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Core courses [75.0]
Dissertation
(30 credits)
FR
q1+q2
30
credits
Methodological approaches to research and communication in history
(10 credits)
FR
q1+q2
5
credits
Seminar
(10 credits)
The history seminar requires significant research in libraries and archives as well as a substantial piece of critical work, preparation for oral and written summary. Students who have not obtained their Bachelor's degree will choose their seminar in annual block 2.FR
q1
22.5h
10
credits
Teacher(s):
> Paul Bertrand
> Gilles Lecuppre
Paul Bertrand, Gilles Lecuppre
FR
q1
22.5h
10
credits
Teacher(s):
> Gilles Lecuppre (coord.)
> Silvia Mostaccio
Gilles Lecuppre (coord.), Silvia Mostaccio
FR
q1
22.5h
10
credits
Teacher(s):
> Emmanuel Debruyne
> Laurence Van Ypersele (coord.)
Emmanuel Debruyne, Laurence Van Ypersele (coord.)
FR
q1
22.5h
10
credits
Research techniques
(10 credits)
10 credits chosen from :
FR
q1
22.5h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Martina Marano (compensates Marco Cavalieri)
Martina Marano (compensates Marco Cavalieri)
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
> English-friendly
Teacher(s):
> Pierre Charrey
> Louise Willocx
Pierre Charrey, Louise Willocx
FR
q1
30h
5
credits
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
FR
q2
22.5h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Amandine Degand (compensates Benoît Grevisse)
Amandine Degand (compensates Benoît Grevisse)
FR
q2
30h+30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Justin Delloye (compensates Patrick Meyfroidt)
> Isabelle Thomas
Justin Delloye (compensates Patrick Meyfroidt), Isabelle Thomas
FR
q2
30h+15h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Vincent Francis (compensates Dan Kaminski)
Vincent Francis (compensates Dan Kaminski)
Field of governance and societies
(15 credits)
During bloc 1, students take two or three parts of the "Governance and Societies : advanced issues" course, corresponding to 6 or 9 credits. During bloc 2, they also take two or three parts of this course, corresponding to 6 or 9 credits. During the Master programme, they take a total of 5 parts of the Governance and Societies I and II course and must take at least one course in each of these periods.
NL
q2
22.5h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Vincent Dujardin
> Laurence Van Ypersele
Vincent Dujardin, Laurence Van Ypersele
FR
q1
22.5h
5
credits
NL
q2
22.5h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Vincent Dujardin
> Laurence Van Ypersele
Vincent Dujardin, Laurence Van Ypersele
Students may replace one or two parts of courses of the contemporary period (LHIST2364 and/or LHIST2374) by one or two respectively of the following courses :
FR
q2
22.5h
5
credits
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List of focuses
Students should choose one of the following focuses:
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Research Focus [30.0]
Content:
Compulsory internship (10 credits)
Optional courses
(20 credits)
EN
q1
22.5h
5
credits
Other courses (maximum 5 credits)
Courses must be chosen where possible among those not yet taken in the masters in History or from those of another masters at UCLouvain or another university with the agreement of the dissertation supervisor and the examination board secretary. Students should check with the lecturer in charge of their chosen course(s) that they are entitled to take them. If certain courses are also available in the core subjects or in an option course in this masters, these courses may not exceed 5 credits. No courses may be taken from the teaching focus or the professional focuses.
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Teaching Focus [30.0]
IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with article 138 para. 4 of the decree of 7 November 2013 concerning higher education and the academic organisation of studies, teaching practice placements will not be assessed in the September session. Students are required to make every effort to successfully complete the teaching practice in the June session, subject to having to retake the year.
The teaching focus is concerned with preparation for teaching at the higher levels of secondary education.
The programme is designed to develop the following skills :
- design, planning and assessment of practice ;
- ability to assess practices and their context ;
- understanding of the educational institution, its setting and players.
Three kinds of activities are involved :
- teaching practice at the higher levels of secondary education (60 hours)
- seminars ;
- lectures.
They are divided into two categories:
- teaching practice, multidisciplinary courses and seminars, common to all subjects. They have the code LAGRE (13 credits);
- subject-based teaching practice, courses and seminars (17 credits).
The teaching focus of the 120 credit Master’s degree includes the training which leads to the qualification for teaching in secondary education (Agrégation de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur – AESS) (300 hours - 30 credits), in accordance with the Decrees of 8 February 2001 and that of 17 December 2003 (concerning the basis of neutrality) relating to the initial training of teachers at the higher levels of secondary education in the French Community in Belgium.
