Master of Philosophy (MPhil) (60 ECTS) Master of Arts

4 credits mandatory from Common Seminar, one MAJOR of 40 credits, 16 credits elective from Electives = 60 credits total.

• Common Seminar

  • 4 ECTS	Common Seminar									W0FA0B	S.Cuypers (coordinator) R.Friedman B.Raymaekers staff staff S.Cuypers (coordinator) R.Friedman B.Raymaekers

• Major Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

  8 credits mandatory from Elaborated Research Seminar, 8 credits mandatory from Specialized Research Seminars, 24 credits mandatory from Master Thesis = 40 credits total
  

  • Elaborated Research Seminar

    • 8 ECTS	Thomas Aquinas in Context									W0FA3A	A.Robiglio (coordinator) R.Taylor staff staff A.Robiglio (coordinator) R.Taylor

  • Specialized Research Seminars

    • 4 ECTS	Plato and the Platonic Tradition									W0FA1A	P.d'Hoine (coordinator) J.Opsomer P.d'Hoine staff staff P.d'Hoine (coordinator) J.Opsomer P.d'Hoine
      4 ECTS	Aristotle and the Aristotelian Tradition									W0FA2A	C.Steel staff staff C.Steel

  • Master Thesis

    • 24 ECTS	Master's Thesis									W0FB0B	N. staff staff N.

• Major Phenomenology and Contemporary Continental Philosophy

  8 credits mandatory from Elaborated Research Seminar, 8 credits mandatory from Specialized Research Seminars, 24 credits mandatory from Master Thesis = 40 credits total
  

  • Elaborated Research Seminar

    • 8 ECTS	Husserl in Context									W0FA5A	U.Melle (coordinator) staff staff U.Melle (coordinator)

  • Specialized Research Seminars

    • 4 ECTS	Contemporary Continental Philosophy									W0FA8A	R.Breeur (coordinator) R.Bernet R.Breeur staff staff R.Breeur (coordinator) R.Bernet R.Breeur
      4 ECTS	French Phenomenology and Psychoanalysis									W0FA9A	P.Moyaert (coordinator) R.Visker staff staff P.Moyaert (coordinator) R.Visker

  • Master Thesis

    • 24 ECTS	Master's Thesis									W0FB0B	N. staff staff N.

• Major Metaphysics and Philosophy of Culture

  8 credits elective from Elaborated Research Seminar, 8 credits elective from Specialized Research Seminars, 24 credits mandatory from Master Thesis = 40 credits total
  

  • Elaborated Research Seminar

    • 8 ECTS	Themes in Metaphysics									W0FB1B	K.de Boer (coordinator) W.Desmond K.de Boer staff staff K.de Boer (coordinator) W.Desmond K.de Boer
      8 ECTS	Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art									W0FB4A	P.Cortois (coordinator) S.Symons staff staff P.Cortois (coordinator) S.Symons

  • Specialized Research Seminars

    • 4 ECTS	Modernity and its Discontents									W0FB3A	A.Cloots (coordinator) G.Vanheeswijck N. H.De Dijn (cooperator) staff staff A.Cloots (coordinator) G.Vanheeswijck N. H.De Dijn (cooperator)
      4 ECTS	Issues in German Idealism									W0FB2B	W.Desmond (coordinator) P.Cruysberghs L.De Vos W.Desmond staff staff W.Desmond (coordinator) P.Cruysberghs L.De Vos W.Desmond
      4 ECTS	Technology, Society, Environment									W0FB5A	U.Melle (coordinator) staff staff U.Melle (coordinator)

  • Master Thesis

    • 24 ECTS	Master's Thesis									W0FB0B	N. staff staff N.

• Major Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

  8 credits mandatory from Elaborated Research Seminar, 8 credits elective from Specialized Research Seminars, 24 credits mandatory from Master Thesis = 40 credits total
  

  • Elaborated Research Seminar

    • 8 ECTS	Ethics and Public Policy									W0FB8A	A.Vandevelde (coordinator) P.Van Parijs A.Vandevelde staff staff A.Vandevelde (coordinator) P.Van Parijs A.Vandevelde

  • Specialized Research Seminars

    • 4 ECTS	Ethical Theories and Moral Life									W0FB6A	B.Pattyn staff staff B.Pattyn
      4 ECTS	Conflicting Traditions in Political Philosophy									W0FB7A	A.Braeckman (coordinator) T.Heysse B.Raymaekers staff staff A.Braeckman (coordinator) T.Heysse B.Raymaekers
      4 ECTS	Technology, Society, Environment									W0FB5A	U.Melle (coordinator) staff staff U.Melle (coordinator)

  • Master Thesis

    • 24 ECTS	Master's Thesis									W0FB0B	N. staff staff N.

