Master [120] in Sciences of Religions - Detailed programme by subject

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Core courses of the Master in Sciences of Religions [90.0]

Core courses (62 credits)

Disciplinary Approach (16 credits)

LFILO2132 Philosophy of Religion (Special Questions)

FR q2 30h+0h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jean Leclercq

> Marc Maesschalck

Jean Leclercq

, Marc Maesschalck

LSREL2230 Religions, law and societies in Europe

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Louis-Léon Christians

Louis-Léon Christians

LPOLS1329 Sociology of Religion

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Brigitte Maréchal

Brigitte Maréchal

LPSP1338 Psychology of religion

FR q1 22.5h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Moïse Karim (compensates Vassilis Saroglou)

> Vassilis Saroglou

Moïse Karim (compensates Vassilis Saroglou)

, Vassilis Saroglou

Interdisciplinary Seminars (12 credits)

LSREL2911 Seminar : Methodology of the analysis of religious facts

FR q1 30h 6 credits
Teacher(s):

> Geneviève Bricoult

> Louis-Léon Christians

> Thibault Fontanari

> Jean Leclercq

Geneviève Bricoult

, Louis-Léon Christians

, Thibault Fontanari

, Jean Leclercq

LSREL2912 Integrative Seminar

FR q1 30h 6 credits
Teacher(s):

> Geneviève Bricoult

> Louis-Léon Christians

> Jean Leclercq

> Vassilis Saroglou

Geneviève Bricoult

, Louis-Léon Christians

, Jean Leclercq

, Vassilis Saroglou

Study of Religions (16 credits)

Far Eastern Religions (4 credits)
Take a course from among :

LRELI1347 Hinduism

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Philippe Cornu

Philippe Cornu

LRELI1348 Buddhism

FR q2 30h 4 credits

Christianism (4 credits)
Take a course from among :

LRELI1120 Introduction to the Bible : New testament

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Geert Van Oyen

Geert Van Oyen

LRELI1170 Introduction to Christian History

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jean-Marie Auwers

> Jean-Pascal Gay

Jean-Marie Auwers

, Jean-Pascal Gay

LRELI1130 Introduction to Christian Faith

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Paulo Jorge Dos Santos Rodrigues

Paulo Jorge Dos Santos Rodrigues

Islam (4 credits)

LSREL2260 Koran : History and Exegesis

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Mehdi Azaiez

Mehdi Azaiez

Judaism (4 credits)

LRELI1310 Judaism

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> David Lemler

David Lemler

Comparative Approach (18 credits)

LSREL2920 Seminar : Christianity and other religions

FR q2 30h 6 credits
Teacher(s):

> Henri Derroitte

> Brigitte Maréchal (coord.)

Henri Derroitte

, Brigitte Maréchal (coord.)

LTHEO2170 Comparative approach of religions

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Philippe Cornu

Philippe Cornu

LTHEO2430 Religions and gender

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Walter Lesch

Walter Lesch

Additional course (4 credits)
Take a course from :

LPSYS2206 Psychology of religions, values and their plurality

FR q1 45h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Vassilis Saroglou

Vassilis Saroglou

LSREL2110 Religions and interculturality

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Thibault Fontanari

Thibault Fontanari

LSREL2240 Comparative religious legislation

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Louis-Léon Christians

Louis-Léon Christians

LTHEO2362 Interreligious dialogue

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Mehdi Azaiez

Mehdi Azaiez

Thesis (28 credits)

LSREL2000A Thesis Project

FR 4 credits

LSREL2000B Master Thesis

FR 20 credits

LSREL2000C Guidance for the Thesis

FR 4 credits
      Research Focus [30.0]

Finalité approfondie (30 crédits en 2 ans)

Content :
The student must register in order to obtain 30 ECTS :
- LSREL2940 : Professional development seminar (2 ECTS)
- 7 courses (28 ECTS) : The student chooses between two and five courses in Block A, and chooses between two and five courses in Block B. If the student has not completed seven courses in total, he or she completes the programme in Block C.

Professional development seminar (2 credits)

LSREL2940 Professional development seminar in sciences of religions

FR q1 or q2 2 credits
Teacher(s):

> Mehdi Azaiez (coord.)

Mehdi Azaiez (coord.)