These 30 credits also make up the AESS programme in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics which can be taken after a 60 credit or a 120 credit Master’s degree. In practical terms, successful completion of the Master’s degree with the teaching focus leads also to the award of professional status as a secondary education teacher. Assessment of the skills in the AESS programme is spread over the 2 blocks of the Master’s degree.
Students may if they wish combine this focus with an Erasmus or Mercator exchange which must take place either during the 2nd semester of the first bloc or the 1st semester of the second bloc. All courses for the teaching focus must, however, be taken at UCLouvain.
Content:
A) Placements in an educational environment
(6 credits)
B) Disciplinary courses and seminars
(11 credits)
Teacher training in the discipline
(7 credits)
Theories and analysis of teaching practices in history
(4 credits)
C) Cross-disciplinary courses and seminars
(13 credits)
To understand the adolescent in school situation, to manage the interpersonal relationship and to animate the class group
L'étudiant choisit une des deux activités suivantes. Le cours et le séminaire doivent être suivis durant le même quadrimestre.
FR
q2
22.5h+22.5h
4
credits
Teacher(s):
> Baptiste Barbot
> Véronique Leroy
> Nathalie Roland
Baptiste Barbot, Véronique Leroy, Nathalie Roland
FR
q2
22.5h+22.5h
4
credits
Teacher(s):
> Baptiste Barbot
> Véronique Leroy
> Nathalie Roland
Baptiste Barbot, Véronique Leroy, Nathalie Roland
The school institution and its context
L'étudiant choisit une des deux activités suivantes. Le cours et le séminaire doivent être suivis durant le même quadrimestre.
FR
q1
22.5h+25h
4
credits
Teacher(s):
> Vincent Dupriez
> Antoine Lecat (compensates Branka Cattonar)
Vincent Dupriez, Antoine Lecat (compensates Branka Cattonar)
FR
q2
22.5h+25h
4
credits
Teacher(s):
> Branka Cattonar
> Vincent Dupriez
Branka Cattonar, Vincent Dupriez
LAGRE2220
General didactics and education to interdisciplinarity
L'étudiant choisit soit LAGRE2220A (1+2q) soit l'AGRE2220S (2q).
FR
q1+q2
37.5h
3
credits
Teacher(s):
> Stéphane Colognesi
> Myriam De Kesel
> Jean-Louis Dufays
> Anne Ghysselinckx
> Véronique Lemaire
> Benoît Vercruysse
Stéphane Colognesi, Myriam De Kesel, Jean-Louis Dufays, Anne Ghysselinckx, Véronique Lemaire, Benoît Vercruysse
FR
q2
20h
2
credits
Teacher(s):
> Hervé Pourtois (coord.)
> Pierre-Etienne Vandamme
Hervé Pourtois (coord.), Pierre-Etienne Vandamme
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Professional Focus : History and Archives [30.0]
Students who have not gained a Bachelor's degree in history must take LFIAL1156 (3 credits) or a course judged equivalent from the first cycle. Failing this, this course will be added as a prerequisite.
Content:
FR
q1
15h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Aurore François
> Marie Van Eeckenrode
Aurore François, Marie Van Eeckenrode
FR
q1
15h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Aurore François
> Marie Van Eeckenrode
Aurore François, Marie Van Eeckenrode
FR
q2
15h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Aurore François
> Marie Van Eeckenrode
Aurore François, Marie Van Eeckenrode
FR
q2
15h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Aurore François
> Marie Van Eeckenrode
Aurore François, Marie Van Eeckenrode
LHIST9532
Student Work in Archivistics : Public Archives
It is strongly advised to do the first internship in public archives and then the internship in private archives
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Professional Focus : Communication of Historical Knowledge [30.0]
Content:
Compulsory placement
(10 credits)
One cursus from the following :
(5 credits)
FR
q2
22.5h
5
credits
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Marie-Emilie Ricker
> Joël Roucloux
Marie-Emilie Ricker, Joël Roucloux
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Options
Students should choose an option or optional courses for 15 credits, with the agreement of the secretary of the examination board. Certain courses given at KU Leuven and UNamur may also be followed if these universities agree.
Note: If some of the teaching units from the options and/or optional courses are also in the core subjects or in the research focus, the overlap may not exceed 6 credits with each of these programme sections. Teaching units taken in the core subjects or in the research focus may not be taken into account within the options.
