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The Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures : Oriental (60 credits) aims to give an advanced training in oriental studies, which focuses on linguistics and on literary, history and cultural aspects of the civilisations concerned.

On completing this master, students :

• will be capable of literary and philological analysis in the oriental languages studied ;
• will have developed  an indepth reflection on a specific question in oriental studies through their individual project.

Depending on the option which students choose, they will acquire more specialised skills (art and archeology, history of religions, anthropology and analysis of societies) either in the ancient Mediterranean world, the Judaic,  Oriental christian and Arab-Muslim world, or the Asian world (India and Far East)

The programme is made up of :
♦ core courses (40 credits), made up of :
- 20 credits in languages and linguistic;
-   5 credits in oriental history and civilisation;
- 15 credits for the end of study work;
♦ one option (20 credits).

Accessible master :
Master [120] of arts in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies [120.0] Direct access to the second year of the master; training includes the Dissertation and the Dissertation seminar (30 credits), one focus and the possible further trainings (maximum 30 credits).

Links to the Teacher Training Certificate (upper secondary education) :
access to the Teacher Training Certificate (upper secondary education) - Ancient Languages and Literatures : Classics [30.0] is only possible for holders of a Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics [60.0];
additional training (to be defined depending on the student's course of study) is crucial for any student who holds a Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : Oriental Languages.

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 )

3° Student must demonstrate skills in the following subjects :
⇒ Ancient oriental culture and civilisation;
⇒ Ancient oriental history and society;
⇒ Ancient oriental language and literature;
⇒ Human sciences;
⇒ Modern languages and literature.

In the absence of sufficient training in one or several of these subjects, prerequisites will be added to the masters programme (maximum 15 credits).

If the total number of prerequisites exceeds 15 credits, access to the master is subject to the student passing an additional year, the programme of which is established based on the student's file.

Course equivalences are submitted for approval to the chairman of the jury, the secretary of the jury and the academic faculty secretary.

University Bachelors
Diploma	Special Requirements	Access	Remarks
UCL Bachelors
Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies [180.0]		Direct access
Bachelor in Arts and Letters	If student has taken the Minor in Oriental Studies [30.0] and has studied the same Oriental Language (A) during two years of the minor	Direct access
Other Bachelor	If student has taken the Minor in Oriental Studies [30.0] and has studied the same Oriental Language (A) during two years of the minor	Direct access	With 15 credits prerequisites integrated into the masters programme
Other Bachelor		Access with additional training	Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed
Belgian Bachelors of the French speaking Community
Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Languages Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : Arabic Languages		Direct access
Other Bachelor		Access with additional training	Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed
Belgian Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community
Academische Bachelor in Oosterse talen en culturen		On the file: direct access or access with additional training	Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed
Academische Bachelor in Taal- en regiostudies		On the file: direct access or access with additional training	Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed
Other Bachelor		Access with additional training	Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed
Foreign Bachelors
Foreign Bachelor		On the file: direct access or access with additional training	Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed
Non university Bachelors
Diploma		Access	Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university Not relevant for this Master.
Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree
Diploma	Special Requirements	Access	Remarks
"Licenciés"
"Licencié"		On the file: direct access or access with additional training	Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed
Masters
Other Master		On the file: direct access or access with additional training	Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree
Diploma		Access	Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university Not relevant for this Master.

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Reminder : all Masters (apart from Advanced Masters) are also accessible on file.

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See the general admission requirements

Curriculum management 

• Academic supervisor : Lambert ISEBAERT
• Secretary : Julie THIRIONET       

Useful contacts

• Exam jury :
  - president : Alain MEURANT
  - secretary : Claude OBSOMER

The different paths available to students allow them to shape their own training in line with their skills and interests and, in this way, to have relative autonomy in their training programme. The various different areas of study provide a series of coherent and high quality courses.

