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Licence en langues et littératures orientales (langue arabe et islamologie) (Diploma of the Second Cycle (Licence) in Oriental Languages and Literature (Arabic language and Islamology)) [ISLA2]
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>> >>> > ISLA21 et 22 - First and second years
>> Positioning of the degree within the University cursus

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Programme management

ORI Unité d'orientalisme - Institut orientaliste

Responsable académique : René Lebrun

Contact : Marie-Antoinette Jacquemin

Tél. 010474958
jacquemin@glor.ucl.ac.be

Contact : Christophe Vielle

Tél. 010474954
vielle@ori.ucl.ac.be

Study objectives

The second university study cycle programme ("licence") in Oriental Languages and Literature : Arabic Language and Islamology, provides a basic course in all of the aspects of the ancient and contemporary Arabic world, starting with the study of the language, literature and history, and finishing with that of religion and contemporary society.

The studies can lead to a later specialisation programme (DEA), or to the application of another basic programme to an Oriental domain.

Admission conditions

The "licence" programme in Oriental Languages and Literature is accessible to students holding the first university study cycle diploma ("candidature") from the Faculty of Arts (two year programme) or any other diploma judged as being equivalent. Otherwise, complements in Linguistics, in Historical Criticism and Literary Theory, may be added to the programme. The programme must be approved by the academic supervisor.

Candidates who are interpreters/translators for the languages concerned are entitles access to the programme, subject to the successful completion of a one year "candidature" programme in the Faculty of Arts of UCL. The interpreters/translators for the languages concerned are entitled direct access to the programme, subject to adding a maximum of 150 hours of complementary subjects to the normal cursus.

Admission procedure

The regular conditions and admission requests are detailed in the "General Information" section of the Web page :
http://www.ucl.ac.be/etudes/libres.acces.html

General structure of the programme

Two year second cycle of university studies ("Licence"), 95 ECTS of study activities and a thesis (25 ECTS), subject to one single final deliberation.

The thesis should be related to a subject matter covered on the programme chosen by the student and approved by the Orientalist Institute Council.

Programme content

ISLA21 et 22 First and second years

Prerequisite

ARAB1100

Modern Arabic Basic Level[30h] (3 credits)

Pierre Hanjoul

(Prerequisites for the GLOR1661 and GLOR1662 courses)

ARAB1101

Arabe moderne (expression orale): niveau élémentaire[60h] (6 credits)

Pierre Hanjoul

GLOR1661

Classical Arabic I[30h] (6 credits)EN Cours cyclique non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

Godefroid De Callatay

GLOR1662

Classical Arabic I[30h] (6 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in French)

Godefroid De Callatay

FLTR1430

Critical Analysis of Information[30h+10h] (3.5 credits) (in French)

Guy Zelis

A. Arabic language

First year

GLOR2857

Classical Arabic II[30h] (6 credits) (in French)

Godefroid De Callatay

GLOR1807

Middle Arabic (elementary level)[30h] (6 credits) (in French)

Jacques Grand'Henry

GLOR2823

Classical Arabic (advanced level)[45h] (9 credits) (in French)

Jacques Grand'Henry

ARAB1300

Arabic Intermediate level[90h] (9 credits)

Ahmed Adrioueche, Jacques Grand'Henry

Second year

GLOR2823

Classical Arabic (advanced level)[45h] (9 credits) (in French)

Jacques Grand'Henry

GLOR2824

Middle Arabic (advanced level)[30h] (6 credits) (in French)

Jacques Grand'Henry

B. Courses on Islamology

GLOR1806

Coranic Texts[30h] (6 credits) (in French)

Jacques Grand'Henry

GLOR2812

History of Islamic religion[30h] (4 credits)EN Cours cyclique non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

Godefroid De Callatay

GLOR2813

Institutions of Islam[30h] (4 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in French)

Godefroid De Callatay

GLOR2840

History of Muslim nations[30h] (4 credits)EN Cours cyclique non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

Godefroid De Callatay

GLOR2841

Christian Arabic literature[15h] (3 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in French)

Laurence Tuerlinckx

GLOR2845

Arabic and Muslim literature[30h] (4 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in French)

Godefroid De Callatay

FILO1282

History of philosophy 3: History of arabic Philosophy[30h] (4 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in French)

Jean-Michel Counet

FILO2300

Interpretation of Arabic Philosophical Texts[30h] (4 credits)EN Cours cyclique non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

N.

ARKE2530

History of Islamic Art[30h] (4 credits)ENCours cyclique dispensé cette année académique (in French)

Pauline Voute

DVLP3160

Socio-political analysis of the Arab world[30h] (4 credits) (in French)

Bichara Khader

Among others, the annual interuniversity courses of the 3rd cycle (FNRS) on the study of Arabic texts (15 hours).

C. Options

At least two from among the following courses :

RELI2540

Christian Theology of Religions[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Jacques Scheuer

DVLP2280

Analysis of developing countries[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Bichara Khader

DVLP3120

Development policies[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Frédéric Lapeyre

DVLP3161

Socio-economic analysis of the Arab world[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Bichara Khader

DVLP3192

Inter-disciplinary seminar on development policies: the Arab world[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Bichara Khader

FLTR2550

History of ancient and medieval science[22.5h] (3 credits) (in French)

Anne Tihon

INT2326

Special Issues in Private International Law[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Jean-Yves Carlier, Marc Fallon

or any other courses relating to Arabic studies or the Islamic world, approved by the programme manager or his delegate.

SREL2022

Seminar : Islam and Christianity[30h] (3 credits)EN Cours cyclique non dispensé cette année académique (in French)

Emilio Platti

ANTR3104

Comparative psychological anthropology: India, Islam and the west[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Anne-Marie Vuillemenot

SOC2445

The socio-anthropology of present-day Islam[30h] (3 credits) (in French)

Felice Dassetto

D. Modern language (3 ECTS)

Intermediate or advanced level, 30 hours, according to choice :

ALLE2410

German - Interactive communication[30h] (3 credits)

N.

ANGL2410

Interactive Communication[30h] (3 credits)

Philippe Denis

ARAB2410

Arabic interactive communication[30h] (3 credits)

Pierre Hanjoul

CHIN1300

Chinese intermediate level[120h] (9 credits)

Françoise Paron

or

CHIN1500

Chinese advanced level[120h] (9 credits)

Françoise Paron

ESPA2410

Spanish - Interactive communication[30h] (3 credits)

Victor Manuel Mendez Villegas

GREC1300

Grec - niveau moyen[60h] (6 credits)EN Cours non dispensé cette année académique

N.

ITAL1300

Italian - Intermediate level[90h] (6 credits)

Laura Scarpa

or

ITAL1500

Italian - Advanced level[90h] (6 credits)

Laura Scarpa

(depending on the level of knowledge)

JAPO1300

Japanese - Intermediate level[60h] (6 credits)

Marc Heremans

NEER2410

Dutch communication skills for students in Classical studies, Philosophy, Oriental Studies, Biblical Studies.[30h] (3 credits)

Mariken Smit (coord.)

RUSS1300

Intermediate level[90h] (6 credits)

Andréi Zakharkevitch

E. Thesis (25 ECTS)

The conferring of the "licence" diploma is subject to the presentation and defence of a thesis written in a language approved by the programme manager or his delegate, to do with the subject areas covered on the programme.

Positioning of the degree within the University cursus

The "licence" progamme in Oriental Languages and Literature : Arabic Language and Islamology, entitle access to the higher study diploma in the Arts.



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