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Option in Digital Culture and Ethics [15.0]
The digital has transformed our lives and culture to the extent to which everything takes place nowadays in “digital space,” as our own space, time, and existence are all deeply digitalized. In the “culture of connectivity,” the digital is ubiquitous, we are, one way or another, always online, while technology is no longer just ‘at hand’, but already intimately infiltrating and fusing with our thoughts, our sensations, and even our bodies.
The Digital Culture and Ethics Option offers courses focusing on such profound changes brought about by the digital in all walks of life and academic disciplines alike. It invites the students to reflect critically and creatively on the resulting large-scale evolutions and equips them with the right skills and tools for approaching their subject matters from cutting-edge and presently much needed, genuinely effective and encompassing perspectives.
The topics and practical applications taught in this option also open up the scope of our specialized fields to wider cross-disciplinary viewpoints, thus making us ready to be professionally versatile and successful in a deeply transformed digital world.
Content:
FR
q1
22.5h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Cédric Byl
> Charles Pence (coord.)
Cédric Byl, Charles Pence (coord.)
One course from the list below :
(5 credits)
LHIST2600
Digital Practices in History Professions
This course is only open to students with a Master's degree in history or who have taken the minor in history
FR
q2
15h
5
credits
FR
q1
15h
5
credits
EN
q2
30h
5
credits
> French-friendly
Teacher(s):
> Axel Gosseries
> Olivier Pereira
Axel Gosseries, Olivier Pereira
FR
q2
20h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Julien Boelaert (compensates Christine Schnor)
Julien Boelaert (compensates Christine Schnor)
EN
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Enguerrand Marique (compensates Christophe Lazaro)
> Alain Strowel (compensates Christophe Lazaro)
Enguerrand Marique (compensates Christophe Lazaro), Alain Strowel (compensates Christophe Lazaro)
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Option in Subalternities and Postcolonial Critiques: History, World and Societies [15.0]
This option aims to deepen the study and practice of critical decentring in history. The aim is not only to mobilise epistemological frameworks from other social science disciplines, but also to train in the work of historians who question the past in an inclusive and decentred manner, and who interrogate systems of power and relations of domination and dependence (ethnic, economic, political, cultural, gender, religious, etc.).
Content:
FR
q1
15h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Anne-Sophie Gijs
> Costantino Paonessa
Anne-Sophie Gijs, Costantino Paonessa
Research Seminar
(10 credits)
LHIST2560
Séminaire d'histoire : Europe et mondes extra-européens
Students who have taken this teaching unit in the core courses must take 10 credits of optional courses.
Optional Courses
(10 credits)
Two courses to be chosen from one of the following modules
Module 1: Global issues and decentralised approach
LHIST2722
Contacts and exchanges : Seminar I (The Middle Ages)
Knowledge of Latin is essential for this course
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Geoffrey Pleyers
> Etienne Verhaegen
Geoffrey Pleyers, Etienne Verhaegen
FR
q1
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Jacinthe Mazzocchetti
> Emmanuelle Piccoli
Jacinthe Mazzocchetti, Emmanuelle Piccoli
Module 2: Analysis of non-European societies
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
LROM2842
Issues in Spanish Literary History
Prerequisite: good written and spoken knowledge of Spanish (level B2)
Module 3: Philosophical, religious and cultural issues
EN
q1
22.5h
5
credits
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Lionel Remy (compensates Brigitte Maréchal)
Lionel Remy (compensates Brigitte Maréchal)
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
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Optional courses [15.0]
15 credits chosen from :
Content:
Teaching focus
FR
q1
15h
2
credits
Teacher(s):
> Marc Blondeau
> Pascalia Papadimitriou
Marc Blondeau, Pascalia Papadimitriou
Only for students from the Teaching Focus
Archives and Records, Communication and Teaching
FR
q2
15h
5
credits
International, intercultural and intereginal relations
EN
q2
15h
3
credits
FR
q1
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Vincent Dujardin
> Vincent Laborderie (compensates Vincent Dujardin)
Vincent Dujardin, Vincent Laborderie (compensates Vincent Dujardin)
Ancient studies: history, art history and archaeology, languages and literatures
FR
q2
45h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Pierre Assenmaker
> Aaron Kachuck
Pierre Assenmaker, Aaron Kachuck
FR
q1
45h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Paolo Tomassini (compensates Marco Cavalieri)
Paolo Tomassini (compensates Marco Cavalieri)
Medieval Studies
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Jean-Charles Ducène (compensates Godefroid De Callatay)
Jean-Charles Ducène (compensates Godefroid De Callatay)
FR
q2
22.5h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Mattia Cavagna
> Agnès Guiderdoni
Mattia Cavagna, Agnès Guiderdoni
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Jean-Michel Counet
> Jacob Schmutz
Jean-Michel Counet, Jacob Schmutz
FR
q2
22.5h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Agnès Guiderdoni
> Aline Smeesters
Agnès Guiderdoni, Aline Smeesters
FR
q2
22.5h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Godefroid De Callatay
> Baudouin Van den Abeele
Godefroid De Callatay, Baudouin Van den Abeele
FR
q1
45h
5
credits
Justice, law and criminality
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Chloé Branders (compensates Dan Kaminski)
> Antoine Renglet (compensates Dan Kaminski)
Chloé Branders (compensates Dan Kaminski), Antoine Renglet (compensates Dan Kaminski)
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Xavier Rousseaux
> Alain Wijffels
Xavier Rousseaux, Alain Wijffels
Library Sciences
Communication of Historical Knowledge
Courses recommended for students with a professional focus in Communication of Historical Knowledge. For students with another focus, these courses may not exceed 5 credits.