• Major Analytical Philosophy

  8 credits mandatory from Elaborated Research Seminar, 8 credits mandatory from Specialized Research Seminars, 24 credits mandatory from Master thesis = 40 credits total
  

  • Elaborated Research Seminar

    • 8 ECTS	Research Topics in Analytic Philosophy									W0FC3A	S.Cuypers staff staff S.Cuypers

  • Specialized Research Seminars

    • 4 ECTS	Philosophy of Mind and Moral Psychology									W0FC1A	S.Cuypers staff staff S.Cuypers
      4 ECTS	Philosophy of Logic and Language									W0FB9A	R.Vergauwen staff staff R.Vergauwen

  • Master Thesis

    • 24 ECTS	Master's Thesis									W0FB0B	N. staff staff N.

• Electives

  16 credits elective from the elective lists. At least 8 credits must come from Electives List I.
  

  • Electives List I

    8 credits elective
    

    • 4 ECTS	Aristotle and the Aristotelian Tradition									W0FA2A	C.Steel staff staff C.Steel
      6 ECTS	Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy and Theology									F0TS1A	A.Robiglio D.Verbeke (substitute) staff staff A.Robiglio D.Verbeke (substitute)
      4 ECTS	Modernity and its Discontents									W0FB3A	A.Cloots (coordinator) G.Vanheeswijck N. H.De Dijn (cooperator) staff staff A.Cloots (coordinator) G.Vanheeswijck N. H.De Dijn (cooperator)
      4 ECTS	Ethical Theories and Moral Life									W0FB6A	B.Pattyn staff staff B.Pattyn
      4 ECTS	Philosophy of Mind and Moral Psychology									W0FC1A	S.Cuypers staff staff S.Cuypers
      4 ECTS	Contemporary Continental Philosophy									W0FA8A	R.Breeur (coordinator) R.Bernet R.Breeur staff staff R.Breeur (coordinator) R.Bernet R.Breeur
      6 ECTS	Editing of Medieval and Renaissance Texts: Methodology and Techniques									F0TR5A	G.Claassens (coordinator) P.De Leemans M.Goyens staff staff G.Claassens (coordinator) P.De Leemans M.Goyens
      4 ECTS	Technology, Society, Environment									W0FB5A	U.Melle (coordinator) staff staff U.Melle (coordinator)
      4 ECTS	Conflicting Traditions in Political Philosophy									W0FB7A	A.Braeckman (coordinator) T.Heysse B.Raymaekers staff staff A.Braeckman (coordinator) T.Heysse B.Raymaekers
      4 ECTS	Philosophy of Logic and Language									W0FB9A	R.Vergauwen staff staff R.Vergauwen
      4 ECTS	Plato and the Platonic Tradition									W0FA1A	P.d'Hoine (coordinator) J.Opsomer P.d'Hoine staff staff P.d'Hoine (coordinator) J.Opsomer P.d'Hoine
      4 ECTS	French Phenomenology and Psychoanalysis									W0FA9A	P.Moyaert (coordinator) R.Visker staff staff P.Moyaert (coordinator) R.Visker
      4 ECTS	Issues in German Idealism									W0FB2B	W.Desmond (coordinator) P.Cruysberghs L.De Vos W.Desmond staff staff W.Desmond (coordinator) P.Cruysberghs L.De Vos W.Desmond
      8 ECTS	Thomas Aquinas in Context									W0FA3A	A.Robiglio (coordinator) R.Taylor staff staff A.Robiglio (coordinator) R.Taylor
      8 ECTS	Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art									W0FB4A	P.Cortois (coordinator) S.Symons staff staff P.Cortois (coordinator) S.Symons
      8 ECTS	Ethics and Public Policy									W0FB8A	A.Vandevelde (coordinator) P.Van Parijs A.Vandevelde staff staff A.Vandevelde (coordinator) P.Van Parijs A.Vandevelde
      8 ECTS	Research Topics in Analytic Philosophy									W0FC3A	S.Cuypers staff staff S.Cuypers
      8 ECTS	Husserl in Context									W0FA5A	U.Melle (coordinator) staff staff U.Melle (coordinator)
      8 ECTS	Themes in Metaphysics									W0FB1B	K.de Boer (coordinator) W.Desmond K.de Boer staff staff K.de Boer (coordinator) W.Desmond K.de Boer

