Bachelor of Philosophy (180 ECTS) Bachelor of Arts

This is a full-time, three-stage programme composed of 180 credits. The student should earn an average of 60 credits per stage (54 to 66 credits).

 In the academic year 2012-2013 a set of changes is introduced in the BA Philosophy. Students who started before 2012-2013 should consult the transitional measures on the website of the Institute or in the printed Study Guide.

• Basic Philosophical Courses

  Mandatory (if a required course for your programme stage is not taught this academic year, then you must take it next academic year):
  

  • 5 ECTS	Logic									W0EA1A	R.Vergauwen staff staff R.Vergauwen
    5 ECTS	Introduction to Ethics									W0EA2A	S.Rummens staff staff S.Rummens
    5 ECTS	Theory of Knowledge									W0EA3A	C.Kelp staff staff C.Kelp
    5 ECTS	Philosophical Anthropology									W0EA5A	A.De Block staff staff A.De Block
    5 ECTS	Philosophy of Science									W0EA4A	J.Heylen staff staff J.Heylen
    5 ECTS	Metaphysics									W0EA6A	A.Cloots staff staff A.Cloots
    6 ECTS	Political Philosophy and the Ethics of Globalisation									W0EP8A	A.Vandevelde staff staff A.Vandevelde

• Historical Philosophical Courses

  Mandatory (if a required course for your programme stage is not taught this academic year, then you must take it next academic year):

  • 5 ECTS	Historical Introduction to Philosophy									W0EA7A	A.Robiglio staff staff A.Robiglio
    5 ECTS	History of Philosophy: Modern Philosophy I									W0EB1A	R.Breeur K.de Boer (substitute) staff staff R.Breeur K.de Boer (substitute)
    5 ECTS	History of Philosophy: Ancient Philosophy									W0EA8A	G.Van Riel staff staff G.Van Riel
    5 ECTS	Contemporary Anglo-American Philosophy									W0EB2A	C.Kelp staff staff C.Kelp
    5 ECTS	Phenomenology and Contemporary Continental Philosophy									W0EB3A	N.Fernando de Warren staff staff N.Fernando de Warren
    5 ECTS	History of Philosophy: Medieval Philosophy									W0EA9A	R.Friedman staff staff R.Friedman
    5 ECTS	History of Philosophy: Modern Philosophy II									W0AO0A	K.de Boer staff staff K.de Boer

• Research Skills

  Mandatory: 
  
  

  • 6 ECTS	Research and Writing Tutorial									W0EB4B	N. staff staff N.
    12 ECTS	Bachelor's Paper with Seminar									W0EB7B	P.Van Tongeren (coordinator) L.De Vos P.Van Tongeren N. staff staff P.Van Tongeren (coordinator) L.De Vos P.Van Tongeren N.

• Seminars

  24 credits must be taken from Seminars: 8 credits from Required Seminars plus 16 credits from Elective Seminars. The Required Seminars must be taken in the first stage. The Elective Seminars are only open to second and third stage students. No seminar may be repeated over the three stages of study.
  

  • Required Seminars

    Mandatory:
    

    • 4 ECTS	Texts from the History of Philosophy: Seminar									W0AN8A	A.Robiglio staff staff A.Robiglio
      4 ECTS	Philosophical Anthropology: Seminar									W0EC1B	A.De Block staff staff A.De Block

  • Elective Seminars

    16 credits elective. It is recommended that students take 3 seminars in the second stage and 1 seminar in the third stage.
    