Digital Humanities
Digital Culture and Ethics
FR
q1
22.5h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Cédric Byl
> Charles Pence (coord.)
Cédric Byl, Charles Pence (coord.)
FR
q2
15h
5
credits
FR
q1
15h
5
credits
EN
q2
30h
5
credits
> French-friendly
Teacher(s):
> Axel Gosseries
> Olivier Pereira
Axel Gosseries, Olivier Pereira
FR
q2
20h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Julien Boelaert (compensates Christine Schnor)
Julien Boelaert (compensates Christine Schnor)
EN
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Enguerrand Marique (compensates Christophe Lazaro)
> Alain Strowel (compensates Christophe Lazaro)
Enguerrand Marique (compensates Christophe Lazaro), Alain Strowel (compensates Christophe Lazaro)
Gender Studies
FR
q2
22.5h
3
credits
Teacher(s):
> Lorena Rocio Izaguirre Valdivieso
Lorena Rocio Izaguirre Valdivieso
FR
q1
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Jacinthe Mazzocchetti
> Emmanuelle Piccoli
Jacinthe Mazzocchetti, Emmanuelle Piccoli
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Philippe Bocquier
> Ester Lucia Rizzi
Philippe Bocquier, Ester Lucia Rizzi
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Annalisa Casini
> Isabelle Roskam
> Vincent Yzerbyt
Annalisa Casini, Isabelle Roskam, Vincent Yzerbyt
Other courses (maximum 5 credits)
May be chosen from the Faculty or University programmes with the agreement of the examination board secretary. Students should check with the lecturer in charge of their chosen course(s) that they are entitled to take them. If certain courses are available in the core subjects or the research focus, there may be no more than 6 credits worth of overlap for each of these categories. No overlap of courses is permitted for either the teaching focus or the professional focus.
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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, students must take supplementary classes chosen by the faculty to satisfy course prerequisites.
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).
Making History - Theory and Application of Theory
(35 credits)
FR
q2
45h+10h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Jean Leclercq
> Laurence Van Ypersele
Jean Leclercq, Laurence Van Ypersele
Seminars
(15 credits)
Two seminars from :
2 option seminars (a major for 8 credits and a minor for 7 credits). The same period of history may only be chosen once :
FR
q1
22.5h
8
credits
Teacher(s):
> Gilles Lecuppre
> Silvia Mostaccio (coord.)
Gilles Lecuppre, Silvia Mostaccio (coord.)
FR
q1
22.5h
7
credits
Teacher(s):
> Gilles Lecuppre
> Silvia Mostaccio
Gilles Lecuppre, Silvia Mostaccio
Languages
(10 credits)
Students must take one course of Ancient Languages (5 credits) and one course of Modern Languages (5 credits).
Ancient languages
(5 credits)
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 year. LFIAL1180 is open to all.
Modern languages
(5 credits)
EN
q1+q2
60h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Catherine Avery
> Stéphanie Brabant
> Jean-Luc Delghust (coord.)
Catherine Avery, Stéphanie Brabant, Jean-Luc Delghust (coord.)
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)
NL
q1
60h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Hilde Bosmans (coord.)
> Katrien De Rycke
Hilde Bosmans (coord.), Katrien De Rycke
