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At the end of the 2nd level, the student will have strong linguistic, historical and cultural skills in the area of study he has chosen ('Proche-Orient et Egypte antiques', 'Byzance et Orient-chrétien', 'Islam et Monde arabe', 'Inde et Extrême-Orient'). This course will help him to follow a scientific study path, in particular by committing to the 3rd level, or to take a more directly professional path (teaching, museum worker, guide for cultural visits, etc.). A strong emphasis is placed on the student's ability to analyse oriental texts in a critical fashion in their original language.

The programme is made up of :
♦ core courses (60 credits), made up of :
- 30 credits in courses 'langue et de littérature orientales';
- 30 credits for the dissertation;
♦ one focus (30 credits);
♦ two options of 15 credits, one chosen from list A, the other from list B.

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

Links with the Teacher Training Certificate (upper secondary education) :
The programme of the Teacher Training Certificate (upper secondary education) - Ancient Languages and Literatures : Classics [30.0] is only directly accessible to holders of a Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics.
Additional training (to be defined depending on the student's course of study) is vital to the holder of the Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Languages.

Accessible doctoral training :
'Ecole Doctorale en Langues et Lettres'.

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 prove 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 student's 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
Belgian Bachelors of the French speaking Community
Bachelor in Modern 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 religiostudies		On the file: direct access or access with additional training	Additional training to be determined depending on the programme
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" in Oriental Languages and Literatures		Direct access	An exemption of a maximum volume of 60 credits can be granted
"Licencié" in Human Sciences		Access with additional training	Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed
Masters
Master [60] in Modern Languages and Literatures : Oriental Studies [60.0]		Direct access	An exemption of a maximum volume of 60 credits can be granted
Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics [120.0]		On the file: direct access or access with additional training	Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed
Other Master		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 and the research focus together provide a series of coherent and high quality courses.  

♣   Methods to promote interdisciplinarity : in the 120 credit Master’s programme, the choice of the option course (directed towards the interdisciplinary courses in the programme which complement the purely  philological part of the training) is a key factor
♣   Variety of teaching methods (including e-learning) : use of multi-media for classical languages.
♣   Range of learning situations : individual and group work, seminars and lectures. Support courses for the dissertation.  

Written and oral exams aim to measure skills acquired and the student's communicative know-how and aptitude.
Some subjects, geared towards developing research skills and skills in personal criticism, 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.

If the Erasmus exchanges normally take place during the 3rd year of the bachelor, students on the master 120 can take 30 credits in a university outside of the Belgian French Community :

• Institut Catholique de Paris;
• Université Lyon-2 Lumière;
• Università degli Studi di Lecce;
• Istituto Universitario di Napoli;
• Universiteit Gent.

In line with the UCL – KULeuven agreement, courses can be taken in Leuven, in particular in Egyptology, sumerology, etc.

For more information :

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

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Dissertation and dissertation seminar (30credits)
LHORI2891	Dissertation (Part 1)	N.		3credits		x
LHORI2892	Dissertation (Part 2)	N.		25credits			x
LHORI2890	Dissertation seminar	N.	15h	2credits		x
Oriental languages (20credits) 20 credits chosen from :
LGLOR2611	Languages in Cuneiform Writing II (Hittite, Akkadian)	Jan Tavernier	45h + 22.5h	10credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2612	Languages in Cuneiform Writing II (Hittite, Akkadian)	Jan Tavernier	45h + 22.5h	10credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2621	Ancient Egyptian II	Claude Obsomer	45h + 22.5h	10credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2622	Ancient Egyptian II	Claude Obsomer	45h + 22.5h	10credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2641	Aramaic Languages II (Aramaic, Syriac)	Jean-Claude Haelewyck, Andrea Barbara Schmidt	45h + 30h	10credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2642	Aramaic Languages II (Aramaic, Syriac)	Jean-Claude Haelewyck, Andrea Barbara Schmidt	45h + 30h	10credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2441	Thorough Study of Greek Authors	Anne-Marie Doyen	45h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2442	Greek Authors : Hellenistic and Roman Periods	Anne-Marie Doyen	45h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2791	Byzantine Greek	Bernard Coulie	30h + 15h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2792	Byzantine Greek	Bernard Coulie	30h + 15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGLOR2651	Languages of the Caucasus II (Armenian, Georgian)	Bernard Coulie	45h + 30h	10credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2652	Languages of the Caucasus II (Armenian, Georgian)	Bernard Coulie	45h + 30h	10credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2661	Classical Arabic II	Godefroid De Callatay	45h + 30h	10credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2662	Classical Arabic II	Johannes den Heijer	45h + 30h	10credits	1q	x	x
LGLOR2671	Languages of India II (Sanskrit, Prakrits)	Christophe Vielle, Christophe Vielle	45h + 30h	10credits		x	x
LGLOR2672	Languages of India II (Sanskrit, Prakrits)	Christophe Vielle	45h + 30h	10credits	1q	x	x
Oriental Literatures and Civilizations (25credits) 25 credits chosen from :
Near East and Ancient Egypt
LGLOR2511	History and Society of the Near East and Ancient Egypt II	Claude Obsomer, Jan Tavernier	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGLOR2512	Culture and Civilization the Near Eastern and Ancient Egyptian II	Claude Obsomer, Jan Tavernier	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGLOR2911	Issues in ancient Mediterranean Religions	N.	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGLOR2912	Seminar :Written Sources from the Near East and Egypt	Claude Obsomer, Jan Tavernier	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
Byzantium and Christian East
LGLOR2521	Culture and Civilisation of Byzantium and the Christian East II	Andrea Barbara Schmidt	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGLOR2522	History and Society of Byzantium and the Christian East II	Andrea Barbara Schmidt	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGLOR2523	Questions of Byzantine History	Bernard Coulie	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGLOR2921	Seminar : Oriental Christian Literatures	Johannes den Heijer, Andrea Barbara Schmidt	30h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LTHEO2971	Research Seminar in history of christianity (Antiquity or patristics)	Jean-Marie Auwers	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
Islam and Arab World
LGLOR2533	History and Society of Islam and the Arab World II	Godefroid De Callatay	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGLOR2534	Culture and Civilization of Islam and the Arab World II	Godefroid De Callatay	30h	5credits		x	x
LGLOR2681	Koran Readings	Godefroid De Callatay	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGLOR2932	Seminar : Arabic Literature	Godefroid De Callatay, Johannes den Heijer, Johannes den Heijer (supplée Godefroid De Callatay)	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LFILO2300	Interpretation of Arabic Philosophical Texts	Cécile Bonmariage	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
India and Far East
LGLOR2543	Culture and Civilization of India and the Far East II	Robert Deliège	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGLOR2544	History and society of India and the Far East II	Paul Servais	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGLOR2941	Seminar : Indian Literature	Christophe Vielle	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGLOR2942	Questions of Indian and Far Eastern Philosophy and Spirituality	Philippe Cornu	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGLOR2943	Anthropology of India and the Far East : Special Issues	Robert Deliège	30h	5credits	1q	x	x

