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Core courses [75.0]
Dissertation
(30 credits)
FR
q1+q2
30
credits
Oriental languages
(20 credits)
20 credits chosen from :FR
q1
22.5h+7.5h
5
credits
FR
q1
45h+15h
10
credits
Teacher(s):
> Naïm Vanthieghem (compensates Godefroid De Callatay)
Naïm Vanthieghem (compensates Godefroid De Callatay)
FR
q1
30h
5
credits
FR
q2
30h+15h
5
credits
Oriental Literatures and Civilizations
(25 credits)
25 credits chosen from :
Near East and Ancient Egypt
FR
q1
30h
5
credits
Byzantium and Christian East
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Bernard Coulie
> Andrea Barbara Schmidt
Bernard Coulie, Andrea Barbara Schmidt
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Bernard Coulie
> Andrea Barbara Schmidt
Bernard Coulie, Andrea Barbara Schmidt
Islam and Arab World
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
India and Far East
FR
q2
15h
5
credits
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List of focuses
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Research Focus [30.0]
This focus deals with advanced Oriental philology. Individual work, seminars and course, closely linked with the student’s research project as developed in his/her dissertation, provide an introduction to the work of a researcher. Students should choose 30 credits, including at least 10 credits from each of the two modules :
Content:
Ancient Oriental Languages
At least 10 credits chosen from :
FR
q1
22.5h
5
credits
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
Christian Cannuyer
> Claude Obsomer
Christian Cannuyer, Claude Obsomer
FR
q1
22.5h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Charles Doyen
> Ophélie Mouthuy (compensates Charles Doyen)
Charles Doyen, Ophélie Mouthuy (compensates Charles Doyen)
FR
q1
30h+15h
5
credits
FR
q1
30h+15h
5
credits
Language courses from the Master programmes of anoteco university
Language courses from the Master programmes of the Institut Catholique in Paris, KU Leuven, or anoteco Belgian university, particularly : KU Leuven (Sumerian), ULiège (Vedic, ancient Iranian), ULB (Persian), etc.
Linguistics, Philology and Auxiliary Sciences
At least 10 credits chosen from:
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
FR
q2
15h
5
credits
FR
q2
22.5h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Charles Doyen
> Elise Fontaine (compensates Charles Doyen)
Charles Doyen, Elise Fontaine (compensates Charles Doyen)
FR
q1
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Paul Deproost
> Charles Doyen
> Brigitte Van Wymeersch
Paul Deproost, Charles Doyen, Brigitte Van Wymeersch
FR
q1
15h
5
credits
FR
q2
15h
5
credits
FR
q2
22.5h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Jean-Charles Ducène (compensates Godefroid De Callatay)
> Baudouin Van den Abeele
Jean-Charles Ducène (compensates Godefroid De Callatay), Baudouin Van den Abeele
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Professional Focus: Library Studies (Publishing, Bookselling, Library) [30.0]
Content
Publishing and Bookselling
(20 credits)
Library Studies
(20 credits)
This branch is no longer available from 2021-2022
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Professional Focus : Europe and the East [30.0]
This focus studies the historical, political and cultural relations between Europe and the East. Individual assignments and course seminars related to students’ own research projects for their thesis, enable them to gain a profile as a regional specialist who could work in different sectors (national or regional governments etc., European institutions, cultural organisations, diplomacy, journalism, tourism, research, etc.).
Content:
Politique, société et économie européennes
(15 credits)
15 credits to be chosen from:
FR
q1
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Vincent Dujardin
> Anne-Sophie Gijs
Vincent Dujardin, Anne-Sophie Gijs
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Séverine Lagneaux
> Laurent Rasier (compensates Philippe Hiligsmann)
Séverine Lagneaux, Laurent Rasier (compensates Philippe Hiligsmann)
FR
q1
40h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael
> Vincent Laborderie (compensates Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael)
Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael, Vincent Laborderie (compensates Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael)
Politics, society and economy of the East
(15 credits)
LGLOR2524
East and West: Identity, Tradition and Modernity
The course is given in both French and English
EN
q2
30h
5
credits
Students should choose two courses in the following :
(10 credits)
(oteco courses, particularly on India and the Far East, may be chosen in the Asian option)
The Arab-Islamic World
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Mohamed El Battiui (compensates Vincent Legrand)
Mohamed El Battiui (compensates Vincent Legrand)
Post-Soviet Space
FR
q1
30h
5
credits
Far East
EN
q2
30h
5
credits
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Options
Students choose an option or optional courses (worth 15 credits), subject to approval by the Examination Board Secretary.
