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hori1ba  2018-2019  Louvain-la-Neuve

 
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Note: Following the reform of Bachelors degree programmes in the Faculty, students who have already enrolled in 2017-2018 and gained at least 45 credits will take a transition programme. Further information is available on the Faculty intranet: https://intranet.uclouvain.be/fr/myucl/facultes/fial/programmes-de-transition.html
Annual block
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Mandatory Major (150 credits)
Mandatory General training (25 credits)

General training courses in the first semester of the first year of the Bachelor¿s programme are common to all students in the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters. This makes it easier to change to another programme in the Faculty at the end of this semester.  

Mandatory LFIAL1130 Comparative Approach of European Literatures   Amaury Dehoux
, Paul Deproost
, Guido Latre
, Hubert Roland (coord.)
30h  3 credits 1q x    
Mandatory LFIAL1140 Concepts of history of art, archaeology and musicology   Marco Cavalieri
, Joël Roucloux
, Brigitte Van Wymeersch
30h  3 credits 1q x    
Mandatory LFIAL1155 Introduction to History (Ancient, Medieval, Modern, Contemporary)   Paul Bertrand (coord.)
, Silvia Mostaccio
, Françoise Van Haeperen
, Laurence Van Ypersele
45h  4 credits 1q x    
Mandatory LFIAL1190 Introduction to Philosophy   Jean-Michel Counet
45h  5 credits 1q x    
Mandatory LFIAL1530 Introduction to Language Science   Philippe Hambye
, Philippe Hambye (compensates Anne-Catherine Simon)
, Anne-Catherine Simon
30h  3 credits 2q x    
Mandatory LFIAL1430 Critical Examination of Information and Critical Thinking   Jean Leclercq
, Laurence Van Ypersele
45h+10h  5 credits 2q   x  
Mandatory One optional religious sciences course :
Optionnal LTECO1210 Questions of Religious Sciences: Biblical Readings   Geert Van Oyen
15h  2 credits 1q x    
Optionnal LTECO1220 Questions of Religious Sciences: Reflections about Christian Faith   Jean Leclercq
15h  2 credits 1q x    
Optionnal LTECO1230 Questions of Religious Sciences: Questions about Ethics   Serge Maucq
15h  2 credits 2q x    
Mandatory Classical and Medieval Studies (25 credits)
Mandatory Students must choose one course :
Optionnal LFIAL1421 Antiquity History   Christophe Flament (compensates Françoise Van Haeperen)
, Françoise Van Haeperen
22.5h  5 credits 2q x    
Optionnal LFIAL1422 Middle Ages History   Gilles Lecuppre
22.5h  5 credits 2q x    
 
Mandatory LGLOR1210 Proseminar: Introduction to Classical Studies   Sébastien Moureau
, Aline Smeesters
45h  5 credits 1 + 2q   x  
Mandatory LHIST1420 Introduction to Cultural History and Anthropology   Caroline Sappia
22.5h  5 credits 1q     x
Mandatory Students should choose one course from the second block and one course from the third block
Optionnal LARKE1552 Arts and Civilisations : Greek and Roman Antiquity   Marco Cavalieri
, Jan Driessen
, Martina Marano (compensates Marco Cavalieri)
30h  5 credits 2q   x x
Optionnal LARKE1553 Arts and civilisations: Egypt, Mesopotamia and the Near East   30h  5 credits 1q   x x
Optionnal LFILO1230 Seminar : History and Texts of Philosophy of Antiquity   Pierre Destrée
45h  5 credits 2q   x x
Optionnal LFILO1235 History and Texts of Philosophy of the Middle Ages and Renaissance   Jean-Michel Counet
45h  5 credits 1q   x x
Optionnal LFILO1370 History of arabic Philosophy   Cécile Bonmariage
30h  5 credits 1q   x x
Mandatory Introduction to Oriental Studies (15 credits)
Mandatory LRELI1320 Introduction to the History of Religions   Philippe Cornu
30h  5 credits 2q x    
Mandatory LGLOR1110 Introduction to the Study of the Near East and Ancient Egypt   Claude Obsomer
, Jan Tavernier
30h  5 credits 1q x    
Mandatory LGLOR1120 Introduction to Ancient and Modern Oriental Studies   Bernard Coulie
, Godefroid De Callatay
, Johannes den Heijer (coord.)
, Andrea Barbara Schmidt
, Herman Seldeslachts
30h  5 credits 1q x    
Mandatory Greek or Arabic language (15 credits)

One of the following two modules : Students should take Greek (Indo-European language) or Arabic (semitic language) in line with their choice of languages in Bachelor.  