    • 4 ECTS	Ethics: Seminar									W0EB9B	S.Rummens staff staff S.Rummens
      4 ECTS	Theory of Knowledge: Seminar									W0EB8B	C.Kelp staff staff C.Kelp
      4 ECTS	Modern Philosophy (Texts): Seminar									W0EC2B	K.de Boer staff staff K.de Boer
      4 ECTS	Medieval Philosophy (Texts): Seminar									W0EC4B	R.Friedman staff staff R.Friedman
      4 ECTS	Ancient Philosophy (Texts): Seminar									W0EC3B	G.Van Riel staff staff G.Van Riel
      4 ECTS	Metaphysics: Seminar									W0EC5B	A.Cloots staff staff A.Cloots
      4 ECTS	Social and Political Philosophy: Seminar									W0AN6A	A.Vandevelde staff staff A.Vandevelde

• Electives

  67 credits elective over the three programme stages. At least 30 credits must come from Non-Philosophical Electives. At least 24 credits must be taken from Philosophical Electives. First stage BA students may not take electives from the list of Philosophical Electives. Second and third stage students may take all electives.

  • Non-Philosophical Electives

    At least 30 credits must be chosen from any of the following groups or from the entire list of English language courses at KU Leuven (with permission of the relevant POC's).
    It is recommended that the students respect the course progression concerning the level (i.e. introductory courses first) and if possible the historical period.

    • Elementary Language Courses

      • 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)

    • Classical Languages

      • 4 ECTS	Christian Latin									A08A0A	M.Lamberigts E.Agten (cooperator) D.Bosschaert (cooperator) W.De Pril (cooperator) A.Dupont (cooperator) K.Schelkens (cooperator) staff staff M.Lamberigts E.Agten (cooperator) D.Bosschaert (cooperator) W.De Pril (cooperator) A.Dupont (cooperator) K.Schelkens (cooperator)
        4 ECTS	Biblical Greek Ia									A08A2A	R.Bieringer staff staff R.Bieringer
        4 ECTS	Christian Latin, Readings									A08A1A	M.Lamberigts staff staff M.Lamberigts
        4 ECTS	Biblical Greek Ib (Syntax)									A08A3A	R.Bieringer staff staff R.Bieringer
        4 ECTS	Biblical Greek II (Readings)									A08A5A	J.Verheyden (coordinator) N. staff staff J.Verheyden (coordinator) N.

    • Theology and Religious Studies

      • 4 ECTS	Introduction to Islam									A07A6A	N. J.Lambelin (cooperator) staff staff N. J.Lambelin (cooperator)
        6 ECTS	History of Church and Theology: Contemporary Period									A06A9A	N. staff staff N.
        4 ECTS	Introduction to Eastern Religions									A02E9A	N. staff staff N.
        4 ECTS	Introduction to Religious Studies									A07A7A	B.Broeckaert J.Gielen (substitute) staff staff B.Broeckaert J.Gielen (substitute)
        4 ECTS	Introduction to Judaism									A07A8A	D.Pollefeyt (coordinator) N. staff staff D.Pollefeyt (coordinator) N.
        6 ECTS	Fundamental Theology: Faith and Revelation									A06A0A	L.Boeve staff staff L.Boeve
        6 ECTS	Christian Ethics									A06A3A	Y.De Maeseneer staff staff Y.De Maeseneer
        6 ECTS	Sexual and Conjugal Morality									A06A4A	T.Knieps staff staff T.Knieps
        6 ECTS	Christian Political and Social Ethics									A06A5A	J.Verstraeten staff staff J.Verstraeten
        6 ECTS	History of Church and Theology: Middle Ages and Modern Period									A06A6A	R.Faesen (coordinator) W.François staff staff R.Faesen (coordinator) W.François
        6 ECTS	History of Church and Theology: Ancient Church									A06A8A	M.Lamberigts staff staff M.Lamberigts
        4 ECTS	Business Ethics									A06B4A	J.Verstraeten staff staff J.Verstraeten
        4 ECTS	Hinduism									A02C8A	M.XXX staff staff M.XXX
        4 ECTS	Buddhism									A02C9A	B.Broeckaert (coordinator) N. staff staff B.Broeckaert (coordinator) N.

    • Literary Studies

      Students who want to take F0UO0A Film and Literature should contact the International Programme Office of the Institute, since there are only 5 places for Philosophy students in this course. In principle the course is open to 3rd stage BA students only.