♣   Interdisciplinarity is encouraged via the following methods : the student decides which options he will take in the Master (60 credits) (in making this choice, he will be guided by the programme’s  interdisciplinary courses which complement the more philological part of the training).
♣   Variety of teaching methods (including e-learning) : use of multi-media for ancient languages.
♣   Range of learning situations : individual and group work, seminars and lectures. Individual guidance for the individual final project (TFE).

The written and oral exams aim to measure knowledge acquired as well as the student's know-how and communication skills. — Some subjects, geared towards helping the student develop research and personal criticism skills, are the subject of presentations and discussions spread over the year (permanent assessment).

Courses are evaluated according to current university regulations (see General Examination Regulations). Students may find further information on specific evaluation methods in the course descriptions.

No Erasmus exchanges are planned for the master 60.
Course exchanges are possible thanks to the UCL-KULeuven agreement and the UCL-Institut Catholique de Paris.

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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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						1
Individual final project (15credits)
LHORI2898	Individual final project  (in French)	N.		15credits		x
Languages and linguistic (20credits) 20 credits chosen from :
LGLOR2801	Semitic Comparative Linguistics	Jean-Claude Haelewyck	30h	5credits	2q	x
LGLOR2802	Indo-European Comparative Linguistics	Lambert Isebaert	30h	5credits	1+2q	x
LGLOR2611	Languages in Cuneiform Writing II (Hittite, Akkadian)	Jan Tavernier	45h + 22.5h	10credits	1+2q	x
LGLOR2612	Languages in Cuneiform Writing II (Hittite, Akkadian)	Jan Tavernier	45h + 22.5h	10credits		x
LGLOR2771	Syro-Anatolian Languages	René Lebrun	22.5h	5credits	1+2q	x
LGLOR2772	Syro-Anatolian Languages	N.	22.5h	5credits		x
LGLOR2621	Ancient Egyptian II	Claude Obsomer	45h + 22.5h	10credits	1+2q	x
LGLOR2622	Ancient Egyptian II	Claude Obsomer	45h + 22.5h	10credits		x
LGLOR2731	Coptic	Johannes den Heijer, Claude Obsomer	30h	5credits	1+2q	x
LGLOR2732	Coptic	Johannes den Heijer, Claude Obsomer	30h	5credits		x
LGLOR2711	Western Semitic Languages	Jean-Claude Haelewyck	22.5h	5credits	1q	x
LGLOR2712	Western Semitic Languages	Jean-Claude Haelewyck	22.5h	5credits		x
LGLOR2631	Biblical Hebrew II	André Wénin	30h + 15h	5credits		x
LGLOR2632	Biblical Hebrew II	André Wénin	30h + 15h	5credits		x
LGLOR2641	Aramaic Languages II (Aramaic, Syriac)	Jean-Claude Haelewyck, Andrea Barbara Schmidt	45h + 30h	10credits	1+2q	x
LGLOR2642	Aramaic Languages II (Aramaic, Syriac)	Jean-Claude Haelewyck, Andrea Barbara Schmidt	45h + 30h	10credits		x
LGLOR2781	Biblical Greek	Jean-Marie Auwers	30h + 15h	5credits	2q	x
