To provide a principal first cycle programme in Oriental Studies, especially in the Languages and Civilisations of the East in its different domains : 1) Egypt and the ancient Near-East, including the biblical world, 2) The Byzantium and Christian East, including the Caucasus, 3) The Arab and Muslim worlds, 4) The East Indies and the Far-East.

First quadrimester :

Common general courses in the Faculty of Arts : Historical Foundations of Western Civilisation (5 credits), Arts and Civilisations (5 credits), Introduction to the Principal Works in European Literature I (5 credits), Practice in French at university level (5 credits), Modern Languages (5 credits) Ancient Languages (5 credits).

Second quadrimester :

General course : Introduction to Philosophy (4.5 credits), Introduction to Language Science (3.5 credits), Seminar in the Historical Foundations of Western Civilisation : Antiquity (2.5 credits).

Introduction to the Discipline : Introduction to Oriental Studies (2 credits), Introduction to the Study of Antiquity (3.5 credits), Introduction to Heuristics (2.5 credits), Introduction to Oriental Languages (5 credits), Social and Cultural Anthropology (3 credits), Introduction to Religious Sciences (3 credits).

General courses (30 credits) : Modern Languages (comprehension 2nd year and communication 3rd year), Critical Analysis of Information, Anthropology and Psychology of Logic and Reasoning in the Human Sciences, Introduction to European Literatures II or Theory of Literature or General Linguistics, History of Art and Archaeology (antiquity), History of Writing, History of Institutions (antiquity), History of the Ancient Philosophy, option.

Specialised courses (60 credits) : student's choice of three Oriental languages to be studied in the 2nd and 3rd year, as well as courses on Oriental cultures and civilisations.

The minor subject may be freely selected from the programmes offered by the Faculty or the University, subject to possible prerequisites determined by the bodies organising these programmes.

The written and oral exams aim to evaluate the student's knowledge, know-how and communication skills. Some subjects which focus on research and critical analysis skills will take the form of intermediate evaluations spread out over the course of the year.

The conditions and general admission requirements are specified on the web page "Access to Studies": http://www.ucl.ac.be/etudes/libres/en/acces.html
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Foundation programme in the first cycle which, upon successful completion, will entitle direct access, without any prerequisites, to the corresponding master's programme.

Master's programme needing no complementary prerequisites : the master's of Ancient Languages and Literature (orientation: Classical Studies) : in the case where the main language chosen is Greek or where the minor chosen is the minor in Latin Studies, to which will be added the Latin Language course II.

Masters accessible, subject to prerequisites : In accordance with the minor chosen by the student, other masters from the Faculty of Arts or from elsewhere in the University may be accessible, subject to the conditions and prerequisites determined by the bodies organising these programmes.

Anne CASSART (cassart@sflt.ucl.ac.be) - 010 / 47 48 57

President : Paul-Augustin DEPROOST (deproost@egla.ucl.ac.be)

Secretary : René LEBRUN (lebrun@ori.ucl.ac.be)

• Minor in Theology
  
• Minor in Philosophy
  
• Minor in Law
  
• Minor in Criminology
  
• Minor in Information and Communication (*)
  
• Minor in Political Sciences
  
• Minor in Sociology and Anthropology
  
• Minor in Human and Social Sciences
  
• Minor in Economics (opening)
  
• Minor in Business Studies
  
• Minor in German Studies
  
• Minor in Linguistics
  
• Minor in Hispanic Studies (*)
  
• Minor in Italian Studies (*)
  
• Minor in French Studies(*)
  
• Minor in Latin Studies
  
• Minor in Greek Studies
  
• Minor in Literature Studies
  
• Minor in History
  
• Minor in Medieval Studies
  
• Minor in History of Art and Archaeology (*)
  
• Minor in Musicology
  
• Minor in Psychology and Education (*)
  
• Minor in Human Nutrition (*)
  
• Minor in General Biomedical Sciences (*)
  
• Minor in Clinical Biomedical Sciences (*)
  
• Minor in Medication Sciences (*)
  
• Minor in Physical Activity, Health and Culture of Movement (*)
  
• Minor in Geography (*)
  
• Minor in Statistics
  
• Minor in Urban Architecture
  
• Minor in Mathematics and Mathematical Applications
  
• Minor in Scientific Culture
  
• Minor in Gender Studies
  
• Minor in Culture and Creation
  
• Minor in European Studies
  

(*) Minor with access criteria.