierre Hanjoul 30h  6credits  1q  x x
Optional LFILO1325

Philosophical texts II: Medieval philosophical texts  Jean-Michel Counet 30h  4credits  2q  x x
Optional LFLTR1760

Begining Latin   Alain Meurant 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LFLTR1780

Latin language and literature : poetry
(Pour les exercices, 15 heures, choix entre latin classique ou latin médiéval.) 
Paul Deproost (coord.), Jean-Marie Yante 30h + 15h  5credits  1qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LFLTR1781

Latin language and literature : prose
(Pour les exercices, 15 heures, choix entre latin classique ou latin médiéval.) 
Paul Deproost, Jean-Marie Yante 30h + 15h  5credits  1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LGLOR1431

Latin Literature  (in French) Paul Deproost 15h  3credits  2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LGLOR1432

Latin Literature  (in French) Paul Deproost 15h  3credits  1qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LGLOR1481

Latin Authors : Poetry  (in French) Paul Deproost 45h  6credits  1+2qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LGLOR1482

Latin Authors : Prose-Writing  (in French) Paul Deproost 45h  6credits  1+2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LGLOR1661

Classical Arabic I
(Prérequis : ARAB 1100 Arabe moderne (niveau élémentaire ) 
Godefroid De Callatay 30h  6credits  Periodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LGLOR1662

Classical Arabic I
(Prérequis : ARAB 1100 Arabe moderne (niveau élémentaire )  (in French)
Godefroid De Callatay 30h  6credits  2qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LHIST1410

Medieval and modern paleography  Baudouin Van den Abeele 15h  3credits  1q  x x

MandatoryChristian tradition and philosophy
A minimum of 5 credits chosen from :
Optional LTHEO1110

Introduction to the Bible  (in French) Didier Luciani, Geert Van Oyen, André Wénin 105h  9credits  1+2q  x x
Optional LTHEO1110A

Introduction to the Bible :NT  Geert Van Oyen 45h  4credits  2q  x x
Optional LTHEO1110B

Introduction to the Bible : OT  André Wénin 30h  3credits  1q  x x
Optional LTHEO1110C

Introduction to the Bible : Holy Scripture  Didier Luciani 30h  2credits  2q  x x
Optional LTHEO1202

Patrology  Jean-Marie Auwers 45h  4credits  2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LTHEO1271

History of Christianity: Middle Ages  Jacques Pijcke 30h  3credits  1qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year  x 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 x
Optional LFILO1282

History of philosophy 3: History of arabic Philosophy  N. 30h  3credits  2qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LTHEO1230

Christian Latin Texts  (in French) Paul Deproost 30h  4credits  2q  x x

MandatoryArt and history
A minimum of 5 credits chosen from :
Optional LARKE1237

Image interpretation - Introduction to methods iconological  Ralph Dekoninck 15h  3credits  1q  x x
Optional LARKE1453

Survey and excavation methods and technics : theory and field training  N. 37.5h  5credits  Periodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LFLTR1420B

Seminar of Historical Foundations of Western Civilisation : Middle Ages  Jean-Marie Yante 22.5h  3credits  2q  x x
Optional LFLTR1430

Historical Criticism   Laurence Van Ypersele 30h + 10h  4credits  2q  x x
Optional LHIST1382

Fundamentals of institutional and political history : the Middle Ages  (in French) Jean-Marie Yante 15h  3credits  1q  x x
Optional LHIST1392

Seminar : the Middle Ages  Jacques Pijcke, Jean-Marie Yante 22.5h  7credits  1q  x x
Optional LHIST1400

History in Images : a critical approach  N. 22.5h  3credits  Periodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LHIST1421

HISTORIOGRAPHY II  (in French) Jacques Pijcke 22.5h  4credits  1q  x x
Optional LHIST1432

Specialized heuristics and exercises on questions of history : the Middle Ages  Jacques Pijcke, Jean-Marie Yante 15h + 15h  4credits  1q  x x
Optional LROM1534

Hispanic World Civilization : from the Middle Ages to the Spanish Golden Age
(Ce cours se donne dans la langue de la littérature; des prérequis linguistiques correspondant au niveau B1 du cadre européen de référence sont exigés.)  (in French)
Geneviève Fabry 15h  3credits  1q  x x
Optional LROM1544

Civilizations of Italy in the Golden Age : from the Middle Ages to the Baroque
(Ce cours se donne dans la langue de la littérature; des prérequis linguistiques correspondant au niveau B1 du cadre européen de référence sont exigés.)  (in French)
Mattia Cavagna 15h  3credits  1q  x x
Optional LGLOR1521

History and Society of Byzantium and the Christian East I  Andrea Barbara Schmidt 30h  3credits  1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LGLOR1522

Culture and Civilization of Byzantium and the Christian East I  (in French) Bernard Coulie, Andrea Barbara Schmidt 30h  3credits  1qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LGLOR1531

History and Society of Islam and the Arab World I  (in French) Godefroid De Callatay 30h  3credits  1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LGLOR1532

Culture and Civilization of Islam and the Arab World I  (in French) Godefroid De Callatay 30h  3credits  2qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LGLOR1571

History and Transmission of Ancient Writing:Theory and practical reading skills.  (in French) Alain Meurant 15h  2credits  1q  x x
 


Training available at the end of the minor
This minor doesn't give direct access to a particular master.


Useful contacts


Practical information
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.

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

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.


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. 


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. 


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. 


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.