Block A : Advanced study of Religions
The student will choose between two and five courses form among :

Far Eastern Religions

LGLOR2943 Anthropology of India and the Far East : Special Issues

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Thibault Fontanari (compensates Frédéric Laugrand)

> Lionel Simon (compensates Frédéric Laugrand)

Thibault Fontanari (compensates Frédéric Laugrand)

, Lionel Simon (compensates Frédéric Laugrand)

LGLOR2849 Satsuma Chair

FR q2 15h 4 credits

LGLOR2942 Questions of Indian and Far Eastern Philosophy and Spirituality

FR q2 30h 4 credits

Christianism

LTHEO2341 Questions of history of christianity: Antiquity

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jean-Marie Auwers

Jean-Marie Auwers

LTHEO2342 Questions of history of christianity: Middel Ages

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Paul Bertrand

Paul Bertrand

LTHEO2351 Questions of history of christianity: contemporary Era

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jean-Pascal Gay

Jean-Pascal Gay

LTHEO2352 Questions of history of christianity: contemporary Era

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jean-Pascal Gay

Jean-Pascal Gay

LTHEO2431 Bible and culture

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Hans Ausloos

> Marcela Lobo Bustamante

> Olivier Riaudel

> Matthieu Guy Michel Somon (coord.)

Hans Ausloos

, Marcela Lobo Bustamante

, Olivier Riaudel

, Matthieu Guy Michel Somon (coord.)

LTHEO2432 History of biblical exegesis

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Régis Burnet

Régis Burnet

LTHEO2540 Christian theology of religions

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Olivier Riaudel

Olivier Riaudel

LTHEO2640 Spiritualités et interculturalité en contexte de soin

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Dominique Jacquemin

Dominique Jacquemin

Islam

LSREL2251 History of Islamic Thought and Spirituality

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Mehdi Azaiez

Mehdi Azaiez

LDROI1511 Introduction to Islamic Law

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Louis-Léon Christians

> Baudouin Dupret

Louis-Léon Christians

, Baudouin Dupret

LFILO1370 History of arabic Philosophy

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Cécile Bonmariage

Cécile Bonmariage

LFILO2300 Seminar on interpretation of Arabic Philosophical Texts

EN q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Cécile Bonmariage

Cécile Bonmariage

LSREL2250 The figures of Muhammad throughout history

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Mehdi Azaiez

Mehdi Azaiez

LSREL2272 Interuniversity Chair for Practical Islamology

FR q2 30h 4 credits

Judaism

LSREL2012 History of the Jewish Religion

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Philippe Pierret

Philippe Pierret

LTHEO2211 Old Testament Exegesis I (narrative literature)

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Matthieu Richelle

Matthieu Richelle

LTHEO2212 Old Testament Exegesis II (poetic literature)

FR q2 30h 4 credits

LTHEO2412 Old Testament - Particular questions

FR q1 30h 4 credits

LTHEO2481 Intertestamental and Rabbinic Judaism

FR q2 30h 4 credits

Block B : Social science and humanities approaches
The student will choose between two and five courses form among :

LANTR2020 Anthropology of Symbolic systems : Religion, Nature and Virtual Worlds

FR q1 20h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Olivier Servais

Olivier Servais

LANTR2055 Cosmology : the making of categories

FR q1 22.5h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jean-frédéric de Hasque (compensates Frédéric Laugrand)

> Frédéric Laugrand

Jean-frédéric de Hasque (compensates Frédéric Laugrand)

, Frédéric Laugrand

LPSYS2055 Religion, health and psychotherapy

FR q1 45h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Vassilis Saroglou

Vassilis Saroglou

LPSYS2206 Psychology of religions, values and their plurality

FR q1 45h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Vassilis Saroglou

Vassilis Saroglou

LRELI1264 Religions and Media

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Walter Lesch

Walter Lesch

LRELI1352 Ethics - Society - Religion

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Walter Lesch

Walter Lesch

LSOC2060 socio-anthropology of contemporary Islam

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Brigitte Maréchal

Brigitte Maréchal

LSOC2075 Diversité culturelle, pluralisme religieux et conflits sociaux contemporains: enjeux sociologiques et modes de régulation

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Brigitte Maréchal

> Marie Verhoeven

Brigitte Maréchal

, Marie Verhoeven

LSREL2110 Religions and interculturality

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Thibault Fontanari

Thibault Fontanari

LSREL2211 Religions in Belgian and international law (advanced questions)

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Louis-Léon Christians

Louis-Léon Christians

LSREL2222 Religions and citizenship : mediation and regulation (advanced ethical and legal issues)

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Louis-Léon Christians

Louis-Léon Christians

Block C : Other options
If necessary, the student may choose courses from Block C to complete Blocks A and B, to reach a total of 28 ECTS :

LAGRE2400 See specifications in french

FR q2 20h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Mathias El Berhoumi (compensates Xavier Delgrange)

> Hervé Pourtois (coord.)

> Pierre-Etienne Vandamme

Mathias El Berhoumi (compensates Xavier Delgrange)

, Hervé Pourtois (coord.)