      • 6 ECTS	Engelse literatuur I: geschiedenis van de Engelse literatuur, 600-1800									F0AB8A	R.Ingelbien staff staff R.Ingelbien
        6 ECTS	Engelse literatuur II: Engelstalige literatuur van 1800 tot heden									F0AB9A	O.de Graef staff staff O.de Graef
        4 ECTS	Engelse literatuur III: geschiedenis van de Amerikaanse literatuur tot 1900									F0AD3A	T.D'haen T.Toremans (substitute) staff staff T.D'haen T.Toremans (substitute)
        6 ECTS	Literature, Religion and Art in Europe: an Interdisciplinary Approach									F0VL7A	H.Schwall staff staff H.Schwall
        4 ECTS	Engelse literatuur III: grondige vraagstukken: Engelse literatuur voor 1700									F0AD4A	R.Ingelbien staff staff R.Ingelbien
        4 ECTS	Engelse literatuur III: grondige vraagstukken: Engelse literatuur na 1700									F0AD5A	O.de Graef staff staff O.de Graef
        4 ECTS	Engelse literatuur III: grondige vraagstukken: Amerikaanse literatuur vanaf 1900									F0AD6A	T.D'haen F.Albers (substitute) staff staff T.D'haen F.Albers (substitute)
        6 ECTS	Comparative European Literature									F0GA0A	H.Schwall staff staff H.Schwall
        6 ECTS	Flemish Art and European Culture									F0GA1A	J.Van der Stock (coordinator) L.De Ren H.Van Gelder K.Van der Stighelen J.Van der Stock staff staff J.Van der Stock (coordinator) L.De Ren H.Van Gelder K.Van der Stighelen J.Van der Stock
        6 ECTS	Film and Literature									F0UO0A	J.Baetens H.Peeters (substitute) staff staff J.Baetens H.Peeters (substitute)

    • Social, Political and Behavioural Sciences

      • 4 ECTS	Cognitive Science									H02B2A	W.Schaeken staff staff W.Schaeken
        4 ECTS	Anthropology of Religion									A07A9A	N. staff staff N.
        6 ECTS	Institutions and Policy of the EU									F0GA2A	S.Hermans staff staff S.Hermans
        6 ECTS	The Low Countries at the crossroads of European history									F0VK2A	N. M.Huibrechts (substitute) staff staff N. M.Huibrechts (substitute)
        6 ECTS	International relations and European integration since WWII									F0VL6A	S.Sterkx staff staff S.Sterkx
        5 ECTS	Anthropology of Children and Youth									S0D56A	F.De Boeck staff staff F.De Boeck
        4 ECTS	Psychology of Religion									P0M66A	J.Corveleyn staff staff J.Corveleyn
        6 ECTS	International Relations and European Integration since World War II									F0GA3A	S.Sterkx staff staff S.Sterkx
        6 ECTS	The Low Countries at the Crossroads of European History									F0GA4A	N. M.Huibrechts (substitute) staff staff N. M.Huibrechts (substitute)
        6 ECTS	Historic Developments and Current Issues in European Institutions and Policy Issues									F0VK6A	S.Hermans staff staff S.Hermans
        6 ECTS	Cultural Anthropology									S0D84A	P.Devlieger staff staff P.Devlieger
        4 ECTS	Human Rights									C00J5A	K.Lemmens staff staff K.Lemmens
        4 ECTS	Economic Anthropology									S0E07A	M.Breusers staff staff M.Breusers

  • Philosophical Electives

    At least 24 credits must be taken from Philosophical Electives.
    Students in the first programme stage may not take electives from the Philosophical Electives list.

    • 4 ECTS	Philosophy of Law									W0ED1A	B.Raymaekers staff staff B.Raymaekers
      4 ECTS	Environmental Philosophy									W0EC9C	U.Melle staff staff U.Melle
      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	Russian Philosophy									W0ED4A	R.Vergauwen staff staff R.Vergauwen
      4 ECTS	Chinese Philosophy									F0UC2A	C.Defoort (coordinator) N.Standaert staff staff C.Defoort (coordinator) N.Standaert
      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	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