This focus provides an opportunity for advanced study of Oriental philology and the ancient Orient. Individual assignments, seminars and courses, closely related to your research project, will provide you with an introduction to the work of a researcher.

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30 credits from the courses below including at least 10 credits in each of the two models :
Ancient Oriental Languages At least 10 credits chosen from :
LGLOR2771	Syro-Anatolian Languages	René Lebrun	22.5h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2772	Syro-Anatolian Languages	René Lebrun	22.5h	5credits		x	x
LGLOR2711	Western Semitic Languages	Jean-Claude Haelewyck	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGLOR2712	Western Semitic Languages	Jean-Claude Haelewyck	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGLOR2631	Biblical Hebrew II	André Wénin	30h + 15h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2632	Biblical Hebrew II	Axel Van De Sande (supplée André Wénin), André Wénin	30h + 15h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2781	Biblical Greek	Jean-Marie Auwers	30h + 15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGLOR2782	Biblical Greek	Jean-Marie Auwers	30h + 15h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2731	Coptic	Johannes den Heijer, Claude Obsomer	30h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2732	Coptic	Johannes den Heijer, Claude Obsomer	30h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2761	Old Church Slavonic	Lambert Isebaert	30h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2762	Old Church Slavonic	Lambert Isebaert	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGLOR2741	Ethiopic	N.	30h	5credits		x	x
LGLOR2742	Ethiopic	N.	30h	5credits		x	x
LGLOR2721	Middle Arabic	Johannes den Heijer	30h + 15h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2722	Middle Arabic	Johannes den Heijer	30h + 15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGLOR2751	Buddhist Languages	Lambert Isebaert	30h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2752	Buddhist Languages	Lambert Isebaert	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGLOR2674	Classical Chinese I	N.	30h + 30h	10credits		x	x
LGLOR2675	Classical Chinese II	N.	30h + 30h	10credits		x	x
Language courses from the Master programmes of another university Language courses from the Master programmes of the Institut Catholique in Paris, KULeuven, or another Belgian university, particularly : KULeuven (Sumerian), ULg (Vedic, ancient Iranian), ULB (Persian),etc.
Linguistics, Philology and Auxiliary Sciences Rest of the credits from :
LGLOR2801	Semitic Comparative Linguistics	N.	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGLOR2802	Indo-European Comparative Linguistics	Lambert Isebaert	30h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2272	Special Issues in Greek Linguistics	Lambert Isebaert	30h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LGLOR2934	Special Issues in Arabic Grammar	Johannes den Heijer	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGLOR2172	Greek Palaeography	Véronique Somers	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LFLTR2180	Greek epigraphy	Patrick Marchetti	22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LHIST2210	Codicology	Paul Bertrand	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGLOR2390	Typology and permanence of mythical imagineries	N.	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGLOR2504	Methods of text editing	Caroline Macé, Tania Van Hemelryck	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LTHEO2452	Critique textuelle des textes bibliques	Jean-Claude Haelewyck	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGLOR2931	Textual Criticism and Methods for Editing Arabic Texts	Johannes den Heijer	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGLOR2901	Interuniversity FNRS Postgraduate seminar in Arabic Texts	N.	15h	5credits		x	x
LGLOR2902	Interuniversity FNRS Postgraduate seminar in Indology	N.	15h	5credits		x	x
LGLOR2541	Questions of Greek Literature	N.	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGLOR2204	Seminar : Theory and Practice of Literary Translation (applied to Ancient Languages)	Aline Smeesters	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LTHEO2170	Comparative approach of religions	Robert Deliège	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LFLTR2551	History of sciences in the Middle Ages	N.	22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LFLTR2552	History of sciences of antiquity	Jean Lempire	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
A course on papyrology to be followed in another university (5credits)

Students choose one option or option courses worth 15 credits, with the agreement of the secretary of the examining board.

