Detailed programme by subject

Mandatory Major (150 credits)
Mandatory General training (37 credits)
Most of the 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
FR q1  30h  3 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Laurent Béghin

> Charles Doyen

> Hubert Roland

Laurent Béghin
, Charles Doyen
, Hubert Roland
Mandatory LFIAL1140  Concepts of history of art, archaeology and musicology
FR q1  30h  3 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Quentin Letesson (compensates Marco Cavalieri)

> Joël Roucloux

> Brigitte Van Wymeersch

Quentin Letesson (compensates Marco Cavalieri)
, Joël Roucloux
, Brigitte Van Wymeersch
Mandatory LFIAL1155  Introduction to History (Ancient, Medieval, Modern, Contemporary)
FR q1  45h  4 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Paul Bertrand (coord.)

> Silvia Mostaccio

> Françoise Van Haeperen

> Laurence Van Ypersele

Paul Bertrand (coord.)
, Silvia Mostaccio
, Françoise Van Haeperen
, Laurence Van Ypersele
Mandatory LFIAL1190  Introduction to Philosophy
FR q1  45h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Jean-Michel Counet

Jean-Michel Counet
Mandatory LFIAL1430  Critical Examination of Information and Critical Thinking
FR q2  45h+10h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Jean Leclercq

> Laurence Van Ypersele

Jean Leclercq
, Laurence Van Ypersele
Mandatory LESPO2100  Political economy
FR q1  30h+15h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Caroline Cleppert

> Françoise Delmez

Caroline Cleppert
, Françoise Delmez
Mandatory LHIST1334  Questions of history : contemporary period  
FR q2  22.5h  5 credits       > English-friendly  
Teacher(s):

> Emmanuel Debruyne

Emmanuel Debruyne
Mandatory One of the following courses:
Optional LHIST1340  Practice of History & Social Sciences
Students who have not passed this course will take LHIST1420 instead.
FR q2  15h+15h  5 credits      
Optional LHIST1420  Introduction to Cultural History and Anthropology
Students who have already passed this course will take LHIST1728 instead.
FR q1  22.5h  5 credits       > English-friendly  
Teacher(s):

> Caroline Sappia

Caroline Sappia
Mandatory Religious sciences
One course from :
Optional LTECO1210  Societies, cultures, religions : lectures bibliques Biblical Readings
FR q1  15h  2 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Jean-Pierre Sterck-Degueldre (compensates Geert Van Oyen)

Jean-Pierre Sterck-Degueldre (compensates Geert Van Oyen)
Optional LTECO1220  Societies-cultures-religions : Human Questions
FR q1  15h  2 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Geoffrey Legrand

Geoffrey Legrand
Optional LTECO1230  Societies-cultures-religions : Ethical Questions
FR q2  15h  2 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Olivier Riaudel

Olivier Riaudel
Mandatory Introduction to the discipline (15 credits)
Mandatory LHIST1140  General heuristics
FR q1  22.5h+15h  6 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Paul Bertrand

Paul Bertrand
Mandatory LHIST1130  Exercises on questions in history
FR q2  30h  6 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Vincent Dujardin

> Olivier Latteur (compensates Vincent Dujardin)

Vincent Dujardin
, Olivier Latteur (compensates Vincent Dujardin)
Mandatory LFIAL1156  Computer Applications in the Humanities
FR q1  15h+15h  3 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Aurore François

Aurore François
Mandatory Getting to know history (35 credits)
Mandatory LHIST1160  Introduction to the institutions of Belgium
FR q2  22.5h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Emmanuel Debruyne

> Caroline Sappia

Emmanuel Debruyne
, Caroline Sappia
Mandatory LFIAL1421  Antiquity History
FR q2  22.5h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Florence Liard (compensates Françoise Van Haeperen)

Florence Liard (compensates Françoise Van Haeperen)
Mandatory LFIAL1422  Middle Ages History
FR q2  22.5h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Gilles Lecuppre

Gilles Lecuppre
Mandatory LFIAL1423  Modern Times History
FR q2  22.5h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Silvia Mostaccio

Silvia Mostaccio
Mandatory LFIAL1424  Contemporary Period History
FR q2  22.5h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Laurence Van Ypersele

Laurence Van Ypersele
Mandatory Deux cours à choisir parmi : (10 credits)
Optional Langues anciennes
Optional LFIAL1180  Latin I
FR q1  30h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Lysiane Delanaye