, Pierre-Etienne Vandamme

LANTR2010 Anthropology of animals that are good to think

FR q1 20h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Frédéric Laugrand

Frédéric Laugrand

LANTR2080 Sensitive anthropology

FR q1 20h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Anne-Marie Vuillemenot

Anne-Marie Vuillemenot

LANTR2090 Anthropologie de la nature

FR q1 15h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Frédéric Laugrand

Frédéric Laugrand

LGLOR1534 History of the Arab-Muslim civilisation

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Godefroid de Callatay

Godefroid de Callatay

LGLOR2534 History of Rational Thought in the Arab-Muslim World

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Godefroid de Callatay

Godefroid de Callatay

LPOLS1326 Practical Research Seminars in Sociology and Anthropology

FR q1+q2 45h+20h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Mathieu Berger

> Hugues Draelants

> Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

> Lionel Simon

> Saskia Simon (compensates Olivier Servais)

> Marie Verhoeven

Mathieu Berger

, Hugues Draelants

, Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

, Lionel Simon

, Saskia Simon (compensates Olivier Servais)

, Marie Verhoeven

LRELI1110 Introduction to the Bible : Old Testament

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Matthieu Richelle

Matthieu Richelle

LRELI1342 New Testament B

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Régis Burnet

Régis Burnet

LRELI1277 Questions of Christian Anthropology

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Olivier Riaudel

Olivier Riaudel

LRELI1278 God and atheism

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Benoît Bourgine

Benoît Bourgine

LRELI1347 Hinduism

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Philippe Cornu

Philippe Cornu

LRELI1348 Buddhism

FR q2 30h 4 credits

LRELI1368 Art and Religion

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Ralph Dekoninck

Ralph Dekoninck

LSOC2084 Participatory methods

FR q2 22.5h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Géraldine André

> Brigitte Maréchal

Géraldine André

, Brigitte Maréchal

LSREL2240 Comparative religious legislation

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Louis-Léon Christians

Louis-Léon Christians

LTHEO2272 Canon Law: special questions

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Louis-Léon Christians

Louis-Léon Christians

LTHEO2331 Eastern theologies

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Christophe D'Aloisio

Christophe D'Aloisio

LTHEO2332 Reformed theologies

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Olivier Riaudel

Olivier Riaudel

LTHEO2362 Interreligious dialogue

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Mehdi Azaiez

Mehdi Azaiez

LTHEO2871 Christian theologies outside Europe I

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

LTHEO2872 Christian theologies outside Europe II

FR q2 30h 4 credits

Langues

LGLOR1664 Classical Arabic II A

FR q1+q2 45h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Godefroid de Callatay

Godefroid de Callatay

LGLOR1663 Classical Arabic II B

FR q1+q2 45h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Motia Zouihal (compensates Godefroid de Callatay)

Motia Zouihal (compensates Godefroid de Callatay)

LGLOR1670 Sanskrit I

FR q1 15h+15h 4 credits   > English-friendly
Teacher(s):

> Leonid Kulikov

Leonid Kulikov

LGLOR1680 Sanskrit II

FR q2 15h+15h 4 credits   > English-friendly
Teacher(s):

> Leonid Kulikov

Leonid Kulikov

LRELI1180A Introduction to Biblical Greek

FR q1 30h 2 credits
Teacher(s):

> Beatrice Bonanno

Beatrice Bonanno

LRELI1180B Introduction to Biblical Greek

FR q2 15h 2 credits
Teacher(s):

> Beatrice Bonanno

Beatrice Bonanno

LRELI1631 Biblical Hebrew I A

FR q1+q2 45h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Matthieu Richelle

Matthieu Richelle

LRELI1632 Biblical Hebrew I B

FR q1+q2 45h 4 credits
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.

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.

LCOPS1125 Psychology and Social Psychology

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Coralie Buxant

> Olivier Corneille

> Karl-Andrew Woltin

Coralie Buxant

, Olivier Corneille

, Karl-Andrew Woltin

LESPO1113 Sociology and Anthropology of the Contemporary Worlds

FR q1 or q2 40h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jean De Munck

> Hugues Draelants

Jean De Munck

, Hugues Draelants

LFIAL1430 Critical Examination of Information and Critical Thinking

FR q2 45h+10h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jean Leclercq

> Laurence Van Ypersele

Jean Leclercq

, Laurence Van Ypersele

LFILO1140 Moral Philosophy

FR q2 45h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Olivier Depré

Olivier Depré

LFILO1360 Philosophy of Culture and Intercultural Dialogue

FR q2 30h 3 credits > English-friendly
Teacher(s):

> Marc Maesschalck

Marc Maesschalck

LPOLS1225 Social and cultural anthropology

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Julie Hermesse

Julie Hermesse

LPSP1007 Sociology: education, health and work

FR q1 30h 3 credits
Teacher(s):

> Marc Zune

Marc Zune

LRELI1190 Introduction to History : critical history

FR q2 15h 2 credits
Teacher(s):

> Luc Courtois

Luc Courtois

LRELI1320 Introduction to the History of Religions

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Philippe Cornu

Philippe Cornu

LRELI1380 Questions of Canon Law

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Louis-Léon Christians

Louis-Léon Christians