LGLOR2782	Biblical Greek	Jean-Marie Auwers	30h + 15h	5credits		x
LGLOR2791	Byzantine Greek	Bernard Coulie	30h + 15h	5credits	1+2q	x
LGLOR2792	Byzantine Greek	Bernard Coulie	30h + 15h	5credits		x
LGREC1300	Greek - Intermediate level  (in French)	Panagiotis Chrysanthopoulos	90h	9credits	1+2q	x
LGLOR2651	Languages of the Caucasus II (Armenian, Georgian)	Bernard Coulie	45h + 30h	10credits	1+2q	x
LGLOR2652	Languages of the Caucasus II (Armenian, Georgian)	Bernard Coulie	45h + 30h	10credits		x
LGLOR2761	Old Church Slavonic	Lambert Isebaert	30h	5credits	1+2q	x
LGLOR2762	Old Church Slavonic	Lambert Isebaert	30h	5credits		x
LGLOR2661	Classical Arabic II	Godefroid De Callatay	45h + 30h	10credits	1+2q	x
LGLOR2662	Classical Arabic II	Johannes den Heijer	45h + 30h	10credits	1q	x
LGLOR2721	Middle Arabic	Johannes den Heijer	30h + 15h	5credits	1+2q	x
LGLOR2722	Middle Arabic	Johannes den Heijer	30h + 15h	5credits		x
LARAB1301	Modern Arabic (intermediate level)	Pierre Hanjoul	60h	6credits	1+2q	x
LARAB1302	Egyptian colloquial Arabic  (in French)	Johannes den Heijer	30h	6credits	1+2q	x
LARAB1303	Moroccan colloquial Arabic  (in French)	Ahmed Adrioueche	30h	6credits	1+2q	x
LARAB2500	Modern Arabic (advanced level)  (in French)	Johannes den Heijer	30h	5credits	1+2q	x
LTURC1300	Turkish - Intermediate level  (in French)	Saime Köylü	90h	9credits	1+2q	x
LGLOR2671	Languages of India II (Sanskrit, Prakrits)	Christophe Vielle, Christophe Vielle	45h + 30h	10credits		x
LGLOR2672	Languages of India II (Sanskrit, Prakrits)	Christophe Vielle	45h + 30h	10credits	1q	x
LGLOR2751	Buddhist Languages	Lambert Isebaert	30h	5credits	1+2q	x
LGLOR2752	Buddhist Languages	Lambert Isebaert	30h	5credits		x
LGLOR2674	Classical Chinese I  (in French)	N.	30h + 30h	10credits		x
LGLOR2675	Classical Chinese II  (in French)	N.	30h + 30h	10credits		x
LCHIN1500	Chinese advanced level  (in French)	Xiaofei Du	120h	9credits	1+2q	x
LCHIN1700	Specialized level  (in French)	Xiaofei Du	120h	9credits	1+2q	x
History and Civilisation (5credits) 5 credits chosen from :
LGLOR2511	History and Society of the Near East and Ancient Egypt II	Claude Obsomer, Jan Tavernier	30h	5credits	2q	x
LGLOR2512	Culture and Civilization the Near Eastern and Ancient Egyptian II	Claude Obsomer, Jan Tavernier	30h	5credits	1q	x
LGLOR2521	Culture and Civilisation of Byzantium and the Christian East II	Andrea Barbara Schmidt	30h	5credits	1q	x
LGLOR2522	History and Society of Byzantium and the Christian East II	Andrea Barbara Schmidt	30h	5credits	2q	x
LGLOR2533	History and Society of Islam and the Arab World II	Godefroid De Callatay	30h	5credits	2q	x
LGLOR2534	Culture and Civilization of Islam and the Arab World II	Godefroid De Callatay	30h	5credits		x
LGLOR2543	Culture and Civilization of India and the Far East II	Robert Deliège	30h	5credits	1q	x
LGLOR2544	History and society of India and the Far East II	Paul Servais	30h	5credits		x