Lysiane Delanaye
Optional LFIAL1770  Greek I
FR q1  30h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Elise Fontaine

Elise Fontaine
Optional LGLOR1230  Latin II
FR q2  45h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Lysiane Delanaye

Lysiane Delanaye
Optional LGLOR1731  Advanced Latin Authors A
FR q1+q2  45h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Aaron Kachuck

Aaron Kachuck
Optional LGLOR1732  Advanced Latin Authors B
FR q1+q2  45h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Lysiane Delanaye

> Aaron Kachuck

Lysiane Delanaye
, Aaron Kachuck
Optional LROM1230  Examination of Medieval Texts : from Latin to Old French
FR q2  30h+7.5h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Craig Baker (compensates Mattia Cavagna)

Craig Baker (compensates Mattia Cavagna)
Optional LROM1330  Critical analysis of Medieval Texts : Middle French
FR q1  30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Thibaut Radomme (compensates Mattia Cavagna)

Thibaut Radomme (compensates Mattia Cavagna)
Optional Connaître l'histoire
Optional LHIST1331  Questions of Ancient History  
FR q1  30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Olivier Latteur (compensates Françoise Van Haeperen)

Olivier Latteur (compensates Françoise Van Haeperen)
Optional LHIST1332  Questions of Medieval History  
FR q2  22.5h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Gilles Lecuppre

Gilles Lecuppre
Optional LHIST1333  Questions of Modern History  
FR q1  22.5h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Gilles Lecuppre

Gilles Lecuppre
Optional LECGE1121  Economic and Social History
FR q1  30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Emmanuel Debruyne

Emmanuel Debruyne
Optional LRELI1251  History of Christianity: Antiquity
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Jean-Marie Auwers

Jean-Marie Auwers
Optional LRELI1252  History of Christianity: Modern Times
FR q1  30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Jean-Pascal Gay

Jean-Pascal Gay
Optional LRELI1253  History of Christianity: Middle Ages
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Paul Bertrand

Paul Bertrand
Optional LRELI1320  Introduction to the History of Religions
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Philippe Cornu

Philippe Cornu
Optional LRELI1321  History of Christianity: the Contemporary Period
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Jean-Pascal Gay

Jean-Pascal Gay
Mandatory Making History (45 credits)
Mandatory LHIST1210  Writing and images: reading exercises
FR q1+q2  37.5h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Baudouin Van den Abeele

> Laurence Van Ypersele

Baudouin Van den Abeele
, Laurence Van Ypersele
Mandatory LHIST1211  Historiography
EN q2  22.5h  4 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Costantino Paonessa

> Geneviève Warland

Costantino Paonessa
, Geneviève Warland
Mandatory LHIST1241  Specialized heuristics and exercises on questions of history : antiquity  
FR q1  15h+15h  4 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Françoise Van Haeperen

Françoise Van Haeperen
Mandatory LHIST1242  Specialized heuristics and exercises on questions of history : the Middle Ages  
FR q1  15h+15h  4 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Paul Bertrand

Paul Bertrand
Mandatory LHIST1243  Specialized heuristics and exercises on questions of history : modern times  
FR q2  15h+15h  4 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Silvia Mostaccio

Silvia Mostaccio
Mandatory LHIST1244  Specialized heuristics and exercises on questions of history : the contemporary period  
FR q2  15h+15h  4 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Vincent Dujardin

Vincent Dujardin
Mandatory LHIST1320  Quantitative methods in studying history  
FR q1  22.5h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Aurore François

Aurore François
Mandatory Seminars (15 credits)
Students should choose a major seminar (8 credits) and a minor seminar (7 credits). The same period may only be chosen once.
Optional LHIST1391  Seminar : Antiquity  
FR q1  22.5h  8 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Françoise Van Haeperen

Françoise Van Haeperen
Optional LHIST1392  Seminar : the Middle Ages  
FR q1  22.5h  8 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Paul Bertrand

> Gilles Lecuppre

Paul Bertrand
, Gilles Lecuppre
Optional LHIST1393  Seminar : Early modern times  
FR q1  22.5h  8 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Gilles Lecuppre

> Silvia Mostaccio (coord.)