Optionnal "Greek Language" Module
Mandatory LFIAL1770 Beginning Greek   Claude Obsomer
30h+30h  5 credits 1q x    
Mandatory LGLOR1172 Basics of Greek Grammar   Herman Seldeslachts
30h+15h  5 credits 2q x    
Mandatory LGLOR1173 Greek Language I   Anne-Marie Doyen
30h+15h  5 credits 2q x    
Optionnal "Oriental Language" Module
Mandatory LARAB1100 Modern Arabic Elementary Level I   Manhal Makhoul (coord.)
30h  5 credits 1q x    
Mandatory LARAB1102 Modern Arabic: elementary level II   Manhal Makhoul (coord.)
30h  5 credits 2q x    
Mandatory LGLOR1660 Classical Arabic I   Sébastien Moureau
30h  5 credits 2q x    
Mandatory Oriental Languages and Literatures (50 credits)
Mandatory Ancient Oriental Languages

Students should choose at least two courses from the second block and at least one course from the third block  

Optionnal LGLOR1271 Greek Language II   Herman Seldeslachts
30h+22.5h  5 credits 1 + 2q   x  
Optionnal LGLOR1371 Greek Language III   Herman Seldeslachts
30h+22.5h  5 credits 1 + 2q     x
Optionnal LGLOR1491 Greek Authors : Poetry   Anne-Marie Doyen
45h  5 credits 1 + 2q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1492 Greek Authors : Prose-Writing   Anne-Marie Doyen
45h  5 credits 1 + 2q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1611 Languages in Cuneiform Writing (Akkadian, Hittite) A   Jan Tavernier
30h  5 credits 1 + 2q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1612 Languages in Cuneiform Writing (Akkadian, Hittite) B   Jan Tavernier
30h  5 credits 1 + 2q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1621 Egyptian hieroglyphics A   Claude Obsomer
30h  5 credits 1 + 2q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1622 Egyptian hieroglyphics B   Claude Obsomer
30h  5 credits 1 + 2q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1631 Biblical Hebrew I A   Jean-Claude Haelewyck
45h  5 credits 1 + 2q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1632 Biblical Hebrew I B   45h  5 credits 1 + 2q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1641 Aramaic Languages (Ancient Aramaic, Syriac) A   Andrea Barbara Schmidt
, Audrey Wauters
30h  5 credits 1 + 2q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1642 Aramaic Languages (Ancient Aramaic, Syriac) B   Andrea Barbara Schmidt
30h  5 credits 1 + 2q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1651 Languages of the Caucasus (Armenian, Georgian) A   Bernard Coulie
30h  5 credits 1q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1652 Languages of the Caucasus (Armenian, Georgian) B   Bernard Coulie
30h  5 credits 1 + 2q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1661 Classical Arabic II A   Godefroid De Callatay
30h  5 credits 2q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1662 Classical Arabic II B   Godefroid De Callatay
30h  5 credits 2q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1671 Sanskrit A   Christophe Vielle
30h  5 credits 2q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1672 Sanskrit B   Christophe Vielle
30h  5 credits 2q   x x
Optionnal LARAB1301 Modern Arabic: intermediate level   Manhal Makhoul (coord.)
60h  6 credits 1 + 2q   x x
Optionnal LARAB1302 Eastern colloquial Arabic   Johannes den Heijer
30h  6 credits 1 + 2q   x x
Optionnal LARAB1303 Maghribi colloquial Arabic   Ahmed Adrioueche
30h  6 credits 1 + 2q   x x
Mandatory Oriental History and Civilisation

Students should choose at least one course from the second block and at least two courses from the third block  