  • Electives List II

    • 4 ECTS	Verklaring van wijsgerige teksten uit de fenomenologische wijsbegeerte II									W0AF8A	N. staff staff N.
      4 ECTS	Verklaring van wijsgerige teksten uit de Oudheid									W0AF1A	J.Opsomer staff staff J.Opsomer
      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	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	Metaphysics: Advanced Course									W0EM6A	N. staff staff N.
      4 ECTS	Ethics: Advanced Course									W0EM7A	W.Desmond staff staff W.Desmond
      4 ECTS	Philosophical Anthropology: Advanced Course									W0EM8A	P.Moyaert staff staff P.Moyaert
      4 ECTS	Theory of Knowledge: Advanced Course									W0EM9A	N. staff staff N.
      4 ECTS	Philosophy of Religion: Advanced Course									W0EN3A	M.Moors staff staff M.Moors
      4 ECTS	Vraagstukken uit de moraalfilosofie									W0AM2A	S.Rummens staff staff S.Rummens
      4 ECTS	Vraagstukken uit de natuurfilosofie									W0AM7A	C.Maes staff staff C.Maes
      4 ECTS	Vraagstukken uit de wijsgerige antropologie									W0AG6A	P.Moyaert staff staff P.Moyaert
      4 ECTS	Vraagstukken uit de wetenschapsfilosofie									W0AG8A	A.De Block staff staff A.De Block
      4 ECTS	Vraagstukken uit de taalfilosofie									W0AG9A	H.De Schutter staff staff H.De Schutter
      4 ECTS	Vraagstukken uit de wijsgerige antropologie									W0BG6A	P.Moyaert staff staff P.Moyaert
      4 ECTS	Vraagstukken uit de wetenschapsfilosofie									W0BG8A	A.De Block staff staff A.De Block
      4 ECTS	Vraagstukken uit de moraalfilosofie									W0BM2A	S.Rummens staff staff S.Rummens
      4 ECTS	Metaphysics: Advanced Course									W0EQ6A	K.de Boer staff staff K.de Boer
      4 ECTS	Ethics: Advanced Course									W0EQ7A	W.Desmond staff staff W.Desmond
      4 ECTS	Philosophical Anthropology: Advanced Course									W0EQ8A	P.Moyaert staff staff P.Moyaert
      4 ECTS	Theory of Knowledge: Advanced Course									W0EQ9A	J.Thompson IV staff staff J.Thompson IV
      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)
      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
      4 ECTS	Visiting Seminar I									W0EO9A	J.Pelletier staff staff J.Pelletier
      4 ECTS	Social and Political Philosophy: Advanced Course									W0EC7A	A.Braeckman staff staff A.Braeckman
      4 ECTS	Philosophy of Language: Advanced Course									W0ED3A	J.Thompson IV staff staff J.Thompson IV
      4 ECTS	Verklaring van wijsgerige teksten uit de Middeleeuwen									W0AF2A	R.Friedman staff staff R.Friedman
      4 ECTS	Verklaring van wijsgerige teksten uit de Moderne Tijd									W0AF4A	K.de Boer staff staff K.de Boer
      4 ECTS	Verklaring van wijsgerige teksten uit de Moderne Tijd									W0AF5A	R.Breeur staff staff R.Breeur
      4 ECTS	Verklaring van wijsgerige teksten uit de hedendaagse tijd									W0AF6A	R.Visker staff staff R.Visker
      4 ECTS	Verklaring van wijsgerige teksten uit de fenomenologische wijsbegeerte									W0AF7A	R.Visker staff staff R.Visker
      4 ECTS	Modern Philosophical Texts									W0EM3A	K.de Boer staff staff K.de Boer
      4 ECTS	Logic: Advanced Course									W0EN0A	N. staff staff N.
      4 ECTS	Philosophy of God: Advanced Course									W0EN2A	W.Desmond staff staff W.Desmond
      4 ECTS	Vraagstukken uit de metafysica I									W0AM0A	K.de Boer staff staff K.de Boer
      4 ECTS	Vraagstukken uit de metafysica II									W0AM1A	N. staff staff N.
      4 ECTS	Vraagstukken uit de politieke en sociale filosofie									W0AM3A	A.Braeckman staff staff A.Braeckman
      4 ECTS	Vraagstukken uit de godsdienstfilosofie									W0AM5A	N. staff staff N.
      4 ECTS	Verklaring van wijsgerige teksten uit de Oudheid									W0BF1A	P.d'Hoine staff staff P.d'Hoine
      4 ECTS	Modern Philosophical Texts									W0EQ3A	R.Breeur staff staff R.Breeur
      4 ECTS	Visiting Seminar II									W0EP0A	N. staff staff N.

  • Electives List III

    • 4 ECTS	Chinese filosofie									F0TB1A	C.Defoort (coordinator) N.Standaert staff staff C.Defoort (coordinator) N.Standaert
      4 ECTS	Ethics of Care									W0EC8A	C.Gastmans staff staff C.Gastmans
      4 ECTS	Philosophy of Law									W0ED1A	B.Raymaekers staff staff B.Raymaekers
      4 ECTS	Media Ethics									W0ED2A	B.Pattyn staff staff B.Pattyn
      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	Russische filosofie									F0TY4A	R.Vergauwen staff staff R.Vergauwen
      4 ECTS	Filosofie van de opvoeding en het onderwijs									W0AH7A	S.Cuypers staff staff S.Cuypers
      4 ECTS	Thema's van de wijsgerige esthetica									F0WQ4A	S.Symons staff staff S.Symons
      4 ECTS	Environmental Philosophy									W0EC9C	U.Melle staff staff U.Melle
      4 ECTS	Ecofilosofie									W0AE2B	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	Filosofie van de kunst									W0AE8A	N. staff staff N.
      4 ECTS	Russian Philosophy									W0ED4A	R.Vergauwen staff staff R.Vergauwen
      4 ECTS	Arabische filosofie									W0AG3A	N. staff staff N.
      4 ECTS	Joodse filosofie									W0AG4A	L.Anckaert staff staff L.Anckaert
      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)