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15 credits chosen from :
LARKO2322	Art and Archaeology of Pharaonic Art II	Marie-Cécile Bruwier (supplée Nadine Cherpion), Nadine Cherpion	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LARKO2323	Art and Archaeology of Pharaonic Art I	Nadine Cherpion	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LARKO2324	Archéologie du Proche-Orient ancien	Nicolas Cauwe	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LARKO2340	Special Questions of the Archaeology of Aegean Civilisations	Jan Driessen	45h	5credits	1q	x	x
LARKO2350	Special Questions of Greek Archaeology	Jan Driessen	45h	5credits	2q	x	x
LARKO2672	Mediterranean Archaeology Seminar	Marco Cavalieri, Jan Driessen	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LTHEO2471	History and archeology of Palestine	Didier Luciani	30h	5credits		x	x

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At least 15 credits chosen from :
LTHEO2471	History and archeology of Palestine	Didier Luciani	30h	3credits		x	x
LTHEO2212	Old Testament Exegesis II (poetic literature)	Didier Luciani	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LTHEO2211	Old Testament Exegesis I (narrative literature)	André Wénin	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LTHEO2112	New Testament Exegesis II (Letters and Revelation)	Régis Burnet	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LTHEO2111	New Testament Exegesis I (Gospels and Acts)	Geert Van Oyen	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LTHEO2481	Intertestamental and Rabbinic Judaism	Régis Burnet, Didier Luciani	30h	3credits	1q	x	x
LTHEO2472	History of the New Testament milieu	Régis Burnet	30h	3credits	2q	x	x
LTHEO2321	Questions of Patristics I	Jean-Marie Auwers	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LTHEO2322	Questions of Patristics II	Jean-Marie Auwers	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LTHEO2341	Questions of history of christianity: Antiquity	Jean-Marie Auwers	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LTHEO2342	Questions of history of christianity: Middel Ages	Paul Bertrand	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LTHEO2331	Eastern theologies	Joseph Famerée	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LHART2390	Byzantine and Islamic Arts	Pauline Voute	30h	5credits	1+2q	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 (This seminar may only be taken in conjunction with DVLP 2640 and DVLP 2641.)	Vincent Legrand	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LARAB1301	Modern Arabic (intermediate level)	Pierre Hanjoul	60h	6credits	1+2q	x	x
LARAB1302	Eastern colloquial Arabic	Johannes den Heijer	30h + 0h	6credits	1+2q	x	x
LARAB1303	Maghribi colloquial Arabic	Ahmed Adrioueche	30h + 0h	6credits	1+2q	x	x
LARAB2500	Modern Arabic (advanced level)	Johannes den Heijer	30h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LTURC1300	Turkish - Intermediate level	Saime Köylü	90h	9credits	1+2q	x	x
LGREC1300	Greek - Intermediate level	Panagiotis Chrysanthopoulos	90h	9credits	1+2q	x	x
LRUSS1300	Russian - Intermediate level	Andréi Zakharkevitch	90h	9credits	1+2q	x	x

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15 credits chosen from :
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	N.	15h	5credits		x	x
LGLOR2849	Satsuma Chair	N.	15h	5credits		x	x
LASI2301	Chair Chiang Ching-Kuo II	N.	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LASI2307	Seminar : Taiwanese Studies II	N.	15h	5credits		x	x
LJAPO1300	Japanese - Intermediate level	Kanako Goto	60h	6credits	1+2q	x	x
LCHIN1300	Chinese intermediate level	Xiaofei Du	120h	9credits	1+2q	x	x
LCHIN1500	Chinese advanced level	Xiaofei Du	120h	9credits	1+2q	x	x
LCHIN1700	Specialized level	Xiaofei Du	120h	9credits	1+2q	x	x
	A course from the Master programme of another university Especially : History of Indian art (ULB) - Issues in Indian philosophy (Ulg) - Chinese thought and religion (ULB) (or a course from the Master programme of another university; especially : History of Indian art (ULB); Issues in Indian philosophy (Ulg); Chinese thought and religion (ULB)  (in French)	N.				x	x

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To be chosen from the Faculty or University programmes, with the agreement of the secretary of the examining board. Students must check with the lecturer in charge that they may follow the course(s) in question. If certain courses are available in the research focus, in the core subjects or in another option course, the credits may not exceed 6 with each of these headings.