The second university study cycle programme ("licence") in Biblical Philology covers two years of studies which may be followed as a complement to the DEA programme in Theology (c.f. study programme for the in-depth diploma studies in Theology) : these courses are partly common. Here, the study of the biblical languages, literature and milieux, as well as the methods used for these studies, will be gone into in more detail. Other courses in Philology and Oriental History may be taken in the way of options.

The "licence" programme in Biblical Philology is accessible to holders of a university certificate in Biblical Philology, also to holders of a first university study cycle diploma ("candidature") in the Arts or in Religious Sciences, or another diploma that the Faculty judges as being comparable. Holders of a "candidature" or "licence" diploma in Religious Sciences who have already had an initiation course into Greek with the relevant exercises and elementary Hebrew on their programme, are authorised to register directly on the "licence" programme in Biblical Philology, subject to adding the FIBI 1 DC or EBIB 9CE courses not yet followed.

The University admission and enrolment procedures are detailed on the web address under "General Information" : http://www.ucl.ac.be/etudes/libres/acces.html

The courses and seminars must obligatorily be spread over two academic years ; this may extend to three years if the student is following, at the same time, the DEA in Theology or in any other UCL programme. The final year also includes the presentation of a thesis on a question of biblical philology or exegesis, if the student has not yet presented one, that the programme manager or his delegate judges sufficient, in the context of another "licence" programme.

(For these two courses, the 15 hours of exercises are to do with Greek)

(These two exegesis courses must be followed for the 2 years)

(The students who have not followed the DEA programme in Theology, are required to have previously followed the THEO 3010 course - Introduction to the critical study of theological sources)

(The language courses must be followed during the two years of the programme. They are accompanied by 15 hours of exercises. The students who did not follow the Aramean studies (elementary course) on the complementary study diploma course of the first study cycle in Biblical Philology, will do soduring the first study year of the "licence" programme and only follow the higher course for one year.)

One compulsory course to be chosen at the "Institut des langues vivantes" from among five languages :

Two subjects to be chosen from the "licence" programme in Philology and Oriental History (cf. study programme for the "licence" in Oriental Languages and Literature : Oriental Philology and History, Arts Faculty) or from the narratology courses of the "licence" programme in Information and Communication, Economic, Social and Political Sciences Faculty, with the approval of the head of the exegesis Department.