Students must choose one of the following three options :

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						1	2
20 credits chosen from :
LGLOR2911	Issues in ancient Mediterranean Religions	Charles Doyen, Alain Meurant, Claude Obsomer	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGLOR2912	Seminar :Written Sources from the Near East and Egypt	N.	30h	5credits		x	x
LARKO2323	Art and Archaeology of Pharaonic Art I	Marie-Cécile Bruwier (supplée Nadine Cherpion), Nadine Cherpion	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LARKO2322	Art and Archaeology of Pharaonic Art II	Nadine Cherpion	30h	5credits		x	x
LARKO2324	Archéologie du Proche-Orient ancien	N.	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LARKO2340	Special Questions of the Archaeology of Aegean Civilisations	Jan Driessen	45h	5credits	1q	x	x
LTHEO2471	History and archeology of Palestine	Didier Luciani	30h	5credits		x	x

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						1	2
At least 20 credits chosen from :
LGLOR2921	Seminar : Oriental Christian Literatures	Johannes den Heijer, Andrea Barbara Schmidt	30h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2523	Questions of Byzantine History	Bernard Coulie	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LTHEO2471	History and archeology of Palestine	Didier Luciani	30h	3credits		x	x
LTHEO2211	Old Testament Exegesis I (narrative literature)	André Wénin	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
LTHEO2212	Old Testament Exegesis II (poetic literature)	Didier Luciani	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
LTHEO2111	New Testament Exegesis I (Gospels and Acts)	Geert Van Oyen	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
LTHEO2112	New Testament Exegesis II (Letters and Revelation)	N.	30h	4credits	2q	x	x
LTHEO2481	Intertestamental and Rabbinic Judaism	Régis Burnet, Didier Luciani	30h	3credits	1q	x	x
LTHEO2472	History of the New Testament milieu	N.	30h	3credits	2q	x	x
LTHEO2321	Questions of Patristics I	Jean-Marie Auwers, Jean-Pierre Mondet (supplée Jean-Marie Auwers)	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
LTHEO2322	Questions of Patristics II	Jean-Marie Auwers	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
LTHEO2341	Questions of history of christianity: Antiquity	Jean-Marie Auwers	30h	4credits	2q	x	x
LTHEO2342	Questions of history of christianity: Middel Ages	Jacques Pijcke	30h	4credits	2q	x	x
LTHEO2331	Eastern theologies	Joseph Famerée	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
LHART2390	Byzantine and Islamic Art : A) Eastern Christian Art; B) Countries of Islam	Pauline Voute	30h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2932	Seminar : Arabic Literature, including Christian Arabic Literature	Godefroid De Callatay, Johannes den Heijer	30h	5credits		x	x
LGLOR2681	Koran Readings	Godefroid De Callatay	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGLOR2931	Textual Criticism and Methods for Editing Arabic Texts	Johannes den Heijer	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGLOR2934	Special Issues in Arabic Grammar	Johannes den Heijer	15h	5credits		x	x
LGLOR2901	Interuniversity FNRS Postgraduate seminar in Arabic Texts  (in French)	N.	15h	5credits		x	x
LFILO2300	Interpretation of Arabic Philosophical Texts	Cécile Bonmariage	30h	5credits		x	x
LSOC2060	socio-anthropology of contemporary Islam	Brigitte Maréchal	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LDVLP2640	Socio-economic analysis of the Arab world	Vincent Legrand	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LDVLP2641	Socio-political analysis of the Arab World	Bichara Khader, Vincent Legrand	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LDVLP2642	Interdisciplinary seminar on development policy : Arab World	Vincent Legrand	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
Or a course from the Master programme of another university Especially : Socio-political analysis of non-Arabic Muslim Asia (ULB)

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						1	2
20 credits chosen from :
LGLOR2941	Seminar : Indian Literature	Christophe Vielle	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGLOR2902	Interuniversity FNRS Postgraduate seminar in Indology  (in French)	N.	15h	5credits		x	x
LGLOR2942	Questions of Indian and Far Eastern Philosophy and Spirituality	N.	30h	5credits		x	x
LGLOR2943	Anthropology of India and the Far East : Special Issues	Robert Deliège	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LASI2304	Analysis of contemporary Indian Society	Robert Deliège	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LASI2302	Analysis of contemporary Chinese society	Paul Servais	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LASI2303	Analysis of contemporary Japanese society	Elena Atanassova	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGLOR2839	Satsuma Chair  (in French)	N.	15h	5credits		x	x
LGLOR2849	Satsuma Chair  (in French)	N.	15h	5credits		x	x
LASI2301	Chair Chiang Ching-Kuo	N.	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
Courses chosen from the Master programmes of another university Especially : History of Indian art (ULB); Thought and religion in China (ULB) ; Issues in Indian philosophy (Ulg)