Gilles Lecuppre
, Silvia Mostaccio (coord.)
Optional LHIST1394  Seminar : the contemporary period  
FR q1  22.5h  8 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Laurence Van Ypersele

Laurence Van Ypersele
Optional LHIST1395  Seminar : Contemporary Period (International Relations)  
FR q2  22.5h  8 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Vincent Dujardin

Vincent Dujardin
Optional LHIST1391A  Seminar : Antiquity - PARTIM  
FR q1  22.5h  7 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Françoise Van Haeperen

Françoise Van Haeperen
Optional LHIST1392A  Seminar : Seminar : the Middle Ages - PARTIM  
FR q1  22.5h  7 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Paul Bertrand

> Gilles Lecuppre

Paul Bertrand
, Gilles Lecuppre
Optional LHIST1393A  Seminar : Early modern times - PARTIM  
FR q1  22.5h  7 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Gilles Lecuppre

> Silvia Mostaccio

Gilles Lecuppre
, Silvia Mostaccio
Optional LHIST1394A  Seminar : Cont period - PARTIM  
FR q1  22.5h  7 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Laurence Van Ypersele

Laurence Van Ypersele
Optional LHIST1395A  Seminar : the contemporary period PARTIM  
FR q2  22.5h  7 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Vincent Dujardin

Vincent Dujardin
Mandatory Modern and ancient languages (10 credits)
Mandatory Modern languages
The student will follow one of the four following courses :
Optional LALLE1710  German language
DE q1  30h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Caroline Klein (coord.)

Caroline Klein (coord.)
Optional LANGL1111  English: Language & Culture
EN q1+q2  45h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Estelle Dagneaux (coord.)

> Claudine Grommersch

> Sandrine Mulkers

> Emeline Pierre (compensates Sandrine Mulkers)

Estelle Dagneaux (coord.)
, Claudine Grommersch
, Sandrine Mulkers
, Emeline Pierre (compensates Sandrine Mulkers)
Optional LNEER1111  Dutch language and culture
NL q1+q2  60h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Katrien De Rycke (coord.)

Katrien De Rycke (coord.)
Optional LNEER1730  Dutch language
NL q1  60h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Hilde Bosmans (coord.)

> Katrien De Rycke

Hilde Bosmans (coord.)
, Katrien De Rycke
Mandatory Ancient languages
Students must take one of the following courses : (LFIAL1770 and LFIAL1181 are open to students who have either studied Latin for four hours per week during the last four years of secondary education or pass an assessment test at the beginning of the academic year. LFIAL1180 is open to all).
Optional LFIAL1180  Latin I
FR q1  30h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Lysiane Delanaye

Lysiane Delanaye
Optional LFIAL1181  Latin Authors
FR q1  30h+0h  5 credits       > English-friendly  
Teacher(s):

> Aaron Kachuck

Aaron Kachuck
Optional LFIAL1770  Greek I
FR q1  30h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Elise Fontaine

Elise Fontaine
Mandatory Modern languages (5 credits)
Student must continue studying the chosen modern language in the first annual block.
Optional LALLE1212  German - Intermediate level  
DE q1+q2  60h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Ann Rinder (coord.)

Ann Rinder (coord.)
Optional LANGL1212  English for Arts Students. An intermediate course  
EN q1+q2  60h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Catherine Avery

> Stéphanie Brabant

> Jean-Luc Delghust (coord.)

Catherine Avery
, Stéphanie Brabant
, Jean-Luc Delghust (coord.)
Optional LNEER1212  Dutch for Arts Students - Intermediate level  
NL q1+q2  60h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Hilde Bufkens (coord.)

Hilde Bufkens (coord.)
Mandatory Modern languages (3 credits)
Student must continue studying the chosen modern language in the first annual block.
Optional LALLE1313  German communication skills for students in Archaeology and History of Art and History
DE q1  30h  3 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Ann Rinder (coord.)

Ann Rinder (coord.)
Optional LANGL1313  Interactive English Communication
EN q1+q2  30h  3 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Philippe Denis (coord.)

Philippe Denis (coord.)
Optional LNEER1313  Dutch communication skills for students in Archaeology and History of Art and History
NL q1  30h  3 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Marie-Laurence Lambrecht (coord.)

Marie-Laurence Lambrecht (coord.)
Mandatory Minor (30 credits)     (> See the list of available minors and/or additional modules)
Students choose a minor from the list of available minors and take into account any access requirements laid down by the management bodies. They will distribute the 30 credits of the minor between the annual block 2 and the annual block 3 of their bachelor's degree, so that their course programme (major + minor) comprises 60 credits each academic year.