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Study programme 2013-2014

Teaching and training





The research focus offers training in research with seminars and specialised courses in the context of a particular subject area chosen by the student. The courses in this focus should be spread over the 2 years of the Master’s degree.

Students should choose a subject area (30 credits) from the following list:

  • Basic trends which offers general training in philosophy research
  • Aesthetics and philosophy of art which offers specific training in research in this area in the context of interdisciplinary collaboration, particularly with the History of Art and Musicology programmes  
  • Science, technology, society which offers specific training in research in this area in the context of the European interuniversity programme "European Studies of Society, Science and Technology" (ESST). One semester of the Master’s may be spent in one of the following two universities in the ESST network: the University of Strasbourg or the University of Lund. The second semester of the Master’s 2 consists of writing a dissertation at UCL. For further information : https://www.esst.eu/
  • Philosophy of science which offers specific training in research in this area in the context of an interuniversity programme which links UCL, ULB (Université libre de Bruxelles) and ULg (Université de Liège).

 
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Students must choose :
Year
  1 2
Mandatory A special subject : (30 credits)
Optionnal A) Basic principles (30 credits)
Mandatory Seminars (25 credits)

Students must choose 5 seminars from :  

Optionnal LFILO2900 Seminar on ancient philosophy   Olivier Depré, Jean Leclercq 30h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LFILO2910 Seminar on philosophical anthropology   Michel Dupuis, Nathalie Frogneux 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LFILO2920 Seminar on social and political philosophy   Mark Hunyadi, Walter Lesch 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LFILO2930 Seminar on Philosophy of Natural Sciences   Bernard Feltz, Alexandre Guay 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LFILO2940 Seminar on philosophy of the social sciences   Tom Dedeurwaerdere, Marc Maesschalck 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LFILO2950 seminar on philosophical aesthetics   N. 30h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LFILO2970 Seminarium : Ethics in Science-Society Relations   Bernard Feltz 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Mandatory Shared subjects (5 credits)

Students must choose 5 credits from the activities if they have not yet included in the core subjects.  

Optionnal B) Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art (30 credits)
Mandatory Advanced seminars and courses (15 credits)
Mandatory LFILO2950 seminar on philosophical aesthetics   N. 30h  5 credits 1q x x
Mandatory LFILO2280 Philosophy of Art   Danielle Lories 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Mandatory One of the two following courses : (5 credits)
Optionnal LHART2220 Art theory   Ralph Dekoninck 15h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LMUSI2871 Aesthetic and philosophy of music   Brigitte Van Wymeersch 15h  5 credits 1q x x
Mandatory Optional courses

Students must choose 15 credits from the following courses :  

Optionnal LHART2240 Visual Culture Studies and Art History   Alexander Streitberger 15h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LHART2250 Iconology and History of Art   Ralph Dekoninck 15h  3 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LHART2340 Special problems of modern art   Joël Roucloux 30h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LHART2350 Special problems of contemporary art   Alexander Streitberger 30h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LHART2360 Art and new media   Alexander Streitberger 30h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LHART2380 History of art criticism   N. 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LHART2410 Special Questions of Iconology   Ralph Dekoninck 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LMUSI2450 Art and Music   Brigitte Van Wymeersch 15h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LMUSI2861 Historical Musicology Research Seminar   John Philippe Van Tiggelen 15h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LFLTR2292 Art and Literature   N. 22.5h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LCOMU2605 Analysis of cultural and mediatic productions   Sarah Sepulchre 30h  5 credits x x
Optionnal LULG2056 Seminar on aesthetics and art sciences (PHIL0226-1)   N. 45h  5 credits x x
Optionnal C) Science, Society, Technology (30 credits)

This branch may be followed entirely at UCL or in the framework of the ESST network - European Science, Society, Technology (one semester in a partner university).  

Optionnal ESST (European 'Science, Society,Technology') with a European partner (30 credits)
Mandatory Séjour dans une des université du réseau ESST   N.   30 credits x x
Optionnal UCL (30 credits)
Mandatory LFILO2970 Seminarium : Ethics in Science-Society Relations   Bernard Feltz 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Mandatory Optional courses (25 credits)

Certain masters-level courses which are offered by other members of the Louvain Academy may also be taken if the faculty agrees.  