Optionnal LGLOR1442 Ancient Greek Literature   Anne-Marie Doyen
45h  5 credits 1 + 2q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1511 History and Society of the Near East and Ancient Egypt I   Claude Obsomer
, Jan Tavernier
30h  5 credits 1q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1512 Culture and Civilization of the Near East and Ancient Egypt I   Claude Obsomer
, Jan Tavernier
30h  5 credits 1q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1521 Introduction to the Byzantine World   Véronique Somers
30h  5 credits 1q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1522 Introduction to the Medieval Christian East   Véronique Somers
30h  5 credits 1q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1531 History and Society of Islam and the Arab World   Godefroid De Callatay
, Jean-Charles Ducène (compensates Godefroid De Callatay)
30h  5 credits 1q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1541 Proseminar in Indology: Classical Indian Civilization   30h  5 credits 1q   x x
Optionnal LGLOR1542 Proseminar in Indology: Classical Indian Philosophy   Christophe Vielle
30h  5 credits 1q   x x
Optionnal LDROI1511 Introduction to Islamic Law   Louis-Léon Christians
, Baudouin Dupret
30h  5 credits 2q   x x
Optionnal LRELI1110 Introduction to the Bible : Old Testament   Didier Luciani
30h  5 credits 1q   x x
Optionnal LRELI1120 Introduction to the Bible : New testament   Geert Van Oyen
30h  5 credits 2q   x x
Optionnal LRELI1272 Patrology   Jean-Marie Auwers
30h  5 credits 2q   x x
Optionnal LRELI1310 Judaism   Didier Luciani
30h  5 credits 1q   x x
Optionnal LRELI1347 Hinduism   Philippe Cornu
30h  5 credits 2q   x x
Optionnal LRELI1348 Buddhism   Philippe Cornu
30h  5 credits 2q   x x
Mandatory Others courses

Students may choose a maximum of 10 credits from the second block and a maximum of 10 credits from the third block in the Faculty or University programme relating to the ancient languages studied  

Mandatory Autres cours en bloc 2  

En lien avec les langues anciennes étudiées, choix de maximum 10 crédits dans le programme de la Faculté ou de l'Université (avec l'accord du titulaire du cours et du jury).

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Mandatory Autres cours en bloc 3  

En lien avec les langues anciennes étudiées, choix de maximum 10 crédits dans le programme de la Faculté ou de l'Université (avec l'accord du titulaire du cours et du jury).

      x
Mandatory Modern languages (15 credits)

The same language must be taken during the whole Bachelor¿s degree course. In each annual block, students should choose one course from :  

Optionnal LALLE1710 German language   Caroline Klein (coord.)
30h+30h  5 credits 1q x    
Optionnal LALLE1212 German - Intermediate level   Ann Rinder (coord.)
60h  5 credits 1 + 2q   x  
Optionnal LALLE1315 German communication skills for students in Archaeology, Philosophy, Oriental and Classics Studies and History of Art and History   Ann Rinder (coord.)
30h  5 credits 1 + 2q     x
Optionnal LANGL1111 English: Language & Culture   Estelle Dagneaux (coord.)
, Céline Gouverneur
, Claudine Grommersch
, Ariane Halleux (compensates Céline Gouverneur)
, Brigitte Loosen
45h  5 credits 1 + 2q x    
Optionnal LANGL1212 English for Arts Students. An intermediate course   Catherine Avery
, Stéphanie Brabant
, Jean-Luc Delghust (coord.)
60h  5 credits 1 + 2q   x  
Optionnal LANGL1315 Interactive communication seminar   Philippe Denis (coord.)
30h  5 credits 1 + 2q     x
Mandatory Work of end of first cycle (5 credits)
Mandatory LHORI1399 Work of end of first cycle     5 credits 1 + 2q     x
 
Mandatory Minor (30 credits)

Students must choose a minor from the University Faculty programmes, subject to possible prerequisites required by the programme managers. Students spread these courses over the second and third blocs of the Bachelor programme so that each academic year comes to a total of 60 credits.  

Mandatory First part of the minor     15 credits   x  
Mandatory Second part of the minor     15 credits     x