Master of Philosophy (60 ECTS) Master of Arts

Programme Master of Philosophy (60 credits):
1. Required courses: 32 credits
2. Electives: 4 credits
3. Master thesis: 24 credits

• Required Courses

  Students must take 3 Text Courses (12 credits), 4 Advanced Courses (16 credits) and 1 Seminar (4 credits).
  

  • Text Courses

    Students must take 3 Text Courses (12 credits), one course (4 credits) from each group.
    

    • Ancient / Medieval

      Students must take one course (4 credits).
      

      • 4 ECTS	Ancient Philosophical Texts									W0EM1A	G.Van Riel staff staff G.Van Riel
        4 ECTS	Medieval Philosophical Texts									W0EM2A	A.Robiglio (coordinator) N. staff staff A.Robiglio (coordinator) N.
        4 ECTS	Ancient Philosophical Texts									W0EQ1A	J.Opsomer staff staff J.Opsomer
        4 ECTS	Medieval Philosophical Texts									W0EQ2A	R.Friedman P.De Leemans (substitute) staff staff R.Friedman P.De Leemans (substitute)

    • Phenomenology / Analytic

      Students must take one course (4 credits).
      

      • 4 ECTS	Contemporary Philosophical Texts: Phenomenology									W0EM4A	R.Visker staff staff R.Visker
        4 ECTS	Contemporary Philosophical Texts: Analytical Philosophy									W0EM5A	N. staff staff N.
        4 ECTS	Contemporary Philosophical Texts: Phenomenology									W0EQ4A	R.Visker staff staff R.Visker
        4 ECTS	Contemporary Philosophical Texts: Analytical Philosophy									W0EQ5A	J.Bell staff staff J.Bell

    • Modern

      Students must take one course (4 credits).
      

      • 4 ECTS	Modern Philosophical Texts									W0EM3A	K.de Boer staff staff K.de Boer
        4 ECTS	Modern Philosophical Texts									W0EQ3A	R.Breeur staff staff R.Breeur

  • Advanced Courses

    Students must take 4 Advanced Courses (16 credits), at least 1 course (4 credits) from each group.
    

    • Advanced Courses 1

      Students must take at least 1 course (4 credits).
      

      • 4 ECTS	Metaphysics: Advanced Course									W0EM6A	N. staff staff N.
        4 ECTS	Philosophical Anthropology: Advanced Course									W0EM8A	P.Moyaert staff staff P.Moyaert
        4 ECTS	Philosophy of Religion: Advanced Course									W0EN3A	M.Moors staff staff M.Moors
        4 ECTS	Metaphysics: Advanced Course									W0EQ6A	K.de Boer staff staff K.de Boer
        4 ECTS	Philosophical Anthropology: Advanced Course									W0EQ8A	P.Moyaert staff staff P.Moyaert
        4 ECTS	Philosophy of God: Advanced Course									W0EN2A	W.Desmond staff staff W.Desmond

    • Advanced Courses 2

      Students must take at least 1 course (4 credits).
      

      • 4 ECTS	Theory of Knowledge: Advanced Course									W0EM9A	N. staff staff N.
        4 ECTS	Theory of Knowledge: Advanced Course									W0EQ9A	J.Thompson IV staff staff J.Thompson IV
        4 ECTS	Philosophy of Language: Advanced Course									W0ED3A	J.Thompson IV staff staff J.Thompson IV
        4 ECTS	Logic: Advanced Course									W0EN0A	N. staff staff N.

    • Advanced Courses 3

      Students must take at least 1 course (4 credits).
      

      • 4 ECTS	Ethics: Advanced Course									W0EM7A	W.Desmond staff staff W.Desmond
        4 ECTS	Ethics: Advanced Course									W0EQ7A	W.Desmond staff staff W.Desmond
        4 ECTS	Social and Political Philosophy: Advanced Course									W0EC7A	A.Braeckman staff staff A.Braeckman

  • Seminars

    Students must take 1 Seminar (4 credits).
    

    • 4 ECTS	Seminar: Social and Political Philosophy									W0EO3A	B.Raymaekers staff staff B.Raymaekers
      4 ECTS	Visiting Seminar I									W0EO9A	J.Pelletier staff staff J.Pelletier
      4 ECTS	Seminar: Medieval Philosophy									W0EO5A	R.Friedman staff staff R.Friedman
      4 ECTS	Seminar: Ancient Philosophy									W0EO6A	J.Opsomer staff staff J.Opsomer
      4 ECTS	Husserl Archives Seminar									W0EO7A	U.Melle staff staff U.Melle
      4 ECTS	Seminar: Contemporary Philosophy									W0EO8A	R.Visker staff staff R.Visker
      4 ECTS	Visiting Seminar II									W0EP0A	N. staff staff N.
      5 ECTS	Seminar: Political Philosophy and the European Union									W0AN9A	H.De Schutter P.Van Parijs staff staff H.De Schutter P.Van Parijs

• Electives

  Students choose 4 credits from the list to fulfil this part of the requirements for the Master of Arts in Philosophy programme. They may also take an extra Text Course or an extra Advanced Course as an elective. Finally, students may also select a course from another Master's programme in the university, or from another university, with the prior permission of the International POC of the Institute of Philosophy, and on the stipulation that the course is relevant to the student's research and fits in well with the student's overall individual study programme and thesis topic.
  

  • 4 ECTS	Philosophy of Law									W0ED1A	B.Raymaekers staff staff B.Raymaekers
    4 ECTS	Aesthetics									W0ED5A	W.Desmond staff staff W.Desmond
    4 ECTS	Philosophy of Technology									W0EN7A	G.Van Steendam staff staff G.Van Steendam
    4 ECTS	Chinese Philosophy									F0UC2A	C.Defoort (coordinator) N.Standaert staff staff C.Defoort (coordinator) N.Standaert
    4 ECTS	Clinical Psychology of Religion									P0R30A	J.Corveleyn staff staff J.Corveleyn
    4 ECTS	Ethics of Care									W0EC8A	C.Gastmans staff staff C.Gastmans
    4 ECTS	Media Ethics									W0ED2A	B.Pattyn staff staff B.Pattyn
    4 ECTS	Environmental Philosophy									W0EC9C	U.Melle staff staff U.Melle
    4 ECTS	Foundations of Formal Theories of Language									H02D4A	R.Vergauwen staff staff R.Vergauwen
    4 ECTS	Philosophy of Mind and Artificial Intelligence									H02D5A	R.Vergauwen staff staff R.Vergauwen
    4 ECTS	Russian Philosophy									W0ED4A	R.Vergauwen staff staff R.Vergauwen
    4 ECTS	Renaissance Philosophy									W0EP1A	A.Robiglio staff staff A.Robiglio
    4 ECTS	Arabic Philosophy									W0AM9A	D.De Smet staff staff D.De Smet
    4 ECTS	Jewish Philosophy									W0AN0A	L.Anckaert staff staff L.Anckaert
    4 ECTS	East-West Perspectives in Philosophy									W0AN1A	P.Cortois staff staff P.Cortois
    6 ECTS	German for Reading Knowledge									W0EA0A	L.De Wachter (coordinator) N. J.Coghe (cooperator) staff staff L.De Wachter (coordinator) N. J.Coghe (cooperator)
    6 ECTS	French for Reading Knowledge									W0EB0A	S.Verlinde (coordinator) N. B.Keersmaekers (cooperator) staff staff S.Verlinde (coordinator) N. B.Keersmaekers (cooperator)

• Master Thesis

  • 24 ECTS	Master's Thesis									W0EP3B	N. staff staff N.