Optionnal LFILO2230 Advanced Studies in Philosophy of Nature   Alexandre Guay 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LBIR1305 Introduction to systems analysis   Philippe Baret (coord.), Emmanuel Hanert 10h+20h  3 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LFSA2245 Environment and Enterprise   Thierry Bréchet 30h  3 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LTHEO1312 Ethics - Society - Religion   Walter Lesch 45h  4 credits 1+2q x x
Optionnal LTHEO2261 Christian Social Ethics : politics and economics questions I   Walter Lesch 30h  4 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LTHEO2262 Christian Social Ethics : politics and economics questions II   Walter Lesch 30h  4 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LPHY2153 Introduction à la physique du système climatique et à sa modélisation   Hugues Goosse, Jean-Pascal van Ypersele de Strihou 30h+15h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LFUND2101 Sciences-éthique et développement (SSPSM101)   N. 22.5h+7.5h  3 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LFUND2203 Philosophie des sciences du vivant (SSPSM203)   N. 15h  2 credits 1q x x
Optionnal D) Philosophy of Science (30 credits)
Mandatory Seminars (15 credits)

Students must choose three seminars in at least two different universities.  

Optionnal UCL
Optionnal LFILO2930 Seminar on Philosophy of Natural Sciences   Bernard Feltz, Alexandre Guay 30h  5 credits 2q   x
Optionnal LFILO2940 Seminar on philosophy of the social sciences   Tom Dedeurwaerdere, Marc Maesschalck 30h  5 credits 2q   x
Optionnal LFILO2970 Seminarium : Ethics in Science-Society Relations   Bernard Feltz 30h  5 credits 2q   x
Optionnal ULB
Optionnal LULB2406 Theory of knowledge questions (PHIL-B-425)   N.   5 credits x x
Optionnal LULB2505 Seminar on philosophy of science and technology (PHIL-B-505)   N.   5 credits x x
Optionnal ULG
Optionnal LULG2067 Philosophy of Physics (PHIL0067-1)   N. 30h  5 credits x x
Optionnal LULG2068 Philosophy of biology (PHIL0068-1 )   N. 30h  5 credits x x
Optionnal LULG2075 Seminar Philosophy of Science (PHIL 0075-1)   N. 30h  5 credits x x
Mandatory Optional courses (15 credits)
Optionnal LFILO2240 Advanced Studies in the Philosophy of Natural Sciences A   Bernard Feltz 30h  5 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LFILO2241 Advanced Studies in the Philosophy of Natural Sciences B   N. 30h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LFILO2600 Advanced Studies in the Philosophy of Social Sciences A   Tom Dedeurwaerdere 30h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LFILO2601 Advanced Studies in the Philosophy of Social Sciences B   N. 30h  5 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LSC2002 Elements of mathematics and physics history   Patricia De Grave 30h  4 credits 1q x x
Optionnal LSC2220 Philosophy of science   Alexandre Guay 30h  2 credits 2q x x
Optionnal LULB2310 Philosophy of psychology (PHIL-B430)   N.   5 credits x x
Optionnal LULB2408 Questions de logique et d'ontologie (PHIL-B-435)   N.   5 credits x x
Optionnal LULB2412 History and philosophy of biomedical sciences (PHIL-B-520)   N.   5 credits x x
Optionnal LULB2500 History of science and epistemology (HIST-F-500A)   N.   4 credits x x
Optionnal LULB2503 Seminar of philosophy of knowledge producing practices (PHIL-B-510)   N.   5 credits x x
Optionnal LULG2066 Philosophy of mathematics (PHIL0066-1)   N. 30h  5 credits x x
Optionnal LULG2072 Advanced issues in epistemology (PHIL0072-1 )   N. 30h  5 credits x x
Optionnal LULG2108 Advances Questions on Cognitive Psychology (PSYC1108-1)   N. 30h  5 credits x x