If certain courses are available in the research focus, in the core subjects or in anoteco option course, the credits may not exceed 6 with each of these headings.
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Option in Near Eastern and Egyptian Antiquities [15.0]
Content:
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
Alexis Den Doncker (compensates Benoît Lurson)
Alexis Den Doncker (compensates Benoît Lurson)
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Option in studies on the Jewish, Christian and Muslim Orient [15.0]
Content:
LARAB1301
Modern Arabic: intermediate level
This course cannot be chosen if it has already been taken at bachelor's level.
LARAB1302
Eastern colloquial Arabic
This course cannot be chosen if it has already been taken at bachelor's level.
AR
q1+q2
30h
5
credits
LARAB1303
Maghribi colloquial Arabic
This course cannot be chosen if it has already been taken at bachelor's level.
AR
q1+q2
30h
5
credits
LTURC1300
Turkish - Intermediate level
This course cannot be chosen if it has already been taken at bachelor's level.
LGREC1300
Greek - Intermediate level
This course cannot be chosen if it has already been taken at bachelor's level.
EL
q1+q2
90h
9
credits
LRUSS1300
Russian - Intermediate level
This course cannot be chosen if it has already been taken at bachelor's level.
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Option in Asian Studies [15.0]
Content:
FR
q1
15h
5
credits
FR
q1
15h
5
credits
LJAPO1300
Japanese - Intermediate level
This course cannot be chosen if it has already been taken at bachelor's level.
LCHIN1300
Modern Chinese - Elementary level II
This course cannot be chosen if it has already been taken at bachelor's level.
A course from the Master programme of anoteco university
or a course from the Master programme of anoteco university; especially : History of Indian art (ULB); Issues in Indian philosophy (Ulg); Chinese thought and religion (ULB
Especially : History of Indian art (ULB) - Issues in Indian philosophy (Ulg) - Chinese thought and religion (ULB)
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Optional courses [15.0]
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. It is also possible to choose, for a maximum of 15 credits, from one to five courses offered by the AGBU Armenian Virtual College foundation, in accordance with the procedures established by the convention signed between this foundation and the UCLouvain.
Content:
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Preparatory Module
(only for students who qualify for the course via complementary coursework)
To access this Master, students must have a good command of certain subjects. If this is not the case, they must add supplementary classes at the beginning of their Master’s programme in order to obtain the prerequisites for these studies.
What is a preparatory module?
It is a set of supplementary classes (courses, practical works, seminars, etc.) from the first cycle (see the non-exhaustive list below). The complementary module (maximum 60 credits) is tailor-made by the jury according to the student's educational background and added to the Master’s programme in order to acquire fundamental knowledge to then pursue the 120 credits of the Master’s programme.
Who is it for?
- Students from a non-university higher education institution
- Candidates admitted with additional training
- Candidates admitted on the file with additional training
All the explanations are in this document (in French).
Introduction to Oriental Languages and Literatures
(10 credits)
FR
q1
30h
5
credits
Bernard Coulie, Godefroid De Callatay, Andrea Barbara Schmidt, Herman Seldeslachts
Ancient Oriental Languages
At least 4 courses from:
FR
q1+q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Andrea Barbara Schmidt
> Jan Tavernier
Andrea Barbara Schmidt, Jan Tavernier
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Naïm Vanthieghem (compensates Godefroid De Callatay)
Naïm Vanthieghem (compensates Godefroid De Callatay)
AR
q1+q2
30h
5
credits
FR
q1+q2
45h
5
credits
History and civilisations of the East
At least two courses from (linked to the Oriental languages chosen):
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Louis-Léon Christians
> Baudouin Dupret
Louis-Léon Christians, Baudouin Dupret
Study programme archive
HORI2M - Louvain-la-Neuve
